0 Machine Learning in Oracle Database – Classification of Conference Abstracts based on Text Analysis
Machine Learning is hot. The ability to have an automated system predict, classify, recommend and even decide based on models…
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0 Oracle Database standard Geo Location Support using Locator (included in every edition!)
Many databases have native support for locations en geodata – and determining distance and closest locations (within a certain perimeter).…
0 The normalization of Big Data – reporting from Oracle OpenWorld 2016 on Big Data and Data Integration
The importance of data has never been in doubt in the world of Oracle. Through machine learning and predictive analytics…
0 The state of the flagship as per Oracle OpenWorld 2016 – Oracle Database 12c Release 2, Exadata Express Cloud Service, SQL and PL/SQL
The new 12cR2 release of Oracle Database had already been announced and discussed at length over the past year. And…
0 Oracle SQL Pattern Recognition – introducing the Match Recognize operator
Oracle Database Release 12c (12.1) introduced a new operator that we can use in SQL queries. The MATCH_RECOGNIZE operator allows…
0 Next Step in Row generation in Oracle Database 12c SQL using JSON_TABLE
One of those things SQL developers are frequently looking at is the generation of rows: having a query return records…
1 AMIS25 Beyond the Horizon Conference – Session Resource Repository
Below you will find an overview of all the sessions that took place at the AMIS25 Beyond the Horizon conference…
3 Parse JSON Array in SQL and PL/SQL – turn to a Nested Table
Transferring data between technologies and application tiers is done using various formats – binary, native on the one hand and…
0 Reflections after Oracle OpenWorld 2015 – Business Analytics (Big Data, GoldenGate, OBI (EE), ODI, NoSQL)
note: I would like to thank Mark Rittman of RittmanMead for sharing many of this findings from Oracle OpenWorld 2015…
0 MySQL 5.7 – more of a database than you might have guessed
One of the cool stories of Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne 2015 is the story of MySQL, in particular of release…
0 Reflections after Oracle OpenWorld 2015 – Data Management (Database)
This article gives an overview of some of the most eye catching stories from Oracle OpenWorld 2015 around Data Management.…
0 Time is of the essence – The Fourth Dimension in Oracle Database 12c (on Flashback and Temporal Database)
Time has always been an important dimension for data in any database with topics like when was data created, when…
2 Using an aggregation function to query a JSON-string straight from SQL
Last week I read this blogpost by Scott Wesley. In this post he describes that he uses a custom aggregate…
0 Set values for bind parameters in a database view using application context – single round-trip context manipulation and querying
While writing an article on database session context for the OTech Magazine’s Spring issue, I tried out whether I can…
0 Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Non-life altering observations (but still interesting and useful)
This article does not necessarily discuss the big themes and major stories of Oracle OpenWorld 2014. It does mention a…
0 Everything That Is Really Useful in Oracle Database 12c for Application Developers – Oracle OpenWorld 2014
A few days ago, I presented a session at Oracle OpenWorld 2014 about the most useful features for application developers…
0 SQL: combine inline PL/SQL function with inline view in Oracle Database 12c SQL Query
Oracle Database 7.3 was the first to support inline views – using the select * from (select * from) syntax.…
0 SQL Challenge: Drilling down into World Cup Football Tag Cloud
In a previous article, I have introduced the World Cup Football tag cloud (https://technology.amis.nl/2014/06/22/sql-challenge-dynamically-producing-a-tag-cloud-for-world-cup-football-matches/). I have shown how tags can…
0 SQL Challenge: Dynamically producing a tag cloud for World Cup Football matches
Tag clouds are a special way to present information about a set of records. Tags are descriptive labels that are…
4 SQL Challenge: Find World Cup Football matches with a comeback
As I recently said in another blog post, the World Cup Football is such a wonderful source of data that…