Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 29-SEP-2015

RDBMS

Oracle Database 12c Patching: DBMS_QOPATCH, OPATCH_XML_INV, and datapatch, from Pythian.

Oracle Technology

Top 10 OTN ArchBeat YouTube Videos - Dec 29, 2014 – Jan 27, 2015, from ArchBeat.

GoldenGate

Oracle GoldenGate 12c for Oracle Database - Integrated Capture sharing capture session, from Data Integration.

MySQL

MySQL Enterprise Monitor 3.0.19 has been released, from MySQL Enterprise Tools Blog.

ZFS

Data Encryption ... Be Safe or Be Sorry, from The Wonders of ZFS Storage.

Solaris

Solaris Studio 12.4: The new release comes with sharper tools, from the EMEA Midsize Blog.

SOA

SOA Magazine III published, from WebLogic Partner Community EMEA

Desktop application for purging SOA instances, from Arda Eralp's Weblog.

Oracle SOA Suite 12c: The Coherence Adapter, from the AMIS Technology Blog.

BI

Fact Table Partitioning with Oracle BI Applications, from the Oracle BI applications blog.

MAF

Updating MAF Connection Targets At Run Time, from the Oracle A-Team Chronicles.

Identity Management

From the Identity Management blog: Putting the dots together: How to provide compliance and individual accountability with Oracle Privileged Account Manager.

EBS

From Oracle E-Business Suite Technology:

Database 12.1.0.1 Certified with EBS 12.2 on Itanium and AIX

EBS Error Correction Policy Updated for EBS 12.2

From Oracle E-Business Suite Support Blog:

See the New and Improved Buyer Work Center (BWC) Assistant

Personalize Your Mobile Apps!

Introducing the New Proactive Dynamic Events Calendar

Stay Current: EBS 12.2 Upgrade, Features & Functionality & How to find EBS Patches!

Obtaining Bonus Depreciation Methods for Oracle Fixed Assets

…And Finally

This Chart Shows How Long It Takes to Get from an Airport to the City

Yes, Please: An Algorithm for Fact Checking the Internet, from MOTHERBOARD.

One potentially massive preliminary discovery impacting astrophysics, one no doubt about it huge move in technology, 3-D printing with metal:

Speed of light not so constant after all, from ScienceNews.

First Of Its Kind In Israel: 3D Metal Printer Gets To Work At Technion, from nocamel.

Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 22-JAN-2015

RDBMS

Non-CDB architecture of Oracle databases is DEPRECATED since Oracle Database 12.1.0.2, from Upgrade your Database – NOW!

From Oracle related stuff: Video Tutorial: XPLAN_ASH Active Session History - Part 2.

From Martin’s Blog: How to resolve the text behind v$views?

Exalogic

Exalogic Elastic Cloud 12c Software and X5-2 Hardware Launch, from the Oracle Exalogic blog.

IoT

From the Oracle PartnerNetwork Strategy Blog: Top Five IoT Predictions for 2015 – Part I

OpenWorld

Looking back at OOW 2014: Oracle Open World, 2014 – Free Behind the Scenes Videos, from Oracle University.

OpsCenter

Enabling and Testing ASR, from the OpsCenter blog.

Fusion

Fusion Middleware Proactive Patches Released, from Oracle Fusion Middleware Proactive Support Delivery.

Developers

From Developing using Oracle technologies: Node.js and Oracle Database

Java

From The Java Source: Learn About Wearables and Java

Better CDI Alignment in JPA 2.1/Java EE 7, from The Aquarium.

BI

Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Version 11g Performance Recommendations, from the Business Analytics – Proactive Support blog.

BPM

BPM 10g-12c Migration: Handling Excel Files as Input by Mark Foster, from the SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog.

WebCenter

Oracle WebCenter Content (WCC) 11.1.1.8.9 Bundle Patch, from Proactive Support – WebCenter Content.

EBS

From Oracle E-Business Suite Technology:

Using SHA-2 Signed Certificates with EBS

JRE 1.8.0_31 Certified with Oracle E-Business Suite

JRE 1.7.0_75 and 1.7.0_76 Certified with Oracle E-Business Suite

Java JRE 1.6.0_91 Certified with Oracle E-Business Suite

Critical Patch Update for January 2015 Now Available

Internet Explorer 11 Certified with E-Business Suite 12.2 and 12.0

From Oracle E-Business Suite Support Blog:

Webcast: Mastering Component Pick Release Process in Work in Process

Webcast: OPM Financials (GMF) Period Close Process

Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 15-JAN-2015

Oracle Support

Malware sites offering Oracle 'patches', from Proactive Support - Data Integration.

RDBMS

New MOS Notes on Database Upgrades for 12c with or without Oracle Multitenant, from Upgrade your Database – NOW!

And from the same source: Upcoming Upgrade Workshops Jan/Feb 2015

Data Modeling

From that JEFF SMITH: Drawing Foreign Keys & Relationships in SQL Developer Data Modeler

NoSQL

From the Oracle NoSQL Database blog: Big Data SQL for Oracle NoSQL Database (part 1)

Security

From the Identity Management blog:  The Future of User Authentication

OEM

Enterprise Manager Ops Center - The Power of Groups, from Oracle Enterprise Manager blog.

Java

From Joseph D. Darcy's Oracle Weblog: More concise try-with-resources statements in JDK 9

SOA

From SOA & BPM Partner Community Blog: 2 Minute Tech Tip: Industrial SOA

and

A Dirty Dozen Questions on Oracle SOA 12c You Need Answered, but Feared to Ask….

BPM

Repository Creation Utility, MDS and Schema Versions, from the Solving Business Challenges with Oracle's BPM Suite blog.

Fusion

Release 9: The Activity Redesign, from the Fusion Applications Developer Relations blog.

  

EBS

From Oracle E-Business Suite Technology:

Reminder: EBS 12.0 Extended Support Ends January 31, 2015

EBS 12.1.3 Certified with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

From Oracle E-Business Suite Support Blog:

Webcast: EAM/VCP Integration Features and Demonstration

Easy Assistance for Troubleshooting Issues

Webcast: Handling Coupon in Advanced Pricing

Webcast: Implement & Understand The Oracle Receivables Manage Accounting Exception (Sweeping) Program

Check out the New and Improved R12 Approval Analyzer Diagnostic Script!

Check out the New and Improved R12 Approval Analyzer Diagnostic Script!

…And Finally

The Best Tools for Finding Information When Google Isn't Enough, from LifeHacker.

Cool Hacks to Combat Winter, from DailyFinance.

Oracle Priority Support Infogram for 08-JAN-2015

RDBMS

Adaptive Query Optimization in Oracle Database 12c, from The ORACLE-BASE Blog.

Performance Problems with Dynamic Statistics in Oracle 12c, from Pythian.

From Robert G. Freeman on Oracle: Oracle Multitenant - Should you move to a single CDB/PDB architecture?

SQL Developer

From that JEFF SMITH: SQL Developer 4.1: Search & Replace Enhancements

Exalogic

From Oracle Exalogic: E-Business Suite 12.2.4 VM Templates for Exalogic

MySQL

From Oracle's MySQL Blog: Learn MySQL Performance Tuning From the Experts.

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APEX

From Dimitri Gielis Blog (Oracle Application Express - APEX): Generating sample data for your APEX application.

ADF and SOAP

Oracle Mobile Suite Service Bus REST and ADF BC SOAP, from Andrejus Baranovskis Blog.

Java

Validating Oracle Java Cloud Service HA, from Java.net.

NetBeans

From Geertjan's Blog: Classpath for Python Projects in NetBeans IDE.

Business Analytics

From Business Analytics - Proactive Support:

: Patch Set Update: 11.1.2.3.507 for Oracle Hyperion Reporting and Analysis for Interactive Reporting Release 11.1.2.3.000

Business Analytics Monthly Index - December 2014

WebCenter

Oracle Documents Cloud Service R2 – Now Available!, from the Oracle WebCenter Blog.

Security

From Integrigy: Oracle Audit Vault Reports

EBS

From Oracle E-Business Suite Technology:

Of Particular Importance:

àJava Auto-Update Upgrades JRE 7 to 8 in January 2015 ß

Database 12.1.0.2 Certified with E-Business Suite 12.2

Oracle VM Templates For EBS 12.2.4 For Exalogic Now Available

Enhance E-Business Suite Security By Switching to TLS

2014: A Year in Review for Oracle E-Business Suite

From Oracle E-Business Suite Support Blog:

Advanced Global Intercompany System Setup Diagnostic Available!

Are you occasionally getting complaints that the Purchase Order pdf file is not making it to the Supplier or Approver?

Get Notified When A New or Updated Product Analyzer or Diagnostic is Released

Webcast: DEM: Troubleshooting Engine Issues

Webcast: In-Memory Cost Management for Discrete Manufacturing

Logistics and Inventory Consolidated RUP11 Patches Released

Want to take a look (and replay) our 2014 Procurement Webcasts?

Did Your Consolidation Journals Post Twice Recently?

Budgeting For The New Year? Allow Us To Help!

Did You Check The Latest Rollup Patch for Report Manager?

Financial Reporting Using Excel? Get Some Hints!

…And Finally

Best of 2014: Communication Charts Help You Negotiate In Different Cultures, from PSFK. A lot of the charts look like artillery shells and hand grenades. I wonder if that indicates something about the nature of human negotiation overall? 

From Quanta magazine: A New Physics Theory of Life. Could be the biggest thing in biology since sliced bread (biologists love sandwiches), or…could be a big yawner if it doesn't pan out.

Contribution by Angela Golla, Infogram Deputy Editor

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