7420 SPEC SFS Torches EMC/Isilon, Netapp, HDS Comparables

Price/Performance 
Another SPECsfs submission, and another confirmation that ZFSSA is a force to be reckoned with in the NFS world. The Oracle ZFSSA continues to astound with its performance benchmark numbers. Today Oracle posted the antic…

Mark Hurd Explains Oracle’s Biggest Problem Vs. HP’s Biggest Problem

[Business Insider] – Too much tech. Not enough customers.

The Oracle-Google War Puts CIOs in the Crossfire

Shrinking Tables to Aid Full Scans

This blog is about one of those things I do as almost an autonomous “not thinking about it” performance housekeeping task, one which I have been meaning to mention for ages.
There can be quite a lot to gain by checking out full scans on “small”…

Summary Box: Google CEO grilled in Oracle trial

[AP] – THE WITNESS: Google CEO Larry Page spent nearly an hour in a federal courtroom Wednesday, called as Oracle’s witness in its legal dispute with Google.THE ADVERSARY: He was grilled by David Boies, a tenacious …

VMW Q1 Call: Asia-Pac Strength, Take-Up of Management Tools

[at Barrons.com] – VMW Q1 Call: Asia-Pac Strength, Take-Up of Management Tools

Pegasystems Profits As Information Technology Embraces Change

[at Seeking Alpha] – Pegasystems Profits As Information Technology Embraces Change

Easy Made Easier – X-Windows

    In previous posts in this series, I highlighted some tips for making deployment of an Oracle Database Appliance using the Appliance Manager Configurator even easier. In order to use the Appliance Manager Configurator, you have to have a windowi…

Easy Made Easier – X-Windows

    In previous posts in this series, I highlighted some tips for making deployment of an Oracle Database Appliance using the Appliance Manager Configurator even easier. In order to use the Appliance Manager Configurator, you have t…