Database servers suffer from two distinct types of fragmentation: internal and external. Internal fragmentation occurs when records are removed from database pages causing the space the record ...

The efficiency and performance of Distributed DataBase Management Systems (DDBMS) is mainly measured by its proper design and by network communication cost between sites. Fragmentation and ...

With the Cerner acquisition now complete, Oracle's co-founder and CTO says his company will build a national EHR database to address interoperability challenges for patients, providers and public ...

Mass data fragmentation is not some heap we can point to and clean up. Imagine if every piece of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch was well-distributed across the ocean -- we would never ...

Mass data fragmentation has been a problem ever since there has been data. CIOs that focus on addressing the issue will gain better insights and realize many business benefits.

A fresh approach to secondary storage is required to solve the growing mass data fragmentation (MDF) problem.

The San José-based data management company commissioned Vanson Bourne to survey about 900 global IT leaders, 115 of them in the public sector, to get a sense for the mass data fragmentation problem.

The data fragmentation challenge With both increased risk exposure and growing storage costs to tackle, how should IT professionals be looking to manage data fragmentation more effectively?