You did WHAT? You wrote an explicit cursor? You declared a variable using the VARCHAR2 datatype? You raised an exception to skip over unnecessary lines of code? If slip-ups like these sound familiar (or if you don't know why these are mistakes), join Quest for a one-hour Webcast featuring guest speaker, Steven Feuerstein, as he examines common mistakes in Oracle PL/SQL programming. Learn how to correct mistakes to improve the maintainability and performance of your application. This Webcast will also demonstrate CodeXpert — a powerful feature available within Toad® that will help you avoid common mistakes and ensure you implement PL/SQL best practices in your daily activities. About the Guest Speaker: Steven Feuerstein is considered one of the world's leading experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, having written nine published books on PL/SQL (all from O'Reilly & Associates). Steven has been developing software since 1980, spent five years with Oracle (1987-1992) and serves as a Senior Technology Advisor to Quest Software.  

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) offer businesses the ability to create an environment where more than one database server, or node, can be setup to manage an Oracle database. Organizations often face multiple challenges when implementing RAC and maintaining RAC configurations, including: Determining how many database servers are needed for sustained optimal performance in a cluster Defining the proper testing methodology of a cluster configuration for load testing, scalability and availability This Webcast will provide you with: A proven methodology for determining the most optimal configuration for your Oracle RAC environment. A real-world scenario in which Quest's solutions were leveraged for Oracle RAC to conduct diagnostic and benchmark tests on Oracle Real Application Clusters.

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