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Microsoft SQL Server Upgrade Woes: 2005 to 2008

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Is your restore taking a long time?
A common upgrade methodology used in a MSSQL environment is backup/restore. If you choose to use this method and you are upgrading from MSSQL 2005 to MSSQL 2008 you should consider applying the most recent update (MSSQL Cumulative Update 4 for the base release or MSSQL Cumulative Update 1 [...]

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 [...]

Can I Apply an Oracle Security Patch to a RAC Database Without Taking Downtime?

Friday, September 5th, 2008

In short, it depends. The first step involved with applying an Oracle CPU is using the OPatch tool to apply the patch to the required Oracle Homes. This requires that no processes are running out of the home at the time of patching. This requirement does mean that the instances running on one instance on [...]

Network World: Database administrators in high demand

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Matt Zito was quoted in this week’s IT Careers and Training Alert by Jon Brodkin.
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Webinar: “Are You Ready to Upgrade?” 2/13/08 at 1:00 p.m. ET

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Please join us tomorrow for a complimentary Webinar from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET (10:00 - 11:00 a.m. PT) entitled, “Microsoft and Oracle are Ready to Upgrade - Are You?”
Matthew Zito, chief scientist of GridApp Systems, will discuss how SQL Server and Oracle database upgrades can be performed quickly and easily, allowing your IT organizations [...]

Highlights of a Successful IT Professional

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Starting in April of this year, I started to assemble the content that would become this blog. Our goal in creating this blog was to reach out to everyone who could benefit from our thoughts about managing life’s data - this includes customers, partners, candidates, and even our employees. We strive to connect the [...]

Time to Automate

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

At this point we’re all on the same page that automation is essential for properly managing the database layer.  Many factors play into this, including the number of steps involved with performing the activities at hand, the number of inputs involved, and the difficulty of verifying that any particular activity is [...]