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_serial_direct_read is not a criteria for cursor [non-]sharing
(Alexander Anokhin) Those who are on Exadata and change _SERIAL_DIRECT_READ on session or system level may be interested in the issue described below. The issue exists in all versions from 11g and above.
Professional Application Development in MEAN Stack
(Yaseer Mumtaz) This is a complete professional MEAN stack application development series for beginners where we will learn the MEAN stack from scratch.
The CredentialQuery Option For Web.Contents() In Power BI Custom Data Connectors
(Chris Webb) There’s a new, as yet undocumented, option for the Web.Contents() M function that is only available for custom data connectors and not in Power BI Desktop: CredentialQueryOption.
Audit Database Offline Events
(Jason Brimhall) Knowing when an event occurred within the database environment is a very important thing. Being able to act quickly when certain events occur is equally as important.
Parameterized dynamic SQL is parameterized.
(Kenneth Fisher) Ok, that title sounds silly, but it’s actually a real point. The first parameterized refers to using parameters within dynamic SQL, while the second refers to how the optimizer treats parameters differently from variables.
Working With Stream APIs in Java 1.8
(Rohit Upadhyay) The Stream concept was introduced in Java 1.8 and remains present in the java.util.stream package. It is used to process the object from the collection or any group of objects or data source.
Use MongoDB In ASP.NET Core (Part – 1)
(Bipin Joshi) Now a days NoSQL databases are not uncommon. One such popular database is MongoDB. MongoDB is an open source and cross platform database that allows you to store data in the form of documents. This article series illustrates how MongoDB can be used in ASP.NET Core applications.
Benefits of the Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB
(Tapas Pal) Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB is an abstraction level over data stores like Azure DocumentDB and Table Storages, which is a globally distributed multi-model database service.
What’s up with Code Analysis rule CA2202: Do not dispose objects multiple times?
(Raymond Chen) You thought you’d be able to make it through the entire year without suffering through a CLR Week. And you almost made it.