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Customising Workspace Login

Ever logged in to an APEX Workspace using a page that looked like this…?

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Is Cloud ready for your ERP?

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the classic enterprise application: complex, data-hungry, and with a plethora of system integrations. These characteristics can make it so..

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Data Centre Refresh: the Dos and Don'ts

Datacentre and Infrastructure Refreshes are a vital part of any organisation’s IT strategy. Historically, this has always involved detailed conversations about power, cooling,..

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Creativity in Data Science

Data Scientists are in high demand in the UK, but the demographics show a huge gender imbalance: only 13% of STEM workers in the UK identify as female. There are a number of..

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Oracle Licensing

What immediately springs to mind when the subject turns to Oracle Licensing? Do you feel a sense of pride in knowing your license assets inside out, or is it a touchy subject that..

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OCEAN: A Methodology for Oracle Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Deployments

There are a number of market trends impacting the rate and success of Cloud adoption for Oracle workloads, not least the co-existence of on-premise infrastructure with multiple..

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Choosing the Right Report and Features to Give Your Users When Presenting Data in an APEX Application

At a conference some time ago I was asked a question on enabled options on reports in an APEX application with regards what built-in functions should be enabled for the users.

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SQL Server 2008: End-of-Life Roundtable

On July 9, 2019, support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end. That means the end of regular security updates.

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What does 'Modernising' mean for you?

Everything you need to know about Cloud providers' favourite buzzword. DSP-Explorer’s poll at Oracle OpenWorld found that modernisation was a compelling reason for organisations..

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Azure vs AWS: Customer Focused Cloud Platforms

Customer-Focused Cloud... My previous post discussed the security advantages that come with a migration to Public Cloud, but once you DO decide to migrate you’re faced with a..

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