Five Minute Briefing - Oracle
February 7, 2018
Published in conjunction with the Quest Oracle Community (Quest), this bi-weekly publication contains news, market research, and insight for the Oracle ecosystem, as well as Quest news and information. Subscribers also receive Quest ResearchWire, a bi-monthly research report for the Oracle community.
News Flashes
As the president of the Independent Oracle Users Group I often get asked for advice about which Oracle event to attend—COLLABORATE or Oracle OpenWorld. Sometimes it's just, "What is COLLABORATE?" or even, "Isn't COLLABORATE just a mini Oracle OpenWorld?" These two events are very different, and, depending on your role, one may be better for you than the other.
Oracle has announced the Oracle Database Security Assessment Tool (DBSAT) to help organizations assess the security configuration of their databases, identify sensitive data, and evaluate database users for risk exposure.
The Changing Role of the Modern DBA in a Big Data World
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The Impact of Automation on DBAs
Quest IOUG Database & Technology Community News
The cost of registration for COLLABORATE 18 will never be this low. Register before March 8 to secure Early Bird pricing and join us in Las Vegas April 22-26.
Stay tuned for our Member Town Hall, taking place later this month. This session will include pertinent IOUG member information and a special presentation from Rich Niemiec and Willie Hardie. More information to come!
Oracle provides informational resources, including educational events, webcasts, and white papers.
Last year, more than 400 executives and professionals participated in a DBTA multi user group survey to assess the delivery of IT performance excellence across a range of enterprises and how this is translating into business profitability and growth.
Oracle recently announced Oracle Database 12c Release 2, which added various new features, one of which is database native "Sharding". In part two of this three-part article series, Nassyam Basha focuses on prerequisites and the initial deployment step.