Oracle has had this functionality for a loooong time. As a result, you might want to look at how Oracle databases use the DDL (and other) System level triggers.

For...

I am surprised no one mentioned Oracle's locking model. Oracle, from its very inception, prevented 'dirty reads'. Simply stated, all (and I mean all) Oracle versions were able to do...

Randy,

This is a great article on a difficult subject, and you have explained it well. IMHO however, it seems that a discussion on table/column/index statistics and the influence they play...

Hi all,

This is an extremely important set of views and objects that really opens up what is going on in the inside of SS, and MS has *finally* taken this...

Hi Steve,

I started off in '84 as a COBOL and Fortran programmer and moved into "Databases" pretty quickly on UNIX in '85. At that time, I was with a s/w...

Great article. I would just add a few more!

A Junior DBA needs to have the ability to follow written instruction while the Intermediate DBA (as well as the Senior DBA)...

"Cuss if the interviewer cusses" is just a small step away from "Lie if your Interviewer (and possible colleague in the future) lies" and later "Twist the books if your...

Great article Chris! (shows your attachment to the command line from an earlier life as an Oracle DBA, Mate!)

John Kanagaraj

(your friend from way back to '98 in Oracle-l)

Suri,

You should use Oracle for OracleHome92 as the older version has been desupported, and the older version does have some issues with the newer NLS character sets. There are no...

Hi Steve,

All the best to your son, and to the parents as well. SQL Server versions come and go, but a family is yours forever!