The New Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Desktop computing has become one of the cores of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Unfortunately, the desktop PC wasn't designed to handle the requirements of an enterprise infrastructure. This prompted an examination of how to reduce the cost and improve the reliability of desktop...

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DB block size VS File system block size

In oracle tuning there is one turning concept were discussed about, the topic was about oracle DB Clock Size, how much should it be. As I read through I came up with the conclusion that DB block size = File system block sizeand the db block size should be 8K on windows.How...

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Oracle Licensing

Oracle database software can be very expensive or very cheap (even free), depending on what you buy/use: * Oracle Enterprise Edition is very expensive - and it should be: It is the most powerful database management system on the planet! [Note: The neutrality of this statement...

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Oracle on Windows Server 2008

New Windows Operating System Support Announcing ODAC 10.2.0.4 and Oracle Database 10.2.0.4 on Windows Server 2008 32–bit ODAC and Oracle Database 10.2.0.4 (single instance and RAC) support 32–bit Windows Server 2008, all editions. When installing, please follow installation instructions....

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.NET at Oracle OpenWorld 2008

Feature: .NET at Oracle OpenWorld 2008Join the Oracle Develop conference at Oracle OpenWorld (September 21–25 2008, San Francisco). Oracle Develop will feature a .NET developer track. This track will provide comprehensive coverage of Oracle's .NET technologies, including introductory...

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New Storage Strategies: How to Completely Secure Your Data‏

As the rate of information security breaches has skyrocketed, the toppriority for enterprises is the enforcement of better controls oninformation security and better security management. Storage systemsprovide a distinct opportunity to address multiple securitychallenges consistently,...

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How to Install Oracle Database 11g on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5

Installing and Configuring Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 with Oracle Database 11g Release 1 as a Paravirtualized Machine (PVM) on an Oracle VM ServerThis tutorial describes how to install Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 with Oracle Database 11g Release 1 as a paravirtualized machine (PVM)...

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Tuning Database Links

Drill-Down Monitoring of Database ServersThe article presents a process for identifying and resolving problems with the performance of database servers. Learn how to monitor and tune databases, as well as how to recognize if a shared memory segment uses ISM (Intimate Shared Memory).Link:...

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Oracle Monitoring Best Practices

All DBA's are required to set-up an Oracle monitoring infrastructure and the architecture of the monitoring system is directly dependent on the demands of management. Oracle system cost the end-user community millions of dollars, and the end-user often demand service-level agreements...

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Oracle Architectural Component:

Here is a very good introduction to Oracle architecture: this one Outline the Oracle architecture and its main components andlist the structures involved in connecting a user to an Oracle Instance.Overview of Primary ComponentsEstablishing a Connection and Creating a SessionOracle...

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