Oracle released an updated hardware and systems support policies statement covering Sun technologies.

Learn how Oracle Data Mining came to be and why when added to Oracle's Exadata Database Machine, an ultimate data mining platform is created.

There is a new Intel CPU and memory hotplug for OpenSolaris, and a DTrace GUI Plugin for NetBeans and Oracle Solaris Studio (formerly Sun Studio).

Some recent releases of interest: Sun Ray 3 Plus Client, Java SE 6 Update 19, Oracle's Sun VirtualBox 3.1.6, and the open source Oracle Berkeley DB 11g Release 2.

Documentation covers integrating Sun Role Manager and Oracle Identity Manager. Get suggestions on determining how many storage domains are needed for specific configurations.

An Oracle white paper identifies 10 best practices every solutions provider should know in order to ensure customer satisfaction in solutions engagements.

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Java SE 6 Update 20 fixes vulnerabilities when running Java in 32-bit Web browsers. Learn more about Oracle and Java in a 20-minute quick-update webinar.

Another new strategy update from Oracle centers on Lustre. There is also more news on Oracle's channel partner strategies for Sun's product line.

Oracle Executive Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Fowler explains some of the integration work going on as Sun technologies merge into Oracle.

A couple of comparisons with IBM include performance results from Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000-32 and the IBM p595, plus an attempt to sort fact from fiction when studying virtualization features of Solaris and AIX.

Get better storage performance by avoiding misalignment due to disk partitioning software. Did you know Sun Storage 7000 2010.01 integrates with Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS)?

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The recent release of MySQL Cluster 7.1 introduces MySQL Cluster Manager. Oracle's April 2010 Critical Patch Update includes sixteen new fixes for the Sun product line.

Learn about hardening and maintaining security in a mixed operating systems data center in an article by TCS.

Significant performance enhancements have been reported on the latest Oracle Enterprise Ops Center 2.5 Update 3, as have on GlassFish Version 3.

New releases in OpenStorage include an updated version of the Sun Unified Storage Simulator and the Sun Storage 7000 2009.Q3.

Recent Oracle white papers examine Exadata Smart Flash Cache and the Sun Oracle Database Machine, and the Oracle Solaris Operating System -- Optimized for the Intel Xeon Processor 5600 and 7500 series. There is also a look at how Oracle Solaris Studio exploits the parallelism capability in these newest Intel processors.

See what utility executives foresee for the upcoming decade in regards to how the 'smart grid' may evolve, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.

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Recent release Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g integrates IT management and monitoring across the stack. Other new Oracle releases help ease the use of Java applications in virtualized environments and enable better spend tracking, enforce supplier compliance and streamline the procurement process.

Partners can evangelize and get recognition for their customer wins and services via the OPN Specialized Program.

SPC-1C Benchmark results reveal Oracle's Sun Storage F5100 flash array delivered world record performance beating IBM.

Tech tips include the basics of ZFS dedup operations and its implications on performance, and two variations on the old sysadmin practice of separating /var from /.

MySQL news includes the availability of MySQL Server 5.1.46 and MySQL 5.5.4. JavaFX released version 1.3. Plus, there is a status update on OpenESB.

Oracle University promises to continue offering Sun courses and certification.

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