When it holds an infinite number, since “infinity” is not a number. Oracle Database OCM Franck Pachot reminded me recently about the floating point literals
Author: Bob Bryla
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c: Debugging Metrics Collection
Has this ever happened to you? You’re adding a new Exadata environment to OEM Cloud Control (in this case, version 13.3) and one of the
What’s the deal with Exadata HCC and UPDATEs anyway?
Oracle Exadata users have long known that the available compression levels for HCC provide both extreme compression (lower storage footprint) and in many cases improved
I Think About George Boole Quite Often
George Boole is dead. Long live Booleans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean Especially when it comes to boolean data types being forever restricted from seeing the light of day
Oracle Compression Syntax Part 1: Read the Freakin’ Manual?
(Updated 6/4/2020 to reflect incremental features in upcoming 20c release). “Bigger on the inside? No. Basic miniaturisation sustained by a compression field. Watch what you
There are Three Types of Bugs: Unpublished, Published, and Features
Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. A newly discovered bug in Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 (October 2018 RU) is causing quite a bit of
All Kinds of Exadata Stuff 