Quest Takes Popular SQLServerPedia Cross-Platform to Oracle, Cloud Databases

August 9, 2010

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With 65 syndicated bloggers and 200,000-plus visitors a month, SQL site is ready to expand up and out

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quest Software, Inc.:

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Quest Software today took its popular free online SQL Server knowledgebase, SQLServerPedia, cross-platform with the launch of two new online resources: OraDBPedia and CloudDBPedia. Powered by Quest, yet driven by the community, SQLServerPedia has experienced massive growth since its inception in 2008, today syndicating 65 SQL-focused blogs—growing at a rate of about 5 new bloggers monthly—and drawing in more than 200,000 visitors on average each month. Like their predecessor, Quest’s new online communities will each offer product-neutral videos, podcasts, blogs, and community-run wikis.
Building upon SQLServerPedia’s success, Quest plans to continue expanding its online community initiatives beyond SQL Server, Oracle and cloud databases to serve the needs of database professionals tasked with managing multiple platforms, or who are eager to learn about emerging database technology like Hadoop and NoSQL.
- “Staying plugged in to your peers and the market means you’re invested in your career and in increasing your value to your employer. Quest is doing a fantastic job helping us database pros do that by providing free content on SQLServerPedia, and now on community sites for Oracle and cloud databases,” said Tom Sager, lead DBA, E.ON U.S. “As someone who manages a heterogeneous environment, having access to free online resources and communities across multiple database platforms is invaluable to helping me stay on top of best practices and emerging technology.”
Quest is home to several database management experts spanning various platforms – including SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, Sybase and NoSQL/cloud – three of whom were named editors-in-chief for Quest’s educational sites. Iain Kick, a Quest consultant based in the UK, recently was named SQLServerPedia’s new editor-in-chief. Jeff Smith, Quest systems consultant and Oracle domain expert, will perform editor-in-chief duties for OraDBPedia. CloudDBPedia will be led by Guy Harrison, Quest inventor of Toad® for Cloud Databases and an Oracle ACE.
- Read Iain Kick’s blog, and follow Iain on Twitter. Plus, read the post from former SQLServerPedia editor-in-chief Brent Ozar, “Meet SQLServerPedia’s New Editor-in-Chief: Iain Kick,” on passing the torch to Iain.
- Read Jeff Smith’s blog, and follow Jeff on Twitter.
- Read Guy Harrison’s blog, and follow Guy on Twitter.
Quest currently offers direct SQLServerPedia integration in its Toad®, Spotlight® and Foglight® database product lines, allowing users to search and access the site’s content, including videos and podcasts, directly from within the product. Later this year, Quest plans to unveil codename "Lucy," a new product initiative that will provide users with a cloud-based service extending the benefits of SQLServerPedia by providing personalized analyses and advice, and encouraging collaboration across users’ environments.
For a full demonstration of all Quest virtualization and cloud offerings, please visit us at VMworld Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 in Quest booths 1113 and 1213 in Moscone Center South.

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Referenced Links:

Quest Software: www.quest.com
SQLServerPedia: www.sqlserverpedia.com
OraDBPedia: www.Oradbpedia.com
CloudDBPedia: www.clouddbpedia.com
database management experts: http://www.quest.com/newsroom/quest-experts-database.aspx
Iain Kick’s blog: http://www.iainkick.com/
Follow Iain on Twitter: http://twitter.com/iainkick
Meet SQLServerPedia’s New Editor-in-Chief: Iain Kick: http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2010/07/meet-sqlserverpedias-editorinchief-iain-kick/
Jeff Smith’s blog: http://www.thatjeffsmith.com/
Follow Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/hillbillytoad
Guy Harrison’s blog: http://guyharrison.squarespace.com/blog
Follow Guy on Twitter: http://twitter.com/guyharrison
systems management: www.quest.com
application monitoring: www.quest.com/application-monitoring/
database management: www.quest.com/database-management/

Windows management: www.quest.com/windows-management/
virtualization management: www.quest.com/virtualization/

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