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Oracle and SQL
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
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.
- July 21, 2014
21 Jul'14
A guide to Oracle Mobile Suite and other new releases
Oracle Mobile Suite, VM 3.3, Oracle Big Data SQL and Exadata X4-8 are among the exciting new releases Oracle has to offer.
- November 29, 2011
29 Nov'11
Book explores Oracle, MySQL query methods
Michael McLaughlin, author of Oracle 11g & MySQL 5.6 Developer Handbook discusses the benefits of keyword querying and more in this interview.
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- September 22, 2009
22 Sep'09
Review: Oracle's 11g R2 database has some good and bad
Oracle made no major architectural enhancements to the 11g R2 database, but it made some useful changes and added some clunkers, too.
- September 21, 2007
21 Sep'07
Oracle's free SQL Developer adds database migration tool
Oracle SQL Developer is offering a new tool that lets users migrate data from Microsoft and MySQL databases to Oracle.
- April 06, 2007
06 Apr'07
Lessons Learned: Optimizing SQL
Part of the SearchOracle.com Lessons Learned series, this week's lesson covers SQL query optimization.
- January 31, 2007
31 Jan'07
Oracle SQL Developer vs. Toad: Users speak out, part two
Oracle developers are still talking about their favorite PL/SQL editing and debugging tools, and their opinions aren't confined to just Toad and SQL Develper.
- January 08, 2007
08 Jan'07
Oracle SQL Developer gets an update
Oracle says its newly updated SQL Developer tool includes enhancements that make it easier to create and debug SQL and PL/SQL code.
- November 29, 2006
29 Nov'06
Oracle tutorial library: SearchOracle.com's learning guides
One of the best resources SearchOracle.com offers is our collection of learning guides. They're a perfect education tool for the beginner who's just getting started with Oracle or the seasoned professional looking to attain expert status. We've ...
- August 31, 2006
31 Aug'06
Oracle updates free Application Express developer tool
The newest version of Oracle Application Express promises to make it easier for companies to build applications on top of Database 10g, and one communications software firm is banking on it.
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- August 31, 2006
31 Aug'06
Spotlight on Oracle performance tuning
Performance tuning -- keeping your database and SQL queries running quickly and smoothly -- is one of the most important and demanding tasks for an Oracle DBA. This special report compiles analysis, tips and expert advice to help you meet your ...
- August 18, 2006
18 Aug'06
Oracle expert warns of weakness in PL/SQL
A well-known Oracle bug hunter says the wrapping mechanism used for PL/SQL -- the flagship language used in Oracle databases -- can be unraveled, exposing sensitive data.
- March 14, 2006
14 Mar'06
Oracle unveils free SQL Developer: Has Toad met its match?
Oracle's newly released free SQL Developer could spell trouble for Quest Software Inc.'s popular Toad for Oracle software.
- November 25, 2003
25 Nov'03
Trigger on a materialized view (snapshot) table
Application development tip #5 from "30 Oracle tips in 30 minutes," brought to you by the IOUG.
- November 25, 2003
25 Nov'03
Show the time at the SQL prompt
Application development tip #6 from "30 Oracle tips in 30 minutes," brought to you by the IOUG.
- May 16, 2003
16 May'03
Is it time to say goodbye to SQL?
Although it may seem a no-brainer today, SQL took some time to get established with by no means all vendors subscribing to the notion of a common database query language as a useful thing. (May 16, 2003)