Paul Vallee, CEO of The Pythian Group, has a problem with a story I did recently based on a survey from Sentrigo Inc., which showed that two-thirds of Oracle database administrators had never ...

This is a game-changer. All too often companies realize the dangers of running a DBMS without needed security patches, but there's never a right time. They struggle to find the right maintenance ...

Things break and the DBA must be prepared for situations where a failure impacts the availability, integrity, or usability of a database. Reacting to failures and service disruptions is a key ...