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The July 24 edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting Stephen F. Austin University's (SFA) implementation of Oracle Exadata Database Machine to improve registration and student system reliability. The article notes that the implementation enables students to register for classes more quickly with virtually no system bottlenecks or downtime. Further, due to the improved system reliability and scalability, SFA's systems and administration team has been able to reduce staff overtime by eliminating the need to work nights and weekends to address performance issues.

The October 18 editions of eCampus News includes the Oracle press release announcing colleges and universities improving system performance and simplifying information technology (IT) maintenance with Oracle Exadata Database Machine. The press release notes that colleges and universities are driving consolidation, reducing operating expenses, and improving application performance to support peak registration periods. Additionally, the press release highlights University of Arkansas, Northern Illinois University, and Brigham Young University's improvements utilizing Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

The October 18 editions of eSchool News includes the Oracle press release announcing colleges and universities improving system performance and simplifying information technology (IT) maintenance with Oracle Exadata Database Machine. The press release notes that colleges and universities are driving consolidation, reducing operating expenses, and improving application performance to support peak registration periods. Additionally, the press release highlights University of Arkansas, Northern Illinois University, and Brigham Young University's improvements utilizing Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

The October 22 issue of Campus Technology include an article highlighting two recent Oracle announcements regarding Oracle Exadata Database Machine and new features released for Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. The article notes that Northern Illinois University (NIU) implemented two Oracle Exadata Database Machines and includes comment from Steven Pace, associate director of the Division of Finance and Facilities at NIU. He notes that Oracle Exadata Database Machine improved the university's administrative system availability and reliability, and accelerated batch run times. The article also notes that University of Arkansas implemented two Oracle Exadata Database Machines to improve the performance of its PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and Oracle WebCenter Content. Additionally, Brigham Young University consolidated 50 database servers and storage systems with Oracle Exadata Database Machine to help improve performance of its Oracle campus systems. Finally, the article also includes information regarding the new features Oracle released for its PeopleSoft Campus Solutions suite. The article notes the new program-based enrollment functionality is designed to help students plan their path to degree completion, and the new assessment feature helps instructors to define and assess any type of learning activities.

The November/December issue of Oracle Magazine included an article about how organizations use Oracle Exadata Database Machine for increased efficiency, private cloud solutions, consolidation, and database as a service (DBaaS). The article highlights the University of Minnesota's DBaaS implementation to create its database hotel, which it developed to provide faster, more flexible, and more efficient service to all university departments. The university has two Oracle Exadata Database Machines and Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) for high availability. It also uses the Data Guard feature for disaster recovery capabilities. The university can now return registration results within seconds, even during peak registration periods, and through centralized IT, it enables departments to manage their own databases.