Log Buffer #389, a carnival of the vanities for DBAs

As the Oracle Open World draws near, bloggers of MySQL and Oracle are getting more excited and productive. SQL Server bloggers are also not far behind. This Blog Edition covers that all.

Oracle:

What’s New With Fast Data at Oracle Open World 2014?

JASPIC improvements in WebLogic 12.1.3 Arjan Tijms.

Larry Ellison Stepping Down as Chief of Oracle.

Mobilizing E-Business Suite with Oracle MAF and FMW at OOW 14.

Oracle ISV Engineering @ Oracle OpenWorld 2014.

SQL Server:

How to create Data Mining Reports using Reporting Services.

Azure Virtual Machines Part 0: A VM Primer.

Stairway to PowerPivot and DAX – Level 7: Function / Iterator Function Pairs: The DAX AVERAGE() and AVERAGEX() Functions.

Free eBook: SQL Server Transaction Log Management.

The Mindset of the Enterprise DBA: Harnessing the Power of Automation.

MySQL:

MySQL 5.6.20 on POWER.

Announcing TokuDB v7.5: Read Free Replication.

Global Transaction ID (GTID) is one of the most compelling new features of MySQL 5.6.

Managing big data? Say ‘hello’ to HP Vertica.

Tweaking MySQL Galera Cluster to handle large databases – open_files_limit.