Archive May 29, 2012
Turning maths into spelling with SQL
Awareness is fantastic.I was aware that somehow in Oracle you could transform a number value into words. I googled a similar phrase and found a reliable location in seconds.my sql*plus output:SQL> column word format a10SQL> / ROWNUM WORD——…
Collaborate 12: Speakers I’d like to hear again
Recent Collaborate 12 conference was one of the best conferences for me personally. It isn’t just because of my personal success story. During the conference I made a lot of new friends, caught up with good old friends, did a lot of networking an…
Salesforce Set to Snap Up Facebook Friend Buddy Media for More Than $800 Million
[at AllThingsD] – The new must-have for enterprise software companies: A social media arm. Last week, Oracle grabbed Vitrue. Now it’s Marc Benioff’s turn.
D10: Notes On The Program
[at Forbes] – One thing the organizers of the D: All Things Digital conference do every year is keep the specifics of the schedule close to the vest, declining to provide the precise agenda until attendees arrive. Since I’m here, I can give you the run…
Grid Control–Application Management Pack–Getting Started
A little while ago we purchased the Oracle Application Management Pack. As you may or may not know, you cannot use Grid Control to manage and monitor individual components of an E-Business Suite environment, such as the concurrent manager, forms, e…
Keeping Entitlements in Check
Thanks for going the webcast on keeping entitlements in check. As a follow up, I have attached the slides to the webcast. The webcast will be available on demand shortly via IOUG. A few key takeaways:
Application security means applying…
Keeping Entitlements in Check
Thanks for going the webcast on keeping entitlements in check. As a follow up, I have attached the slides to the webcast. The webcast will be available on demand shortly via IOUG. A few key takeaways:
Application security means appl…
BriForum London Videos
We’re back from BriForum London and it was a fantastic show. Just amazing firsthand information on real world desktop virtualization deployments, future trends, best practices, and more. If desktop virtualization is part of your job, I highly recommend…

