This week: Guides to Oracle performance tuning and security

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Published by SearchDatabase.com  November 22, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the editor: Two new learning guides >> Featured Topic: 600 DBMS tips and scripts >> Technical Advice: Featured expert advice >> Site Highlights: * New Webcast * Database Tips and Newsletters * Best Web links  From the Editor: by Tim DiCihara, Editor I'm pleased to announce a new addition to our ultra-popular "Learning Guide" series, this time devoted to two hot button issues for you Oracle DBAs: performance tuning and security. My colleagues Sara Cushman and Susan Deysher have compiled a huge array of quality expert advice, tips, scripts and webcasts from our panel of Oracle gurus as well as your fellow SearchOracle.com members. The Learning Guide to Oracle performance tuning outlines the basics of tuning then delves into the details of disk I/O tuning, SQL tuning, and Application Server and E-Business Suite tuning. The Learning Guide to Oracle security has lots of background info as well as specific advice and tips on user names and passwords, restricting access, authentication and authorization, securing the listener, encryption and much more. To say that these features are chock full of useful info is an understatement! Check them out and let me know what you think. Till next week, Tim  Featured Topic: 600 DBMS tips and scripts by Tim DiChiara, Editor Looking for that perfect script that will make your life as a DBA or database developer just a tad easier? Well, you've come to the right place. We offer over 600 Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, and SQL tips, free for the taking. Enjoy! Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Craig Mullins, Director of Technology Planning, BMC Software Category: DB2 Craig has extensive experience in the field of database management, having worked as an application developer, a DBA and an instructor with multiple database management systems, including DB2, Oracle and SQL Server. Additionally, Craig worked as a Research Director with the Gartner Group covering the field of database administration. He is the author of the DB2 Developer's Guide, the industry-leading book on DB2 for OS/390, and has published more than 100 articles on database technology. Ask Craig your tough DB2 questions! Ask Craig a question Featured expert advice >> Ask the Expert: Counting days per month in a date range Our SQL expert Rudy Limeback answers a question about counting days in a date range and grouping by year/month. Tip of the Week: The case for data stewardship What does bad data cost your organization? Where does it come from? How can you fix it? A designated data steward just may be the answer. >> Read the full tip  Site Highlights New Webcast: The open source DBMS Make sure you consider open source databases when looking for your new DBMS. This webcast describes the pros, cons and capabilities of enterprise-ready open source databases. View now Database Tips and Newsletters SearchDatabase.com's tips and newsletters feature a collection of advice and scripts from your fellow database geeks. Check them out Best Web links Pose your question now! Looking to learn more about your database management system, data management in general, or your career? Don't waste your time scouring the web for resources -- visit SearchDatabase.com's Best Web Links. Resources for database pros Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. SQL Server White Paper Alerts SQL Server Webcast Alerts E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. Database glossary Swimming in a sea of database jargon? SearchDatabase.com has your lifejacket. Check out the SearchDatabase.com Glossary and find definitions for hundreds of database specific terms. Browse terms Database Webcasts View live webcasts on a wide array of topics including, data base warehousing, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and general database issues. Register here Free Newsletters Sign up for free newsletters at SearchDatabase.com today. Get news and tips that matter to you. Newsletters include: DBA Tips, Today's News, Ask the Experts, and much more. Sign up now   A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Contact us: SearchDatabase Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by SearchDatabase.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Updates on new site content": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchDatabase.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?cid=497988&lid=430848&track=NL-78&ad=497988 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.