Tag: Oracle
BCP and ISQL on Unix/Linux to SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, DB2 and something blue
The wedding tradition in the States is to have something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
And the data access geek in you is thinking: "Use the blue font on Putty to your Unix/Linux server to launch Progress DataDirect's new standards based bulk utilities and...
Virtualization - the Wave of the Future (and Present)
There have been many relatively recent dramatic improvements in hardware. Factors such as processor speed/design and network capacity appear to be making shortages of hardware resources very pre-2011. Not to mention falling prices that appear to not have hit bottom just yet. But with improving...
Dell & Boomi – All Just a Little Bit of History Repeating
Reading the news about Dell’s acquisition of Boomi on Tuesday, I’ve come to this conclusion: history is repeating itself. Even more consolidation in this space is likely to occur. Integration...
Oracle / IBM Pact: Does it really matter?
In a post on this blog earlier this week, my esteemed colleague Jesse Davis weighed in with his thoughts on the Java Pact singed by Oracle and IBM. Jesse talked about how his concerns about the fragmentation of the Java language were put to rest with what he described as a pact that had some meat...
Oracle / IBM Java Pact a Good Thing
In a blog post yesterday, Steve Lohr of The New York Times said, “software developers uneasily held their collective breath when Oracle bought Sun Microsystems earlier this year.” That’s a good way to frame...
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