Oracle Database Architecture in Less than 10 Minutes (Video)
Here is a video from Stephane Faroult about Oracle database architecture. He describes the video as “a pretty reckless description of what happens when you start Oracle and when you execute a statement”. You also get to listen to his unique English accent. Watch:
3 Comments | Filed in Oracle | Tags: architecture, database, sql, videoSQL Indexing Video
Another nice video from Stephane Faroult about database indexing. Stephane’s videos are always interesting.
3 Comments | Filed in Oracle | Tags: sql, videoThe Naked Truth of Mogens
Let’s take a short break from the deluge of Oracle OpenWorld related blog posts and watch this video of Oracle ACE Director Mogens Norgaard (WARNING: Not safe for work):
(via Dan Morgan)
4 Comments | Filed in Oracle | Tags: funny, OpenWorld, openworld08, videoOracle Street Talk (Video)
Seems like most Australians do not know about Oracle, at least as of the date this video was shot. Of course, it depends on whom you ask the question: Have you heard of Oracle Corporation before?
3 Comments | Filed in Oracle | Tags: videoOracle Nose Job – Part 2
After the huge success of their first video, Mogens and Morten demonstrate an Oracle database installation, again wearing a straitjacket:
(via Kevin)
2 Comments | Filed in Oracle | Tags: funny, videoMost Developers are Young and Clueless About Databases and SQL
That’s what Stephane Faroult claims in the third part of his three part video series about SQL database performance best practices (shown below). Do you agree with him?
For sure, there exist young database developers whose level of expertise is still very shallow. But, isn’t that how we all started? As you grow older and learn and try new things, you gain more experience and you become less and less clueless.
So, older developers have more experience than younger ones. But, younger developers tend to be more energetic and learn new things faster. This is of course a theory and a generalization as much as it is common sense. What do you think?
Now, do you mind If I ask you this question: Continue reading…
6 Comments | Filed in Oracle | Tags: sql, videoUse Only Your Nose to Install an Oracle Database (How-to Video)
Kevin says “Oracle Database is the Most Difficult Product to Install”, Howard says “Quite the silliest”, I say watch for yourself:
Comments Off | Filed in Oracle | Tags: funny, videoOracle OpenWorld 2006 – Bye Bye
I am back home. I left San Francisco yesterday evening. I am very impressed with Oracle OpenWorld. It was the largest concentration of Oracle and Oracle related professionals ever. All of the sessions and keynotes I attended were very good and useful. It was also very nice meeting many fellow bloggers and Oracle gurus in person.
Here is a link to most of the blog posts and news about this year’s conference and also my last OOW short video:
Now, back to my pre-OOW activities…
4 Comments | Filed in Oracle | Tags: OpenWorld, videoOracle OpenWorld 2006 – Watch Tom Kyte (video)
The following is a video of the first three minutes of Tom Kyte‘s session at Oracle OpenWorld 2006: Things you think you know.
Oracle OpenWorld 2006 – Magic With Shay and Bryn’s Mic (video)
Watch Shay Shmeltzer performing a JDeveloper magic trick at the start of his session: Oracle JDeveloper treasure hunt: the hidden Oracle JDeveloper gems.
Watch Bryn Llewellyn struggling with his microphone before the start of his session: PL/SQL Performance, Debunking the Myths.
