Oracle Out-Of-Place Patching - We've been doing it for years!

Oracle have changed the way patch sets are packaged and applied starting with the first Oracle Database 11g R2 patch set (11.2.0.2). Let's take a quick look at the reasons behind the change and how it may affect your patching strategy.

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Oracle and Virtualization. Ready for production?

The simple answer is "yes". Oracle now support a number of configurations for running their database, middleware and application products on virtualized platforms in a production environment. There are, however, some rules to abide by. If you’ve been thinking of taking the plunge and virtualizing your production Oracle environment then read on.

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