How to run a SAP landscape (or so)
It’s been quite a while since my last blog post and we’ve been pretty busy in the primary support department. A major change for us… Read More »How to run a SAP landscape (or so)
Oracle Database
A fix is not a solution!
Browsing through closed support messages while looking for a possible approach to a certain Oracle CBO problem I came across a quite problematic issue. Some… Read More »A fix is not a solution!
‘Mind the gap…’ (#4 – reading query execution plans)
In my mini-series “Mind the gap…” I will try to shed some light on where the little or big differences between MaxDB and Oracle databases… Read More »‘Mind the gap…’ (#4 – reading query execution plans)
Now step back and start thinking!
The default reaction When working in support you get to see a lot of bugs, mistakes and errors. That’s of course how things are going… Read More »Now step back and start thinking!
Understanding database performance for developers
Let’s face it – the really really bad performance issues are usually not due to some weird database bugs. Instead, a wrong system setup or… Read More »Understanding database performance for developers
‘Mind the gap…’ (#3 – Backup/Restore – Part 2)
Before starting with this blog, I’ve to apologize for being so late with this issue of “Mind the Gap”. Since the last part of this… Read More »‘Mind the gap…’ (#3 – Backup/Restore – Part 2)
Oracle – Popular Misconceptions: Tables without Segments
Perhaps some of you know the SAP note #825653 Oracle: Common errors in which Martin Frauendorfer collected many “myths” and all-time misconceptions about Oracle databases.… Read More »Oracle – Popular Misconceptions: Tables without Segments
Questions to SAP Support: “How to generate a SQL Script via SQL on MaxDB?”
A customer was facing a problem when generating SQL scripts by using SQL. As this is a common habit in the Oracle world he tried… Read More »Questions to SAP Support: “How to generate a SQL Script via SQL on MaxDB?”
Oracle Patchset 10.2.0.4 is released – finally.
So after a loooong wait time, it’s finally available to be downloaded by the SAP customers. What a relieve! Over is the time where tens… Read More »Oracle Patchset 10.2.0.4 is released – finally.
Oracle Patchset 10.2.0.4 – neat DBMS_STATS enhancement
With release 11g Oracle made many feature enhancements to the database and some of them are now down-ported into the soon-to-be-released patchset 10.2.0.4. One new… Read More »Oracle Patchset 10.2.0.4 – neat DBMS_STATS enhancement