As a feature: Been there forever On the desktop by default 80% of you aren’t using it I think it’s a feature that can really turbo charge your experience with the database and SQL Developer – so I did a 10 minute talk on the subject. So if you’re curious about what you might be missing, here you go! And …
Thoughts on GLOC Conference and ORDS/REST Demos
I had a very, very enjoyable time at the Great Lakes Oracle Conference this week in Cleveland (OHIO! – Just in case Joel is reading this.) About 400 people attended, and I think it’s become one of the best conferences in the US, esp for the bang you get for your buck. I did two talks. For the first one, …
Latest Tips & Tricks
I made some small, but important changes to my SQL Developer Tips & Tricks slide deck. changed up the order – the first two tricks ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT now optimized for SlideShare – hopefully easier to consume in case I’m not there to narrate/live demo added a few teasers for SQLcl I really, really need about 90 minutes to …
OT: DBAKevlar and I’s Social Media Keynote from ECO2015
Kellyn (@dbakevlar!) and I have given a couple of talks at the RMOUG Training Days conference about social media, and why Oracle techies should care. We thought it might be nice to focus the talk a bit more and offer it up as a keynote presentation. The crazy folks at East Coast Oracle Users Conference agreed, and we gave it …
I’m On Vacation – Go Read These Blogs Instead
I’m at the beach! But if you desire fresh SQL Developer-themed content, then you are still in great shape. Check out these blogs: The Data Warrior AKA Oracle ACE Director Kent Graziano Heli from Finland AKA Oracle ACE Director and published author Heli Helskyaho Kris Rice Colm Divilly Barry McGillin Not Enough? I have a YouTube Channel with SQL Developer …
Why Is My SQL Slow & Go Faster Features
Yesterday I made my first presentation ever at the annual Hotsos conference. The topic: “All of the Performance Tuning Features in SQL Developer.” It went pretty well, and I’d like to share those slides now with y’all: Tuning & Diagnostics Features in Oracle SQL Developer from Jeff Smith Easier to Read Autotrace Execution Plans Apparently I said ‘explain plan’ too …
Oracle SQLcl Slidedeck: Overview of our new command line interface
This is a similar version of the content I presented to some internal folks here at Oracle last week. I thought you might enjoy it as well. I’ve ‘optimized’ it for Slideshare – meaning that there are NO animated GIFs, which is sad, but it does read better this way. There’s a YouTube video inside that does have some live …
Oracle SQL Developer Reporting 101
150 of my closest friends, or some random people on the Internet, joined me today while we talked all about SQL Developer’s reporting feature. Did you miss it? If so, I’m guessing you’re not a member of ODTUG. They put on free webcasts for everyone in the Oracle technology space. If you’re a member, you also get access to the …
Dimensional Modeling in Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler
Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler (SDDM) is a free data modeling solution. It supports many types of modeling levels, including: logical relational physical (multi-)dimensional When I present overviews on our database tools, I have this slide that shows what SDDM is capable of: I am not a real data modeler. However, I can fake my way pretty well through Logical …
Oracle SQL Developer Tips & Tricks Presentation
Updated: May 11, 2015 I’ve been giving this presentation for about 4 years now. It’s morphed, mutated, and improved incrementally for that entire time. I say I have a ‘top 10’ but it’s closer to 15 or so. It’s a VERY interactive session, with live demo. And there’s always lots of questions as we go. But, if you’re not able …