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Oracle on Amazon RDS sheds light on the kinds of premiums IT should expect to pay for per-use licensing flexibility in the cloud
It will use MapR's technology as part of a pre-tested Hadoop software stack
Customers can choose pay-as-you-go pricing for Oracle's database, but there are some limitations
Partners will build applications that use SAP's HANA in-memory compute engine
SAP is almost done porting its ERP software to the Sybase ASE database, meaning potential savings for customers now running Oracle
WindSpring aims its compression technology at mainstream storage vendors with a search engine that finds information while data is still compressed
Big Blue offers complimentary assessments and services for Oracle customers interested in a switch
SnapReduce works with Hadoop to enable scalable integration for cloud and on-premise applications
The next version of MySQL will be geared toward better performance and feature enhanced replication capabilities
Users can swap out default Hadoop data sort for higher-performing solutions