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Oracle Q4 profits top estimates; shares fall after hours

Posted June 23, 2011 - 4:56 pm

Shares of Oracle fell in extended trading Thursday after the database giant reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue that fell just shy of estimates.
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Optimizing a FileMaker database for iPad or iPhone

Posted May 18, 2011 - 9:53 am

If you use a FileMaker Pro database on your iPad or iPhone using FileMaker Go, chances are it doesn’t work as well as it could. Here are a few simple optimizations that will boost your productivity.
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Oracle CFO resigns suddenly

Posted April 25, 2011 - 7:14 pm

Oracle announced on Monday that chief financial officer Jeff Epstein has resigned, effective immediately. No reason was given.
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More (delightful) nastiness between Larry Ellison and HP

Posted December 3, 2010 - 9:17 pm

It's so sad when former business partners have a bitter falling-out. Unless, of course, you get to blog about it.
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Database round-up

Posted July 1, 2010 - 8:09 pm

News you should know about relational database managers
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Naked Oracle connections

Posted June 22, 2010 - 8:10 pm

Oracle is a top-of-the-fleet carrier: the cockpit is filled with specialized controls, and it assumes operation by a big crew. For development, tuning, and problem diagnosis, though, you sometimes need to "start the engines" as quietly and simply as possible. Where's the "on" switch for such a situation?
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Oversimplification of computing concepts leads to error

Posted June 7, 2010 - 11:36 am

Many folks who work in computing -- sometimes even experienced decision-makers -- operate as though being able to say the words means that they understand the concepts.
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Why would SAP buy Sybase? Hint: It's not for the database.

Posted May 13, 2010 - 6:54 pm

I have to admit that when I heard that SAP announced their proposed acquisition of Sybase, my first reaction was: "Why?" followed by "Sybase is still around?" It turns out Sybase has been very busy in the mobility world these last few years.
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In-memory Databases Do Not Excuse Fat, Bloated Applications

Posted May 7, 2010 - 9:23 am

Hasso Plattner, SAP's CEO, is going to push for increased adoption and use of in-memory databases. He states that using in-memory databases will create a revolution in new applications, especially in the area of business analytics. But, with new developments in faster technology comes application bloat, as the developers no longer have to work around speed limitations. The challenge is to increase usable functionality (as Plattner is suggesting) without also introducing fat, bloated code. Give us performance, but please, don't give us bloat!
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7 performance tips for faster SQL queries

Posted April 8, 2010 - 7:16 am

It's easy to create database code that slows down query results or ties up the database unnecessarily -- unless you follow these tips.
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The technology and the terrorist

Posted December 28, 2009 - 6:12 pm

Heroism and luck stopped a terrorist attack from blasting a plane out of the sky over Detroit, but what about the automated systems that should have stopped it?
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When to use an artificial field length

Posted September 17, 2009 - 8:44 am

Because field lengths and data types generally represent hard-coded information, developing a technique to add flexibility can be essential to prevent viral data. Here's a heuristic that can help determine when it makes sense to use an artificial field length.
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How to manage database log files gone wild

Posted December 1, 2008 - 10:40 pm

Takeaway: Sometimes, things don't go as planned. Database log files are critical to proper operation. Here's one log file situation that ended well.
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