Knowing your user is key–Part 1: Motivation

Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

I was thinking where the best place to start in this blog would be and finally came back to a theme that I think is pretty critical–successful gamification in the enterprise comes down to knowing your user.  Lots of folks will say that gamification i…

Knowing your user is key–Part 1: Motivation

Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

I was thinking where the best place to start in this blog would be and finally came back to a theme that I think is pretty critical–successful gamification in the enterprise comes down to knowing your user.  Lots of folks will say that gamificati…

Example of sql performance degrading as data grows

Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

Ran into an example this week using my sqlstat.sql script to see how a query’s performance changed over time.  Notice that the average disk reads per execution is steadily increasing as is the average elapsed time per execution:
     select ss.s…

Oracle OpenWorld is on the Horizon

Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

Oracle OpenWorld 2012 is only a few months away, and we're
excited about our slate of sessions and other activities scheduled this
year.  PeopleSoft sessions are perennially among the best attended and
well-received sessions, and we plan to keep t…

Oracle OpenWorld is on the Horizon

Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

Oracle OpenWorld 2012 is only a few months away, and we’re
excited about our slate of sessions and other activities scheduled this
year.  PeopleSoft sessions are perennially among the best attended and
well-received sessions, and we plan to ke…

Oracle Apps Blog: Should HR explore ways to exploit mobile? Wrong question. Try…

Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

Oracle Apps Blog: Should HR explore ways to exploit mobile? Wrong question. Try again: How can HR best take advantage of smartphone and tablet capability to provide information, enable transactions, and enhance decision making? Read Steve Boese's …

INFA Plunges 27%, Warns Q2 to Miss Consensus

Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

[at Barrons.com] – INFA Plunges 27%, Warns Q2 to Miss Consensus

MySQL Enterprise Monitor 2.3.11 Is Now Available!

Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

We are pleased to announce that MySQL Enterprise Monitor 2.3.11 is now available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) web site. It will also be available via the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud in approximately 1-2 weeks. This is a maintena…

MySQL Enterprise Monitor 2.3.11 Is Now Available!

Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

We are pleased to announce that MySQL Enterprise Monitor 2.3.11 is now available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) web site. It will also be available via the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud in approximately 1-2 weeks. This is a maintena…