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• Oracle applications learning guide

  This learning guide is a one-stop shop for information on Oracle's changing role in the enterprise applications space, with news, analysis and tips on Oracle's acquisitions, Project Fusion, E-Business Suite and other apps, the battle between Oracle ... Continue Reading

• Stored procedures in PL/SQL

  Learn about Oracle PL/SQL stored procedures, such as the stored procedure definition and stored procedure examples in this PL/SQL tutorial for beginners and experts. Continue Reading

• PL/SQL functions and triggers in Oracle

  Learn about using Oracle PL/SQL functions and triggers, such as how to import a trigger and how and when to use a PL/SQL function in this PL/SQL tutorial. Continue Reading

• PL/SQL datatypes in Oracle

  Learn about PL/SQL datatypes in Oracle, and learn the definitions of BLOB, CLOB, DATE, VACHAR2 and more in this PL/SQL tutorial for beginners and experts. Continue Reading

• MySQL Connector/ODBC (Connector ODBC or MyODBC)

  MySQL Connector/ODBC (sometimes called just Connector ODBC or MyODBC) is a driver for connecting to a MySQL database server through the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) application program interface (API), which is the standard means of connecting ... Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

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• Oracle data export guide

  Exporting data is a common task for an Oracle DBA, but not necessarily a straightforward one. In this compliation of questions and answers, SearchOracle.com's resident Oracle experts Eli Leiba, Karen Morton and Brian Peasland explain how it's done, ...Continue Reading

• Oracle Enterprise Manager quiz

  Test your knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager by taking this OEM quiz.Continue Reading

• Solving common Oracle error codes guide

  Solve your Oracle errors quickly and easily with help from this fast guide. It covers every expert response pertaining to Oracle errors on SearchOracle.com.Continue Reading

• Oracle database performance tuning guide

  Learn the tricks of industry experts for identifying and eliminating performance problems in this guide. Topics include tuning fundamentals and fallacies, explanations of performance tuning tools, disk I/O and SQL tuning specifics, and common ...Continue Reading

• Oracle database security guide

  Keeping data and systems secure is a must for any Oracle DBA. Beyond patching known security flaws, there is a great deal a DBA can do to protect Oracle DBMSs and applications from security breaches, both from inside and outside your organization....Continue Reading

• Real Application Cluster (RAC)

  Real Application Cluster (RAC) is a component of the Oracle 9i database product that allows a database to be installed across multiple servers... (Continued)Continue Reading

• Crash Course: Oracle basics

  This crash course will bring you up to speed on Oracle DBMS basics for versions 8.x through 9.x, and provide you with an overview of Oracle10g's new tools and features.Continue Reading

• Solaris

  Solaris is the computer operating system that Sun Microsystems provides for its family of Scalable Processor Architecture-based processors as well as for Intel-based processors.Continue Reading

• Fast guide to finding and keeping an Oracle job

  If you're looking for a new Oracle job or want to keep the one you have, check out these valuable Oracle career resources, including job interview, hiring and salary information.Continue Reading

• 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. (...Continue Reading