A Challenging Start with a Silver Lining The DOAG Conference 2024 began with an eventful journey for me, Dani Schnider, and Martin Berger. A major train disruption in Memmingen forced us to switch to a rental car, turning our trip into an unplanned road trip. Despite the hiccups, we made good use of the time […]
The past few days have been an exciting time for Oracle database enthusiasts across Switzerland. The Swiss Oracle User Group (SOUG) organized two fantastic events: the larger SOUG Day in Zurich on September 20th, 2024, and a more intimate gathering in French-speaking Switzerland on September 24th, 2024. Both events attracted Oracle professionals from across the […]
Earlier this week, Oracle quietly released the RPM packages for Oracle 23ai Free Edition for ARM64 systems. This release is very interesting for developers using Macs with ARM processors as it allows them to create Oracle 23ai containers for their development and engineering environments. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the steps of […]
In my latest SOUG Espresso session, Easy Audit Data Analysis with SQL Developer Reports, I focused on Oracle Unified Audit Analysis. This was an opportunity to share my experience and insights into database security and audit data workflow enhancement. Event Highlights Based on my considerable experience with Oracle databases, I emphasized the critical importance of […]
On January 18, Oracle unveiled its first quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory of the year. This advisory, a pivotal resource for Oracle users, details an array of 389 new security patches across various Oracle product families. This update includes several high-severity vulnerabilities, notably those that can be exploited remotely over the network, with some having […]
Today, my initial plan was simply to finalize my article on DBSat 3.0.0 for the Oraworld Magazine. However, while checking the links to the DBSat documentation, Oracle Support Notes, and download sources, I discovered that Oracle has, almost simultaneously, released the latest version 3.1.0 of the Oracle Database Security Assessment Tool (DBSAT). Once again, this […]