By Philip J. Gill In an era of tight IT budgets, complex multitier computing infrastructures, and dynamic business and user needs, server consolidation is the killer app for virtualization. But IT organizations are also looking to virtualization to make business applications more available, reliable, and manageable. Find out how Pella Corporation and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories are reaping the benefits of virtualization solutions based on Oracle VM. By David Baum Sabre Holdings has always been an innovator. It built the first airline passenger reservation system in 1960, and is now embracing private database cloud technology as the world’s largest software-as-a-service provider to the airline industry. Read how Sabre relies on Oracle Database 11g, Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and other Oracle technologies to support more than 100 projects and 700 users—while saving time and money—on its private cloud. By Tom Haunert Oracle Magazine has been published for 25 years. See how far it’s come . . . and where it’s going. Plus, get a look at the people behind Oracle Magazine. |