Seriously, is it just running a couple of scripts or is it more involved? We've got Oracle installed on RHEL 4. I'm sick and tired of our DBAs insisting on installing the patches during unsupported ...

As Oracle prepares to dump a passel of 81 security fixes on its user base -- including seven critical patch updates (CPUs) for its database product -- many database administrators are preparing to ...

Oracle Corp.’s ability to address vulnerabilities in its core database technologies may be hampered by the vast number of products the company now must manage, security experts say. For example, the ...

Most organizations running Oracle databases don't require the application of the database vendor's Critical Patch Updates -- in fact, only 26 percent need them, according to a new report. "What I ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Paul Vallee, CEO of The Pythian Group, has a problem with a story I did recently based on a survey from Sentrigo Inc., which showed that two-thirds of Oracle database administrators had never ...

If Oracle’s licensing terms never struck you as invidious before, you might soon change your mind. The upshot is that anyone who applies the latest patches and isn’t conscientious enough to determine ...

For businesses, today is a Patch Tuesday double-whammy. Just hours after Microsoft shipped six bulletins to cover multiple flaws in Windows and Internet Explorer, Oracle is getting set to release its ...