Author: jczuprynski

My latest article on Oracle Database 12c features has just been published in the 2015Q1 edition of IOUG SELECT Journal. Entitled A Go-Faster Button: In-Memory Column Store in Oracle 12.1.0.2, it dives relatively deeply into the features of Oracle 12.1.0.2's In-Memory Column Store, including a discussion on the concepts behind those features and extensive source … Continue reading New Format, New Article: IOUG SELECT Journal, 2015Q1 →

If you're an Oracle DBA who's just been tasked with upgrading your 9i, 10g, or 11g database to 12c, then you are in luck: Our new book, Oracle Database Upgrade, Migration & Transformation Tips & Techniques, is due out from Oracle Press in June 2015. My co-author Ed Whalen and I have spent most of … Continue reading Migrating to Exadata? Upgrading to 12c? This Book Will Definitely Help! →

The 2014 New Zealand Oracle User's Group (NZOUG) conference finished up yesterday afternoon, and I wanted to thank my NZOUG hosts for a most wonderful time. I had the privilege to speak to, meet with, and hopefully inspire some of the top Oracle Database professionals in New Zealand and Australia over the past few days … Continue reading NZOUG14: A Most Excellent Conference! →

I was privileged to attend Oracle OpenWorld 2014 last month in San Francisco, and I have to admit that it was one of the better OOWs in recent years. Even though my presentation on Oracle 12c Database features was scheduled for 08:00 on the very first day of the conference, I was excited to see … Continue reading OOW2014 Is Over … But We’re Just Getting Started. →

I wanted to give a quick shout-out to my new-found friends in LA (Latin America, not Los Angeles!) for their hospitality and professionalism during my two sessions in Bogota, Colombia and Quito, Ecuador. As the first person in my family to ever tread on South American soil, I was thrilled to visit places I'd only … Continue reading Muchisimas Gracias To My LA New Colleagues →

I've spent the last week feverishly preparing a new chapter for our upcoming book on Oracle Database Migration, Transformation and Tuning. The Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespaces (XTTS) feature set is looking to be an awesome tool for migrating tablespaces en masse between platforms ... especially when migrating to Oracle 12c! In the midst of all my XTTS … Continue reading A Sus Ordenes: OTN Latin America North Tour →