'Leap second' snafu affects Oracle clusterware
The additional second that time-tracking scientists added to 2008 to adjust for the slowing of the earth's rotation is causing problems with Oracle's Cluster Ready Services (CRS) clusterware, but a pair of fixes are available, said an Oracle document dated Monday.
Delve into database files with CDBF
If you regularly work with DBF files, CDBF is worth checking out.
Microsoft warns of SQL attack
Just days after patching a critical flaw in its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft is now warning users of a serious bug in its SQL Server database software.
Zoho releases SQL-based data-access service
Zoho, maker of an on-demand suite of business and productivity applications, on Tuesday announced CloudSQL, a new service that lets developers use the ubiquitous SQL to connect Zoho data with other cloud-based or on-premises applications.
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