September, 2008

Are some Oracle DBA best practices not?

Have you ever questioned a “best practice”?

Most likely not - - after all, it’s a best practice. It’s what the experts have told you, what Oracle has told you, and what you’ve read in the manuals and documentation.

Andy Mendelsohn’s Top 11g features

Last summer we brought you some favorite 11g features of Oracle DBAs from around the Web. Here at Oracle OpenWorld, Andy Mendelsohn, Oracle's senior vice president of server technologies, didn't have...

Is Oracle Beehive worth buzzing about?

It was the end of a long day - - nearly eight hours since Oracle publicly announced the release of Oracle Beehive - - but users were still eager to find out exactly what makes this new collaboration...

IOUG’s new chief gets competitive

"How many people have a (data) warehouse today?" Almost all hands shot up when Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) president and data warehousing expert Ian...

Oracle certifications: More than a piece of paper?

How much is your Oracle certification worth? It's a question that's been asked many times, but for now, we seem to have an answer: Not as much (numerically, at least) as it once was. As pay for certified SAP skills is seeing...

Who’s in trouble now?

Lately, Oracle's accusations against SAP - - everything from corporate theft to massive illegal downloading - - have been all the legal buzz in the world of the software giants.  That is, until...