3 Trends in the Oracle DBTA World -- published in "Database Trends and Applications"

By Rich Niemiec, CEO -- TUSC I've worked with TUSC, a major Oracle integrator, for almost two decades. Over the past five years, I've seen three major trends that seem to be molding the future of database administration. The first is the adoption of RAC and an accelerating trend toward grid computing. The second is a movement toward Linux for smaller and mid-sized systems. The third is the pendulum swing first toward offshoring DBA type of work and then a shift away from offshoring and toward a new mixed model. All three movements are being driven by the usual corporate business goals of increasing efficiency and lowering costs... *** Click here to read the full article