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Archived Features Articles
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11 Jul 2011
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Resource Management Features in Solaris OS, Oracle Database [24335]
Oracle White Paper Explains Integral Software Modules that Enable Effective Management
Oracle has published a four-part white paper entitled "Introduction to Resource Management in Oracle Solaris and Oracle Database." In his blog on the white paper, Giri Mandalika explains that its purpose is to familiarize readers with the software modules integral to the Solaris OS and the Oracle DBMS that facilitate resource management.
The four sections of the white paper are:
- Introduction to Resource Management in Oracle Solaris and Oracle Database
- Effective Resource Management Using Oracle Solaris Resource Manager
- Effective Resource Management Using Oracle Database Resource Manager
- Resource Management Case Study for Mixed Workloads and Server Sharing
"Who needs more hardware when under-utilized systems are sitting idle in datacenters consuming valuable space, energy and polluting environment with carbon emissions?"
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11 Jul 2011
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Gartner: Things Are Coming Up Rosier than Predicted [24338]
Revised IT Spending Projections for 2011 Show Increase of 7.1% Worldwide, to $3.67 Trillion
Gartner analysts are hopping in their efforts to keep pace with the rate of IT spending in 2011. For the second time, Gartner has revised its projections upwards to predict an increase of 7.1 percent worldwide for a dollar value of $3.67 trillion. In his report in The Register Timothy Prickett Morgan observes that hardware, software and services are all showing increases in spending even as interest in PCs has declined. According to Prickett Morgan, Gartner has had to revise even its estimate for enterprise software spending and services in 2010. The bulk of IT spending is being done by telecoms, he reports, adding that spending on the public cloud, currently at about two percent of overall IT spending, is estimated to grow by 20 percent by year end.
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05 Jul 2011
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Google Apps vs. Microsoft Office 365 [24322]
365 Reasons to Consider Google Apps
Users who have not yet committed to either Microsoft 365 or Google Apps might want to glance at the list of 365 reasons to go with Google that Shan Sinha, Google Apps Product Manager, has begin to assemble. A few of these are:
- Office 365 is designed for individuals; Google Apps for teams
- Office 365 works well with Windows-based PCs; Google Apps works well with any device on any OS
- Office 365 comes in 11 different plans, three editions and two tiers; Google Apps costs $5.00/month with no commitment
- Office 365 is about the desktop; Google Apps is about the web
There you have it ... the list as it stands at the moment; If you can think of others, Sinha invites you to contribute them.
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04 Jul 2011
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Why Enterprises Buy UNIX Systems [24296]
Gabriel Consulting Survey Finds Availability and Stability Most Compelling Criterion
Availability and Stability are the number one criterion underlying the choice of the Unix platform reported by the 306 respondents to Gabriel Consulting Group's (GCG) fifth annual 2010-11 Unix Server Vendor Preference Survey. The remaining three in the top four criteria include Operating System Quality; Predictable Performance; and Vendor Support. GCG notes that less than 20% of customers said Acquisition Price was the most crucial factor in their buying decision. In last place was the"We already know the systems," as reported to GCG. Virtualization capability and tools also figured prominently in decision making.
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30 Jun 2011
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Detailed Overview of Oracle in its 2011 Annual Form 10-K Filing [24314]
Filing Provides Fine-grained View of the World's Largest Enterprise Software Company
While Oracle's annual Form 10-K filing runs to more than 140 pages, readers can find a succinct view of the company's business in pages 3-19, where each of the areas of commerce engaged in -- software, hardware systems, and services -- receives attention. Readers wishing further information can proceed to later sections of the filing to learn about risk factors; properties; legal proceedings; selected financial data; management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (Item 7); quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk; and financial statements and supplementary data. Additional details are included in the document as well.
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27 Jun 2011
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Gabriel Consulting Group Survey Finds Unix Server Use Growing in Enterprise [24294]
Mission-critical Workloads Numerous Among Users of Unix
Nearly 90% of the 306 respondents to Gabriel Consulting Group's (GCG) fifth annual 2010-11 Unix Server Vendor Preference Survey reported that Unix systems were strategic to their organizations. Further, over 80% of enterprise customers surveyed said that half or more of their Unix workloads are mission-critical, and half of the respondents said that three-fourths of the apps on their Unix systems are mission-critical. Despite the sales volume of both Windows- and Linux-based systems, Unix appears to remain a strong contender in the mission critical arena. GCG also reported that close to half of the enterprise customers reported plans to use more Unix in the near future while only a minority, 21%, are reducing their reliance on Unix, a number that has steadily decreased since 2007, according to GCG.
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