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Oracle vs. SAP: Top five headlines

Get up to date on Oracle's longtime battle with its biggest rival, enterprise resource planning giant SAP AG.

Mark Brunelli, TechTarget

Published: 15 May 2008

The battle between Oracle and SAP has been raging for years, and keeping up with all the ever-emerging fronts in the war for business application supremacy can be daunting. To help you out, SearchOracle.com's editors compiled their picks for the top five Oracle vs. SAP news articles from the last several months. It's sure to bring you up to date on the latest -- from Oracle's lawsuit against SAP's TomorrowNow arm to what's happening on the service-oriented architecture (SOA) front.

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SearchDataManagement

Amazon Managed Apache Cassandra Service stokes competition

Aerospike 4.8 advances database persistent memory support

Data warehouse technologies evolve as vendors look skyward

SearchBusinessAnalytics

Government IT pros: Hiring data scientists isn't an exact science

Tableau 2020.1 unveiled for beta testing

Data scientist vs. data analyst: What's the difference?

SearchSAP

Understand and fight potential SAP exploits

Partners need to target SAP SMB market for cloud transition

S/4HANA Cloud integrates Qualtrics for continuous improvement

SearchSQLServer

SQL Server database design best practices and tips for DBAs

SQL Server in Azure database choices and what they offer users

Using a LEFT OUTER JOIN vs. RIGHT OUTER JOIN in SQL

TheServerSide.com

Don't ever put a non-Java LTS release into production

Public API strategy considerations for enterprise adoption

Ideas on how to hold a successful code hackathon

SearchDataCenter

Refresh your data center cooling lexicon

Comparing Linux distributions: Red Hat vs. Ubuntu

Get eco-friendly with LEED data center certification

SearchContentManagement

DNA as a content storage device is closer than you think

Acquia acquisition of AgilOne CDP signals CX platform expansion

Personalization engines help engage and retain customers

SearchHRSoftware

US Army HR expects migration to Azure cloud will cut IT costs

H-1B lottery change may drive increase in visa applicants

Fight the skills gap with a great upskilling and reskilling strategy

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