Canonical, maker of the Ubuntu Linux Distribution, has joined the Linux Foundation. Canonical has advanced Linux on both the desktop and server and should be a good fit for the Linux Foundation, dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux. Canonical supports several other open-source projects including Bazaar, Storm and Upstart, and by joining, it should be able to support and benefit from other Linux community members in the Linux Foundation, including IBM, Novell, Oracle, Intel, Red Hat and VMware.
- Canonical, maintainer of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has joined the Linux
Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of
Linux.
By joining, Canonical can both contribute to and benefit from the foundation
that features many of the Linux community’s leading comp…
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Customers can now run Oracle software, data backup services using Amazon.com’s cloud computing services.
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Oracle said Monday it is now giving customers more personalized support through a new system that combines the previous MetaLink portal with Oracle Software Configuration Manager.
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Fortinet has entered the database security space with a new appliance based on technology it acquired from IPLocks. The product - which supports IBM DB2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and a host of other databases - is targeted at mid-level enterprises looking to address database security concerns. Fortinet also has plans to release other versions of the appliance to support both larger and smaller database environments down the road.
- Fortinet has officially added database security to its repertoire with the first member of a family of appliances based on technology acquired from IPLocks earlier this year.
With the release of FortiDB-1000B, Fortinet is making good on its promise to extend its security focus to the database laye…
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Oracle database administrators might claim to fear data breaches and talk big about security features, but not all employ the strongest data leak prevention practices. A survey of 316 Oracle database users by the Independent Oracle Users Group offers a window into the security concerns of Oracle database administrators and the database security and data leak prevention tactics in use. The Oracle OpenWorld user conference Sept. 21 to 25 shines a light on Oracle database security features and practices.
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The IOUG survey found 17 percent of users said either some or none of their databases were securely configured. Another 15 percent were unsure. Though that bodes well, only 28 percent said quot;all quot; were configured securely. The remainder said quot;many quot; were.
Database mon…
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The move will bring Oracle into the hardware business and
place the two technology giants into competition with smaller
players Teradata and Netezza, which
specialize in selling those devices, known as data warehousing
appliances,
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HP and Oracle are collaborating to ensure that data infrastructure of the future will be up to the heavy demands that will inevitably be placed upon it.
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None other than Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will join Oracle CEO Larry Ellison at the Oracle OpenWorld conference this week.
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Open server leverages existing infrastructure, including Microsoft’s Active Directory.
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At OpenWorld, the database giant debuts updates and new offerings described as making deployment and development easier and more efficient.
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