Oracle Databases are a target of cyber-attacks by hackers looking to obtain sensitive data such as credit card numbers and personally identifiable information used in identify theft.  Even though databases are not externally accessible, they are still a target as most cyber-attacks penetrate the network perimeter and look for high value targets within your internal…

With Oracle Database 19c a new tool will become available: The AutoUpgrade Tool will upgrade hundreds and thousands of databases or PDBs fully unattended automatically. You will only need one config file. And everything else, from preupgrade to fixups to upgrade and finally postupgrade and time zone adjustments, everything gets handled by the tool. Regardless…

With Oracle Database 19c a new tool will become available: The AutoUpgrade Tool will upgrade hundreds and thousands of databases or PDBs fully unattended automatically. You will only need one config file. And everything else, from preupgrade to fixups to upgrade and finally postupgrade and time zone adjustments, everything gets handled by the tool. Regardless…

Relational Databases are extremely sophisticated, but their extensive functionality makes it challenging for them to achieve hyperscale. Some have turned to alternative technologies such as key value stores, which exclude most of the functionality of Relational Databases in order to make scaling easier. However, increasingly more people are seeking a solution that achieves extreme scalability…

Relational Databases are extremely sophisticated, but their extensive functionality makes it challenging for them to achieve hyperscale. Some have turned to alternative technologies such as key value stores, which exclude most of the functionality of Relational Databases in order to make scaling easier. However, increasingly more people are seeking a solution that achieves extreme scalability…

Understanding how applications and clients communicate with databases is key to succeessful deployments. This presentation teaches the basics of the Oracle Server networking by discussing the various components of OracleNet. We will discuss the various ways to connect to the database through the network and some tips to help simplify many of the challenges Oracle networking can pose.

How often do you get the chance to start over and do things the way you want?  That's what we did with Unified Audit in Oracle Database 12c.  Join us to review why we created this greaet new feature, learn about some of the many things you can do with Unified Audit, and hear our…

Is sometimes difficult to quickly identify the root cause of a performance issue in the database. Automatic workload Repository (AWR) contains most of the information needed to identify these issues, but it could be overwhelming due the amount of data and statistics. Then, there's a need of a method to quickly identify if the database…

Is sometimes difficult to quickly identify the root cause of a performance issue in the database. Automatic workload Repository (AWR) contains most of the information needed to identify these issues, but it could be overwhelming due the amount of data and statistics. Then, there's a need of a method to quickly identify if the database…

How often do you get the chance to start over and do things the way you want?  That's what we did with Unified Audit in Oracle Database 12c.  Join us to review why we created this greaet new feature, learn about some of the many things you can do with Unified Audit, and hear our…