Demo : cmd /c "odbcconf.exe /a {configdsn ""Oracle in OraClient11g_home1"" ""DSN=helloworld|SERVER=DB01""}" Create a helloworld data source connecting...

If you’ve been keeping an eye on my Public Appearances page you’ll know that I am scheduled to go on line with Kyle Hailey for a second (more technical) discussion about Delphix and virtual...

Not only does CEO Meg Whitman seem to have a solid strategy, but there's plenty of evidence it's starting to work. Maybe it's time for skeptics like me to admit we're wrong. By: [author-name] This article...

We all have that list of features we just wish Oracle would adopt in their latest version: alterable redo log files, command history in SQL*Plus, DBA_OOPS package with various rollback options when you...

SAP Sybase IQ 15.4 is revolutionizing Big Data analytics by breaking down silos of data analysis and integrating it into enterprise analytic processes. This version expands functionality with the following...

The road map service for database platform – delivered by the SAP® Services organization – brings you the deep software and hardware knowledge, database know-how, best practices, and experience you...

(* Inspired by Cary Millsap, although the story isn't as elegant as one of his ...)It's 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 months since I disembarked from my second boat cruise in a week but it already seems longer....

A recent posting on OTN came up with a potentially interesting problem – it started roughly like this: I have two queries like this: select * from emp where dept_id=10 and emp_id=15; select * from...

Following the webinars about 11g stats that I presented on Monday John Goodhue emailed me a few questions that had come through the chat line while I was speaking, but hadn’t appeared on my screen....

If you rename a file with alter database on primary, it will not occur on standby. If you want to rename it on standby to, you need to do it manually cancel the recovery (set dg_broker_start to false...