Oracle sequences – 12c features including “identity”
Oracle added several enhancements to the sequence object in version 12c, including an “identity” column feature. Jonathan Lewis explains how to work with these new features.
2021-09-10
Oracle added several enhancements to the sequence object in version 12c, including an “identity” column feature. Jonathan Lewis explains how to work with these new features.
2021-09-10
Oracle sequences supply unique numbers that can be used when populating tables. In this article, Jonathan Lewis explains the typical uses of Oracle sequences.
2021-08-04
Using sequences when scaling up with Oracle RAC presents more issues with contention. In this article, Jonathan Lewis explains how to avoid the problems.
2021-05-31
Oracle sequences can be used to create artificial IDs for a table. In this article, Jonathan Lewis explains how they work under-the-hood.
2021-04-14
Oracle archived redo size may be smaller than that of online redo log files. In this article, Jonathan Lewis takes a deeper look.
2021-02-04
Oracle sometimes generates smaller archived redo logs than you might expect based on the size of the online redo logs. In this article, Jonathan Lewis explains how Oracle uses online redo logs and why there might be a discrepancy in the archived log size.
2020-12-21
SQL Developer is a popular free tool for working with Oracle databases. In this article Srinivasan Suresh explains several features of SQL Developer that can make you more productive.
2020-12-11
Oracle has been established as one of the top database systems used in enterprises throughout the world. In this article, Cynthia Dzikiti describes her career as an Oracle application developer and covers some of the benefits of Oracle.
2020-10-28
Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman explains Oracle Automatic Storage Management and why it’s impossible to do a comparison to Azure IaaS.
2020-10-14
Learn how to use the 'hybrid' approach in the Deployment Suite for Oracle to automate Oracle database deployments. In this approach, the team maintains the current state of the database in version control during development, then, at key stages, generates and tests the migrations script that will be used to deploy the new database changes safely.
2020-07-07
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I have a long running backup of the Sales database during a maintenance window that is going to take another 2 hours to complete on SQL Server 2022. I also need to perform some proactive work and add another file (ndf) to the Sales database to handle the expected growth of the next month. Can I do both simultaneously?
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