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• How Oracle DBA responsibilities change with Autonomous Database

  Oracle's Autonomous Database automates basic tasks of database administrators. That may put some DBA jobs at risk, but many will shift to higher-level duties. Continue Reading

• Oracle 18c features give DBAs incremental database capabilities

  Oracle Database 18c is really another version of 12c Release 2 with a different name. It doesn't contain major new features, but it does expand functionality in various areas. Continue Reading

• Using Oracle 12c Unified Auditing to set database audit policies

  Oracle Database 12c's built-in Unified Auditing feature streamlines the database auditing process, including creation and implementation of audit policies. Here's how that works. Continue Reading

• Big Data Cloud Service streamlines Oracle Hadoop deployments

  As part of its Big Data Cloud Service, Oracle provides a set of internal and external tools designed to help users efficiently deploy and manage Hadoop-based big data systems. Continue Reading

• Oracle HCM Cloud vs. Workday HCM: Which one is right for you?

  Oracle and Workday are battling each other to gain an edge in the human capital management market. Here's how their suites of cloud HCM applications stack up against one another. Continue Reading

• What you can get with Oracle MySQL Cloud Service

  Oracle's MySQL Cloud Service enables users to run MySQL databases in the cloud. Here's a rundown of the features and tools included in the cloud-based version of the open source database.Continue Reading

• Take control of your Oracle contracts -- and stop fearing Oracle

  Dealing with Oracle on software contracts can seem like a scary task, but it doesn't have to be if you take control of the licensing process.Continue Reading

• MySQL Community Server vs. Oracle MySQL databases

  With various open source and commercial options available from Oracle, selecting a MySQL database can be confusing. Here's a comparison to help you decide which one makes sense for you.Continue Reading

• Enterprise cloud storage boosted by Oracle Cloud Converged Storage

  Hybrid cloud storage systems sound great in theory. So why has it taken vendors so long to produce one that's actually 'hybrid'?Continue Reading

• Oracle BICS and Oracle DVCS offer two flavors of data visualization

  Oracle's business intelligence and data visualization cloud services include similar visual analytics features and are often confused with one another. But they're two different things.Continue Reading

• Ten reasons to do an Oracle database upgrade

  For every excuse made not to upgrade an Oracle database, there are overriding reasons to do so. Here are the top reasons organizations should move up to Oracle Database 12c.Continue Reading

• Cloud push complicates Oracle contracts, compliance efforts

  In order to predict what 2017 holds for Oracle licensing, a look to the company's past can help reveal where it's headed -- and that means more pressure on users to go to the cloud.Continue Reading

• What happened to the Oracle PULA software licensing contract?

  Word of a purported Oracle Perpetual Unlimited License Agreement slipped out last year, but nothing has been heard since. Oracle's silence on the PULA is all about the cloud, experts say.Continue Reading

• Oracle IaaS update a 'smart move' to bolster its cloud platforms

  Oracle IaaS is joining its SaaS and PaaS efforts as it tries to gain share in the cloud. Consultancy Accenture is helping with a database performance lab and managed services.Continue Reading

• Oracle cloud technology brings a chain reaction of change

  At Oracle OpenWorld 2016, Oracle cloud technology was the big topic of conversation. The editors of SearchOracle and SearchDataManagement discuss what they've heard about cloud.Continue Reading