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Contrary to its usual procedure of releasing critical patch updates every three months, Oracle has now released a patch for a critical flaw in the Node Manager component of Oracle WebLogic Server. According to the Oracle advisory, the Windows versions of WebLogic Server 9.0, and later, have a maximum Common Vulnerability Scoring System score of […]

Oracle meets Gartner Magic Quadrant’s requirements for being able to execute and complete their visions. Gartner says that, “Leaders in the data integration tools market are front runners in the convergence of single-purpose tools into an offering that supports a range of data delivery styles. Leaders have significant mind share in the market, and resources […]

In response to the recent zero-day vulnerability disclosed at the Black Hat conference, Application Security, Inc. is offering the following live webinar: Protect Your Oracle Databases from the February 2010 Zero-Day Vulnerability Date: February 11, 2010 Time: 11:00 – 12:00 PM EST Hosted by: Application Security, Inc. If you’re unfamiliar with the vulnerability, David Litchfield, […]

Informatica Corporation, a leading provider of data integration software, has now launched the Informatica Data Archive Cloud Store Option – being the first Infrastructure-as-a-Service that offers secure archiving of almost all structured data. This cloud archiving service does not require specialized database skills, and simplifies the entire cycle of archiving data while keeping data completely […]

We all know that data breaches are getting worse and we should probably expect some interesting 2010 breaches as well. But what would you consider to be the worse breaches of 2009? For me, Heartland immediately comes to mind and interesting enough this was considered by Lisa Phifer, owner of Core Competence, a consulting firm […]

Is your data at risk?  A recent survey indicates that many databases are protected by ad hoc IT groups and manual processes.  Clearly, these practices are potentially making your data more vulnerable.  Are there other things that you do that also place your data at risk?  This analyst report summarizes the current security state of […]

For Solix, a company whose core product line is database archiving seems to have been morphing their database archiving to meet the application retirement needs in the marketplace. For the last year, Solix has had a software piece of the puzzle called Solix EDMS—focusing on Information lifecycle management (ILM) to holistically manage data in enterprise […]

If you are building a data warehouse, you want to make sure it meets your business requirements, as well as your performance requirements.   The Fast Track Data Warehouse design approach helps make sure you meet your requirements.  This methodology makes sure your design optimizes SQL Server processing performance while maximizing your I/O throughput when creating […]

Oracle Database 11g provides the best of breed Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence solutions.  Oracle provides a stable, reliable, and scalable environment that has continued to set performance benchmark standards for data warehouse processing.  With Oracle Database 11g, you get an ETL tool for transforming and accessing heterogeneous data sources.  One of the keys to […]

Some of the greatest threats to databases come not through hackers, dangerous as they are, but instead through account-provisioning errors, such as old accounts that are still able to be accessed and through which information can be stolen. Unfortunately, in many organizations the process of database account provisioning and validation never quite happens. Even if […]

Roger Burkhardt, the president and CEO of Ingres, will be participating in an InformationWeek virtual event called “Modernizing IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance to Accelerate Flexibility and Visibility.” Burkhardt will be participating in the panel called “How to Prepare for a GRC-enabled Cloud:Understanding New Requirements Around Building Stronger Governance in the Public Cloud,” which is […]

Still on the Oracle website, Ken Jacobs is/was: “vice president of product strategy in Oracle’s server technologies division…. held a variety of technical and management positions including oversight of database product management and product marketing… helped guide the development of the Oracle Database product over the years… From 1985-1993, he represented Oracle on the ANSI […]