Author: jim.czuprynski

My latest Oracle 12c article on is now available in print as well as the IOUG SELECT Journal website: It's all about those pesky frequency distributions that the Oracle optimizer can use to make extremely short work of skewed data. And if you haven't seen my ongoing 12c Database features series at IOUG SELECT, my able … Continue reading Oracle 12c’s Newest Histograms: IOUG SELECT Journal Articles Now Available →

Just in time for the OUGN Varseminar 2014 and IOUG COLLABORATE14, I've learned that Oracle Corporation has awarded me the status of Oracle ACE Director. I'm extremely humbled and honored to receive this acknowledgment of my passion for all things Oracle Database, and I look forward to participating in the ACE Director program to the … Continue reading Ready To Serve: Oracle ACE Director →

You can now view the on-demand session from my February 4, 2014 presentation on Oracle 12c Automatic Data Optimization (ADO) features, thanks to my most excellent colleagues at the Oracle Technology Network (OTN). (Many of the folks that attended the live presentation encountered severe difficulty traversing the whole presentation after the 5-minute mark. I apologize once again … Continue reading A Quick Dive Into Oracle 12c ADO Features, Courtesy of OTN →

As the last day of November wanes and the shadows of winter grow long upon our beautiful snow-covered lake here in Wisconsin, my thoughts naturally turn to the upcoming New Year and what it's bringing: some excellent opportunities to spread the word on Oracle Database 12c's latest elegant, powerful features.For the first time in my Oracle evangelizing … Continue reading Winter Is Coming. But So Is an Oracle 12c Spring →

My colleagues at Confio have just published my first article in a three-part series on the myriad new features of Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12cR1) via Confio's venerable portal, LogicalRead. This first article focuses on some of the new security features in Oracle 12cR1, including: The new system privileges specific to RMAN backups, TDE, and Data … Continue reading Oracle 12cR1 New Features, Part 1: Security Enhancements →

Larry Ellison always has something interesting to say during his first keynote of Oracle OpenWorld, and OOW 2013 has been no exception. Larry talked about a new feature for Oracle Database 12c - the in-memory database option - that's going to allow simultaneous row-level storage (just like we've always stored data) and column-level storage (essentially … Continue reading Larry Ellison’s O-Bomb: 12c Database’s In-Memory Database Option →

First off, if you attended my presentation this morning at 08:00 AM PDT in San Francisco: thanks very much! We had a great turnout of over 300 people with a bit of SRO in the back of the room, even for a Sunday right after the chaos of everyone attempting to register at OOW 2013 … Continue reading Oracle OpenWorld 2013 Presentation Now Available →

After what seems an interminable wait, Oracle Database 12c Release 1 has finally been approved for general availability. I've been presenting on, experimenting with, and writing about 12c topics for the past several weeks and months and I'm pleasantly surprised with what I've found so far, especially the new Container Database (CDBs) and Pluggable Database … Continue reading It’s About Time! Oracle Database 12c Released →

 Cowardly Lion: I just hope my courage holds out.Scarecrow: I just hope your tail holds out!-          From The Wizard of Oz (with apologies to Frank L. Baum)There’s an old saw in the IT industry about the difference between an old contractor and a new contractor. The new contractor is always saying, “I just wish I … Continue reading Cue The Flying Monkeys →