CDB architecture, multitenant architecture – what’s the correct naming?
After an internal discussion, I thought about the naming conventions for database architectures in Oracle Database 12c. Many people call the “new architecture” “multitenant architecture”. This can result in some confusion because the “Multitenant Option” is an extra-cost option of the Oracle Database and so people stop thinking about the new architecture because they think…
2015: a great year for sharing knowledge and making new friends
2015 was a really great year for me in the Oracle area. I made a lot of new friends and I had a great time at a lot of events. I was elected as a delegate of the database community of DOAG for the annual general meetings in 2015 and 2016. That’s not really hard…
Avoid Licensing Traps
It’s easy to run into licensing issues with the Oracle database. A “wrong” SQL command – and you’ve used an additional option of the database and you can get in trouble at the next licensing audit. This blog post lists some basic steps that can help to avoid such problems.