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Cloud First: Oracle Makes Application Development More Agile

With its new cloud database service, in combination with its IaaS and SaaS, Oracle believes it has what it takes to become the leading cloud service provider.

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A New Cloud for SMEs

The new Oracle Cloud has enabled SMEs to solve business challenges and allowed them to leverage the same best-in-class features as enterprises.

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10 Things Every Senior Oracle DBA Should Know

Even seasoned DBAs must constantly adapt. We provide a checklist of 10 things every experienced DBA should know how to do.

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9 Things Every Junior Oracle DBA Should Know

This blog post provides a checklist of skills every junior Oracle DBA should have picked up at the job after a year or two.

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8 Things Every Beginner Oracle DBA Should Know

A checklist of eight critical skills and areas an entry-level Oracle DBA should be familiar with to succeed on the job.

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Virtualizing Oracle Databases for the Enterprise Network

As Oracle VM became the latest trend in the cloud-computing stack for enterprise networks, what benefits does it offer, ahead of traditional virtualization?

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Oracle Launches Data Cloud Solution for B2B Marketers

Oracle unveiled the largest B2B marketplace of audience data, to help reach customized audiences with programmatic and data-driven marketing efforts.

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Oracle Releases New Versions of ODA

Oracle released two new versions of its Oracle Database Appliance toolkit, to support small- to medium-sized businesses. Learn more.

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Double Checking Backups

How to check if your database has been backed up and whether it’s valid for recovery.

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Switching From Reactive to a Proactive System

Database management is more than resolving tickets and fixing failures. This blog post explains how and why, as a DBA, you should be proactive.

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The What’s and the How-to’s of Container Databases

Oracle Database 12c introduced a new feature called “multitenant.” The multitenant feature provides the ability for a single instance to manage multiple databases. The multitenant architecture enables an Oracle database to function as a multitenant container database (CDB).

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Behavioral Economics in Managing Database Administrators

Managing database administrators is a difficult job. Learn effective tips to help you build and maintain a strong DBA team.