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Ten Tips for Not Losing Your DBA Job

Make backup and recovery a priority. Set privileges on data files. Read everything. Trust nothing.Those are some of the tips from Robert Freeman, author...

Microsoft Posts SP1 for Reporting Services

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the first service pack for SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services, the BI (business intelligence) tool the company released in January. Reporting...

Sybase, Quest Apps Battle Database Bulge

Sybase Inc. and Quest Software Inc. are each readying data replication and archiving products to help enterprises fight the battle of the bulge in...

Actuate, MicroStrategy Beef Up the BI Quotient

Expanded platform support and analytical and data manipulation capabilities are in the offing for enterprises looking to expand their use of business intelligence technologies. New...

Berkeley DB Java Edition Will Power Apaches Eve

Thanks to the marriage of open source and Java in Sleepycats new pure-Java version of Berkeley DB, many may reconsider whether they need to...

Oracle Challenges DOJ Case with PeopleSofts Own Documents

Oracle Corp. attorneys cross examined PeopleSoft senior sales executive Phil Wilmington for more than four hours Thursday to try get him to back off...

Merck Seeks a Cure

When Chris Scalet arrived at Merck in March 2003, he knew he had a lot to learn. His immediate predecessors at the pharmaceutical giant...

Slicing and Dicing Microsofts Freebie BI Tools

Upon Microsofts release earlier this month of two new, free accelerators aimed at speeding business intelligence by easing data access and scorecard creation, two...

Sleepycat Software Unveils Java Database Edition

Running in step with the growing popularity of Java among the developer community, Sleepycat Software Inc. on Wednesday announced the availability of Berkeley DB...

Oracle Trial: DaimlerChrysler Fears Costs from PeopleSoft Buyout

SAN FRANCISCO—DaimlerChrysler AG would likely have to spend $50 Million to $100 million to replace its PeopleSoft Inc. applications if Oracle is allowed to...