Kartik Balachandran

Siebel CRM Part 10: Upgrading the Siebel Database

In the nine previous articles in this series, we have learnt how to set up a Siebel Sandbox instance for...

18 April 2016 9 min read

Database Administration

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SQL Server Security Audit Basics

SQL Server Server Audit has grown in functionality over the years but it can be tricky to maintain and use...

18 April 2016 17 min read

Kartik Balachandran

Siebel CRM Part 9: Upgrading the Application Servers for 8.1.1.X Deployments

In the first article in the series we talked about having multiple paths for a Siebel upgrade. In a nutshell:...

15 April 2016 6 min read

Anju Garg

Automatic Big Table Caching in RAC

In an earlier article, I discussed Automatic big table cache (ABTC) which is a new feature introduced in Oracle Database...

13 April 2016 14 min read

Kartik Balachandran

Siebel CRM Part 8:- Configuring and Starting the Siebel Sandbox

In the last article in this series, we completed the installation of all of the Siebel components for our sandbox....

13 April 2016 11 min read

Enrico van de Laar

The SQL Server 2016 Query Store: Analyzing Query Store Performance

There are some obvious advantages to having the Query Store, but what is the performance impact that it is likely...

13 April 2016 8 min read

David Njoku

XQuery for Absolute Beginners: Part 4 – Conditions & Custom Functions

This is the fourth part of a series introducing Oracle developers to XQuery. In the first three parts we’ve talked...

12 April 2016 8 min read

Artemakis Artemiou

Implementing SQL Server In-Memory OLTP

How do you go about transferring a disk-based workload to the respective memory-optimized design? How do you process memory-optimized tables?...

11 April 2016 12 min read

Kartik Balachandran

Siebel CRM Part 7: Installation of the Siebel Application Software

As mentioned in the last article in this series, we have completed all the tasks necessary to create the Siebel...

05 April 2016 6 min read

Jonathan Lewis

Massive Deletes – Part 3

In the previous installment of this series we looked at methods for seeing the pattern of the changes that would...

05 April 2016 16 min read

Kartik Balachandran

Siebel CRM Part 6: Configuring the Siebel Database

The final step before we can start the Siebel Server installation is to configure the database server. In the last...

01 April 2016 8 min read

Robert Sheldon

SQL Server System Functions: The Basics

Every SQL Server Database programmer needs to be familiar with the System Functions. These range from the sublime (such as...

31 March 2016 22 min read

Kartik Balachandran

Siebel CRM Part 5: The Ancillary Software

Before we can start installing the Siebel Application software we have a few more steps to complete. Just to recap...

29 March 2016 6 min read

David Njoku

XQuery for Absolute Beginners: Part 3 – FLWOR

This is the third instalment in a series of articles that I’m hoping will serve as a primer for Oracle...

21 March 2016 9 min read

Kartik Balachandran

Siebel CRM Part 4: The Extract

The extraction of zip files is usually a fairly simple exercise, but in the case of Siebel CRM it is...

17 March 2016 4 min read

Kathi Kellenberger

FIFO Stock Inventory in T-SQL: The Window Function Approach vs Dave Ballantyne’s Original Set-Based Solution

Solving the FIFO (first-in, first-out) stock inventory problem in T-SQL with window functions - Aunt Kathi Kellenberger's approach using SUM()...

16 March 2016 14 min read

Enrico van de Laar

The SQL Server 2016 Query Store: Forcing Execution Plans using the Query Store

The SQL Server 2016 Query Store can give you valuable performance insights by providing several new ways of troubleshooting queries,...

16 March 2016 7 min read

Dennes Torres

Creating a Date Dimension in a Tabular Model

As well as its multidimensional model, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) now has a tabular model of database that either...

15 March 2016 23 min read

Kartik Balachandran

Siebel CRM Part 3: The Download of the Siebel Installation and Ancillary Application Files

This article requires that you have an Amazon AWS instance set up, as detailed in the previous article in this...

14 March 2016 4 min read

Anju Garg

Oracle Database 12.1.0.2c: Automatic Big Table Cache

Serial direct path reads were first introduced in Oracle 11g to prevent wiping out a large number of buffers from...

11 March 2016 18 min read

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Siebel CRM Part 10: Upgrading the Siebel Database

SQL Server Security Audit Basics

Siebel CRM Part 9: Upgrading the Application Servers for 8.1.1.X Deployments

Automatic Big Table Caching in RAC

Siebel CRM Part 8:- Configuring and Starting the Siebel Sandbox

The SQL Server 2016 Query Store: Analyzing Query Store Performance

XQuery for Absolute Beginners: Part 4 – Conditions & Custom Functions

Implementing SQL Server In-Memory OLTP

Siebel CRM Part 7: Installation of the Siebel Application Software

Massive Deletes – Part 3

Siebel CRM Part 6: Configuring the Siebel Database

SQL Server System Functions: The Basics

Siebel CRM Part 5: The Ancillary Software

XQuery for Absolute Beginners: Part 3 – FLWOR

Siebel CRM Part 4: The Extract

FIFO Stock Inventory in T-SQL: The Window Function Approach vs Dave Ballantyne’s Original Set-Based Solution

The SQL Server 2016 Query Store: Forcing Execution Plans using the Query Store

Creating a Date Dimension in a Tabular Model

Siebel CRM Part 3: The Download of the Siebel Installation and Ancillary Application Files

Oracle Database 12.1.0.2c: Automatic Big Table Cache