There has been an explosion of IT applications in recent years. This presents a major challenge for companies with regards to IT investments in hardware for databases. This can be dedicated database hardware for a specific set of applications, shared database hardware across all disparate applications within the organization, or a mix of both. This…

This presentation will look at which 11gR1 & 11gR2 new features should be investigated for use. Most of the features that will be covered will be related to the DBA, but there will also be a few outside that realm. There will be simple examples to show the basic functionality of the following new features…

This presentation will look at which 11gR1 & 11gR2 new features should be investigated for use. Most of the features that will be covered will be related to the DBA, but there will also be a few outside that realm. There will be simple examples to show the basic functionality of the following new features…

What do DBAs and others need to know about Oracle on Sun virtual environments? You can split up a Sun server to deploy multiple Oracle environments, with each one isolated and behaving like a separate box. You can consolidate your Oracle environments in a secure and yet flexible manner. In this session we will address…

What do DBAs and others need to know about Oracle on Sun virtual environments? You can split up a Sun server to deploy multiple Oracle environments, with each one isolated and behaving like a separate box. You can consolidate your Oracle environments in a secure and yet flexible manner. In this session we will address…

This presentation will provide a beginning set of security steps you can take with your Oracle database. As of 11g some of these recommendations are now the default, but if you are managing previous versions of Oracle, these are basic minimum steps that should be taken. Here is a beginning set of security features that…

Disk I/O remains the single most expensive of any operation and every computer professional needs to know how to manage the storage and retrieval of their database. With 64-bit technology, the IT professional also must understand the internals of RAM data buffering and how to get the most from your RAM resources. This presentation will…

Disk I/O remains the single most expensive of any operation and every computer professional needs to know how to manage the storage and retrieval of their database. With 64-bit technology, the IT professional also must understand the internals of RAM data buffering and how to get the most from your RAM resources. This presentation will…

This session will focus on Oracle's support of Oracle running on Linux on System Z and also include technical tips.

This session will focus on Oracle's support of Oracle running on Linux on System Z and also include technical tips.