A database cloud is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. These resources can include servers, storage, applications, and services, which can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort. Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) provides the required functionality to enable such a database cloud. You…

Do you truly know why you should be regularly applying Oracle Critical Patch Updates? This session will provide an in-depth look and demonstration of different types of security vulnerabilities fixed by Oracle’s quarterly Critical Patch Updates (CPU). Using information and exploit code that is published and readily available on the Internet, actual security bugs fixed…

Transportable Tablespaces (TTS) are one of the most versatile features in Oracle Database. Leaving the datafiles in place with TTS are one of the fastest methods of upgrading without an additional option license cost. Several case studies will be covered: Archiving partitions, storage migrations, TSPITR and sharing a read-only tablespace between databases.

Unexpected execution plans due to system changes such as optimizer version and statistics, schema/metadata definitions, and system settings can have disastrous effects on performance. Learn how 11g SQL Plan Management (SPM) provides controlled plan evolution to ensure stability and consistent SQL performance.

Learn all about the Oracle Database Cloud Service. This session will demonstrate how to get started and how easy it is to start deploying and developing applications.

This presentation will look at which 11g new features should be investigated for use. Most of the features that will be covered will be related to the DBA, but there will also be a few outside that realm. There will be simple examples to show the basic functionality of the following new features: Memory Target…

This presentation is a high-level introduction to Oracle RAC. Many RAC beginner presentations are given by seasoned RAC experts and contain an overwhelming suite of technical discussions, covering a way too much information for the level of expertise of most attendees. This presentation is given by a beginner with the RACand will introduce attendees to…

Set is a card game which is fun to play while exercising your mind. In this session you will learn about the SET game, as well as how you can leverage SQL to solve it really quickly. Learn advanced features of SQL, such as Subquery Factoring and ANSI join syntax while we're cheating in the…

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 11gRelease 2 has laid the ground for Oracle's grid infrastructure, preparing the Oracle RAC stack to be the foundation for private clouds. The 11.2.0.2 patch set completes this development, providing an even more dynamic cloud. OracleRAC 11.2.0.2 includes the new Oracle Cluster File System, Cloud Edition, an enriched version of the ASM-based cluster file system. It also includes Quality of Service Management (QoS), a new feature, which allows for optimized workload management in the cluster. In addition, further improvements like reboot-less node membership management and Redundant Interconnect Usage have been introduced to round up Oracle's new cloud offering. This presentation will given overview of these new features and discuss the changes introduced by Oracle's latest database patch set.

What's the right solution for your content management needs - Oracle Content Management or SharePoint or both. This presentation will try to provide an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of these two competing but compatible content management solutions while presenting a business strategy to use both of them at the same time. See how focusing on the strengths of both systems can provide your organization with the benefits of both systems without being exposed to the weakness of either of them. The presentation will layout the strategy, highlight the implementation and speak to the business value of using both systems.