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Oracle, Life, etc.
Background A few days after upgrading our most important database from 10g to 11g we started to notice some processes against the database (which were running on a 10 minute schedule) were not returning. We were alerted via a Grid Control CPU load warning email. This was killing the database performance, shooting CPU usage up [...]
Background We manage the Oracle database which is used for all id card printing at the university. A custom front-end was created to enter in data that shows on the card (name, student/staff/faculty, etc.) and more custom code exists from a consultant that deals with card printing. This goes into our database. More custom code [...]