GridApp dbConnections: Sept/Oct 2008

THE HIDDEN COSTS OF ORACLE
BY ROB GARDOS, CEO

It's amazing how much of a disconnect there is between database administrators and asset managers on what software is being used and what is actually being paid for within the enterprise. Oracle has taken the approach of allowing users to access all functionality offered, whether it's paid for or not, frequently installing all these options by default. DBAs often use these More>

I HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE MY ORACLE DATABASE - HOW SHOULD I PROCEED?
BY ERIC GROSS

As with any major change, planning pays off here. Before performing any activities on an important database, make sure that you have validated the upgrade procedure on another, less important environment which More>

ORACLE'S MAJOR OOW ANNOUNCEMENT: THE ORACLE DATABASE MACHINE AND EXADATA STORAGE SERVER
BY MATT ZITO, CHIEF SCIENTIST

Larry Ellison's keynote at Oracle OpenWorld was dramatically more interesting this year than years past, with the announcement of the Oracle Database Machine and its Exadata Storage Server. While the exact design of these products was a little unclear at the outset, the weeks following OracleWorld have seen a great deal of More>