Archive for May 29th, 2009

Database Automation Challenges

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Automating common system functionality, like provisioning, patching and upgrading, for the database is a far greater challenge than for operating systems. Most importantly, database vendors typically force a shorter support lifespan on each release compared to operating system vendors. This is especially true for releases preceding the terminal release – early adopters can expect many [...]