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Include the DBA when designing your application

IT Toolbox

The design requirements of an application usually determine the most effective database design and database administration support processes. If, however, the database administrator (DBA) is not present during the requirements definition process, sub-par performance can result. Quite often the DBA

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Big Data - Load Testing the Application

IT Toolbox

Performance analysts gather information related to high transaction volumes, large numbers of users and a full-sized database. The objective is to determine if the application suite and its associated databases can handle large workloads. Load tests give the database administrator

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A DBA's Big Data Wish List

IT Toolbox

Like management information systems, enterprise resource planning and relational database, big data is now a standard part of information technology architecture for most large organizations. Common applications include storage and analysis of customer data, web interactions, machine sensor readings, and much more.

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Mainframe DBAs - Team and Data Management

IT Toolbox

Many database administrators (DBAs) function as a team supporting multiple corporate applications on a variety of hardware platforms using several database management systems (DBMSs). Managers struggle with priorities and must juggle user requirements and deadlines against staff availability and expertise.

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What is a data architect? Skills, salaries, and how to become a data framework master

CIO Business Intelligence

Application data architect: The application data architect designs and implements data models for specific software applications. According to Dataversity , good data architects have a solid understanding of the cloud, databases, and the applications and programs used by those databases.

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Expanding the Cloud: Enabling Globally Distributed Applications and Disaster Recovery

All Things Distributed

As I discussed in my re:Invent keynote earlier this month, I am now happy to announce the immediate availability of Amazon RDS Cross Region Read Replicas , which is another important enhancement for our customers using or planning to use multiple AWS Regions to deploy their applications. Cross Region Read Replicas are available for MySQL 5.6

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Take control of your Oracle unlimited licensing agreement

CIO Business Intelligence

Keeping your Oracle Database properly cared for starts with a comprehensive health check that not only can revolutionize your database environment but can also ensure you’re in better control.

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