(Barbara Darrow) Oracle wants to make database development and upkeep easier with a new toolset dubbed Project Columbus due in the first half of next year.

(Steve Callan) At the end of Part Three, we finished installing SQL Server and created a user account that has access to the Northwind database. In Part Four, we will go into more detail about SQL Server and how it compares to Oracle. This part of the series also covers the setup and preparation to

(Spencer Swartz) Business software maker Oracle Corp. promised to do everything it can to keep PeopleSoft Inc.’s giant customer base, whose departure could threaten the financial success of its proposed $9.2 billion takeover of PeopleSoft.

(Lisa Vaas) The message was, characteristically, all-Oracle: Consolidate, ditch the special-purpose data warehouses, and move to a version of Oracle Corp.’s Database 10g and Oracle BI (Business Intelligence) 10g that feature unified OLAP and relational (SQL) data engines and infrastructure, hooking

(David Welch) Part 1 of this tip debated some common beliefs about apps tuning and offered an approach to efficient project management. Part 2 touched on the specifics of v$sqlarea view, Statspack, index counts, CPU and user involvement. This concluding part covers memory, data dictionary fragmentat

(Martin Veitch) Oracle will use its OpenWorld conference in San Francisco to detail plans to move into enterprise content management (ECM) and extend deeper into business intelligence.

(April Wells) Creating a database, although not a task that you will undertake every day, is certainly a task that will be very important in your career as a DBA. It is something that will take thought and planning and something that you should understand early, both in your career and in your exam

(Ilya Petrenko) This script uses two Oracle functions—TRANSLATE and Length—to identify if data includes numeric or non-numeric characters.

In this white paper, you will learn how to choose the right electronic document imaging software solution as well as: • Benefits of using an electronic document management system • How to calculate quantitative and qualitative document costs • How to efficiently enhance any Oracle E-Busi

(Boris Milrud) Perform the massive DELETE operation as a swap delete with parallel execution. This technique can offer significant performance gains over a straight or in-place delete operation.