Not So Unbreakable
Oracle touted its database software as unbreakable, but many security researchers think the company is not spending enough effort on security. Steve Jones has a few comments.
2011-12-08
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Editorial
Sharing Your Database Server
Is is time to consider sharing your database server with other applications? Steve Jones thinks with today's powerful servers and changes to licensing, this might make sense.
2011-12-07
157 reads
Layers of Security
A good security scheme will contain many layers. Today Steve Jones talks about one of those: good habits.
2011-12-06
179 reads
2016-04-05 (first published: 2011-12-05)
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Not having TDE in all editions is stupid
Transparent Data Encryption is only available in Enterprise Edition and above. Steve Jones thinks that's a mistake.
2011-12-05
114 reads
A Welcome Intruder
This Friday Steve Jones asked about penetration testing of your security. Have any of you ever tested your systems?
2011-12-02
115 reads
Fast Migrations
Virtualization is an important technology for anyone working with servers, and as vendors look to improve the performance of their hypervisors, this technology might be more important for data professionals to understand.
2011-12-01
127 reads
A Refreshing Break
Steve Jones talks about his recent vacation break and one change that made it a huge success.
2011-11-30
119 reads
Thinking Time
Do you get time to stop and think, without being pressured to solve a specific problem? Steve Jones notes that it's important to get that creative time to grow and produce better work.
2011-11-29
220 reads
Stress – It’s Not Fair
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at stress and how it impacts your job. He offers a few ways that you might better deal with it as well.
2011-11-28
215 reads
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