How to speed up Multitenant CUSTOM database creation

I usually create my container databases for testing with the CUSTOM option of DBCA. That allows me to specify exactly the components I'd like to have - or not. But I realized two things during the CUSTOM creation: It takes very long. And in the alert.log I see resize operations especially with the … Continue reading →

Oracle Open World 2018 – Recap, Slides, Impressions – and a BIG THANK YOU!

Oracle Open World 2018 is over since two weeks now. And for me it was the by far busiest OOW ever. We had 4 presentations, 4 labs, 12 customer CVCs, several other customer appointments ... and I wouldn't want to miss a single one. It was a lot of work - but meeting with these customers, the … Continue reading →

Why Release Update Revisions (RUR) are tricky

A while ago we introduced Release Updates (RU) and Release Update Revisions (RUR). And despite the fact that not only we but also well known external experts such as Ludovico Caldara recommend to stay with Release Updates and simply ignore the Revisions, some people use them. There may be reasons … Continue reading →

Oracle Express Edition XE 18c available for download

This was hard work right before Oracle Open World - and you had to wait a very long time. The last Oracle Express Edition we delivered was based on Oracle 11.2.0.2. Not exactly the most modern release these days. And my mates, especially Gerald Venzl, but of course also the involved developers and … Continue reading →

Oracle GoldenGate 18c is finally available

It took a while - and my blog post is a bit late due to OOW as well. But Oracle GoldenGate 18c is finally available since Oct 19, 2018. And it brings Oracle Database 18c support. Oracle GoldenGate 18c is finally available You can download it from the usual sources: … Continue reading →