Is sometimes difficult to quickly identify the root cause of a performance issue in the database. Automatic workload Repository (AWR) contains most of the information needed to identify these issues, but it could be overwhelming due the amount of data and statistics. Then, there's a need of a method to quickly identify if the database…

Some might think Docker is for developers only, but this is not really the case. Docker is here to stay and there will be more and more of it in the future. In this session learn what Docker is and how it works.  This session will be covering core areas such as volumes, but also…

Have you ever wondered what is the purpose of the locking mechanism in Oracle Database and how to avoid unnecessary performance issues due to lock waits - whether on premise or in the cloud. In this session, we will explore the locking mechanism in Oracle Database from A to Z. You will learn the following…

Database security starts with a baseline and some basics in configuration. Planning security with database creation and a place to start is important when either starting to work with the databases or starting with security. Practical first steps along with a configuration baseline will be take aways from this session.

Data security is critical for a business. Data is not just providing the business processes, workflows and intelligence but are the assets for the company. Protection of the data in databases and in-transit is important if on-premise or in the cloud. They might even been traveling between the two. The skill is mitigating the risk…

The Oracle Database Security Assessment tool offers the databsase administrtor the ability to check their database environments to understand the risks that exist to their environment.  Knowning where the environment is not following security best practices, where there are open known security risks is the first step is closing those risks and hardening the environment. …

Understanding how applications and clients communicate with databases is key to succeessful deployments. This presentation teaches the basics of the Oracle Server networking by discussing the various components of OracleNet. We will discuss the various ways to connect to the database through the network and some tips to help simplify many of the challenges Oracle networking can pose.

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 your internal…

Oracle Database 19c is now available, and it builds on Oracle Databases 19c and 12cR2. This session explores how developers and DBAs can work together to start using 10 of the top ( and mostly free)  features that make it easier to get the job done.

How often do you get the chance to start over and do things the way you want?  That's what we did with Unified Audit in Oracle Database 12c.  Join us to review why we created this greaet new feature, learn about some of the many things you can do with Unified Audit, and hear our…