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• Oracle high availability tools help DBAs avoid unplanned downtime

  High availability features are critical to reducing unplanned downtime on Oracle databases. Database manager Ashish Kumar Mehta shares the causes of downtime and how to resolve them.  Continue Reading

• Don't rush into cloud databases without a well-grounded plan

  As more companies move to the cloud, it's important for DBAs to know both the good and the bad about managing Oracle cloud database systems before they take the plunge and migrate.  Continue Reading

• Oracle APEX application tools ease development of database apps

  Oracle Application Express lets users build web applications largely through wizards. Consultant Robert Sheldon explains the process for using the Oracle APEX toolbox.  Continue Reading

• Proprietary applications a risk without right Oracle licenses

  It's easy to end up in compliance hot water when developing an application for external use on an Oracle platform. Identify proprietary hosting before violating your Oracle software licenses.  Continue Reading

• Oracle Application Builder Cloud Service builds no-code apps

  Oracle encourages nonprogrammers to try their hand at development with the Oracle Application Builder Cloud Service, where they can use business objects to build no-code Web apps.  Continue Reading

• Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c gives DBAs new cloud tools

  The latest version of Oracle Enterprise Manager is designed to make life easier for DBAs working in the cloud. Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c has new features for the cloud.  Continue Reading

• How to use services to balance Oracle RAC database workloads

  Database administrators can use Oracle's services mechanism to improve application performance and better manage clustered Oracle RAC databases. Expert Brian Peasland explains how.  Continue Reading

• How to make sense of Oracle licenses for VMware environments

  Oracle licenses are a tricky subject and Oracle licensing for VMware environments doubly so. Find out about the important documents and policies that guide Oracle licensing and VMware.  Continue Reading

• Oracle RAC database: A guide to creating helpful services

  Oracle RAC database services provide benefits to the database architecture. See how you can use Oracle Listener and the srvctl utility to create these services.  Continue Reading

• What you need to know about Oracle Social Network

  Oracle Social Network is a cloud-only tool that connects Fusion applications users, facilitating real-time conversation while keeping them secure and private.  Continue Reading

• Using Oracle ADDM reports to resolve SQL performance problems: Step-by step guide

  Using Oracle ADDM is an effective way to resolve SQL performance problems, according to Brian Peasland. ADDM is his go-to tool for finding problem SQL statements.  Continue Reading

• Solaris 11.2 proves to be a cloud-worthy Oracle OS

  Oracle's Solaris 11.2 includes cloud-ready features such as a complete OpenStack distribution, kernel zones, Unified Archives and Elastic Virtual Switch.  Continue Reading

• Will Oracle Big Data Discovery meet expectations?

  Oracle Big Data Discovery may be what organizations need to address big data challenges, but the all-in-one product is still in its infancy.  Continue Reading

• Five SQL performance tuning tips: Using the right third-party tools

  With the right tools, an Oracle DBA was able to resolve a SQL performance tuning problem in minutes rather than days. Here is how he uses those tools.  Continue Reading

• A new enterprise resource planning system will affect the HFM

  Running an enterprise resource planning system and HFM projects together can be hard, but it offers a time to improve the HFM system and better align reporting.  Continue Reading