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  • Business intelligence as a managed service

    Business intelligence (BI) managed services providers must be prepared to scale services to meet end customer needs and make BI offerings portable.Tip

  • Database reliabilty during the holiday season

    Retail systems performance during the holiday season can make or break the relationship VARs have with their retail customers. As the peak season approaches, there are certain aspects of the system that should be fine tuned. Once the season hits VARs should leave them alone.Ask the Expert

  • Oracle database management client concerns

    Oracle database management poses many challenges for end users attempting to assess performance problems, decipher error messages and determine solutions. Get a heads-up on some of the questions asked of sister site SearchOracle.com's experts, so you're ready to respond to your customer's next Oracle dilemma.Interview | 17 Jan 2007

  • Plan your remote DBA services

    Start organizing a customer's sprawling database environment by providing remote DBA services.Tip

  • Becoming a remote DBA services provider

    Now is the time to take advantage of a growing trend: database administration outsourcing. Learn how you can begin offering remote DBA services to help customers with database monitoring, security and more.Tip

  • Data integration is a process

    Data quality issues are difficult to address -- so many companies don't bother. Find out how you can help address data quality and integration concerns.Executive Briefing

  • Supporting real-time BI with real-time ETL

    Companies are looking to invest in real-time ETL for several reasons. Find out what they are in this Q&A before pitching real-time ETL to a customer.Executive Briefing

  • Enterprise Information Integration's pros and cons

    Understand the differences between Enterprise Information Integration and a data warehouse before tackling an EII project.Executive Briefing

  • FAQ: SQL Server 2008 high-availability services

    Microsoft MVP Ross Mistry answers frequently asked questions about using SQL Server 2008 to offer high-availability services to customers.Project FAQs

  • Oracle RAC troubleshooting advice and application migration tips

    Your customers running Oracle databases can simplify the path to database consolidation using Oracle Real Application Clusters, or RAC. Learn best practices for migrating applications to Oracle RAC and get a head start on troubleshooting problems.Tip

  • What skill sets do I need to support a fault-tolerant, high-availability system?

    Learn about the skill sets your staff needs to be able to install and maintain your client's high-availability systems.Ask the Expert

  • Oracle RAC: ON and OFF

    Disabling Oracle's RAC options may be necessary when testing the Oracle Database 10g. Steps are outlined in this excerpt from "Oracle Database 10g: Real Application Clusters Handbook."Chapter Excerpt

  • Oracle RAC: Debugging CRS and GSD using DTRACING

    Oracle RAC tracing facility can be enabled to provide additional screen output in Oracle 10g. The steps are outlined in this excerpt from "Oracle Database 10g: Real Application Clusters Handbook."Chapter Excerpt

  • Oracle RAC and the Lamport algorithm

    In Oracle's RAC, the Lamport algorithm works with system change numbers (SCN) and the distributed lock manager (DLM) to control and lock management and conflict resolution; read more in this excerpt from "Oracle Database 10g: Real Application Clusters Handbook."Chapter Excerpt

  • Oracle RAC: Log directory structure in Oracle RDBMS

    Oracle 10g RAC installations include log files that provide diagnostic and bug-repairing tools. Learn more in this excerpt from "Oracle Database 10g: Real Application Clusters Handbook."Chapter Excerpt

  • Oracle RAC: Log directory structure in cluster ready services

    When diagnosing Oracle 10g problems in cluster ready services do what Oracle support does -- examine installation log files and respective directories. Learn more in this book excerpt from "Oracle Database 10g: Real Application Clusters Handbook."Chapter Excerpt

  • Oracle RAC: Member voting

    Use Oracle RAC's member voting to check member validity in Oracle database 10g. Learn how in this excerpt from "Oracle Database 10g: Real Application Clusters Handbook."Chapter Excerpt

  • Oracle RAC: Debugging node eviction issues

    Oracle RAC's node eviction root cause analysis (RCA) is common and complex. This excerpt from "Oracle Database 10g: Real Applications Clusters Handbook" shows you how to recover from a communication failure in Oracle 10g.Chapter Excerpt

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  • The changing database consolidation landscape

    Changes to Windows, SQL Server and processor design are combining to make virtualization a more attractive goal for database consolidation. Find out what the options are for database consolidation and how to put virtualization to good use.Tip

  • Maintaining performance after a database consolidation

    Database consolidation can solve a number of nagging problems for customers, but if the new system doesn't put a priority on uptime, you could end up with performance issues. Learn how to avoid them with a tiered structure and clustering and load-balancing techniques.Feature

  • Refining plans for database consolidation

    Database consolidation can bring a number of benefits to your clients, such as lower licensing costs, easier maintenance and a reduced risk of server failure. But there are times when it makes more sense not to consolidate a server. This installment of our Database Consolidation Services Hot Spot Tutorial lays out the process for helping your customers choose which servers should be consolidated, and which should be left alone.Feature

  • Cleaning up with database consolidation services

    Learn how database consolidation can benefit your customers, how server sprawl happens and how to identify potential candidates for database consolidation.Feature

  • Oracle Database 11g innovations: Get ahead of the game

    Oracle Database 11g offers a slew of new innovations, but typically organizations avoid post-pone first-release bugs by delaying deployment until the second release. Learn more about why in this excerpt from our sister site SearchOracle.com.Tip

  • Remote DBA services: Overcoming sales hurdles

    Winning remote DBA service contracts are largely based on resellers' abilities to resolve problems quickly. Resellers need to have a strong, experienced staff and understand the limitations of offering DBA services while still meeting customer needs to establish a reputation for reliability.Tip

  • Computer information systems for small and midsized businesses (SMBs)

    Computer information systems opportunities for value-added resellers and systems integrators can be found in this chapter from our Small and Midsized Business Technology Project Guide.All-in-One Guide

  • DBA services can make VARs money

    Create contractual, reoccurring revenue streams with DBA services, based on everything from hosting an RDBMS to acting as a virtual DBA.Ask the Expert

  • Web-based database support

    Finding the right Web-based application for the job can make database support easier for VARs.Ask the Expert

  • Architectural solutions to Web-based applications with large datasets for VARs

    Rather than throwing hardware to configure a database to support web-based applications with large dynamic datasets, VARs can use architectural solutions to solve problems.Ask the Expert

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