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Masaryk University Transformed the Performance of Its Critical Information System by Migrating It to an Oracle 10g Cluster Running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Overview Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, was established in 1919 and has more than 30,000 students in nine faculties. Masaryk University transformed the performance of its critical information system by migrating it to an Oracle 10g cluster running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The Linux-based solution offers excellent response times for 20,000 daily users, ultra-high availability and low cost of ownership.

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Publisher	Novell	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2007
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Linux - Open Source, ROI - TCO, Linux Server OS

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