Successful Database Migration |
October 28, 2008 |
One of the issues that companies are facing in their operations is database migration
to new hardware, or a different operating system platform, or even a new database vendor.
There are many steps and factors involved in this process. According to a recent Bloor Research survey,
the data migration ... [read more]
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Remote database administration (DBA) is one of hottest trends in the market these days.
Numerous companies in various industries rely more and more on external database administrators
to support their production, development and QA systems. These companies... [read more]
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Wouldn't it great to have a database to store all your data, not have to pay for the software
licensing and get a low annual support cost per machine not per CPU, or users, or company revenue?
Absolutely perfect! Better yet, such things do exist, they are called Open Source Databases (OSDB), but as with
everything else, it comes at another type of price that you need to pay... [read more]
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We all remember too well the cases of Enron and WorldCom.
In light of those cases, the government has created new laws commonly known as the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
Act of 2002 to protect investors and insure the accuracy of corporate disclosures.
SOX-type regulations are being implemented around the world, including in Information Technology organizations.
These regulations... [read more] |