AIOUG Tech Day at Hyderabad (Aug 23rd)

Hi there, Last week, I spoke at AIOUG Tech Day at Hyderabad. All India Oracle Users Group (AIOUG) in association with TechMahindra organized one full day of techtalk event. Believe me, the Danube auditorium was a state-of-art facility with 500 capacity. Fabulous venue and huge crowd with similar interest. I thought of sharing my experience… Read More AIOUG Tech Day at Hyderabad (Aug 23rd)

Multitenant Validation lab program for ISV partners

Hi Guys, As you all might have noticed from my social moves, we were running Multitenant Validation lab for ISV partners. Briefing on the program, the 2-day guided lab will enable the partners to test and validate their products/applications on Oracle 12c Multitenant architecture. Partners would be able to visualize and get hands-on with Multitenant… Read More Multitenant Validation lab program for ISV partners

Oracle Database 12c PRAGMA UDF and WITH clause enhancements

Here are two interesting enhancements in Oracle database 12c PL/SQL. PL/SQL subprogram defined using WITH clause of a subquery – Oracle database 12c allows PL/SQL declaration section in the WITH clause. One can define PL/SQL function or procedure into a WITH clause. Functions declared in the PL/SQL declaration section can be invoked instantly in the… Read More Oracle Database 12c PRAGMA UDF and WITH clause enhancements

Exadata Smart Flash Cache – a note of understanding

I thought of publishing this post to serve as a note of understanding on Smart Flash Cache in an Exadata database system. It outlines the general behavior and working mechanism of flash in co-ordination with storage intelligence. Here we go – Exadata Smart Flash Cache The Oracle Exadata is meant to deliver high performance through… Read More Exadata Smart Flash Cache – a note of understanding

Book Review: OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide by Steve Ries

The book OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide by Packt publishing has been published. The book has been authored by Steve Ries and I was the technical reviewer of the book. It was pleasure reviewing the book as the style of presentation, topics coverage and authenticity of content was pretty impressive.… Read More Book Review: OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide by Steve Ries