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Intelligent Database: What on Earth?

In the author's point of view, intelligent database can be viewed as illustrated in the paper. Intelligence can be applied in more than one area within database systems. Intelligence features were not presented in presentation layer; because presentation layer is believed to be out of scope for database systems. Intelligence...

Tags: DBMS, Database System, Intelligence Feature, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

White papers 2009-03-23

Top Ten SAS DBMS Performance Boosters for 2009

It has been debated that performance and portability are orthogonal. The author feels that the point where these two cross can be shown on a graph with software and/or usage techniques that are portable in nature. For example, some of the options discussed are global to SAS and can be...

Tags: Performance, DBMS, SAS Institute, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-03-18

Thomson Peterson's Gets Performance Boost by Using ScaleOut StateServer

Thomson Peterson's is a leading provider of live, online, and print educational solutions for students, families, schools, and educators in the areas of test preparation, admissions, financial aid, and career guidance. Thomson Peterson's stored their session-state data for their online applications in a DBMS, but needed to speed up user...

Tags: Performance, DBMS, Thomson Peterson, ScaleOut Software, Professional Development, Performance Management, Databases, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2009-01-01

The Vertica Analytic Database - Introducing a New Era in DBMS Performance and Efficiency

As businesses become more analytical to gain competitive advantage and comply with new regulations, they are changing the demands placed on data warehouses and driving demand for new query-intensive database applications. The table below illustrates how data warehouse workloads have changed over recent years as they are pushed to answer...

Tags: Data Warehouse, DBMS, VERTICA SYSTEMS, Data Management, Storage, Business Intelligence, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2008-11-24

Oracle on Windows: A Natural Fit

Taking into account business, development, and operational considerations, Oracle stacks up very well in areas that are important to organizations seeking business, development, and cost justifications for selecting a DBMS. It is not too big, too complex, or too costly for Windows-hosted databases. Further, given the track record of both...

Tags: Oracle Corp., DBMS, Microsoft Windows, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

White papers 2008-03-01

H-Store: Complete destruction of the old DBMS order?

H-Store: Complete destruction of the old DBMS order?Odd titleSeems an odd title for the article, since it almost reinforces the need for a backup/storage RDBMS along with the new H-Store.I do think the H-Store sounds like a great idea with enormous potential for certain applications, but is hardly the "complete...

Tags: Databases, H-Store, DBMS

Discussion threads 2008-02-20

H-Store: Complete destruction of the old DBMS order?

Guest Post: Curt Monash reports from the front lines of a database revolution. Mike Stonebraker created much of the database management industry. Now he wants to blow it up. Via a project called H-Store [pdf file], he proposes to manage high-end OLTP databases entirely in...

Tags: Disk, DBMS, Brown University, OLTP, RAM, H-Store, I-Store, H-Store Team, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Curt Monash

Blog posts 2008-02-20

DataTime Reporting Solution - Universal 23 Sept 2007 (Windows)

Visual Query builder. Easy ETL and Data transfer from any DBMS to any DBMS. Universal Reporting / Charting from any DBMS. Data Integration for federate DBMSes. Database explorer, data dump. Excel, Text export from any DBMS- Excel multiple sheet merger or joiner. Version 23 Sept 2007 includes unspecified updates. ...

Tags: DBMS, Microsoft Windows, DataTime, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-11-14

Bridging the Application and DBMS Profiling Divide for Database Application Developers

In today's world, tools for profiling and tuning application code remain disconnected from the profiling and tuning tools for relational DBMSs. This makes it challenging for developers of database applications to profile, tune and debug their applications, for example, identifying application code that causes deadlocks in the server. The paper...

Tags: Developer, Application, Application Developer, DBMS, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2007-09-28

IBM Workplace Forms V2.6 Integration With IBM DB2 V9: Leveraging the XML Capabilities of DB2 V9 in a Workplace Forms Solution

Traditionally, relational DBMSs stored XML data as a single column-row entity (such as CLOB, BLOB, or VARCHAR) or decomposed ("Shred") the XML data into multiple columns. These methods presented problems for many applications, including increased development and query complexity, difficulties in evolving schemas to address new business needs, and poor...

Tags: Workplace, IBM Workplace, DBMS, XML-Data, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Integration, XML, Databases, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2007-03-20

TPC is so last millennium?

TPC is so last millennium?TPC Irrelevant?Every major company in the world is using an RDBMS (well a SQL-DBMS actually - so maybe we should drop the "R") and doing all of their important business on it.I wouldn't see TPC as being in any way irrelevant.It sure was a surprise alright"I...

Tags: Databases, TPC Irrelevant, SQL-DBMS, DBMS, Microsoft SQL Server, TPC

Discussion threads 2006-12-12

4GL Errors and Consequences

4GL Errors and ConsequencesFurther requirements1. Remove the cross platform requirements for the DBMS provider from the language. Cross platform capability should exist in the DBMS itself. From the user and programmer point of view the whole database should appear as a single logical database regardless of how it may be...

Tags: Databases, Operating systems, Event-driven, relation variable, database, DBMS

Discussion threads 2006-09-28

Application interfaces

Application interfacesMurphy... You really need to get some educationwhy do you [b]always[/b] forget [u]testing [/u]an application? :'( Have a look here: http://www.bcs.org/ (general site, with links to specific area's)http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.5732 Testing page The way you're developping an application in this article is a best bad practice example.The rest is interesting though......

Tags: Databases, SQL, DBMS, Use Case, business rule, specification

Discussion threads 2006-06-08

The Case for SQL Server Consolidation

The number of deployed instances of Microsoft SQL Server in the enterprise continues to grow more rapidly than the rollouts for any other Database Management System DBMS. The reasons are clear; Microsoft set out to provide a powerful DBMS that meets multiple goals for IT organizations. SQL Server is designed...

Tags: TechTarget, Microsoft SQL Server, Consolidation, DBMS, Server, Microsoft Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2006-04-14

The age of the temporary application is here

The age of the temporary application is hereBusiness rules and temporary applicationshttp://edmblog.fairisaac.com/weblog/2006/01/business_rules_.htmlReally feel that business rules management systems are an ideal technology for use in the age of temporary applications.Or no applications at allIf the business rules sit in their proper place, in the database, then you have a lot...

Tags: Databases, client-server, error mechanism, way thing, DBMS, database, temporary application

Discussion threads 2006-01-30

Migrating Sybase

Migrating SybaseYup...DBMSor RDBMS...Ok, so now the question is: Did Murph intentionally pick a systesm using a DBMS that stands a decent chance of benefitting from T1, or was it an accident?As an aside, given the recent Orace/Sun warming, I bet Oracle will start crafting software that benefits from T1.Is...

Tags: Network technology, Databases, NETWORKING, Storage, T1, database, Sybase Inc., DBMS

Discussion threads 2006-01-09

Salesforce.com: Blame the database vendor

Salesforce.com: Blame the database vendorsemantics may be importantWhile I don't disagree that Salesforce's statement seems to incriminate some database vendor, it's important to point out an alternative interpretation of the statement.written: "Salesforce.com addressed the issue with the database vendor."possible interpretation: "Our database-driven application had a significant performance problem and our...

Tags: Databases, Sales force management, Storage, database, database company, Salesforce.com Inc., DBMS, performance

Discussion threads 2005-12-22

ObjectLand 2.6.5 (Windows)

ObjectLand is a universal Geographic Information System for Windows. Key capabilities: vector-raster maps; multi-user data editing; import and export for MIF/MID MapInfo, SHP ArcView, DXF AutoCAD, DBF dBASE, CSV; setting access permissions to data for different categories of users; using tables of native DBMS or external DBMS via ODBC; automation...

Tags: DBMS, Radom-T, ObjectLand, Microsoft Windows, GIS, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2005-12-21

Global DBMS market will generate $13.2 bln by 2009

The worldwide database management systems software market saw double-digit growth in 2004. The five-year forecast by Gartner calls for a compound annual growth rate of 6.6%, bringing the market to $13.2 bln in new license revenue by 2009, according to Gartner.

Tags: Databases, DBMS

Blog posts 2005-11-18

MySQL preps business upgrade

MySQL preps business upgradeGood For You!Long Overdue, but good for you! We've been waiting for 5.0 quite anxiously.Outstanding...The new feature set will greatly extend the usability of this product. While not nearly ready for terrabyte data centers or serious OLAP, mySQL is rapidly becoming a viable alternative in...

Tags: Programming languages, Databases, MySQL, SQL, DBMS

Discussion threads 2005-10-18