Databases

Oracle, Sun launch high-end OLTP server that includes FlashFire technology

Still waiting approval from the European Commission for Oracle's acquisition of Sun, the companies unveiled their first joint product since announcing their merger

Dark matter: Black gold for IT

Solutions like Splunk 4 and ArcSight FraudView shed light on buried log files, transforming them into strategic data resources

Oracle, Sun to launch OLTP product despite merger hurdles

The companies aim to combine software and hardware in what they say will be the world's first OLTP database machine with Sun FlashFire technology

Users nervous about Oracle’s acquisition of MySQL

Concerns also linger over the fate of other Sun technologies such as Solaris and Java

Is SQL Server’s latest security hole a real threat?

Sentrigo discovered a new security hole in SQL Server, but so far Microsoft isn't paying attention. Let me show you why they should

Oracle 11g R2 makes its debut

Improvements to Oracle's database focus on clustering, storage management, and compression

Oracle 11g R2 database coming in September

Long-awaited update to Oracle's flagship database is expected to make improvements in the areas of grid computing, storage management, and clustering

Microsoft unveils preview code for next SQL Server

The updates will help push BI capabilities to end users via SQL Server

EU, US regulators stretch out the waiting game

Database tough love

Sometimes it's necessary to exercise tough love to get your systems running well