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• Oracle Linux DTrace raises excitement, wariness

  Oracle Linux DTrace has been ported from DTrace Solaris. Linux aficionados are excited but worried about its future in the hands of Oracle.  Continue Reading

• New Oracle user group president talks upgrades, customizations

  Margaret Wright, the new president of the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), talks about her vision for the group and challenges its users face.  Continue Reading

• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting can save money

  An Infosys consultant argues that JD Edwards EnterpriseOne One View Reporting can save big bucks over customized reporting.  Continue Reading

• Oracle database administrators assemble their 2013 Oracle wish list

  Oracle database administrators want to see better query optimization, memory leakage detection and heterogeneous support of Data Guard in 2013.  Continue Reading

• Pluggable Database virtualizes Oracle Database 12c

  Several users beta testing Oracle Database 12c say that Pluggable Database is one of its most powerful new features.  Continue Reading

• How CTO Joel Gilbert built his own Exadata

  Gilbert, CTO of workforce management software company Pipkins, said he built Exadata before Oracle did. Well, kind of. See how he did it.  Continue Reading

• Oracle customers build the Exalogic business case

  OpenWorld attendees cited major ATG projects, massive PeopleSoft systems and data center modernization as reasons to buy a big ticket Exalogic box.  Continue Reading

• Supervalu hands out 2,200 iPads to store managers for better productivity

  Supermarket giant Supervalu had to upgrade its identity and access management software to accommodate a major rollout of iPads to store managers.  Continue Reading

• PayPal completes a 60-day migration to Oracle Exadata

  Online payment processor PayPal knows what it takes to migrate to a new data management platform in a hurry.  Continue Reading

• Harvard cuts IT footprint with FlexPod, Oracle Database Appliance

  Harvard Business Publishing needed to upgrade its aging Dell server infrastructure, and decided on two separate integrated approaches to get it done.  Continue Reading

• Book excerpt: Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Handbook

  Brush up on your understanding of Exalogic with this handbook excerpt, which differentiates between Oracle's Exalogic Elastic Cloud and Exadata Machine.  Continue Reading

• Faceoff: Oracle Exalytics, a true appliance, surpasses SAP HANA

  Oracle Exalytics has backwards compatibility, innovative in-memory database features and is a true appliance, making it better than SAP HANA.  Continue Reading

• Book excerpt: Effective MySQL Backup and Recovery

  As a DBA, you need to create an effective strategy. How? Read this excerpt from Ronald Bradford's 'Effective MySQL: Backup and Recovery' to find out.  Continue Reading

• Commodity Sun x86 server users not feeling the love from Oracle

  Oracle has made it clear that it’s not interested in x86 commodity servers, and some smaller Sun x86 and Solaris users are feeling left out of the mix.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for Oracle real-time data integration

  Preparation, education and enforcement are just three of the best practices for a successful Oracle real-time data integration project.  Continue Reading