October 2016 Edition: OTN Database Community Newsletter

October

2016

Oracle Database Applications Developers:

Are you Ready for Oracle Database 12c Release 2? How about all the new developer technology updates that are now available?
Start with a quick review of the most recent downloads to make sure you are up to date on all your Oracle applications. Then check out sessions and interviews from Oracle OpenWorld 2016 to make sure you have the big picture.
Next, dig in to the feature articles from the OTN Community focused on Developer technologies, PL/SQL techniques, Oracle's Big Data portfolio, Oracle's Docker catalog and Oracle's Database Cloud Services.
If you want to continue to master your database application development methods, read on... and join the OTN Community or Follow @OTNDBDEV to get the latest downloads, tutorials and community updates.

Get Oracle Database 12c Release 2 via Database Exadata Express Cloud Service

The latest innovations for Oracle Database are now available in the cloud first. Developers have full access to all Oracle Database options for development and test, while IT can validate database migrations, load test, or performance test existing databases before production deployment. If you're looking for Oracle Database 12c Release 2 features, it will be available in the Cloud first on the Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service-- a full Oracle Database experience delivered as a managed cloud service running on Oracle Exadata and provisioned in minutes. Get the Oracle Exadata Express Cloud offering for just $175/mo here.

Featured Demonstration From OTN Community:

SEE IT HERE IN ACTION!!! -- Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service--First Look See this live demonstration of the Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service. This 3 minute video demonstration from the Oracle OpenWorld Database general session gives you a quick view into the advanced capabilities we've built into Oracle Database 12cR2. See the Live Cloud Demo here.

Oracle Scores Highest in 3 of 4 Use Cases -- Gartner Critical Capabilities Report

New products for operational DBMS use cases are maturing, challenging data and analytics leaders to select the right technology. This research and companion Magic Quadrant report combine vendor capabilities and client implementation experience to identify products that meet requirements. Find out more in the latest Gartner Critical Capabilities for Operational Database Management Systems report .

Why Do Developers Love Oracle Database? JSON.
Oracle Community Cast --Live from Oracle OpenWorld 2016

The OTN Community Cast set buzzed with activity as we interviewed Oracle ACE Directors, Oracle Experts and even a few Oracle Software engineers. Watch this interview with Beda Hammerschmidt, an Oracle developer, talking about JSON support, and what he thinks is the most important technology that developers need.

— Laura Ramsey, Community Manager, Database and Developer Community, @OTNdbdev

OTN Virtual Summit On Demand - Anywhere | Anytime
Attend Sessions covering Oracle Cloud Services and Business Analytics On Demand.

Sangam16 Tech Conference - November 11-12, 2016 | Bengaluru Electronics City| SANGAM is the largest annual Independent Oracle Users Group Conference in India. @ days of hands on labs and technical sessions. Register Now for SANGAM16

UKOUG 2016 Tech Conference - December 5-7, 2016 | Birmingham, UK | Join the largest gathering of Oracle Technology professionals in the UK for education, knowledge sharing and planning for the future. Register Now for UKOUG Tech 2016

RMOUG Training Days 2017 - February 7-9, 2017 | Denver - Rocky Mountain Oracle User Group Training Days event features 30+ technical sessions for DBAs, Developers and IT professionals. Register for RMOUG here.

Worldwide Oracle Developer Events Oracle hosts Developer Days, Cloud Summits and Code sessions worldwide. Check the Schedule to find an event near you.

Analyzing The Panama Papers Using Oracle Spatial & Graph -

Robin Moffatt, Oracle Ace Director and business analytics expert, examines an interesting approach to mapping large datasets using oracle Spatial and Graph. In addition to being an elegant approach, the article presents a very intriguing dataset: The Panama papers.
See the OTN article on Oracle Spatial and Graph capabilities here.

Transforming One Table to Another: SQL or PL/SQL -

Bryn Llewellyn, Oracle Distinguished Product Manager and PL/SQL expert, examines alternative solutions to a well-known problem: How to compute non-overlapping RowID ranges that completely cover a nominated table and that all contain, as nearly as is possible, the same number of rows. The paper is based on community input from experts--the story of how the solution came to be is as interesting as the paper itself.
See Bryn's Blog, OTN Community Cast video, and Transforming whitepaper here.

Query Across Big Data Stores with Oracle Big Data SQL -

The Big Data engineering team at Oracle is rolling out compelling, extensible and high performance solutions. Do you understand your data? Are you starting to roll out your Big Data Strategy? What tools do you need and what is the best approach to finding and integrating Big Data? This set of Oracle Big Data resources will get you on the right track. EXTRA CREDIT: Checkout the Oracle Big Data Virtual Machine or Download Big Data SQL from the Oracle Technology Network.

Getting Started with Oracle Database Cloud Services -

Oracle Database 12c was designed from the very beginning to support the extraordinary performance, scalability and security requirements that cloud deployments demand. Visit the Oracle Database Cloud Services Community to learn about the capabilities of Oracle Database 12c in the cloud and how it establishes the foundation for security and performance for the entire Oracle cloud application portfolio. Follow this Database Cloud Services Community on OTN for tips and expert advice on getting started on the Oracle Cloud and what's in store in the Oracle PaaS portfolio. Sign up for a FREE CLOUD TRIAL today.

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