For some products, figuring out the cost is easy: It’s the total figure on the invoice. For other products, like databases, that number is just the beginning. The total cost needs to include all of ...

Facing Microsoft pressure and new multicore chips, Oracle quietly cuts database prices for some lower-end servers, News.com has learned. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

As platforms continue to evolve in the technology industry, a central concern for IT executives is implementing the right systems to maximize the return on each investment. Since labor costs and ...

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 is now generally available and downloadable from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN). Improvements have been made in all key areas, with a general emphasis on helping ...

Microsoft's newest version of its database may cost you more if you deploy it on machines with more than four physical cores in each processor. That's one of the findings of the independent analysis ...

Pricing: Pay as you go model. Key features AI-powered intelligent performance optimization. Geospatial support. Postgres version 11 supports up to 37 extensions. Integration with Cloud Services.

Google is making a number of announcements around its Cloud Platform today. Most of these focus on its various cloud database services, but the company is also making a major update to its low-cost ...

The daily routine of an IT professional remains largely reactive. A lot of time and budget is spent responding to tickets, limiting the time that we spend creating systems that drive growth and ...