Archive for May, 2010

The Oracle Enterprise Linux Software and Hardware Ecosystem

It’s been nearly four years since we launched the Unbreakable Linux support program and with it the free Oracle Enterprise Linux software. Since then, we’ve built up an extensive ecosystem of hardware and software partners. Oracle works directly with these vendors to ensure joint customers can run Oracle Enterprise Linux. As Oracle Enterprise Linux is [...]

The Oracle Enterprise Linux Software and Hardware Ecosystem

It’s been nearly four years since we launched the Unbreakable Linux support program and with it the free Oracle Enterprise Linux software. Since then, we’ve built up an extensive ecosystem of hardware and software partners. Oracle works directly with these vendors to ensure joint customers can run Oracle Enterprise Linux. As Oracle Enterprise Linux is [...]

The Oracle Enterprise Linux Software and Hardware Ecosystem

It’s been nearly four years since we launched the Unbreakable Linux support program and with it the free Oracle Enterprise Linux software. Since then, we’ve built up an extensive ecosystem of hardware and software partners. Oracle works directly with these vendors to ensure joint customers can run Oracle Enterprise Linux. As Oracle Enterprise Linux is [...]

New Whitepaper: Advanced Compression 11gR1 Benchmarks with EBS 12

In my opinion, if there’s any reason to upgrade an E-Business Suite environment to the 11gR1 or 11gR2 database, it’s the Advanced Compression database option.  Oracle Advanced Compression was introduced in Oracle Database 11g, and allows you to compress structured data (numbers, characters) as well as unstructured data (documents, spreadsheets, XML and other files).  It [...]

Blog on hiatus once more

I am off for a much-needed vacation, so this blog is going on hiatus until mid-June.  You’re welcome to post comments and questions; they’ll be reviewed and approved for publication in my absence.  However, I won’t be publishing any new articles until my return. See you in a few weeks. Link to the original site

EBS 11i and R12 certified with DB 11gR2 11.2.0.1 on Windows

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11gR2) version 11.2.0.1 is now certified with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i and 12 on the following Microsoft Windows Server (32-bit) and Windows x64 (64-bit) operating systems: Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit [...]

The Oracle Enterprise Linux Software and Hardware Ecosystem

It’s been nearly four years since we launched the Unbreakable Linux support program and with it the free Oracle Enterprise Linux software. Since then, we’ve built up an extensive ecosystem of hardware and software partners. Oracle works directly with these vendors to ensure joint customers can run Oracle Enterprise Linux. As Oracle Enterprise Linux is [...]

Reminder: Premier Support for EBS 11i ends November 2010

Apps sysadmins are going to have a busy year.  If you’re still running your E-Business Suite environment on the 10gR2 database, I hope that you’re aware that Premier Support for 10.2 ends in July 2010.  But if you’re still on Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i version 11.5.10, the impending end of Premier Support this year [...]

Reminder: Premier Support for 10gR2 10.2.0.4 Database ends July 2010

[May 24, 2010 update: added additional information to the Extended Support section, and corrected the implications for patch requests for 10.2.0.4] Regular readers know that Premier Support for the Oracle 10gR2 Database ends in July 2010, a scant few months from now.  What does that mean for E-Business Suite environments running on this database? The [...]

Data Import Resources for Release 17

With Release 17 you now have three ways to import data into CRM On Demand: The Import Assistant Oracle Data Loader On Demand, a new, Java-based, command-line utility with a programmable API Web Services We have created the Data Import Options Overview document to help you choose the method that works best for you. We [...]