MSSQL Databases Under Fire From FreeWorld Ransomware
The sophisticated attacks, tracked as DB#JAMMER, run shell commands to impair defenses and deploy tools to establish persistence on the host. — Read on http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/mssql-databases-under-fire-from-freeworld-ransomware
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Oracle database identity column
A few days ago, I came across the topic of identity columns in Oracle. So I decided to try it out to check if it would benefit my database tables.…
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VirtualBox major update fixes TPM crashes, Windows 11 graphics bugs, Mac performance issues – Neowin
VirtualBox has received a major update today which fixes crashes related to TPM, graphical issues on Windows 11, and performance problems on Macs. Aside from that, Linux 6.5…
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Keep Linux Open and Free—We Can’t Afford Not To
Oracle underscores its commitment to helping keep Linux open and free for the global Linux community. — Read on http://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/blog/keep-linux-open-and-free-2023-07-10/
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8220 Gang Exploiting Oracle WebLogic Flaw to Hijack Servers and Mine Cryptocurrency
8220 Hackers are exploiting a six-year-old critical security flaw in Oracle WebLogic servers to build a botnet for crypto mining. — Read on thehackernews.com/2023/05/8220-gang-exploiting-oracle-weblogic.html
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SQLcl: Customizing on a Mac
In this post I will summarize the steps I’ve taken to customize SQLcl on my Mac working environment. We assume that the reader is familiar with the procedures…
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Only on Windows: SQL Developer 23.1 and the Instant Client!!
If you require a ‘thick’ connection in SQL Developer 23.1 running on Windows, you’ll need to either: Use a 21c Client Use the 21c Instant Client with… SQL…
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SQLcl: Setup on a Mac
Simple and straightforward steps about how to setup Oracle’s new SQL command line tool on a macOS X environment. Download Application and Environment Setup Attempt to start the…
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BUG? Oracle SQL Developer cannot access files on mac OS X
I used Oracle SQL Developer for years until recently (possibly after the upgrade to macOS 12.6.5?) when the SQL Developer stopped being able to access the files stored…
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Oracle SQL Developer 23.1 is now available
It’s time to go update your desktop copy of SQL Developer! We have some very important bug fixes for our community of Oracle Database users, … Oracle SQL…
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Linux Playground on #OCI
Spring is here and I will definitely spend more time outside on my bike and carrying my iPad in my backpack. So I was looking for an easy…
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Always Free Resources
Learn what Always Free resources are available to all Oracle Cloud Infrastructure users. — Read on docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/FreeTier/freetier_topic-Always_Free_Resources.htm
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Managed disaster recovery and managed reader farm with Amazon RDS for Oracle using Oracle Active Data Guard | AWS Database Blog
Managed disaster recovery and managed reader farm with Amazon RDS for Oracle using Oracle Active Data Guard | AWS Database Blog — Read on aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/managed-disaster-recovery-and-managed-reader-farm-with-amazon-rds-for-oracle-using-oracle-active-data-guard/
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How to calculate your true database costs
How do you calculate the total cost of a cloud database? In this blog, we’ll provide a framework to think about the costs incurred when buying a database.…
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Oracle Database 23c Free – Wider Tables
Oracle Database 23c Free introduces the ability to have wider tables, up to 4096 columns. — Read on blogs.oracle.com/in-memory/post/23c-free-wider-tables
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ChatGPT Won’t Replace MySQL DBA – An Example of a Question About Encryption at Rest
ChatGPT is the hottest topic in the tech world right now. One story even says that ChatGPT has passed Google’s Level 3 programming interview. I … ChatGPT Won’t…
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Announcing custom third-party Python and R packages for use on Autonomous Database
In our continued expansion of Oracle Autonomous Database as a platform for data science and machine learning, we are pleased to announce that users of Oracle Machine Learning…
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Problematic Statistics of the Application Objects in your Oracle Database
One of the often asked questions is to find out the status of the statistics of the application owned schemas. In this article, I will list the SQL…
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Oracle Automated DB Maintenance Tasks
This is a short article on how to manage the automated Oracle database maintenance tasks. Make sure the needed rights are in place by running the check: Typical…
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Announcing Oracle Transaction Manager for Microservices Free
Oracle is announcing a new product to provide distributed transaction management services for microservice based applications. — Read on blogs.oracle.com/database/post/announcing-oracle-transaction-manager-for-microservices-free
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