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Mobile app keeps Merit Service Solutions from getting snowed under

Merit Service Solutions' unusual business model called for an unusual mobile application. It developed a custom app, running on a back-end Oracle database, to manage its snow removal and landscaping contractors. Continue Reading
Prep now for Collaborate 2014

Collaborate 2014: SearchOracle will be on-site to cover the news, trends and technologies that are defining Oracle user challenges in 2014. Continue Reading
Oracle Cloud authors on buzzwords, misconceptions and more

Authors Madhup Gulati, Adeesh Fulay and Sudip Datta answered some questions we had about the Oracle cloud. See what they shared with us. Continue Reading
New Oracle user group president talks upgrades, customizations

Margaret Wright, the new president of the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), talks about her vision for the group and challenges its users face. Continue Reading
Business process management systems pushed as game changer

What is BPM and how can it help your organization? We asked the authors of the Oracle Business Process Management Suite 11g Handbook to weigh in on several hot topics. Their take? Business process management is changing the world today. Continue Reading

BPM basics: The what, why and how

Business process management (BPM) is designed to help an organization do its job better. Read this excerpt from the Oracle Business Process Management Suite 11g Handbook to learn the basics of BPM and its benefits. Continue Reading
Oracle cloud migration success starts with design

Where do you start when your organization decides to undertake a migration to the cloud? Learn what needs to be considered from an excerpt of the book Migrating to the Cloud. Continue Reading
Application software upgrades difficult for Oracle apps professionals

Application software upgrades tops the list of challenges for Oracle application professionals, according to a SearchOracle.com survey this year. Continue Reading

Google takes a run at enterprise cloud data management

New Google Cloud boss Thomas Kurian is putting databases and data management at the forefront at Google. The vendor has forged ...

4 factors to consider in a Hadoop distributions comparison

Examine the key characteristics necessary to evaluate in a Hadoop distribution comparison, focusing on enterprise features, ...

Kafka at center of new event processing infrastructure

Events are as important as data in emerging applications underlying many e-commerce efforts. Streams of events tell a company ...

SearchBusinessAnalytics

Augmented data analytics overshadows traditional BI process

Automated functionality is being added to BI software to help users find and analyze data. This handbook looks at the benefits ...

Augmented BI tools speed insights with less manual labor

Through AI, machine learning and NLP, augmented analytics reduces the manual labor of traditional BI work to more quickly and ...

Most in-demand data science skills include ML, Python

Experts detail the skills employers want most in data scientists -- notably machine learning and programming languages -- and why...

SearchSAP

Verizon works to integrate its supply chain management system

Verizon chief procurement officer John Vazquez explains why the company is integrating several SAP systems to help manage more ...

SAP partner program promises to focus on customer happiness

SAP's partner program shifts from sales emphasis to customer happiness; to lead the efforts, SAP named Karl Fahrbach as the ...

Overview of SAP HANA features and how it's being used today

There has been a lot of hype around SAP HANA since it became available nearly a decade ago, but what is it exactly and what role ...

SearchSQLServer

SQL Server performance tuning best practices for DBAs

Tuning database performance is a complex process, but consultant Joey D'Antoni details a list of SQL Server performance tuning ...

Pros and cons of using SQL Server audit triggers for DBAs

Using triggers to capture audit information in SQL Server can be instrumental in keeping track of database use and changes. But ...

How to resolve and avoid deadlocks in SQL Server databases

Deadlocks are a real hindrance to SQL Server users, but database administrators can avoid them by taking steps to limit them and ...

TheServerSide.com

Help your developers create a better IT security model

Developers need to be comfortable with their tools to create a strong security model in an organization. Don't overlook these ...

Five RESTful web service client examples for developers

Explore your web service client invocation options with these five examples that enable developers to perform this task at any ...

Red Hat replaces Oracle as OpenJDK 8, OpenJDK 11 steward

Red Hat has taken control of two popular versions of the open source Java implementation, so developers can continue to build ...

SearchDataCenter

Build a comprehensive outline for your data center budget

Including all necessary data center expenses during budget planning can be daunting. IT managers can start with costs for ...

Open source virtualization expands VM hardware and OS options

Dive into open source virtualization software with VirtualBox, KVM or QEMU. Each offers customizable VM management capabilities ...

4 considerations for choosing a private cloud provider

Key features to look for from a private cloud provider include interoperability, scalability and how familiar admins are with the...

SearchContentManagement

How cloud services can empower the future of work

The Akumina Employee Experience Platform and Templafy show how cloud services are changing the way employees work, whether the ...

Business objects are the future of content services platforms

The focus of enterprise content management must shift from a CSP-based approach to a business object services model in order to ...

5 unusual ways to use AI in content management

AI offers great opportunity for enhancing enterprise content management. Here are some more unusual use cases for AI that ...

SearchHRSoftware

Diversity in hiring a key to eradicating AI bias

HR is turning to AI systems to help rank and sort job candidates. But the systems like these are mostly designed by men, who may ...

Technology can aid diversity and inclusion in HCM, with caveats

Vendors are increasingly building AI applications to be bias-free to address concerns around diversity and inclusion. The ...

As baby boomers exit, AR and VR tools help to capture their expertise

Demand for virtual and augmented reality tools is soaring, and the need to capture expertise from retiring baby boomers may be ...