Includes Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse and Database Appliances.

As databases continue to grow larger and more complex they present issues in terms of security, performance and management. Taneja Group analysts cover the vendors and the technologies that harness the power of archiving to reduce the size of active databases. We also cover specialized database appliances that have become the vogue lately. All data protection issues surrounding databases are also covered in detail. We write extensively on this topic for the benefit of the IT user.

	Oracle VM: Bringing Server Virtualization into the Data Center (Report) Opinion piece on the anticipated industry impact of Oracle VM Nov 30, 2007
	Barbarians at the Gate - Data Warehouse Appliances Challenge Existing Storage Paradigm - Market Prof (Profile) Despite all the marketing talk about “intelligence” in the storage network, we still have a ways to go as an industry. The truth is that most storage today is simply not as aware of applications, data access patterns, and workflows, as they should be. While established vendors have built general purpose block-based storage capable of running a wide spectrum of workloads, these systems are not optimized for any particular workload and possess no intelligence about the application, its data formats, and access patterns. On the other end of the spectrum, especially over the past 5 years, we have witnessed an increasing drive toward more specialized storage appliances and devices. These specialized storage appliances and systems combine application intelligence or workload optimizations with core data storage capabilities in order to deliver a tailored turnkey solution for a particular application or business need. May 01, 2007
	Data Warehousing Appliances - Technology Brief (Report) Today’s enterprises face an untenable problem with respect to their data warehousing and business intelligence infrastructure. On the one hand, companies must keep and store more data online longer to gain greater insight into their customer base and drive new levels of profitability, retention and loyalty. To that end, their data warehousing environments become strategic assets of the line of business. Apr 01, 2007
	Solix (Profile) Sensitive information is increasingly finding its way into the hands of malicious individuals either through external breaches or insider thefts from employees or contractors. Database applications like ERP and CRM house vast repositories of sensitive and private information such as salary and pay grade information, customer data, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, and financial data. Mar 01, 2007
	Structured Data: The Holy Grail of Archiving - Technology Brief (Report) Over the past several years new compliance regulatory requirements have compelled companies in the financial services, healthcare and other industries to develop and implement stringent archival and retention policies for key electronic records such as email, instant messages, and patient records. It is not surprising that then that most of the momentum and buzz around archiving has to date been focused on email. Oct 01, 2004