Oracle Database 18c

Happy New Year 2018! We all have questions on Oracle Database 18c and its ability to self-drive! I tried to summarize my understanding of Oracle Database 18c and RU/RUR in a blog post here. What to expect in Oracle Database 18c “Oracle Database 18c by itself is NOT Self-Driving. It is the Oracle Autonomous Database … Read more

Adaptive Query Performance Fixes for #DB12c Release 1

We all know adaptive query feature introduced in Oracle Database Release 1 is a problem. Recently I had the opportunity to review few 12cR1 databases and found that to alleviate the performance problems, the DBA set parameter OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE=11.2.0.4 in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2). This observation is the catalyst for the blog “Adaptive Query … Read more