Latest issue of the NoCOUG Journal

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The latest issue of the NoCOUG Journal is full of original content that provokes and stimulates (http://goo.gl/YIt6x)

The SQL Corner features an article titled �We Don�t Use Databases; We Don�t Use Indexes� by Iggy Fernandez who says: �The time is soon coming when the marriage of relational theory and transactional database management systems will be dissolved. We will be free to store structured non-transactional data outside a transactional database management system while continuing to exploit the entire universe of indexing, partitioning, and clustering techniques as well as the full power of relational languages, not only SQL.�

Say what?

There is a security-themed interview titled �Be Very Afraid� featuring Slavik Markovich, the CTO for database security at McAfee who says: �What DBAs should not accept are solutions that hinder or interfere with the DBA�s daily tasks�DBAs are primarily concerned with running databases efficiently. Any solution that jeopardizes this primary objective is counter-productive and doomed to fail anyway, because DBAs and other staff will find ways to circumvent it.�

Hear! Hear!

The Performance Corner features an article titled �Integrating Oracle Database and Hadoop� by Gwen Shapira, our resident Oracle ACE director who says: �I always advise customers to first make sure they are using Oracle correctly before venturing out to new platforms. � Have realistic expectations. Hadoop is a relatively new technology. It is not as mature as Oracle and can be much more challenging to deploy, tune, and troubleshoot.�

Amen, sister.

Keep current with technology and expand your horizons by reading the NoCOUG Journal. The cover picture is also nice. Download the Journal at�http://goo.gl/YIt6x.

Knowledge Happens!

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