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Comparing servers for Oracle database 11g upgrades
In this e-book, readers can view a technical comparison of four servers capable of running Oracle 11g and determine which edition of Oracle 11g best fits their needs. Additionally, read expert advice on an in-place upgrade vs. an Oracle migration upg... E-Book
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Doing an Oracle patch update the right way is no easy task
Knowing which Oracle patch update is the right one, and how often to apply them, is key to keeping IT and end users happy. Feature
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Global transaction IDs, full-text searches highlight MySQL 5.6 release
Performance boost is an important part of the MySQL 5.6 release, although integration may be an issue early on. Feature
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Oracle database administrators assemble their 2013 Oracle wish list
Oracle database administrators want to see better query optimization, memory leakage detection and heterogeneous support of Data Guard in 2013. Feature
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Pluggable Database virtualizes Oracle Database 12c
Several users beta testing Oracle Database 12c say that Pluggable Database is one of its most powerful new features. Feature
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Harvard cuts IT footprint with FlexPod, Oracle Database Appliance
Harvard Business Publishing needed to upgrade its aging Dell server infrastructure, and decided on two separate integrated approaches to get it done. Case study
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Collaborate 2012 Oracle user groups show guide
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Oracle database upgrade guide
If you’re considering a move to a new Oracle database version -- especially Oracle Database 11g or Oracle Database 11gR2 -- read our Oracle database upgrade guide for tips and customer success stories. Tutorial
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Oracle upgrades: Tips and trends
If you’re planning an Oracle upgrade, start here to learn about the latest Oracle upgrade trends. Also, get expert advice from Oracle gurus and learn about the current state of Oracle Fusion Middleware upgrades. Tutorial
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Oracle 10g tops list of Oracle database platforms
In a survey taken in 2010, Oracle professionals listed Oracle Database 10g as their primary database platform, despite 11g having been out since 2007. Slideshow
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Oracle upgrades lead expected database changes this year
Oracle database upgrades will be big on Oracle professionals' list of things-to-do this year, according to a recent survey by SearchOracle.com. Slideshow
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Oracle Multitenant easier to adopt than RAC, database consultant says
Alex Gorbachev, CTO of database consultancy Pythian, says he was expecting the Multitenant feature of Oracle 12c to cost more. Here's why. News | 20 Aug 2013
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Oracle 12c Database now available
The Oracle 12c Database touts several new features, though the biggest draw will probably be the paid add-on, Pluggable Databases. News | 27 Jun 2013
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Oracle Database 12c, Exadata x3 highlight OpenWorld keynote
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison highlighted some features of the new Oracle Database 12c and Exadata X3 products announced at Oracle OpenWorld 2012. News | 30 Sep 2012
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Oracle OpenWorld 2012 preview: Three questions
We asked four well-known Oracle experts three important questions about Oracle OpenWorld 2012, which is coming up next week. News | 26 Sep 2012
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Oracle Database 12c to be announced at OpenWorld
The first major upgrade to Oracle's flagship database product in three years will include features around the cloud, tuning and automation. News | 21 Sep 2012
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Midmarket companies find JD Edwards upgrades a good fit
At some point, your JD Edwards shop will have to decide whether to switch to a different product, upgrade or stay where you are. Learn what two other organizations did when working through JD Edwards upgrades. News | 08 May 2012
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IBM aims new database squarely at Oracle users
The latest version of IBM's flagship DB2 database offers several features designed to coax Oracle customers out of their software comfort zones. News | 23 Apr 2012
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Can Oracle be a NoSQL player?
The Oracle NoSQL database is mainly an attempt to satisfy existing Oracle Database customers interested in big data on the side, experts say. News | 25 Oct 2011
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Oracle’s largest database runs Beehive on Oracle Exadata
Oracle’s in-house email and collaboration application runs a 101 TB database on Oracle Exadata. A company official explained the deployment. News | 05 Oct 2011
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Facebook MySQL DBA gives tips on server management
Facebook MySQL database administrator (DBA) Rob Wultsch tells Oracle OpenWorld attendees to “keep it simple, stupid” and gives tips for preventing DBA burnout. News | 03 Oct 2011
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Evaluating the ROI of Oracle DB 12c Multitenant
Formerly called Pluggable Database, the Oracle 12c Multitenant feature is going to cost extra. Is it worth the money? Oracle Revelations
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Online patching support highlights upcoming Oracle EBS 12.2 release
Oracle EBS 12.2 is expected out this year, and support for online patching will be one of its key features. Tip
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Oracle vs. SQL Server faceoff: Oracle Database wins on high availability security
An Oracle user group member argues that Oracle wins in the battle of Oracle vs. SQL Server. Faceoff
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In-memory databases: Oracle TimesTen vs. Sybase ASE
In this first part, expert Mich Talebzadeh looks at the Oracle TimesTen in-memory database, detailing how it works and explaining when it’s beneficial over a traditional relational database management system. Tip
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How to copy an Oracle database
Contributor Raymond Lefebvre, a database director, explains how to do one of the most common things DBAs are required to do – copy an Oracle database. Tip
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Consolidate Oracle databases with session schema management
In part two of this series on database consolidation, the author explains how an Oracle consolidation can be done using session schema management. Tip
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Upgrading to Oracle Database 11g
If you have previously installed an earlier version of the Oracle database server, you can upgrade your database to Oracle Database 11g. Multiple upgrade paths are supported; the right choice for you will depend on factors such as your current Oracle... Tip
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How do I do that in Oracle?
This series is a collection of tips that explain in detail how to perform specific tasks in Oracle related to database administration. Tip
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Inside the Oracle 11g SQL Performance Advisor, part 1
This preview from the forthcoming book "Oracle 11g New Features" describes the goals of holistic SQL tuning and the steps to perform automated SQL tuning with Oracle 11g's new SQL Performance Advisor feature. Tip
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Inside the Oracle 11g SQL Performance Advisor, part 2
Part 2 of this excerpt from "Oracle 11g New Features" explains how to create a SQL Tuning Set (STS) to be used as input for the SQL Performance Advisor, Oracle 11g's new automatic SQL tuning feature. Tip
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Using the cost-based optimizer to improve Database 10g performance
An advantage of upgrading to Oracle 10g is that the cost-based optimizer (CBO) has been improved to choose the best execution plans based on statistics of the data. But one of the most common causes of performance issues in 10g databases is bad stati... Tip
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Do I need to pay extra for licenses for an Oracle Partitioning Option?
Do you have an Oracle Partitioning Option installed in your database? Learn whether you need to pay extra for licensing and how to be compliant in this tip from an Oracle licensing expert. Answer
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How to use the Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA)
Oracle expert Brian Peasland explains in what scenarios to use the Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant and more about the Oracle DBUA in this expert tip. Ask the Expert
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Exp/imp for complex cross-platform migration and upgrade
I have to migrate data from Oracle 7, Oracle 8i, Oracle RAC 9i to Oracle 10g on different operating systems. Can I do it with the exp/imp utility? Ask the Expert
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Data exchange between Oracle 10g and 8i databases
We have an Oracle 8i database connected to other 8i databases. If we upgrade it to Oracle 10g but leave the others at 8i, will there be any problem with the data exchange? Ask the Expert
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Do statistics on SYS-owned objects hurt performance in 10g?
You mentioned that in Oracle 9i statistics on SYS-owned objects can actually hurt the performance. Is it the same in 10g? Ask the Expert
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Business case for Oracle Database upgrades
How can I make a business case to convince my top management that the time to upgrade all our production Oracle 9i databases to Oracle 10g is now? Ask the Expert
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How to migrate from Oracle 8 to Oracle 10g with exp/imp
We have to migrate from Oracle 8.1.7 to Oracle 10.2.0 using the exp/imp utility. Please let us know the checklist. Ask the Expert
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Oracle 10g study materials
Can you provide me with some study materials about Oracle 11g? Ask the Expert
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Hardware specs for latest versions of Oracle and Forms/Reports
What sort of work-at-home machine specs should I be looking for if I want to upgrade to the latest versions of Oracle and Forms/Reports and start learning how to build .Net Web applications? Ask the Expert
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How to install Oracle 10g on Sun Solaris 9
I am trying to install Oracle 10g on a Sun Solaris version 9 platform with required patches. What are the steps? Ask the Expert
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10g
10g is Oracle's grid computing product group including (among other things) a database management system (DBMS) and an application server. In addition to supporting grid computing features such as resource sharing and automatic load balancing. (Conti... Definition
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How to get the most out of Toad for Oracle 10
Toad Product Manager John Pocknell talks about Toad for Oracle 10 in this podcast, discussing its new features, how it can be used by both DBAs and developers and more. Podcast
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Intermap details its Oracle database 11g upgrade
Intermap is the first company to store 3D elevation data in an Oracle 11g database. In this podcast, Intermap's senior director of information management explains the upgrade. Podcast
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Oracle Multitenant easier to adopt than RAC, database consultant says
Alex Gorbachev, CTO of database consultancy Pythian, says he was expecting the Multitenant feature of Oracle 12c to cost more. Here's why. News
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Evaluating the ROI of Oracle DB 12c Multitenant
Formerly called Pluggable Database, the Oracle 12c Multitenant feature is going to cost extra. Is it worth the money? Oracle Revelations
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Oracle 12c Database now available
The Oracle 12c Database touts several new features, though the biggest draw will probably be the paid add-on, Pluggable Databases. News
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Online patching support highlights upcoming Oracle EBS 12.2 release
Oracle EBS 12.2 is expected out this year, and support for online patching will be one of its key features. Tip
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Doing an Oracle patch update the right way is no easy task
Knowing which Oracle patch update is the right one, and how often to apply them, is key to keeping IT and end users happy. Feature
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Global transaction IDs, full-text searches highlight MySQL 5.6 release
Performance boost is an important part of the MySQL 5.6 release, although integration may be an issue early on. Feature
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Oracle database administrators assemble their 2013 Oracle wish list
Oracle database administrators want to see better query optimization, memory leakage detection and heterogeneous support of Data Guard in 2013. Feature
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Pluggable Database virtualizes Oracle Database 12c
Several users beta testing Oracle Database 12c say that Pluggable Database is one of its most powerful new features. Feature
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Harvard cuts IT footprint with FlexPod, Oracle Database Appliance
Harvard Business Publishing needed to upgrade its aging Dell server infrastructure, and decided on two separate integrated approaches to get it done. Case study
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Oracle Database 12c, Exadata x3 highlight OpenWorld keynote
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison highlighted some features of the new Oracle Database 12c and Exadata X3 products announced at Oracle OpenWorld 2012. News
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About Oracle database installation, upgrades and patches
Find tips and advice for installing the Oracle database and applications, as well as information on Oracle upgrades and patches, including troubleshooting and solving common error messages.