In this hands-on lab, you will learn about new ways to upgrade, migrate, and consolidate databases in Oracle Database 12c. Specifically, you will; Upgrade a database to 12c, using the new command-line parallel upgrade script; Plug that database into an Oracle Database 12c container database as a pluggable database (PDB); Migrate a second database to…

Original Broadcast: February 24, 2015 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CDT Oracle’s revolutionary Software in Silicon technology extends the design philosophy of engineered systems to the chip. Co-engineered by Oracle’s software and microprocessor engineers, Software in Silicon implements accelerators directly in the processor to deliver a rich feature-set that enables quick development of databases and…

Interactive Reports have undergone major changes in APEX 5.0, bringing big new features and significant changes behind the scenes, changes that impact all interactive reports. This session introduces the APEX 5 new features, then takes a deep dive into the structural and code changes behind the scenes that make these improvements possible,  Understanding these changes…

Oracle Databases are a target of cyber attacks by hackers looking to obtain sensitive data such as credit card numbers and personally identifiable information used in identify theft.  Even though databases are not externally accessible, they are still a target as most cyber attacks penetrate the network perimeter and look for high value targets within…

This presentation will look at which 12c 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 that focus on the developer.  There will be simple examples (such as a quick example using pluggable…

Learn the secrets of the trade to rapidly provisioning Linux, Oracle Clusters (Grid Infrastructure) and RAC and Single Instance Databases in minutes.  After attending this session, you will look like a magician with your colleagues as you will learn the backend nitty gritty of provisioning Linux-As-A-Service, RAC-As-A-Service, and Database-As-A-Service,  Advanced techniques to deploy enterprise RAC…

At this session you will be able to understand the structure, concept the how they match with Internals, once you understand the structures you will be able to decide when, where and how to create indexes in order to improve your queries. Here you will know miths, tricks and best practices, recommendation based on the experience.

An introduction to Logminer, to acquaint DBAs that have never made use of its capabilities.  An overview setting up the environment, searching strategies and a couple of cases where Logminer was the tool that saved the day. Prerequisites: Basic understanding of recovery. Familiarity with archive log mode. This is an introduction to Logminer for DBAs…

In order to properly leverage Web Experience Management tools such as WebCenter Sites, it is important to understand the core concepts of user experience such as layout, navigation, content and findability. This presentation will cover the key elements and step by step strategies necessary to create a user friendly website. PowerPoint Whitepaper

Keeping an Oracle Real Application Cluster in good health is one of the main objectives for a RAC administrator. Oracle has released a bunch of tools for this task. The talk presents the most important tasks for the prevention and the diagnosis of RAC issues, namely OraChk, Cluster Health Monitor (CHM) and Trace File Analyzer…