This Week: Achieving high availability

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June 23, 2003 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the editor: ERP shake-up recap >> Featured Topic: High availability >> Expert Technical Advice: New expert advice, forum posts, and tips >> Site Highlights: * SearchDatabase.com delivered! * Help for your purchasing decisions * Everything Oracle!  From the Editor: by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor For those of you just emerging from your cave, the ERP industry has been all aflutter lately. First, PeopleSoft announced plans to buy J.D. Edwards. Next, Oracle bid $5.1 billion then $6.3 billion to buy PeopleSoft. Now lawsuits and counter-lawsuits are flying and the purchasing of application suites has ground to a halt. SearchDatabase.com and other TechTarget sites have been following the story in great detail, providing exclusive perspective on this important story. Here's a recap of our coverage: PeopleSoft board rejects Oracle's $6.3B offer Oracle confident about PeopleSoft deal Four things to keep in mind amidst merger madness PeopleSoft CEO reiterates plan to fight Oracle Oracle's acquisition could be blessing for DBAs' bosses Oracle makes takeover bid for PeopleSoft Have a pithy observation about these goings-on? Join the discussion in member "Jared001's" thread in our DBA Water Cooler forum. Till next time, Tim DiChiara, Editor  Featured Topic: Achieving high availability by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor If you DBAs haven't yet reached the 'five nines' (99.999% uptime) for your mission-critical databases, you'll need the tips, tutorials, webcasts, and news analyses inside... Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Pat Phelan, Data modeler Category: Database design Pat has an eclectic background that dates back to when the field was still called Data Processing and used punched cards. He has worked on systems ranging from IBM mainframes, through mini-computers (DEC, HP, PR1ME, etc), to microcomputers, to process control machines. Ask him your questions about database design! View all of Pat's answers This Week: In the forums >> Write as one statement using CASE Member "Groovy" is wondering how to merge his three UPDATE statements into one so it reads through the table only once. Check out his code and go to our "SQL Server Tech Forum" if you can help. >> Unable to install DB2 UDB v8 Member "Okonita" is having a difficult time installing DB2 UDB v8 Personal Edition for Linux, Unix, and Windows on his home PC. Check out what he's done so far and offer your two cents in our "DB2 Tech Forum". Tip of the Week: Rajendra Gutta's definitive cold backup and recovery scripts for Oracle running under Sun Solaris, HP-UX and AIX. The first in a series of Oracle backup and recovery scripts for Oracle on Unix and Windows. >> Oracle backup and recovery scripts, part I: Cold backup under Unix  Site Highlights SearchDatabase.com delivered! Have the information you want delivered to your desktop. SearchDatabase.com delivers news, tips, upcoming whitepapers and webcasts right to you! Sign up today for one of our great newsletters! Help for your purchasing decisions Only you can determine the best data management solution for your company. But you don't have to do it alone. Our Product and Vendor guide provides you with the research you need to make the most informed decision. Visit today! Everything Oracle! This Oracle page includes links and resources you need all in one place. Find information in over 15 different categories including: * Installation tips * Free tools and scripts * Security tips * FAQs * Performance and tuning tips * Oracle reviews and comparisons FREE EMAIL SERVICES! Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. Daily News E-Business Suite Update Oracle Tips E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. Storage update Storage may not be your core competence, but it affects every decision you make. Get the most out of your SearchDatabase.com member benefits with your free subscription to Storage magazine. Get it today Stay informed? Update your profile today to receive the latest news on Oracle, PeopleSoft and more from SearchCRM ? the CRM information partner for IT pros. Update your profile today! Check it out Database glossary Looking for an industry acronym definition? Our glossary is here for you! If you can't find a term you need, let us know. Our editors will find it and add it to the list! Visit today A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Created by TechTarget TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved. To unsubscribe from Updates on new site content: >> Simply Reply to this Email with REMOVE within the Body or Subject -OR- >> Go to: http://searchDatabase.techtarget.com/register    - Log in to edit your profile.    - Click on the link to Edit email subscriptions.    - Uncheck the box next to the newsletter you wish to unsubscribe from.    - When finished, click "Save Changes to My Profile".