Showing posts with label data storage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label data storage. Show all posts

Thursday, June 5, 2008

An Oracle Technology Brief: The Oracle Database and Storage

Given the intimate relationship between the Oracle Database and the storage it resides on it is important to ensure the interface between the two is efficient and robust. This is why Oracle and the storage vendors have invested so much in the interface and interrelationship of database and storage. There is a stack of storage management software, programs, and practices available for the Oracle database. All of the components in the stack are highly tuned and optimized for use with the Oracle database. They are the most performant, scalable, reliable, easy to use, and inexpensive way of using storage with the Oracle database.

See more information http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/availability/pdf/1121_Weiss_Grancher_WP.pdf

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Simple Storage for Oracle Database 10g and 11g

Oracle's launch of its Database 11g marks a major step forward in the relationship between Oracle databases and storage infrastructure. With 11g, Oracle has built Direct NFS (network file services) Client into Oracle, offering users the advantages of NAS for greater simplicity in deploying storage, easier storage management, lower cost, and superior scalability.

Attend this mediacast/podcast with Jeff Day of HP and Stan Gibson of SearchStorage.com to learn how to ease your management burdens while reducing storage expenditures. This webcast/podcast will explore how HP's Scalable NAS solution provides the following benefits for Oracle databases:

* Reduced cost and improved performance for your database
* Simple provisioning of storage for Oracle and Oracle RAC
* Superior value over traditional single-filer NAS and SAN products
* Tiered block and file storage in a single, easy-to-manage storage solution
* Integrated client-transparent NFS failover for robust high availability

Get this white paper at: payerhttp://searchoracle.bitpipe.com/data/document.do?res_id=1197907613_863

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Simple Storage for Oracle Database 10g and 11g

Oracle's launch of its Database 11g marks a major step forward in the relationship between Oracle databases and storage infrastructure. With 11g, Oracle has built Direct NFS (network file services) Client into Oracle, offering users the advantages of NAS for greater simplicity in deploying storage, easier storage management, lower cost, and superior scalability.

Attend this podcast with Jeff Day of HP and Stan Gibson of SearchStorage.com to learn how to ease your management burdens while reducing storage expenditures. This podcast will explore how HP's Scalable NAS solution provides the following benefits for Oracle databases:

* Reduced cost and improved performance for your database
* Simple provisioning of storage for Oracle and Oracle RAC
* Superior value over traditional single-filer NAS and SAN products
* Tiered block and file storage in a single, easy-to-manage storage solution
* Integrated client-transparent NFS failover for robust high availability

Get this white paper at: http://searchoracle.bitpipe.com/data/document.do?res_id=1198017504_81

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Data Recovery Tips And Tricks

Data loss is a plague that can hit anyone and anytime, regardless of technical prowess, handling care, operating system or hardware configuration. In many cases, data loss is caused by factors that are out of our reach and unfortunately, in some of these cases data recovery is impossible. A burnt out hard disk is the clearest example that comes to mind. It’s often not your fault that it breaks down and data recovery is impossible. This is a rare case still and most data loss problems can be fixed with the help of data recovery tools, professional software, some technical knowledge and a bit of common sense. Let’s go through a few data recovery tips and tricks that might help you recover those accidentally deleted files and keep you from deleting them again.

Backup, backup and more backup!

Constant and organized backup is the only way you can save some data that would be otherwise impossible to recover, due to a physical problem like the one described above. But backing up data is not as easy as it seems at first glance. First of all, you need to organize a backup system, like copying your essential data from your hard disk to CDs, flash disks, DVDs or another external destination.

One thing that will prove very useful is keeping all your data on a small number of different external destinations. If you burn each document or excel file you create on a different disk as backup and you’ll need it later on, there’s two things that can go wrong: A. You won’t find the specific disk within the sea of disks where you keep your backup and B. The disk may get physically damaged itself after a while. Try keeping everything on a single DVD (you can burn data on a disk and leave it open for future burning), assuming 4.7 GB are enough for what most people consider essential data on their computers. Also make a backup for the backup, just in case something bad happens to it, like a spilt can of coffee on the DVD drawer (way more common than you might think!)

Using data recovery software vs. using the services of a professional data recovery company

The decision is yours to make, but unless you absolutely know what you’re doing and know how to use the data recovery software by yourself, it’s best if you employ a professional company to do it for you. Don’t build a technical ego just because you managed to install Windows by yourself, with data recovery, you’ll be dealing with much more sensitive matters. If you fumble up your Windows installation process, you can simply start over. If you accidentally remove every chance of recovering a bunch of files, there’s no turning back.

Use your operating system’s data recovery options

Both Mac and PC operating systems such as OS/X or Windows have built-in data recovery tools that can be helpful in case of logical or human error-related data loss. Sometimes you’ll find them easier to use than professional data recovery software, mainly because they’re built under the same structure as the operating system, so you’re already familiar with the interface. However, in what regards recovery options and efficiency, you can’t compare the standard operating system tools with a professional data recovery program so if your data loss issue is more complex, you’re probably better off using the latter.

Fraser Wheaton is a data recovery expert and owner of the http://www.RecoverMyFile.net website.

We can help get back any file you have deleted or lost.

http://www.RecoverMyFile.net

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Using Online Data Storage

By Steven Cancel

Most people don't realize how convenient online data storage really is in these days using email storage services. The benefits for storing excess data online and freeing up space on your own hard drive is becoming a popular trend. Backing up information that could be lost if something is to go wrong on the current storage media is another very common use of online data storage.

Instead of going through a process of sending data from one computer to the next, online data storage makes files easier to access from all around the world. You can backup those pictures and important documents online for free by opening an account with a free online storage provider and access them from any internet connection.

Online data storage is an excellent way to back up files in a place that can always be counted on to find your what you backed up. Internal and external hard drives can't always be counted on for your back up needs. An internal hard drive can simply crash and you will lose all your information you thought was safe forever. An external hard drive can be stolen, or misplaced. This is why online storage sites are becoming more common for the home user and businesses.

Accessibility is everything nowadays. You don't have to go out and buy a huge pack of cds to back up all your material. Online data storage is quick and simple way for the home user or business person to quickly store information and access it at another time with out having to go through the loops of searching for everything on a computer or back up disks. Most websites will allow you to login with a secure password and access your data from anywhere in the world. Have you ever been at work and needed to access a document that would normally be stored on your home computer? This is no longer a problem when taking advantage of the advice provided by this article.

There are many different websites that promise many things when it comes to online data storage. A good way to makes sure the site that you pick is safe and reliable is to read up on the website's history and check reviews by other users that happen to frequent the site for their back up needs. Make sure the usual online subjects are present on the storage website. Also, review the terms and privacy policies to ensure you know where you understand how your data is held.

Protecting your data by backing it up online has never been so easy and free. Be a smart user and keep your important files online for the sake of the data and ease of access.

This article was written for our friends at 30Gigs.com to inform people about online data storage solutions. Article written and distributed by Steve Cancel, IT Manager of Secure Link.

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