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Linux Databases: DB2 vs. Oracle Main Report

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Overview The modern database plays a critical role in any business, large or small. The ability to provide reliable, safe, and efficient data services to an organization is a high priority and meeting this need while responding to increasing budget pressure can be challenging. Due to the rapid growth of the Linux Operating system in the datacenter, and in response to customer demand for a powerful Linux database, many vendors are starting to provide database software for Linux servers. This report compares the two leading database software packages for Linux and focuses exclusively on benefits, issues, and costs relevant to Linux based database installations.

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Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	November 2003	Downloads	821
Format	White Papers
Topics	Data Center, Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing, Linux - Open Source, Database Management

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A Day in a Low Carbon Life 2012

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IBM

A Blueprint for Better Management from the Desktop to the Data Center

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Novell

Automation for the New Data Center

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Novell

24*7 Data Center Support for a Manufacturing Company

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Wipro

Ensure Virtualization is Meeting Your Needs--Read this New White Paper

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Quest Software

Share options lose their shine with dot-com staff

Internet executives, under pressure to lead their companies to profitability, can increasingly expect to demand lucrative non-cash, performance-linked packages. The report notes that internet companies are also moving towards incentive packages...

Channel:
WebWatch

Who were the database gods of 2002?

Oracle and IBM appear ready to tackle the mid-size business market more aggressively, while Microsoft will be pushing for higher-end installations with a forthcoming 64-bit version of its database. Oracle is clinging to the top spot in the...

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Applications
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db,
sql,
databases,
sybase

Consumers suffering from fixed-line 'monopoly'

The recent advertising blitz between BT and competitors, each pushing various packages and discounts, has left consumers bemused and unable to find out which tariff works best for them, the report, The Office of Telecommunications - Helping...

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Telecoms

CIO Agenda, part 2: Boardrooms demand more from IT

Gavin Whatrup, group IT director at advertising agency Delaney Lund Knox Warren & Partners, said: "My priority is acquiring more budget to introduce applications that improve the productivity or 'product' of each business unit.

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IT Director
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cio agenda

CIOs under pressure to deliver business growth in 2006

But CIOs are still faced with having to do more with less and a continued budget squeeze means cost-cutting and improving operating efficiencies will remain a high priority for IT chiefs in 2006. Gartner's annual survey of 1,400 CIOs in 30...

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CxO Extra
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cios,
gartner

Cost-cutting and down-time stresses IT bosses

The sixth annual Pressure Point Index (PPI) survey of 200 UK IT managers by HP found that system stability and up-time were the most critical infrastructure issues for a quarter of respondents, while a fifth cited cutting costs as their top priority.

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IT Director
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it managers,
hp

IDC reports on Novell's Secure Desktop Solution: A Modern-Day Marriage of Business Benefit and Risk Reduction

This IDC whitepaper examines how companies are turning to integrated security solutions, such as Novell Secure Desktop Solution, to deal with the vulnerability of mobile assets and implement a comprehensive security strategy.

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Novell

Getting Started with Master Data Management

Master data management forms part of an overall enterprise governance program that aims to establish trusted data throughout the enterprise. This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines master data, examines why it is needed, and explores methodologies for implementing master data management.

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DataFlux

Balancing Security Against Productivity

What makes for great security? Is it about keeping the bad guys out or letting the good guys in? About defending attacks or preventing them? When IDG Research Services queried IT security professionals on the topic, intriguing insight into the effectiveness of security management came to light.