Data encryption performs two purposes: it protects data against internal prying eyes, and it protects data against external threats (hacking, theft of backup tapes, etc.) Encryption in the database ...

The cloud database is a database that has been designed or optimized within the virtualized computing atmosphere. Moreover, placing the database into the cloud can be considered the most useful way to ...

A proper database design cannot be thrown together quickly by novices. A practiced and formal approach to gathering data requirements and modeling data is mandatory. This modeling effort requires a ...

Organizations that use prepackaged ERP/CRM, custom, and third-party applications are seeing their production databases grow exponentially. At the same time, business policies and regulations require ...

Radio stations handle large amounts of data. While many may not think of the station as being a data center, in reality it is. This article on data center design considerations can apply to a radio ...

From security musts and indexing gotchas to replication and sharding tips, follow these essential dos and don’ts to make the most of your MongoDB database systems. MongoDB is a non-relational document ...

This guide from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory spans the categories of IT systems and their environmental conditions with a goal of making it easier for data center owners and operators to ...

A customer relationship management (CRM) database is a resource that contains all customer data that all departments within an organization can access. These data include customer information, sales ...