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Vertica Pushes Database into the Cloud The database-as-a-service trend continues as Vertica Systems brings its columnar database to the cloud. Don`t Let Data Quality Concerns Stop a Data Migration Project Partner with business decision makers to ensure data quality during the data migration process. IBM Uncages Cheetah 2 Data Server IBM will ship Informix Dynamic Server 11.5 with enhanced failover recovery features. Sun Asserts MySQL Will Remain Open Source Marten Mickos, head of Sun Microsystems' database group, says MySQL will remain an open-source product. IBM Database Business Keeps Growing IBM officials say the company's database business, bolstered by last year's releases of DB2 9.5 and IDS 11, enjoyed a solid first quarter of 2008. Middleware Eases Database Consolidation New middleware from ANTs software enables organizations to re-host applications from Sybase databases to Oracle databases with minimal to no rewriting or recompiling. Oracle Issues 41 Security Fixes in Latest CPU Oracle plugs a critical security hole in Oracle Application Server in its latest round of patches. CEO Calls MySQL the Ferrari of Databases MySQL is now the Ferrari of databases, which means it needs more speed and more horsepower, the company's CEO told a user conference audience. SQL Chip Gives MySQL Data Warehouse Boost Kickfire says its chip loosens the I/O bottleneck by pulling data directly from memory without registers or cache. Sybase Unveils Feature-Packed Beta of Embedded Database Sybase builds upon the parallel querying capabilities of SQL Anywhere to improve performance—just one of more than 200 new features of the product. MySQL Focusing on Scalability for Web 2.0 Solving the scalability problems of Web application developers will play an important role in MySQL's future. Database Monitoring Meets Vulnerability Assessment With version 7.0 of its namesake product, Guardium adds vulnerability assessment to its portfolio to increase database security. Will SQL Server 2008 ServiceU? In this Microsoft Watch podcast, David Smith, chief technology officer for ServiceU, explains how his company uses SQL Server 2008 for its event management services. SQL Server 2008 runs on two of 10 production servers, even though the database is several quarters away from official release. EnterpriseDB Looks to Bolster Product Line Fresh off a new round of financing, the company is pushing new versions of its PostgreSQL-based database products. Elastra Keeps Head in the Cloud Elastra's Cloud Server is being built to design, deploy and manage robust application infrastructures over the Internet. Sybase Enhances Performance with Advantage Database Server The company improves performance and adds Visual FoxPro 9 support to its Advantage Database Server offering to gain an edge in the market. Tracking Row-Level Changes in the Database Imperva has added new technology into its SecureSphere product to track value changes in the database that violate compliance policies. Will Other Major Database Vendors Follow Microsoft into the Cloud? Microsoft's SQL Server Data Services takes data storage and query processing to the Web, but it's uncertain whether IBM and Oracle will follow suit. GridApp Systems Extends Database Automation Capability GridApp Systems has created a framework for database administrators to customize and manage automation for any action at the database level. Some See Productivity Boost with SQL Server 2008 Microsoft customers and analysts count compression and other enhancements in SQL Server 2008 as productivity boons. |
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