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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 database professionals challenged by availability, upgrade issues
On top of the list for Oracle database professionals' challenges includes issues around availability and upgrades. Slideshow
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Oracle database and application budgets in the down economy
See how Oracle professionals are handling their Oracle database and application budgets in 2010 in the midst of a down economy. Slideshow
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The best of the Oracle 11g-ready servers
With all the software upgrade choices made, it is time to look at the server hardware. This section is a deep dive comparing the technical merits of five servers deemed capable of running Oracle 11g database with good performance. Guide
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Comparing servers for Oracle database 11g upgrades
An Oracle 11g upgrade means server hardware will need more octane. Find out how to compare Oracle 11g servers for database upgrades and which servers will speed performance. Guide
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Can Sun shine running Oracle 11g?
Until the recent past, not many users would consider using a Sun server to run a departmental database. With the Oracle-Sun merger, that could change. Here are some Sun contenders worthy of consideration. Guide
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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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Oracle Exadata server guide
Read everything you want to know about Oracle Exadata: specs, news stories, opinion columns, and videos from customers. Guide | 08 Apr 2011
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Oracle Sun enterprise server hardware guide
Knowing what hardware works best for your Oracle databases, middleware and applications is key to optimizing performance. This Oracle Sun enterprise server hardware guide should help you on your way. Guide | 08 Apr 2011
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Oracle Database 11g Express Edition
More than three years after releasing the paid version of Oracle Database 11g, Oracle has released the limited free version of its database. News | 06 Apr 2011
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One shop describes its move off Oracle on Itanium
Given Oracle’s recent announcement that it would stop software development on Itanium, one environmental services company’s decision to move to x86 Linux is timely. News | 25 Mar 2011
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Users consider Oracle EBS R12 upgrade as Premier Support for 11i ends
Premier Support for Oracle E-Business Suite11i ends Nov. 30, and end users must decide whether to move to Extended Support, which brings fewer features and higher maintenance fees, or do an EBS R12 upgrade. News | 28 Oct 2010
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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 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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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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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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How to uninstall Oracle
Part of our "How do I do that in Oracle?" series, this tip, compiled largely of advice from our expert Oracle DBAs, explains in detail how to uninstall Oracle software from your system. 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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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
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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
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Collaborate 2012 Oracle user groups show guide
Conference Coverage
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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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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
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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
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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
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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.