Need fast, reliable, easy-to-implement solutions for Microsoft Windows Server 2008? This book delivers exactly what you’re looking for. You’ll find tested, step-by-step procedures for...

• A practical reference to all Oracle backup and recovery options available, making it essential to any DBA in the world
• A valuable guide for readers on the most frequent backup and recovery scenarios they can...

While MySQL is very popular, PostgreSQL is widely considered to be the more powerful of the two open-source databases. And...

Databases are growing tremendously. Because of legal requirements, or trend analysis, or need for historical data, terabytes of data are kept on-line causing performance and operational problems. Not all data is frequently accessed though, nor needs to be kept on fast media. Here archiving can help. Archiving is the process of moving selected...

This book will prove to be a practical resource for anyone who is considering using, building, or securing a cloud implementation. Security professionals may refer to this book as a source of detailed information for evaluating and verifying cloud security policy and requirements. Cloud infrastructure engineers, cloud services...

Pro SQL Server 2012 Administration is a one-stop source for all the knowledge you'll need to professionally manage a database under Microsoft SQL Server 2012. SQL Server administration is a complex field requiring an unusually broad and well-rounded skill set. A good database administrator must be part system...

Clustered configuration first hit the scene nearly 20 years ago when Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) introduced the VaxCluster. Until now, the topic of Real Application Clusters (RAC) implementation had never been fully explored. For the first time, Murali Vallath dissects RAC mysteries in his book Oracle Real Application Clusters to...