Oracle Security: Chapter 7, By Marlene Theriault & William Heney – There are many steps to securing your system and its data. But one of the first–and one that too few organizations take–is the development of a security policy that outlines and maps out the enforcement of a security plan. We’ve in

By Cameron O’Rourke – Replication involves synchronizing some or all of your application data across multiple databases in a distributed system. In this column, I explain why you might use replication and describe some Oracle technologies you can use to implement it.

Joe Lax used this book to study for both the Administration and Backup exams that are part of the Oracle Certified DBA program. Find out why he feels this is a great text to study from.

By Lisa Vaas – Oracle Corp. is putting the finishing touches on an upgrade to its flagship database that is designed for use on computer grids, giving users higher levels of scalability and management, according to early beta testers.

(Gareth Morgan) The cost of running high-end databases, and how they cope with external data sources, is becoming a key issue for vendors as the leading players attempt to fight off open source rivals.

by Jayeshkumar Patel – What do you do when an application causes sensitive data to be deleted, and you need to get that data back? Prior to Oracle9i, you had to recover the database and roll forward to the point you were interested in. With Oracle9i Flashback Query, you can achieve get the da

Sample Chapter – Designed for both new programmers and those experienced in other languages, this book presents the core features of Oracle’s PL/SQL language in an easy-to-read format. Learning Oracle PL/SQL will bring programmers up to speed on the most important aspects of PL/SQL, including web an

By Jim DiIanni – The Oracle9i Performance Tuning exam is the second exam you must take to achieve the Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) level of certification. This is the first of two columns regarding the topics you will likely encounter on the Oracle9i Performance Tuning exam, and it includes a

In a recent press release, Oracle Corp. announced a new sales record for Oracle9i Application Server. Oracle has signed more than 3,000 new Oracle9i Application Server customers during its past three quarters. The Oracle9i Application Server customer base now totals 16,000.

By Lisa Vaas – Oracle Corp. has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to postpone, indefinitely, a hearing for its case against PeopleSoft Inc. The case is an attempt by Oracle to prevent PeopleSoft from exercising its so-called poison pill—which is a stock-related maneuver that would torpedo Ora