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If you'd like to learn more about what I believe are some of the most important features and capabilities of Oracle Database 12c, please be sure to check out new Oracle Database 12c video training series that's now available from Pearson LiveLessons. And my colleagues at InformIT have also just announced a special offer: You … Continue reading Save 20% on Oracle Database 12c New Features Training Video Series →

I’ll be presenting at the upcoming July 2015 meeting of the Chicago Oracle Users Group (COUG). We’ll be meeting on July 23rd from 6PM – 8PM at a brand-new venue – the Seasons 52 restaurant in Schaumburg, IL. As usual, space is limited, so be sure to register soon to guarantee a seat. My esteemed … Continue reading Are You JSON-Curious? Find Out More at COUG’s Next Meeting! →

If you have colleagues in Japan who are within easy travel distance of Tokyo's Akihabara district, please let them know that I will be there during the week of June 8, 2015 to speak at the 2015 DB Tech Showcase. I'll be presenting on June 10th on the new In-Memory features of Oracle Database 12.1.0.2, … Continue reading Japan Here I Come! DB Tech Showcase Tokyo 2015 →

If you are in the midst of migrating, transforming, or upgrading your existing database from Oracle 10g or 11g to Oracle 12c and you're searching for exactly the right techniques to leverage during your project, please do check out our new book - it's designed to help you think creatively about the method(s) you can … Continue reading Migrating Your Database to Oracle 12c? This Book Will Help! →

If you've wanted to upgrade your knowledge on Oracle Database 12c to include some of the neatest new features of release 12.1.0.2, you've probably priced out the cost of the Oracle University five-day Database 12c New Features course and suffered extreme sticker shock ... especially if it's been a while since you took an OU … Continue reading Learn Oracle Database 12c On a Budget →

I've posted a copy of my latest article that was posted just earlier this week in IOUG SELECT Journal to my Articles page. This article - the second in a series on the new In-Memory Column Store (IMCS) features of Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 - completes my investigations into some of the incredible power and flexibility … Continue reading Check Out My Latest Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 Article →

Just a quick note to everyone at Hotsos Symposium 2015: My latest IOUG SELECT Journal article is now available on the Articles page of this blog. It contains most of the code samples that I used for my presentation earlier today at Hotsos. My most sincere thanks for all of you that came to see … Continue reading Latest IOUG SELECT Journal Available in PDF Format →

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! →