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Coming Soon: The InstallPHP Series

The International PHP Conference, which is sponsored by Oracle this year, is under way in Amsterdam. (Read the show's blog here for updates from the floor.)...

The International PHP Conference, which is sponsored by Oracle this year, is under way in Amsterdam. (Read the show's blog here for updates from the floor.) Oracle's involvement this year is testimony to the fact that PHP developers are becoming more aware that, as the language becomes mainstream--and with the introduction of the more robust PHP5--integrating PHP-based Web applications with enterprise-class database technology is not only feasible but necessary.In The...

An Official OTN Blog? It's About Time

Some of you may have followed the previous incarnation of this blog, which came into being in December 2004 for the purposes of reporting from the Oracle...

Some of you may have followed the previous incarnation of this blog, which came into being in December 2004 for the purposes of reporting from the Oracle OpenWorld 2004 floor.That blog was so popular that we've decided to resurrect it as a more comprehensive effort to offer opinions as well as information from some of the minds behind OTN. It will also serve to communicate some of the cool things that we're working on for developers and DBAs who rely on the Oracle technology...

Download Oracle OpenWorld 2004 Most Popular Presentations

I wanted to revive this blog momentarily to make readers aware of the fact that we have compiled a list of Oracle OpenWorld 2004's best-attended presentations...

I wanted to revive this blog momentarily to make readers aware of the fact that we have compiled a list of Oracle OpenWorld 2004's best-attended presentations (in DBA/Oracle Developer and Java Developer categories) here.You'll find papers and PPTs from luminaries like Tom Kyte, Jonathan Lewis, and Steven Feuerstein, as well as fascinating insights into Oracle technology directions from various product management and development teams.

Some Thoughts on What DBAs Learned

So, OpenWorld is in the history books. Here are a few of my thoughts on the things DBAs learned:1. There is no shame in simplifying your job. If you're the type...

So, OpenWorld is in the history books. Here are a few of my thoughts on the things DBAs learned:1. There is no shame in simplifying your job. If you're the type who likes to write scripts at 3AM, that's fine; if you'd rather spend your administration and development time more productively, there are tools available -- whether OEM 10g Grid Control or HTML DB -- to help you do that. It's not a question of being "replaced" by automation; rather, the question is how you'd prefer...

SQL Regular Expressions Session

Ducked into the "SQL Regular Expressions: Oracle Database 10g's Best Feature?" session this afternoon. To paraphrase Peter Linsley, the technical staffmember...

Ducked into the "SQL Regular Expressions: Oracle Database 10g's Best Feature?" session this afternoon. To paraphrase Peter Linsley, the technical staffmember who co-developed the feature, the answer is a resolute "Yes," provided your are a database application developer or a DBA who frequently does string processing.In case you are unaware of them, SQL Regular Expressions (introduced in 10g R1) search for patterns in text strings for the purposes of validation, replacement,...

Send Feedback to Oracle Product Management

Before the show is over I want to bring the Oracle Database and Application Server Usage Survey to your attention. This survey is a fixture on the OOW show...

Before the show is over I want to bring the Oracle Database and Application Server Usage Survey to your attention. This survey is a fixture on the OOW show floor but you can also access it via OTN, and now, from here.It's a great way to provide direct feedback to Product Management about your likes, dislikes, needs, and wants.

Oracle Database 10g R2 Details

OK, I'm not going to attempt to recap Larry Ellison's keynote yesterday; you can read this one in Oracle OpenWorld Today instead. Rather, I want to go into a...

OK, I'm not going to attempt to recap Larry Ellison's keynote yesterday; you can read this one in Oracle OpenWorld Today instead. Rather, I want to go into a few more details about Oracle Database 10g R2, which is officially being announced later today. These details are courtesy of Sandra Cheevers on the PM team.1. ASM R2 will support multiple database instances across a cluster as well as transportable tablespaces. Plus, OCFS will be available for Solaris.2. It will be...

Here Comes Oracle 10g R2...

Executive VP of Server Technologies Chuck Rozwat delivered a pretty packed keynote this AM, which chiefly focused on the strategies behind, and new features in,...

Executive VP of Server Technologies Chuck Rozwat delivered a pretty packed keynote this AM, which chiefly focused on the strategies behind, and new features in, Oracle 10g Release 2 (of Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server) and Oracle Collaboration Suite 10g Release 1. I could go on for pages about it, but instead, I will summarize some of his major points here:1. Whereas 10g R1 focuses chiefly on building out the infrastructure for the Grid (clustering, storage,...

JDev on Mac OS X!

Rob Clevenger from the JDev team demoed the gorgeous JDeveloper 10g-on-Mac OS X UI for me yesterday in the DEMOgrounds (look for Pod F19). Starting with 10.1.2...

Rob Clevenger from the JDev team demoed the gorgeous JDeveloper 10g-on-Mac OS X UI for me yesterday in the DEMOgrounds (look for Pod F19). Starting with 10.1.2 (the production release is imminent), JDev will be certified and supported on OS X.In fact, our friends at Apple have created a brand-new Oracle page at http://www.apple.com/server/resources/oracle, and the Apple Developer Connection worked with us at OTN to publish a new "Using Oracle JDeveloper 10g on Mac OS X"...