Data backup costs can be decreased and recovery-time objectives (RTOs) improved by leveraging space-efficient database snapshots and a general-purpose catalog, writes Wikibon CEO and Co-founder David ...

Snapshots don't take up much space and can be made quickly – unlike backups, which can take many hours as every bit of data must be transferred. Here are five use cases where snapshots can and should ...

Oracle has added a new utility to its storage software portfolio that is designed to streamline and automate critical tasks for customers using Oracle Database with Oracle’s Sun ZFS Storage Appliance.

A major advantage driving the trend to all-flash storage environments is the prospect of replacing most database copies with snapshots, in the process cutting total storage needs in half. However, the ...