This Log Buffer Edition brings some freshly picked blog posts right out of the gardens of Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL.

Oracle:

Suppose you have a process A that you want to run faster. This process doesn’t commit (much), so it doesn’t wait on log file sync. However, there is another multi-threaded process, B, that commits very frequently, and spends a lot of time on “log file sync”.

New Solaris 11 CPU package to install and track CVE security fixes.

Upgrade/Migrate/Consolidate to Oracle 12c and Parallel Multitenant Upgrade Internals.

CVE metadata in Solaris …

This Log Buffer Edition covers some informative and interesting posts from Oracle, SQL Server and the MySQL.

Oracle:

If you’re not using Toad DBA Suite, it’s sometimes hard to find solutions. Somebody wanted to know how to find indexes that aren’t that aren’t indirect. Indirect indexes are those created for a primary key because a primary key column or set of columns are both not null and uniquely constrained. You can’t drop a unique index for a primary key without dropping the primary key constraint that indirectly created it.

At the NoCOUG fall conference at the eBay town hall in San Jose, we got a first-hand look at the workings of …

In the spirit of Movember, the database bloggers are also chipping in with their fair share of contribution, not only with a mo but also with the blog posts. This Log Buffer Edition encompasses that all.

Oracle:

Will the REAL Snap Clone functionality please stand up?

Oracle Linux images for Docker released.

In-depth look into Oracle API Catalog (OAC) 12c.

Patch Set Update: Hyperion Strategic Finance 11.1.2.3.504.

Rollback to …

This Log Buffer Edition lists down some of valuable blog posts from across the arenas of Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.

Oracle:

OOW Recap: Industrial Innovation with IoT, enabled by Oracle Fusion Middleware and JD Edwards.

PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 Update Image 9 is Now Available! – Simple and Intuitive User Interface on Multiple Devices.

API Catalog (OAC) allows organizations to easily build a catalog of their APIs to provide visibility to those APIs for application development.

Oracle Announces …

This Log Buffer Edition ventures out in the fields of Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL and picks some of the coolest blog posts for this week.

Oracle:

In Oracle, if we add a column to a table which is NOT NULL, we are allowed to do it directly, in a single statement, as long as we supply a DEFAULT value to populate any pre-existing rows.

There have been rumblings from the HPC community indicating a general suspicion of and disdain for Big Data technology which would lead one to believe that whatever Google, Facebook and Twitter do with their supercomputers is not important enough to warrant seriousness—that social supercomputing is simply not worthy.

Work-around …

This week’s log buffer edition collects some of the insightful blog posts from Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.

Oracle:

Oracle StorageTek T10000D Tape Drive achieves FIPS 140-2 Validation.

Oracle is a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Global Trade Management.

The Benefits of Integrating a Google Search Appliance with an Oracle WebCenter or Liferay Portal.

Maintenance Windows is too small? Autotask Jobs fail.

SOA Suite 12c: Querying …

Bloggers get connected to both the databases and their readers through their blogs. Bloggers act like a bridge here. Log Buffer extends this nexus through the Log Buffer Edition.

Oracle:

MS Sharepoint and Oracle APEX integration.

Just a couple of screenshots of sqlplus+rlwrap+cygwin+console.

Say “Big Data” One More Time (I dare you!)

Update OEM Harvester after 12.1.0.4 Upgrade

Insight in the …

It seems its all about cloud these days. Even the hardware is being marketed with cloud in perspective. Databases like Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL are ahead in the cloud game and this Log Buffer Edition covers that all.

Oracle:

Oracle Database 12c was launched over a year ago delivering the next-generation of the #1 database, designed to meet modern business needs, providing a new multitenant architecture on top of a fast, scalable, reliable, and secure database platform.

Oracle OpenWorld 2014 Session Presentations Now Available.

Today, Oracle is using big data technology and concepts to …

Oracle Open World is in full bloom. Enthusiasts of Oracle and MySQL are flocking to extract as much knowledge, news, and fun as possible. SQL Server aficionados are not far behind too.

Oracle:

Frank Nimphius have announced REST support for ADF BC feature on OOW today. Probably this functionality will be available in the next JDeveloper 12c update release.

RMAN Enhancements New Privilege A new SYSBACKUP privilege is created in Oracle 12c,  it allows the grantee to perform BACKUP and RECOVERY operations with RMAN SQL in RMAN.

To continue with the objective of separating duties and the least privileges, …

All eyes are on the Oracle Open World. Thousands of sessions, demos, and labs topped up with the countless networking opportunities, Moscone Center is the place to be.

Oracle:

Oracle OpenWorld 2014 – Bloggers Meetup.

Query to show sql_ids related to SQL Profiles.

Oracle OpenWorld is nearly upon us and the agenda is packed with interesting sessions. Prominent among these are several sessions by customers who are able to share their stories of success with Oracle Multitenant.

The biggest challenge for people coming to such huge events as Oracle …