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In the 1990s, administion databases and networks were discrete tasks. That's not the case anymore

MySQL to offer database monitoring service

Open-source company MySQL AB confirmed recent reports that it will offer a database monitoring and advisory service as part of its MySQL Enterprise commercial subscription service later this year.

Oracle 10g could ease DBA tedium, users say

Oracle Corp. users took stock of the company's new 10g database in Toronto last week, saying that the software's automated management and self-tuning features...

BMC to upgrade DB2 management tools

BMC Software Inc. on Monday will announce upgrades to five of its SmartDBA management tools for Version 7 of IBM Corp.'s DB2 mainframe database, along with two upgrades for the distributed, UDB (Universal Database) edition of DB2.

Talk of revolution and chaos abounds at user conference

Put aside your copy of Secrets of SQL and Database Administration for Dummies. If the messages put forward in San Diego at the Informix Solutions Portal 99 user conference are right, names such as Locke, Rousseau and Paine will soon be topping the best-seller list for well-read DBAs.

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