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• How CTO Joel Gilbert built his own Exadata

  Gilbert, CTO of workforce management software company Pipkins, said he built Exadata before Oracle did. Well, kind of. See how he did it.  Continue Reading

• Oracle customers build the Exalogic business case

  OpenWorld attendees cited major ATG projects, massive PeopleSoft systems and data center modernization as reasons to buy a big ticket Exalogic box.  Continue Reading

• Supervalu hands out 2,200 iPads to store managers for better productivity

  Supermarket giant Supervalu had to upgrade its identity and access management software to accommodate a major rollout of iPads to store managers.  Continue Reading

• PayPal completes a 60-day migration to Oracle Exadata

  Online payment processor PayPal knows what it takes to migrate to a new data management platform in a hurry.  Continue Reading

• Harvard cuts IT footprint with FlexPod, Oracle Database Appliance

  Harvard Business Publishing needed to upgrade its aging Dell server infrastructure, and decided on two separate integrated approaches to get it done.  Continue Reading

• Book excerpt: Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Handbook

  Brush up on your understanding of Exalogic with this handbook excerpt, which differentiates between Oracle's Exalogic Elastic Cloud and Exadata Machine.  Continue Reading

• Faceoff: Oracle Exalytics, a true appliance, surpasses SAP HANA

  Oracle Exalytics has backwards compatibility, innovative in-memory database features and is a true appliance, making it better than SAP HANA.  Continue Reading

• Book excerpt: Effective MySQL Backup and Recovery

  As a DBA, you need to create an effective strategy. How? Read this excerpt from Ronald Bradford's 'Effective MySQL: Backup and Recovery' to find out.  Continue Reading

• Commodity Sun x86 server users not feeling the love from Oracle

  Oracle has made it clear that it’s not interested in x86 commodity servers, and some smaller Sun x86 and Solaris users are feeling left out of the mix.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for Oracle real-time data integration

  Preparation, education and enforcement are just three of the best practices for a successful Oracle real-time data integration project.  Continue Reading

• Real-time data collection for Oracle data warehouses

  Time is almost always an issue when it comes to extracting information from data warehousing software. Data integration can help.  Continue Reading

• Real-time Oracle data integration takes forethought

  Building a business case for real-time data analytics can be a challenge, including in Oracle environments.  Continue Reading

• Nadia Bendjedou pumps positivity into E-Business Suite

  Bendjedou's trade secret? A very positive attitude. Read about this director of product strategy for Oracle, in Part 3: Girl in an Oracle World.  Continue Reading

• Former JD Edwards employee still loves Oracle products

  Jennifer Barton has worked with Oracle apps for a long time, having spent her early career with JD Edwards. Here's part two of the "Girl in an Oracle World" series.  Continue Reading

• Excerpt: The key concepts of Oracle WebLogic server

  The Oracle Weblogic server is great, but it's important to understand a few key concepts. Read this excerpt from Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Handbook by Sam R. Alapati to learn why.  Continue Reading