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As of today, you can now download and use the beta version of LINQPad against SQL Azure—allowing developers to SQL databases in a modern query language. If you like LINQPad the standard edition is free while they charge extra for Autocompletion.

Committing the country to becoming a hub for the adoption of open source in the Middle East, the Jordanian government has signed a deal with Ingres to help promote open source usage in the country. After signing a memorandum of understanding with Ingres, Samer Shamayleh, director of strategic agreements at the Jordanian Ministry of Information […]

If you haven’t heard yet, a Russian security firm, Intevydis, has become so frustrated with the unresponsiveness of vendors that they have pledged to reveal details of undisclosed flaws in enterprise applications (including databases) they have discovered for the remainder of January. This started January 11th and currently has the two vulnerabilities posted on the […]

Jumping on the FUD bandwagon, Microsoft is giving MySQL users an alternative to migrate to SQL Server through their tool called SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA)—giving data centers yet another path or reason to not upgrade to Oracle; assuming Oracle forces this with MySQL after the acquisition. Available with the tool is the option to […]

Customers leveraging older releases of Microsoft’s data platform should be aware of imminent end of support deadlines and act accordingly by upgrading their IT infrastructure to the latest versions of SQL Server. If you’re running older releases of Microsoft’s data platform, the following deadlines should get you up out of your chair and update your […]

[From Computing] Microsoft is offering a migration tool for firms currently using MySQL, an open source database whose future is currently in the balance. If database giant Oracle is allowed to acquire Sun by the EC’s anti-trust team – and not forced to spin off Sun’s open-source database MySQL – MySQL users may find themselves […]

Loading data into SQL Server databases is one of those tasks that DBA’s perform routinely.  When you load large amounts of data into a database, it is important to do that efficiently.    Not all load processes are created equal.  It is important to know how each method works so you can choose the most appropriate […]

Unstructured data is machine or human generated data that does not easily fit into the structure of a database (rows and columns).   The bulk of the electronic data we have falls into this category.  Oracle Corporation has made significant improvements in performance, security and the types of data you can store natively in Oracle 11g, […]

Most companies are embracing virtualization in some way to support their business requirements.  More and more companies are moving to have virtual servers to support mission critical business applications.  As you consider designing a virtual server environment for your organization you need to make sure you know the different storage choices, so you can pick […]

Talend, provider of open source data integration—leveraging the open source model to make data integration available to all types of organizations is putting on a Webinar titled “Enrich your Data by Leveraging External Sources” this Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST. This live weginar/tutorial will present: How to leverage existing sources […]

In an interview with Mary Jo Nott and the BeyeNetwork, Joydeep Das, Sr. Product Manager of Sybase discussed how Sybase IQ is a highly optimized analytics server—providing faster results for mission-critical business intelligence, data warehouse, and reporting solutions on standard hardware and operating systems. Said Das, “With a growing demand for analytical tools for making […]

Having worked with Oracle for 15 years—proving expertise in database architecture, application development, performance tuning, and high availability, technical staff member at MorphoTrak, Aris Prassinos becomes one of less than 100 worldwide Oracle ACE Directors. The Oracle ACE Director classification is for recogniztion of Prassinos expertise not only in Oracle technology but also his contributions […]