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Options for hosting APEX in Oracle Cloud

An important consideration in Oracle APEX deployment is the environment that will host it. This article briefly covers the main options available in OCI which can be used to..

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A first look at the new APEX 22.1 features

APEX 22.1 has arrived! You can now access the latest pre-production version of our favourite low-code tool here. There are some great new features on offer in this release so our..

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Oracle's Critical Patch Update April 2022: Here’s what you need to do

Oracle releases a Critical Patch Update once every quarter with a collection of patches for various security vulnerabilities for both code and third-party components which are..

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DSP Internship: A year in the life

At DSP we run multiple internship programmes across the business. Whether it's part of a University placement or for those wanting to gain valuable work experience, we provide..

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Does Github Copilot fly with PL/SQL?

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last year you will have heard about GitHub Copilot. Announced in June 2021, the VSCode extension is powered by OpenAI.

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SQL Server 2012 End of Support: What are your options?

SQL Server 2012 will soon enter End of Support and Microsoft will no longer provide security updates to users. If you're currently using SQL Server 2012, now is the time to choose..

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Oracle APEX: Ideas and Feature Requests

There have been a few places for APEX aficionados to express their ideas for future development over the years but the latest Oracle APEX announcement may have passed you by…

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A closer look at GraphQL

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data. GraphQL provides a complete and understandable description of the data in..

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APEX Classic Reports and Comment Template

At DSP we carry out a range of unique tasks for our customers. The Oracle APEX low-code platform allows us to develop scalable applications modified to our customer's needs. This..

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Licensing Oracle Software in the Cloud Computing Environment

Oracle Licensing is Complex – Fact! Historically Oracle licensing has been a complex thing to understand. Taking into account the NUP or CPU metric, what is the core factor, is it..

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