Added plan_hash_value to DBA_HIST_SQLSTAT query

Aug 15, 2012 | No Comments

I modified my query of DBA_HIST_SQLSTAT that I use for query tuning to include plan_hash_value.  This is nice because you can see whether a particular plan corresponds to a longer run time.  Here a link the the modified script.
Here is edited output …

New Law: Google and Oracle Must Unmask Bloggers

Aug 15, 2012 | No Comments

[at Bloomberg] – New Law: Google and Oracle Must Unmask Bloggers

Come Sail Away: Check out San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee sailing with ORACLE TEAM US…

Aug 15, 2012 | No Comments

Come Sail Away: Check out San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee sailing with ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill earlier today…Wall Photos

Using Oracle SQL Developer to Setup SQL*Loader Runs

Aug 15, 2012 | No Comments

I’ve done a couple of posts on how to use SQL Developer to load your Excel files to an Oracle table. However, I always wonder how many folks realize there may be a ‘better way.’ If you are loading data to Oracle on a regular basis, th…

Using Oracle SQL Developer to Setup SQL*Loader Runs

Aug 15, 2012 | No Comments

I’ve done a couple of posts on how to use SQL Developer to load your Excel files to an Oracle table. However, I always wonder how many folks realize there may be a ‘better way.’ If you are loading data to Oracle on a regular basis, there’s a fe…

Unzipping the Digital World

Aug 15, 2012 | No Comments

Unzipping the Digital World is a revealing new book by Keith Willetts
that gives an eye-opening view into how to thrive and survive in the rapidly
evolving digital economy that is permanently changing the world. Packed with
practical advice on every…

Unzipping the Digital World

Aug 15, 2012 | No Comments

Unzipping the Digital World is a revealing new book by Keith Willetts
that gives an eye-opening view into how to thrive and survive in the rapidly
evolving digital economy that is permanently changing the world. Packed with
practical advice on every…

YouTube: Get Started Creating Modular Data Analyzers in Java

Aug 15, 2012 | No Comments

Yesterday someone asked me the standard newbie question, along the lines of: "OK, cool, this NetBeans Platform thing seems pretty useful, but I don’t ‘get’ it. How does everything fit together and how do I create an actual real application, j…