I’m back from OpenWorld and my head is still buzzing from the excitement of this week. It has been an absolute whirlwind of information, awesome people, and events. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend Sunday’s festivities as I arrived Sunday night. First thing Monday morning I checked in and received
Leighton Nelson asked an interesting Oracle security question via Twitter yesterday regarding Oracle’s built-in password verification functions and whether or not it can be bypassed by changing the way you create a user: Does updating password via alter user identified by values "<encrypted value>" bypass profile settings in 11.2.03? I
For the last two weeks since Oracle Database 12c was released, I have been aggregating community content into a list that includes everything from videos to slides to articles. At present there are 190 articles from 83 authors, which is absolutely incredible considering the short time the new version of
It’s that time again. Oracle 12c is out and many of us are forming various plans on what we’re going to do with it. I’ve found that most thoughts around this are one of: I’m going to blog until my fingers bleed. I really wish I could just upgrade production
Obligatory Melodrama No matter how much time goes by I still remember it. The day my database was crippled beyond reckoning. That moment when I saw my hopes for a bright and shining future with my database spill through my fingers like so many cracker crumbs falling on a clean
It’s the only explanation! Related Ace has dealt with problems before… Default blame accepter?
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April is almost over, and you know what that means… Oracle really, REALLY wants to talk to you about some of their products. It’s no secret that the end of Oracle’s fiscal year (May 31st) marks a flurry of activity for Oracle sales, and doubtless many of you have met
Bulk binds and bulk loading are nothing new; in fact, the feature came out in Oracle 8i. This was a time when Oracle Parallel Servers roamed the land, pfiles were all the rage, and connecting internal was a fading fad. But like the rest of Oracle, the features have grown
Make no mistake of it: vendor lock-in is a business goal. Sure, there are some solid benefits in going with one company for your hardware, software, cloud, and all other needs. But doing so can easily mean missing out on best-of-breed options, cost savings, or simple innovation. It is important
