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Oct 30, 2017 10:08:26 AM

ORDS,OAuth2 & Web Services in APEX – Part 1

I recently gave a presentation on how to get started with Web Services at the UKOUG APEX SIG in London. The first half covered how to create Web Services with ORDS, how to protect..

Oct 23, 2017 2:30:58 PM

Oracle Goldengate or Dbvisit Replicate?

These two products offer data capture functionality and replication between multiple Database environments covering both Oracle SE and EE versions. They essentially operate by..

Oct 19, 2017 12:42:42 PM

Oracle skip unlucky 13 with new Database version structure

Following the announcements at OpenWorld last week here are my thoughts on the changes to the new software version numbering structure…

Oct 16, 2017 9:39:22 AM

Oracle Data Visualization Update

Throughout 2016, I posted a series of blogs introducing Oracle’s recent additions to its Data Visualization portfolio – Data Visualization Cloud Service (DVCS) and Data..

Oct 11, 2017 8:55:16 AM

Using Oracle Cloud for Database Upgrade

The Oracle Cloud provides a comprehensive set of services that can be used for fast and efficient data migration & testing between different Database versions. The notes below are..

Oct 9, 2017 1:37:40 PM

ODA X7 – more than just a hardware refresh

Following a week out in San Francisco with Oracle a number of announcements have come out relating to Cloud Infrastructure and Engineered Systems that are very relevant for our..

Oct 9, 2017 10:00:47 AM

Validations and Duplicate Page Submissions in APEX 5.1

I had a problem with a modal dialog page in APEX 5.1, which created new rows in a table on the database whenever the Create button was pressed. The problem was that if the user..

Sep 26, 2017 12:30:50 PM

Generating PDF and Word Documents from an APEX application

Generating PDF and Word documents from an APEX application is a request that we get all the time. There are many great third party tools to help you do this but in this blog post..

Sep 19, 2017 10:56:55 AM

QuickSQL – Saves you time

One of the new features of APEX 5.1 definitely changed my way of creating DDL on Oracle databases. With the Quick SQL packaged application you only need to write minimal lines of..

Sep 15, 2017 1:42:43 PM

A quick introduction to Oracle Private Cloud Appliance

The Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is an Engineered System designed to simplify the installation, deployment and support of Oracle and non-Oracle Application and Database..