Oracle Achieves Record TPC-C Benchmark

It appears that one or two of my previous posts may have inadvertently annoyed some people at Oracle, so I would like to try and make amends today by posting something extremely positive about the company which, lest we forget, made the "world’s first commercial relational database", backed Linux before it was a commercially viable option and … Continue reading Oracle Achieves Record TPC-C Benchmark →

Exadata X3 – Sound The Trumpets

It's crazy time in the world of Oracle, because Oracle OpenWorld 2012 is only a week away. Which means that between now and then the world of Oracle blogging and tweeting will gradually reach fever pitch speculating on the various announcements that will be issued, products that will be launched and outrageous claims that will … Continue reading Exadata X3 – Sound The Trumpets →

Database Virtualisation: The End of Oracle RAC?

A long time ago (2003) in a galaxy far, far away (Denmark), a man wrote a white paper. However, this wasn't an ordinary man - it was Mogens Nørgaard, OakTable founder, CEO of Miracle A/S and previously the head of RDBMS Support and then Premium Services at Oracle Support in Denmark. It's fair to say that … Continue reading Database Virtualisation: The End of Oracle RAC? →

Exadata Roadmap – More Speculation

It's silly season. In the run up to Oracle Open World there are always rumours and whispers about what products will be announced - and this year is no different. I know this because I'm one of the people partaking in the spread of baseless and unfounded speculation. Clearly the thing that most people are … Continue reading Exadata Roadmap – More Speculation →