A conversation with Jackie McIlroy
A conversation with Jackie McIlroy
I first met Jackie McIlroy a few years back where she was an attendee at a pre-covid conference. Since then she has gone... Read more
4 Jul 2022
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22mins
Back to Basics: MVCC - Why databases are magic!
Back to Basics: MVCC - Why databases are magic!
Databases are incredibly complex pieces of software, which can come as a surprise given that anyone can throw together a... Read more
10 May 2022
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30mins
Back to basics: SQL Parsing - the silent database killer
Back to basics: SQL Parsing - the silent database killer
Parsing is the act of preparing to execute a SQL statement on your database. It would seem to be a necessary activity -... Read more
11 Mar 2022
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27mins
The Oracle Optimizer - A conversation with Nigel Bayliss - Part 4
The Oracle Optimizer - A conversation with Nigel Bayliss - Part 4
No topic quite gets emotions rolling as much as the Oracle Query Optimizer. Thus you might expect that one of the least ... Read more
18 Feb 2022
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28mins
The Oracle Optimizer - A conversation with Nigel Bayliss - Part 3
The Oracle Optimizer - A conversation with Nigel Bayliss - Part 3
No topic quite gets emotions rolling as much as the Oracle Query Optimizer. Thus you might expect that one of the least ... Read more
9 Feb 2022
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18mins
The Oracle Optimizer - A conversation with Nigel Bayliss - Part 2
The Oracle Optimizer - A conversation with Nigel Bayliss - Part 2
No topic quite gets emotions rolling as much as the Oracle Query Optimizer. Thus you might expect that one of the least ... Read more
1 Feb 2022
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30mins
The Oracle Optimizer - A conversation with Nigel Bayliss - Part 1
The Oracle Optimizer - A conversation with Nigel Bayliss - Part 1
No topic quite gets emotions rolling as much as the Oracle Query Optimizer. The fact that a piece of software can determ... Read more
25 Jan 2022
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24mins
Why every DBA should learn APEX
Why every DBA should learn APEX
The very name of the product - Application Express (APEX) - suggests that this is a tool solely for building application... Read more
6 Jan 2022
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22mins
A conversation with Tim Hall (oracle-base) - Part 3
A conversation with Tim Hall (oracle-base) - Part 3
Chances are, if you have Googled for help on an Oracle problem, you have ended up on a concise yet precise solution to y... Read more
1 Nov 2021
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24mins
A conversation with Tim Hall (oracle-base) - Part 2
A conversation with Tim Hall (oracle-base) - Part 2
Chances are, if you have Googled for help on an Oracle problem, you have ended up on a concise yet precise solution to y... Read more
25 Oct 2021
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29mins