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October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18
Users look to Oracle Autonomous Database to lighten IT load

Early users are kicking the tires of Autonomous Database, attracted by Oracle's pledge that the cloud technology will automate database administration chores.
September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer gets MySQL support

The latest version of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer works with MySQL, giving users of both Oracle and MySQL support with a common performance management interface.
April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15
At the Collaborate conference, optimize BI with Oracle 12c

At the Collaborate 15 conference, Kai Yu wants to share his experience working in BI and as a DBA and how to use Oracle Database 12c to improve BI.
April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14
The case for commodity hardware vs. Oracle Exadata architecture

A former Oracle sales rep does a 180 by pushing his company not to buy an Exadata system, but to upgrade existing data center infrastructure instead.

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The MicroStrategy best practices for Oracle In-Memory

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Oracle database performance tuning guide

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Why to give third-party Oracle database monitoring tools a try

Oracle DBAs can use features in Oracle Enterprise Manager under database licenses. But third-party tools may aid efforts to monitor and tune database performance. Continue Reading
Determine which database performance tools best mitigate bottlenecks

This buyer's guide provides detailed insight to help you determine if your organization could benefit from a database performance tool and how to navigate the tool-buying process. Continue Reading
An overview of Quest's database performance management tools

DBAs can use the Quest Toad product suite for managing database structural performance, and Quest Foglight to proactively monitor SQL, storage and virtualization performance. Continue Reading

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Oracle Database monitoring, tuning deliver performance goods

This handbook examines Oracle Database performance management trends and offers insight and advice on using performance monitoring and tuning tools in Oracle systems. Continue Reading
6 best practices on Oracle performance monitoring and tuning

Database administrators need to effectively manage Oracle Database performance to ensure an efficient processing workflow. Let this checklist be your guide. Continue Reading
What Oracle performance tuning tools can and can't do for DBAs

Two Oracle experts discuss the tuning and monitoring capabilities of database performance management tools -- and the ongoing role that DBAs play in the process. Continue Reading

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Database Performance Analyzer pumps up Bodybuilding.com's performance

Sean Scott, DBA for Bodybuilding.com, wanted a performance tool that ran like it was designed by a DBA. He chose SolarWinds DPA to handle performance and Cyber Monday peak loads. Continue Reading
Using Oracle ADDM reports to resolve SQL performance problems: Step-by step guide

Using Oracle ADDM is an effective way to resolve SQL performance problems, according to Brian Peasland. ADDM is his go-to tool for finding problem SQL statements. Continue Reading
Five SQL performance tuning tips: Using the right third-party tools

With the right tools, an Oracle DBA was able to resolve a SQL performance tuning problem in minutes rather than days. Here is how he uses those tools. Continue Reading

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