Oracle Database Express Edition 11g Release 2: Released

Oracle Database Express Edition 11gR2 has been released. You may download the software and documentation following below links:

• Oracle Database Express Edition 11gR2 Software
• Oracle Database Express Edition 11gR2 Documentation

Happy downloading !!!

IOUG’s 2014 Exadata Virtual Conference

IOUG is organizing a two-day virtual Exadata Conference on 29-30 Jan, 2014. More importantly the virtual conference is FREE. Following is the agenda as per the IOUG's website:

29-Jan-2014 (Wednesday)

10-11am CST	Minimizing Risks with Database Consolidation on Exadata using I/O Resource Manager (IORM) Speaker: Sameer Malik, Exadata Technical Architect, Accenture
11am-12pm CST	Introduction to the New Oracle Database In-Memory Option Speaker: Kevin Jernigan, Senior Director, Oracle
12-1pm CST	Understand the Flash storage and Dynamic Tiering Solution for Traditional Database in Comparison of Exadata Flash Solution. Speaker: Amit Das, Database Engineering Architect, Paypal

30-Jan-2014 (Thursday)

10-11am CST	Oracle Exadata Technical Deep Dive Session Speaker: Yenugula Venkata RaviKumar, Senior Sales Consultant, Oracle India Pvt. Limited
11am-12pm CST	Exadata X4: What’s New Speaker: Mahesh Subramaniam, Director of Product Management, Oracle
12-1pm CST	Exadata for Oracle DBAs Speaker: Arup Nanda, Director, Starwood Hotels & Resorts

For more information and registration click on the below link:

http://www.ioug.org/exavirtual2014

I have registered myself for the two-day conference and hope to see you all there !!!

Oracle Database Security Assessment

Data Security has taken a front seat in terms of IT Security lately. Database security is an area of information security that is concerned with the use of security controls to protect databases. Organizations are trying to protect their databases from both internal and external threats. 

In this regard, Oracle has put up an online Database Security Assessment on their website. You may now check how secure your database is by answering few simple questions. 

Below is the link for Oracle's Database Security Assessment:

http://www.oracle.com/us/media/survey/index-191234.html


I am also sharing top ten most common database security vulnerabilities by ZDNet. Below is the link for the same:


http://www.zdnet.com/the-top-ten-most-common-database-security-vulnerabilities-7000017320/


Wishing you a secure database !!!