Oracle database availability

MUST READ Spotlight on RAC, grid and availability ARTICLE - This special report includes news, analysis and tips on grid computing and RAC to get you up to speed on these technologies and how they can help you improve availability. High availability with Flashback Database TIP - This article explores Flashback Database (a new feature in Oracle 10g), compares it to traditional recovery methods and demonstrates how to perform a flashback recovery. Survey: DBAs not planning for downtime ARTICLE - Companies need to do more to reduce the amount of database downtime resulting from both planned and unplanned events, a new IOUG survey finds.

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	Review: Oracle's 11g R2 database has some good and bad SearchOracle.com | 23 Sep 2009 ARTICLE - Oracle made no major architectural enhancements to the 11g R2 database, but it made some useful changes and added some clunkers, too.

	Oracle releases new database, says 11g upgrade will cut costs SearchOracle.com | 01 Sep 2009 ARTICLE - Oracle released its new 11g R2 database today. But will users embark on an Oracle 11g upgrade? And why should they?

	Firm dumps MySQL on Red Hat for Oracle Database on Oracle Linux SearchOracle.com | 29 Jan 2008 ARTICLE - MySQL on Red Hat was the wrong prescription for one pharmaceutical software vendor.

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	Oracle RMAN case study: Improving backup and recovery efficiency 19 Dec 2007 TIP - A case study showing how Oracle's RMAN improves backup and recovery efficiency in a multi-platform, multi-application environment

	Oracle and the rise of the virtual machine 05 Dec 2007 TIP - Oracle new virtualization product, VM, has some benefits and drawbacks but heralds the second age of mainframe computing.

	Using connection load balancing with Oracle RAC 30 Jul 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - When using XA data sources on a RAC database, the best practice is to set up a singleton service to avoid split branches. Is it still safe to use connection load balancing?

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WHITE PAPERS

	Speed Time to Value for SAP Implementations with Rapid Deployment Published by: Oracle Corporation | 05 Nov 2009 WHITE PAPER - Oracle helps organizations achieve their goals with best of breed products that integrate with Oracle and non-Oracle solutions, such as SAP. Download this whitepaper to learn more.

	Postgres Plus and JBoss: New Division of Labor for Enterprise Applications Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation | 30 Oct 2009 WHITE PAPER - This paper will help you understand the prospects that Postgres Plus RDBMS from EnterpriseDB and the JBoss Application Server from Red Hat can provide when used in combination.

Tesco Migrates Crucial Mainframe Applications to Create a Common Operating Model that can be Quickly Deployed Anywhere in the World Published by: Micro Focus UK | 27 Oct 2009 CASE STUDY - The retail giant Tesco has aggressive plans for global growth and has expanded its international presence significantly, including penetration of the huge US market. A key element in its expansion plan is its common operating model, which called for crucial mainframe applications to be modernized to run on standardized platforms worldwide.

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Empowering Oracle Applications through Cisco Networks - Vendor Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   17 OCT 2006, 14:00 EDT (18:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   This Webcast reviews how to optimize interactions between Oracle applications and the network for enhanced productivity. Learn how Cisco-based networks and Oracle applications together can meet rising expectations from their global users for optimal performance of enterprise Internet applications.

	Oracle Database Clusters: What You Need to Know - Vendor Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   24 AUG 2004, 14:00 EDT (18:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Learn how to simplify management and improve the performance and availability of Oracle9i and 10g RAC. Two database cluster experts explain the latest methods for optimizing RAC deployments.

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SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Oracle database availability:  Oracle database backup and recovery, Oracle database design and architecture, Oracle database performance problems and tuning, Oracle database installation, upgrades and patches, Oracle database export, import and migration, Oracle RAC and database clustering, Oracle error messages, Oracle grid computing, Oracle database security, Oracle DBA tools