DatabaseJournal.com Staff

Certified MySQL professional, actively involved in the MySQL community for the better end of a decade. I have designed, implemented and maintained small to large scale MySQL installations while training and mentoring teams of DBAs. This includes building architectures from the ground up and improving on those that are currently in place while emphasizing scalability, […]

SysTools has launched version 4.7 of its SQL Recovery tool, which can now repair corrupt SQL databases from SQL 2008 as well as SQL 2005 and 2000. MDF database recovery was added as a new feature for SQL Server 2008. All previous features of SQL Recovery have remained, along with both its ease of use […]

Partnered together, Hostway Corporation and Stratavia have now launched NetDBAs, a database administration as a service offering on the cloud that offers: Simplified automation of tasks like installing new databases, administering users, and managing backups An intuitive web interface through which complex work flows turn into point and click operations Accessibility from anywhere via the […]

Oracle’s Mobile Lite Server, Database Lite Client, and Database Enterprise Edition with Diagnostics and tuning packs are the foundation for Ceylon Biscuits Ltd.’s sales force automation solution. CBL has a large sales force scattered all over Sri Lanka and is using Oracle to improve its productivity and operational efficiency through a centralized automated environment. With […]

On Thursday, April 29, 2010, Application Security, Inc, will be hosting a webinar titled “2010 Q2 IT Security Auditor’s Roundtable.” The webinar will be an overview of industry best practices for auditing critical database systems and will cover the most effective methodologies and processes for IT security audits, along with challenges faced and how to […]

An open source platform, which includes MySQL 5 for managing data relationships, was the only option for the National Library of Australia’s new search engine. This “was something that was pretty important to us, we didn’t want to go and build something in-house,” Trove manager, Rose Holley, said. “We wanted it to be shareable when […]

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 has gained the support and optimization of Brocade’s networking technology and server connectivity solutions. Brocade seeks to ensure database optimal performance by maintaining data integrity as it travels through the network, along with keeping mission-critical data available and quick to access. Said Bob Braham, vice president of Product Marketing at […]

On April 29, 2010, there will be a one-hour webcast titled “HOWTO Secure Oracle 10g & 11g: Understanding Account Security” from IBM/Guardium. The webcast will cover how to protect databases through account security; creating users, ensuring strong passwords, and limiting accounts. The highlight of the webcast will cover content from Chapter 4 from IBM/Guardium CTO […]

Unlocking your enterprise data can bring a wealth of information to your organization.   Many organizations today do not efficiently manage their corporate data.  Not having, a handle on how to manage their data increases complexity and risk, and raises storage and management costs.  Organizations today need to streamline the data collection and consolidation process, to […]

If you are like most individuals today, you tend to expect your bank to provide accurate, reliable and timely data for your accounts.  For the most part this has been the case for a long time.  Although with the advent of personal computers, ATM machines and the internet, we are also now expecting our banking […]

In a podcast, Oracle Executive Vice President of Hardware Engineering, John Fowler discussed Oracle and Sun’s application to disk engineering and the benefits this will bring to customers. Hardware, operating systems, databases – all can be tested together to ensure high performance, reliability, and energy efficiency for the customer. A particular example of the integration […]

Hedgehog Enterprise software by Sentrigo Inc, a software-only solution, is the security solution of choice for 888.com, an online gaming company whose databases contain sensitive customer information. Hedgehog Enterprise was chosen for its real-time database monitoring, auditing, and high level protection from data breaches. 888.com also chose to use the Hedgehog IDentifier option which supplies […]