Hyperion, CPU, Support, Stats, R12, Sad Announcement, JDE, Links

Hyperion

Looking for the compatibility matrix for Hyperion? The Look Smarter Than You Are blog gives us a link to a new matrix.

October CPU

Security patch time again, and this brief posting at Musings on Database Security has some interesting thoughts, and a plug for something I'd never heard of before called virtual patching.

Oracle Support

When you're looking for some good advice on Oracle support you really can't go wrong with Chris Warticki's blog.

Statistics, Lies and Video Tapes

Well, not actually all of the words in the title, just statistics, Oracle statistics, and some words of caution and a link to other discussions of the same at the Structured Data blog. And another discussion of stats over at Vivek Sharma's Database/SQL Experience blog.

R12

Some good material on installing and cloning R12 over at the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog.

RIP Carl Backstrom

I'm very sad to report that one of our regular sources of blog posts and a member of the Oracle family, Carl Backstrom, died in a car accident. You can read more about it here.

JD Edwards

The time is almost upon us for the switch to Metalink 3 as your online interface to Oracle support fro JDE. Read about it in this posting at the JD Edwards Advisor blog.

Links

Links of note, from Eddie Awad, at his blog, on security and other happy subjects.

User Group Events

Quest Conferences:

Quest Southeast Conference, featuring the HCM & Beyond Forum presented by OHUG and Quest, Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, November 12-14. Register now.

Quest Midwest Conference, Renaissance Hotel, Schaumburg, Illinois, December 3-5

Quest West Conference, Marriott Hotel and Marina, San Diego, California, February 11-13, 2009. Submit a Presentation.

Optimizer, Blog of Note, Linux, AIA, JDE, Internals, Oracle Mag

Optimizer at Open World

Did you not make it to Open World? Or if you were there, weren’t able to get all the optimizer wisdom you sought? The Inside the Oracle Optimizer blog has a good follow up posting to help fill in the gaps.

Blog of Note

Christian Antognini’s Striving for Optimal Performance blog was written up by Kevin Closson as a must read performance blog. So don’t wait, here’s the link to start reading it right away.

Exadata Back and Forth

Also at Kevin Closson’s blog is an exchange with an EMC blogger on Exadata. There seems to be some doubt on the part of some, about whether you should go out and buy an Exadata server. As an Oracle stockholder, I say go for it! Buy it, set it up, and then read the exchange. It’s only a couple of million dollars, for goodness’ sake. You’re not going to miss a couple of million dollars. All kidding aside, Exadata is a great concept, something a lot of our clients have been looking for now for many years. It will inevitably lead to reduced support costs because it gives you one vendor to yell at when something goes wrong. I will leave the technical benefits to Kevin and the other gurus who are letting us know the details of Exadata technology.

Linux Monitoring

Kevin Closson, in a record three links in one Infogram, also has some kind words for the collectl, a utility for Linux performance monitoring.

AIA

Using AIA? Read the blog: The official AIA blog has a posting on connecting engineering with manufacturing. Sounds like it would produce a loud metallic clashing sound as the two meet, but apparently AIA smooths things out.

JDE

Part two of a two-part article on Takeaways from Open World over at the JD Edwards Advisor blog.

Internals

Yet another great posting from Tanel Poder, one of my favorite bloggers on Oracle internals. This time it’s on Transportable Tablespaces and ROWID Uniqueness (or: Does your database have rowid collision insurance?)

Oracle Magazine

The November/December issue is on the virtual stands here.

Oracle News

New Agile PLM Solutions Lead Dramatic Growth in Oracle Accelerate Solutions
Led by more than 11 new Agile PLM solutions, the total number of Oracle Accelerate solutions continues to grow dramatically, with 200 solutions offered by 118 partners across 19 industry- and 62 sub-industry solutions in 32 countries. More...

Oracle Launches Its First Cloud Computing Products and Services
As the concept of cloud computing sweeps the industry, Oracle announced on September 22 that customers can license Oracle Database 11g, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle Enterprise Manager to run in a cloud computing environment. More...

Get the Best of Oracle OpenWorld 2008 for Midsize Organizations
Were you not able to attend? How can you be in more than one place at once? Subscribe to Oracle OpenWorld On Demand. More...

Compliance at Every Level
Companies need a systemic way to manage compliance requirements across their organization. By embedding compliance into the fabric of the organization, your approach will be more sustainable, cost-effective, and adaptable than ad-hoc approaches to governance and compliance. Learn how you can drive down the cost of regulatory compliance and strengthen your reputation for business transparency with Oracle solutions for midsize organizations. More...

Coming Soon: Oracle Develop Roadshow
Registration is now open for Oracle Develop, the premier Oracle developer event. Advance your skills and expand your knowledge in scores of expert-led, in-depth technical sessions and advanced how-tos. More than 130 events will be taking place in Beijing, Mumbai, Moscow, and Prague from December through February. More...

User Group Events

Quest Conferences:

Quest Southeast Conference, featuring the HCM & Beyond Forum presented by OHUG and Quest, Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, November 12-14. Register now.

Quest Midwest Conference, Renaissance Hotel, Schaumburg, Illinois, December 3-5

Quest West Conference, Marriott Hotel and Marina, San Diego, California, February 11-13, 2009. Submit a Presentation.

CRM

Blog Watch: Creating Integrations with Oracle CRM On Demand

CRM On Demand Learning Blog: Do you want to integrate other applications with Oracle CRM On Demand? If so, you may have started investigating Web services. Whether you’re well on your way or just getting started, there are many resources to support you. Click here for more information


New Social CRM and iPhone CRM Applications
At last month's Oracle OpenWorld conference, Oracle announced new applications that extend Oracle's leadership in two of the most important trends in CRM: social CRM and mobile CRM.
More...

Security, BI Logs, HTTP Caching, SQL Developer, Manga, Character Sets, Exadata Server

Security + Laws = Expensive

Several states have already enacted laws governing encryption of customer data. Sounds reasonable enough, especially in view of the string of well-publicized losses of sensitive and personal data on laptops over the last few years, but every benefit comes with an expense, and this is no exception. Think of how much additional money it is going to require if every IT resource your employees use to work with consumer data needs to be encrypted. That pretty much covers all your servers, desktops, laptops and even some smart phones. The Coke machine may be exempt...unless it takes credit cards. 

The Wall Street Journal article I read about this is not openly available on the Web, but there are other articles to read about this, such as this one at the Washington Post, and this blog posting on a Massachusetts law. 

BI Logs

Another great posting from the Rittman Mead Consulting blog, this one on Digging into the Oracle BI Server Query Log File. This stuff is gold. Dig, and ye shall find.

HTTP Caching

A nice demo and some wise words on HTTP caching and why you still have to code for performance at the Service Architecture SOA blog.

SQL Developer Early Adopter Release

The SQL Developer team is pleased to announce their first Early Adopter release of Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeling.

• Use this page on OTN, for access to initial documentation and supporting collateral.
• Access the Early Adopter Download. This download link walks you through a brief one-time survey, before you can download the product. If you had done any of our internal early adopter releases, you will not be required to repeat the survey. 

Manga

Manga is a Japanese cartoon medium that isn't usually thought of in a database technology context. Well, now it is. If you have users with unreasonable expectations you can buy this book linked from the Oracle Alchemist blog. and use magic solutions. From the book's page on Amazon: 'Tico the fairy teaches the Princess how to simplify her data management'. I'm really trying not to crack a smile while typing this. Ok, I smiled.

Different Character Sets

You have two DBs, they are in different character sets, and you need a quick way to have one read the other. The Momen blog has a quick resolution. Ok, as he admits, this is not going to be a fast performance solution, but it's simple, and sometimes that's all you need in a pinch while you are evolving a more elegant solution.

Oracle Exadata Server

A good, detailed critique of Mike Ault's posting on the Exadata Storage product over at Kevin Closson's blog. Is Kevin an Oracle employee? Yes. Is he a straight shooter who bases his article on the technical facts, not any partison considerations? Yup. That too.