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• object-oriented database management system (OODBMS)

  An object-oriented database management system (OODBMS), sometimes shortened to ODBMS for object database management system, is a database management system (DBMS) that supports the modelling and creation of data as objects. Continue Reading

• Willis develops app to put a personal touch back in voluntary benefits

  Part two of a two-part article: Willis uses PeopleSoft 9.1 to bring back the personal feel to automated insurance selection for voluntary benefits. Continue Reading

• Willis develops app for real-time voluntary benefit selection

  Part one of a two-part article: Willis uses PeopleSoft 9.1 to create real-time automated insurance selection for voluntary benefits. Continue Reading

• Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1, World upgrade challenges and tips

  Quest President Patrick Kys talks about upgrading to Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 and World 9.3, and comments on application customizations. Continue Reading

• Handling database migrations, such as upgrading to Oracle 12c

  IOUG President Michelle Malcher talks about database migrations, from finding downtime to test and upgrade, to maintaining patch sets after go-live. Continue Reading

• Q&A with Alyssa Johnson: OAUG president talks Oracle Fusion Applications

  Question and answer session with OAUG President Alyssa Johnson about the future of Oracle Fusion Applications and their coexistence with the cloud.Continue Reading

• How can today's DBAs contribute to big data databases?

  In the big data puzzle, data scientists and NoSQL are all the rage. Find out how traditional DBAs fit in, and what they have to do to stay there.Continue Reading

• Evaluating the ROI of Oracle DB 12c Multitenant

  Formerly called Pluggable Database, the Oracle 12c Multitenant feature is going to cost extra. Is it worth the money?Continue Reading

• Oracle Sun hardware is not for hobbyists, by a long shot

  Old Sun enthusiasts lament the way it used to be, and the way it will never be again. Oracle Sun hardware is a whole other animal.Continue Reading

• Spend smart on Oracle ERP implementations

  Oracle ERP implementations usually take about a year-and-a-half, but a couple examples show that spending smart can shrink the timeline.Continue Reading

• Starting an Oracle virtualization project

  Contributor Frank Ohlhorst gives tips on how to start a server virtualization project in an Oracle shop.Continue Reading

• Oracle upgrades: Tips and trends

  If you’re planning an Oracle upgrade, start here to learn about the latest Oracle upgrade trends. Also, get expert advice from Oracle gurus and learn about the current state of Oracle Fusion Middleware upgrades.Continue Reading

• Oracle Enterprise Manager improves, still far from Big Four

  Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 11g now includes management tools for Sun products, but one analyst says Enterprise Manager is too Oracle-centric to be a big player in systems management.Continue Reading

• Oracle E-Business Suite users face EBS R12 upgrade challenges

  An upgrade to E-Business Suite R12 can offer many benefits, but EBS users have also reported a number of business and technical challenges during and after their EBS R12 upgrade process.Continue Reading

• Users consider Oracle EBS R12 upgrade as Premier Support for 11i ends

  Premier Support for Oracle E-Business Suite11i ends Nov. 30, and end users must decide whether to move to Extended Support, which brings fewer features and higher maintenance fees, or do an EBS R12 upgrade.Continue Reading

• Oracle demos Fusion Applications; Ellison talks up integrated systems

  Oracle executives demoed Fusion Applications at the end of the OpenWorld 2010 keynote on Wednesday. Meanwhile, CEO Larry Ellison dissed Salesforce.com some more and talked up Exalogic and Exadata.Continue Reading

• A nutritional supplement company does Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade

  USANA Health Sciences tackled three key business issues when it performed an Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade: third-party integration, employee turnover and new software modules.Continue Reading

• New Oracle Database 11g book offers 'underground' tips

  April Sims, a DBA at Southern Utah University and an Oracle Certified Professional, talks about her new book, “Oracle Database 11g Underground Advice for Database Administrators.”Continue Reading

• Duke Energy emerges from 'dark period' with PeopleSoft 8.9 upgrade

  Scared to touch a fresh PeopleSoft upgrade for years, Duke Energy finally bit the bullet and moved to 8.9. A new financial data hub helped ease the transition.Continue Reading

• Oracle users in wait-and-see mode with Oracle's stack computing strategy

  Oracle continued to press its stack message of integrated applications, middleware, database and hardware, but some Collaborate attendees have heard it before.Continue Reading

• Oracle rolls out new lifecycle management for Sun environments

  Oracle has backed up its promise to support Sun environments with the delivery of Oracle lifecycle management software for Sun’s Sparc and Solaris products.Continue Reading

• Comparing servers for Oracle database 11g upgrades

  An Oracle 11g upgrade means server hardware will need more octane. Find out how to compare Oracle 11g servers for database upgrades and which servers will speed performance.Continue Reading

• How to use SQL Developer to run SQL statements

  In this chapter, learn how to use SQL Developer to enter and execute SQL statements and scripts, work with a Snippets window, solve common syntax errors and more.Continue Reading

• How to increase SGA_MAX_SIZE in Oracle

  How to increase SGA_MAX_SIZE in Oracle? I got the error "ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel" during startup.Continue Reading

• Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) fundamentals tutorial

  New to database administration or development? Here's a quick guide that can get you started by providing background on the relational model and practical advice for working with a relational database management system.Continue Reading

• XML for data architects: Designing for reuse and integration (Chapter 8)

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• How to validate zip code, city, and state code

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