As a new DBA, you may be eager to learn new skills while trying to absorb as much technical information as possible. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but is it an oncoming train? Technical skills are important but you can also learn important lessons from others who have succeeded as DBAs,…

As a new DBA, you may be eager to learn new skills while trying to absorb as much technical information as possible. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but is it an oncoming train? Technical skills are important but you can also learn important lessons from others who have succeeded as DBAs,…

Being an Oracle server process is no easy thing. While typically doing a whole lot of nothing, when asked to do something expectations are extremely high. And all this happens while it's being subjected to all sorts of infuriating roadblocks. If you think teenage drama is exhausting, that's nothing compared to what an Oracle server…

As a new DBA, you may be eager to learn new skills while trying to absorb as much technical information as possible. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but is it an oncoming train? Technical skills are important but you can also learn important lessons from others who have succeeded as DBAs,…

In 2009 in order to facilitate the move to a new disaster proof data center Indiana University needed to create scores of Oracle instances in a short period of time. Key to this effort was the decision to create some simple standardized scripts and instructions to allow us to quickly and consistently clone binaries, create…

You have seenthem - GC Block 2-Way or 3-way. What does that actually mean? How do you improvethe performance if you don't understand what the term actually means. In thissession you will understand the fundamental concepts of RAC and the reasons forsome command GC wait events and how to resolve them. In addition, you willlearn…

In 2009 in order to facilitate the move to a new disaster proof data center Indiana University needed to create scores of Oracle instances in a short period of time. Key to this effort was the decision to create some simple standardized scripts and instructions to allow us to quickly and consistently clone binaries, create…

You have seenthem - GC Block 2-Way or 3-way. What does that actually mean? How do you improvethe performance if you don't understand what the term actually means. In thissession you will understand the fundamental concepts of RAC and the reasons forsome command GC wait events and how to resolve them. In addition, you willlearn…

You have seenthem - GC Block 2-Way or 3-way. What does that actually mean? How do you improvethe performance if you don't understand what the term actually means. In thissession you will understand the fundamental concepts of RAC and the reasons forsome command GC wait events and how to resolve them. In addition, you willlearn…

Enterprise Manager has become a keystone product for managing Oracle software and hardware. In this technical session participants will be introduced to the architecture of the 11g Fusion stack and walked through the installation process.