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UKOUG Tech13: Day 2 - PL/SQL performance, Pluggable database API and so on
Tech13 - Day 2: 11 different streams with 3 dedicated to the databases. Many interesting topics and it's sometimes hard to choose to which session attend. I tried to keep an eye on sessions about...
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UKOUG Tech 2013 - SOA and Oracle Fusion Middleware
This Monday I decided to follow the SOA – JAVA – BPM stream I attended a presentation showing a high level overview of Oracle SOA and BPM Architectures, Oracle Fusion Middleware a vary products...
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UKOUG Day 2
I started the second day ay UKOUG with a Exadata Management Deep dive with Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud 12c. Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud 12c with the use of plugins offers an integrated view of...
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UKOUG Tech13: Day 3 - Virtualization and Optimizer
Another full day in Manchester, I choose to follow a stream a little bit different in the morning. So it will not be all about the optimizer today but more about O.S and virtualization.
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UKOUG Day 3
Today the first session I assisted was animated by Ton Kyte talking about SQL topics we sure do not know. The first topic was concerning the possibility of using the plsql_warning clause with the...
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UKOUG Tech 2013 - Weblogic Java and Middleware
Today I attended the Middleware Weblogic stream It was very interested to learn a few about Oracle view and strategy around Java and Middle-tiers layer. On the perspective to continue to provide cloud...
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UKOUG Tech13: Final day - Hint or not hint that's the question
It's the final day of Tech13, less sessions but still good topics. Mainly about the Oracle's optimizer: looking at the execution plans and a debate about hinting SQL statements. I will focus on the...
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UKOUG Day 4
The today’s first session was a round table session with Andrew Bullock, Director of Application and systems management at Oracle. The main result of this session was that the main people using...
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UKOUG Tech 2013 - Weblogic Java and Middleware 2
During this last day I also decided to follow Middleware stream. I have continued to learn about future Oracle product strategies. In the web tier layer, they will continue to support I planet web...
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SQL Server 2014: An overview of the New Features
The Microsoft Techdays 2013 took place on 12-13 November at the Congress Center in Basel and on 18-19 November at the Beaulieu Congress Center in Lausanne. With more than 400 participants in Lausanne...
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Developping an archive action for Alfresco Share (2 of 2)
In my last article, I presented the first part of setting up a new action for Alfresco Share, which is an archive action. I advise you to read the first part if you have not read it yet since it is a...
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IT Pro TechDays 2013 in Lausanne: BYOD, SQL Server & SharePoint
I am a “new joiner” at dbi services and had the opportunity to attend the IT Pro day at the Microsoft Techdays in Lausanne. Let me give you a few insights on my day there. Being a SharePoint specialist...
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Oracle Database 12c New Features: Uninstaller encapsulated into installation...
Among the Oracle 12c New Features, there is the addition of an uninstall tool encapsulated in the Oracle database binaries. You do not need to download the deinstallation tool for Oracle products...
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Oracle Database 12c: Database Migration Assistant for Unicode
The choice of the correct character set before you create an Oracle 12c database is an important decision. You have to know the type of data you have to store and the languages needed by the Oracle...
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SQL Server 2014 - New Features: xVelocity memory optimized columnstore index
Some customers or colleagues recently asked me about the SQL Server concept xVelocity and in particular the SQL Server 2014 feature new xVelocity memory optimized columnstore index. So I decided to...
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Developing an archive action for Alfresco Share (2 of 2)
In my last article, I presented the first part of setting up a new action for Alfresco Share, which is an archive action. I advise you to read the first part if you have not read it yet since it is a...
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With Power Query, converting an internet table to Excel is an easy job!
While exploring SQL Server 2014, I was surprised by the powerful Power Query feature. In the recent past, converting an internet table to Excel was a nasty work leading to format problems, implicit...
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Implementing Oracle Database as a Service (DBAAS)
Oracle DBAAS (Database As a Service) offers a good solution for on demand access to software and infrastructure. In this posting, I will describe the DBAAS implementation with Enterprise Manager Cloud...
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Because people know that I really like Oracle AWR reports, they send them to me from time to time. Here is one I have received for Christmas with the following question: 'Since our AIX server is...
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Oracle 12c: Applying PSU 12.1.0.1.1 with Multitenant DB & unplug/plug
The concept of Multitenant databases, which was introduced with Oracle 12c in June 2013, allows to run several databases on a single instance. Oracle presents this feature as a good solution for Oracle...
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