Parallel DML is not enabled by default, and it’s easy to forget this and think you’ve made an operation “as parallel as possible” by declaring objects parallel or putting in hints...

Just a little reminder – next week (10-11th June) I’ll be delivering my last training session before autumn – a short 1-day (2 x 0.5 days actually) seminar about Getting the Most Out...

More and more of us are turning to tablets to get to the Web and to email. But we don’t stop there. Studies show that we also use our tablets to gain access to business apps and data. The reason? We...

Here’s a suggestion to help you avoid wasting time. If you ever include the rowid in a query – not that that should happen very commonly – make sure you give it an alias, especially...

SAPPHIRE NOW 2013/Session #64983 Presenter: Axel Buelow, SVP, Head of Applications Services and Acting CIO, SAP AG   For SAP, there is no mission more critical than satisfying customers. So when...

To reverse engineer an existing database into a relational model, I used SQL Developer Data Modeler, a free data modeling and database design tool from Oracle. I had a problem with the tool. I could...

The DBA role can sometimes feel like a mix of detective, crime writer and DBA all thrown together. What do I mean by that? When you hit some problems you have to play detective, trying to find clues to...

The Oracle ACE program recently invited members to a teleconference session about the upcoming launch of Java 7 EE. Arun Gupta took us through a preview of the information that will be available to everyone...

Log Buffer’s collection of blogs from across the world of various databases is all about nifty features, cool tricks, pragmatic tips, real world war stories, and much more. Oracle: Ops Center uses...

Here’s a definitive statement from Apps Development EVP Steve Miranda that leaves no doubt in your mind about our priorities, “Right now, our #1 focus across the cloud-based applications is making...