Oracle Priority Service Infogram for 30-JAN-2014

Performance

Gathering Database Statistics in a Test Harness, from Jeff Taylor's Weblog.

SQL Developer

From the Grumpy old DBA blog (dang I wish I'd thought up that title): Two great SQL Developer presentations by Jeff Smith at NEOOUGJanuary 2014 meeting.

Big Data

From Brendan Tierney - Oralytics Blog: Oracle BigDataLite 2.4.1 is available to download.

GoldenGate

Webcast: Introducing GoldenGate 12c

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Time: 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET

Exadata

Webcast on Best Practices for Oracle Exadata BackupUsing Oracle ZFS Storage.

Virtual Machine Computing

How to Protect Virtual Machines: 10 Best Practices, from eWeek.

Hands-On Lab: How to Deploy Oracle Software in Minutes Using Oracle VM Templates, from the eSTEP blog.

Security

It remains to be demonstrated, but this certainly sounds like a cool idea. Rather like changing shield frequencies in Star Trek: ShapeShifter Will Morph A Website’s Code To Deflect Malware Attacks

Java

From Java.net: JDK 7 Update 60 Early Access Release.

JAX-RS

From the mysteriously named tl;dr: Managed JAX-RS Client.

Agile PLM

From Agile PLM: Enterprise PLM for the Product Value Chain: The Biggest Agile Installation Mistake Has Nothing to Do With Agile.

Tuxedo

Another installment of Tuxedo Tidbits series on HA: High Availability Part 5.

EBS

From SearchOracle: Key business drivers for E-Business Suite upgrades.

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Support Blog:

New Release of the PO Approval Analyzer – Now Includes AME!

Upcoming CRM Product Family Webcasts

Functional Impact Documents For Monthly Service Cumulative Patches

Critical Patch Update for January 2014

North American Payroll - Year End Reminders

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog:

Support Implications for Your EBS Customizations

HR

From Modern HR in the Cloud, Cognitive HR: How Cognition Can Change the Way HR Works.

EPM

From the Enterprise Performance Management Blog: Scorecards in the Wild West?

Coding

This is just a great piece of fun: Regular expression crossword puzzle.

...And Finally

Okay, I know this article title sounds like a spam message, but this posting from lifehacker actually looks pretty handy: How to Monitor Your Own Credit, For Free, Forever.

This little item is the tip of a HUGE technical iceberg in the not too distant future, combined with virtual reality: 'Wearable' book allows reader to feel emotions of characters, from The Telegraph.

Contributions by Angela Golla, Infogram Deputy Editor

Oracle Excellence Awards

Oracle customers and partners are technology pioneers, developing and implementing revolutionary new solutions with Oracle technology, and the Oracle Excellence Awards recognize these pioneers. In 2013, Oracle saluted outstanding achievement in nine Oracle Excellence Awards programs: CIO of the Year, Leadership, Database Administrator of the Year, Java Business Innovation, Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized Partner of the Year, Data Warehouse Leader of the Year, Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation, Eco-Enterprise Innovation, and Proactive Support: Champion.  Check out the complete list in the January - February issue of Oracle Magazine.

Oracle Priority Service Infogram for 23-JAN-2014

Security

TCP backdoor 32764 or how we could patch the Internet (or part of it), from Quarkslab's Blog.

Episode #21 - Anatomy of a SQL Injection Attack leading to Code Execution, from sysadmincasts.

4 HTTP SECURITY HEADERS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE USING. from the ibuildings blog.

WLS

A free e-book: Consolidate Your Applications on Oracle WebLogic Server.

Performance

Over at Oracle Scratchpad this week some invaluable steps on Optimization. I've always preferred setting Tom Kyte's famous 'MAKE_DATABASE_RUN_FASTER' parameter. But this article is the next best thing.

MySQL

MySQL Workbench 6.1.1 BETA has been released, from the MySQL Workbench blog.

OEM

How Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c enables the patching of RHEL on OVCA guest OS, from the eSTEP blog.

Computing

The Best Chrome Extensions for Web Professionals, from the treehouse blog.

Web Programming

12 Essential JavaScript Libraries for Developers, from DesignZum.

Java

From The Java Source: Java Magazine: Big Data.

NetBeans

Don't know how I missed the NETBEANS ZONE before, but here are a couple of nice links from there:

NetBeans Weekly News (Issue #623 - Jan 21, 2014)

5 Hints for NetBeans Newbies (Part 1)

APEX

From (YABAOAE) Yet Another Blog About Oracle Application Express, Happy Birthday, Oracle Application Express!

BI

Oracle BI Mobile HD 11.1.1.7.0.2365 Now Available, from the Business Analytics - Proactive Support blog.

EBS

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Support Blog:

North American Payroll - Year End Reminders

Order Information Portal (OIP) Enhancements

Java Updates Are Here!

R12 Master Generic Data Fix Diagnostic for Purchase Orders and Requisitions

Oracle Discrete Manufacturing Extensions for Oracle Endeca

Configurator Build 12.1.3.31.8 is Available!

Introducing OTL Analyzer

Oracle User Groups

Did you know about the IOUC (International Oracle User Group Community of Leaders)? I didn't until someone pointed out the Indian chapters.

OTN

Want to be famous and as Homer Simpson puts it 'rich as astronauts'? write for OTN! This article at ArchBeat discusses it: Hot Topics for the OTN Article You're Going to Write

...And Finally

And so, like Monty Python confronted with Camelot, some scientists have concluded  it's only a  model! Is this life real?, from Aeon Magazine.

Will Oculus Bring Immersive Virtual Reality to Consumers for $300 in 2014? from Singularity Hub. I'm hoping so since I'll be on the line to buy one as soon as they come out.

Last but certainly not least: From Quanta Magazine: A New Physics Theory of Life.

Contributions by Angela Golla, Oracle Infogram Deputy Editor

Oracle Platinum Services 
Optimized for High Availability and Performance
We know that disruptions in IT systems availability can seriously impact your business. That's why when you choose the extreme performance of an Oracle Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, or Oracle SuperCluster you can also gain access to enhanced support for high availability and performance—Oracle Platinum Services—at no additional cost.  Learn more at the Platinum Portal.

Oracle Priority Service Infogram for 16-JAN-2014

Critical Patch Update for January 2014 Now Available

The  Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2014 was released on January 14, 2014.  Oracle strongly recommends applying the patches as soon as possible.

The Critical Patch Update Advisory is the starting point for relevant information. It includes a list of products affected, pointers to obtain the patches, a summary of the security vulnerabilities, and links to other important documents.

Supported products that are not listed in the "Supported Products and Components Affected" Section of the advisory do not require new patches to be applied.

Also, it is essential to review the Critical Patch Update supporting documentation referenced in the Advisory before applying patches, as this is where you can find important pertinent information.

The Critical Patch Update Advisory is available at the following location:

Oracle Technology Network

The next four Critical Patch Update release dates are:

April 15, 2014

July 15, 2014

October 14, 2014

January 13, 2015

E-Business Suite Releases 11i and 12 Reference

Oracle E-Business Suite Releases 11i and 12 Critical Patch Update Knowledge Document (January 2014)(Note 1605340.1)

Secure Configuration Guide for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (Note 403537.1)

Secure Configuration Guide for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i (Note 189367.1)

SQL Developer

Defining 12c IDENTITY Columns in Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler, from that JEFF SMITH.

Also from him: Dimensional Modeling in Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler.

Exadata

Hadn't seen the previous installments of this and came across an interesting series: Updating database servers using dbnodeupdate.sh - part 3, from the MAA | Exadata blog by R. Kundersma.

Fusion

From the Oracle Fusion Middleware blog: January 2014 Fusion Middleware Proactive Patches Released.

ADF

ADF performance tuning: Video demo published on the ADF Performance Monitor, from The AMIS Technology Blog.

Java

At The Java Source: Top Java Technical Articles of 2013.

JDBC

At About: Performance, a little Support assistance, a whole lot of troubleshooting, and some good lessons learned along the way: Hunting an Oracle JDBC Memory Leak Crashing an 80JVM WebSphere Cluster.

NetBeans

From Geertjan's Blog: Integrated AngularJS Development.

Oracle VM

From The Geek Stuff blog: How to Create an Oracle OVM VM from an Linux ISO DVD Image.

BI

Oracle BI Mobile HD 11.1.1.7.0.2365 Now Available, from the Business Analytics - Proactive Support blog.

Primavera

From the Oracle Primavera Analytics Blog: How to find resources without any assignments?

Ops Center

DatabaseFailover Questions from the Ops Center blog.

Security

This is a neat page I stumbled on in someone's Twitterage: https://www.howsmyssl.com/. It checks several factors to make sure your SSL isn't vulnerable. Good news is that I got a good score on my primary knocking around browser. Bad news is that I didn't do as well on a couple of other browsers.

EBS

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Support Blog:

EBS Release 12 Certified with Mac OS X 10.9 with Safari 7 and JRE 7

Procurement Accounting - Don’t Delay, Be Proactive and Apply These Necessary Patches

Mass Additions Create Giving You Headaches? New Troubleshooting Assistant Available!

11i to R12 Upgrade Issues and Solutions for Oracle Payments

Webcast: Oracle Subledger Accounting (SLA): Accounting Flow, Transfer & Drilldown

Setting Up Collection Territory Assignments in EBS CRM R12

Webcast: Answers To Frequently Asked Questions About COGS / DCOGS

Webcast: Best Practices for Fixing Known Data Corruptions In Payables

Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10 is now in Sustaining Support

...And Finally

The onslaught of trillions of tiny computers, each doing things that frustrate us on a daily basis is our future: INTEL AIMS FOR POST-SMARTPHONE ERA WITH SD CARD-SIZED COMPUTER, from The Singularity Hub.

io9 continues a theme that interests me: Can we build an artificial superintelligence that won't kill us?

Contributions by Angela Golla, Infogram Deputy Editor

Being a DBA type myself, I am not sure I agree with everything in the article, but The Database Administrator is Dead is definitely an interesting read. 

Oracle Priority Service Infogram for 09-JAN-2014

RDBMS

An exercise in troubleshooting from Pythian: Disabling Triggers in Oracle 11.2.0.4.

Oracle Internals

From Oracle Scratchpad this week: CR Trivia.

Releases

It's fresh from the oven! 12c Release 1 at Technet.

SQL Developer

From that JEFF SMITH: Oracle SQL Developer 4 and the Oracle Client.

Webcasts

Partner Webcast – Oracle Engineered Systems & Partner Service Opportunities, coming up on Jan. 16.

3rd Dimension of Performance Management, from The Performance Institute and Oracle, coming up on 23 January.

OEM

From the Oracle Enterprise Manager blog: Create a Database Instance without DB Control Schema.

Linux

Migrate Oracle Database from HP-UX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Storage

Randy Martineau explains the future of Oracle's tape storage solution.

Data Integration

From the Exadata Partner Community - EMEA blog: Partner webcast Jan.14th - New data integration product releases: Oracle Data Integrator 12c and Oracle GoldenGate 12c.

BI

From RittmanMead: Customisations in BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 Part 1: Category 1 Changes.

Oracle Support

The latest from Chris Warticki’s All Things Oracle.

Ops Center

Notifications, from the Ops Center blog.

EBS

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Support Blog:

Are you thinking about Upgrading to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2?

Webcast: Oracle Subledger Accounting (SLA) Basics: Overview, Setup & Data Model

ATG Webcast:Business Intelligence (BI) Mobile App Designer Overview

Mark Your Calendars for January HCM Webcasts

Teleservice Timezone Functionality (R12.2.2)

Webcast: Understand & Resolve AutoInvoice Validation Errors With The AutoInvoice Post-Process Validation Report

Oracle Enterprise Manager: Advanced Management of Oracle E-Business Suite

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog:

Java (JDK) 7 Certified with E-Business Suite 12.2 Servers

Which JDeveloper Version Works With Your EBS Release?

Security

We've mentioned this before at the Infogram, but those of you who place your trust in the inherent good of human nature may need to start keeping an eye on the folks in the break room when it comes to security. Not only are internal employees carrying out security breaches, this article at InformationWeek lets us know that it is more than one third of the instances: Think Hackers Are IT's Biggest Threat? Guess Again.

The 7 best habits of effective security pros, from CSO Online.

Big Data

From Oracle PartnerNetwork News: The Future of Data Warehouses in the Age of Big Data.

...And Finally

Thomas Edison would be pleased: Researchers Are Making A 3D Printer That Can Build A House In 24 Hours.

From the ever fun lifehacker: Why Music Helps You Memorize Items.

Who would have thought something so nasty could look so cool: Harmful Viruses Made of Beautiful Glass, at Visual News.

And a neat article on fonts (this from an editor whose font scheme is usually: Times New Roman. That is all: The science behind fonts (and how they make you feel).

Contributions by Angela Golla, Infogram Deputy Editor

Agile Premier Support News January 2014
The Agile Support Newsletter for January has been released.  Featured articles include new assistants designed to help you with known issues in a product area and much more.  Check out Note:211.1.

Oracle Priority Service Infogram for 02-JAN-2014

BI

From The Art of Business Intelligence: How to Add Comments in Oracle BI (OBIEE).

RDBMS

From Oracle Scratchpad, NVL().

ASM

The ASM Support Guy turns us on to a good script: Tell me about your ASM.

GoldenGate

From Data Integration: GoldenGate 12c - Coordinated Delivery Example.

Exadata

From Oracle-Ninja.com (I knew there had to be an Oracle ninja. We just have never been able to see him for obvious reasons): Exadata Storage Server Version 12.1.1.1.0 Released.

Big Data

Big Data - Real and Practical Use Cases, from The Data Warehouse Insider.

ADF

If you are working with ADF you are going to want to check out Oracle ADF Architecture Square over at Technet.

NetBeans

From Geertjan's Blog: Google Translate in NetBeans IDE 7.4.

Primavera

EPS changes in Analytics (and P6 Extended Schema), from the Oracle Primavera Analytics Blog.

Retail

From retail TouchPoints: The Evolution Of Retail In 2014. Interesting article, made even more interesting from the news that SnapChat, one of the companies discussed, was just hit by a major hack attack.

Linux

How-to Install Latest Firefox ESR on Oracle Linux 6.X 32/64bit Easy Guide, from Tutorial for Linux.

VM

Oracle VM 3.2.7 and Oracle VM Server for SPARC Updates, from Oracle's Virtualization Blog.

Ops Center

If you are working with Ops Center this page may be a good place to start: Installing and Configuring Ops Center.

EBS

From the Oracle E-Business Suite Support Blog:

Do you Deal with Supplier Profile Management flows?

Learn about Late Charges Functionality in Receivables

Receivables Receipts Workbench Troubleshooting Assistant (Search Helper)

What Is So Special About The Payables #1 Document - The Master GDF Script?

Concurrent Processing Tips & Tricks & CP Analyzer Update

Security

There has got to be a better solution than passwords. In the meantime, here's some tips on not missing up using passwords: If you think just because you use different passwords for different services you're safe, think again, from ZDNet.

AI

An overly optimistic 'jumping the gun' article from the New York Times on AI: Brainlike Computers, Learning From Experience.

Computing

At InfoQ, some thoughts on Pragmatic Techniques for Maintaining a Legacy Application.

Business

If you are a CFO you are sure to find this article useful. If not, I'm almost sure that just reading this article will give you a shot at becoming a CFO (totally not true): Eight Top Issues for CFOs in 2014, it’s at CFO, of course.

Blogs

An interesting new publication popped up on the radar: SbhOracle.

...And Finally

Oculus Rift? Yes, please! I'll put in my order when this is out, hopefully about the same time Philip Rosedale is starting the alpha for his new VR project; a follow on to Second Life, his first project in the realm: Virtual reality just got real: Could the Oculus Rift change the way we play, work and learn? from the Independent.

Some spiffy stuff here, some amusing things. I particularly like the electric car race. Faster than you would expect…only you have to buy a new car for every twenty minutes of race: The year ahead: ten amazing science and technology innovations coming up in 2014, from the Telegraph.

We don't have those flying cars the old sci-fi stories and Popular Mechanics used to promise, but this helps to make up for it: Self-Cleaning Dishes Never Need a Dishwasher or a Sponge, from dornob.

At BELLO, the discovery of a strange and wonderful time capsule in Paris: 1942 ‘Time Capsule’ Apartment Discovered In Paris.

And what would an end of the year and start of the next issue be without a ‘best, worst, etc.’ ? of 2013 article The Weirdest Tech Stories of 2013, from PC Magazine.