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• New services complete Oracle Cloud Platform offering, Ellison says

  The addition of more than two dozen cloud computing services will allow users to move everything in their data centers to the Oracle cloud, according to CTO Larry Ellison. Continue Reading

• At the Collaborate conference, optimize BI with Oracle 12c

  At the Collaborate 15 conference, Kai Yu wants to share his experience working in BI and as a DBA and how to use Oracle Database 12c to improve BI. Continue Reading

• Oracle data analytics tools target a spectrum of user needs

  In an Oracle Collaborate session on Oracle data analytics, an expert outlined the range of tools available -- from canned reports to big data analysis. Continue Reading

• Oracle 12c's heat map tool and data optimization can improve storage

  The heat map tool and Automatic Data Optimization features in Oracle 12c should help Oracle database shops improve data storage and compression. Continue Reading

• Hadoop for big data requires IT-wide teams, like Oracle Exadata

  Oracle Exadata forces IT silos to talk to one another, and Hadoop big data projects will do the same. Continue Reading

• Oracle's integration tools for real-time data

  Oracle GoldenGate, Data Integrator and Data Profiling are all tools that can be used for real-time data integration in Oracle environments.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

• Real-time data collection for Oracle data warehouses

  Time is almost always an issue when it comes to extracting information from data warehousing software. Data integration can help.Continue Reading

• Oracle acquires data quality management software maker Silver Creek

  By acquiring Silver Creek's data quality management software, Oracle fills a gaping hole in its data quality portfolio and takes a step toward offering a data quality stack solution.Continue Reading

• BI strategies of Oracle and the megavendors

  Mark Smith, CEO of Ventana Research, compares Oracle's business intelligence software to SAP and IBM. Oracle's recent database and middleware releases impact the stack but customers need to keep a close eye on TCO, Smith says.Continue Reading

• Has Oracle's BI strategy become smarter with Hyperion?

  Has Oracle's BI strategy been bolstered by the Hyperion CPM software acquisition? Get Forrester's Boris Evelson's take in this podcast.Continue Reading

• Oracle New Year's resolutions, part 2: GRC tips and customer resolutions revealed

  Oracle customers reveal their New Year's resolutions, and one analyst says now is the time for customers to push Oracle on GRC.Continue Reading

• Tip: Exposing logical attributes with virtual columns

  Data modelers are often faced with the dilemma of how to model logical attributes in their data warehouse schema design. A new feature in Oracle 11g called virtual columns solves this dilemma by exposing logical attributes while reducing object ...Continue Reading

• ORA-600 error and slow server response after upgrade

  We upgraded from 9i to 10g on a data warehouse database. Since then we are facing a lot of problems, such as the ORA-600 error and slow server response.Continue Reading

• Implementing partitioning before data warehouse upgrade

  I am currently running an 8i data warehouse and considering partitioning a 40-million-row table. The database is also in the process of being upgraded to 10g. Will I encounter any problems or performance degradation if I implement my partition ...Continue Reading