Many pleasant words are used to describe information infrastructures -- "heterogeneous environment," "mixed platforms," or "multiple architectures." But to be honest, when information is needed from ...

A virtual database management system that draws information from many sources but responds to users as a single system was upgraded this week and put in a package that can be implemented in 30 days.

SQL virtual database is a new solution that lets database administrators and developers attach SQL Server backup files and query them like they were "live" SQL Server databases. This patent-pending ...

A stuffed squirrel sits on the wall behind Delphix founder and CEO Jedidiah Yueh. I meet with huge numbers of companies every year but it's rare for me to come across a company that excites me as much ...

Databases are among the last of the tier 1 applications to be hosted on virtual servers, but the past year has seen a huge wave of increase for production Oracle, SQL Server and other databases on ...

Server virtualization is an efficient way to save on server hardware costs, real estate, and management resources, but it isn’t the only way. Just ask the folks at Avanade, a systems integrator ...

IBM is starting to beta-test two software tools designed to integrate distributed data repositories, and several users last week said the new technology could help them set up virtual databases that ...

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Since starting at the University of Nevada, Reno five years ago, Kyra Stull, an assistant professor of anthropology, has been awarded three grants from the National Institute of Justice and one grant ...