My name is Christian Antognini. Here, I share my experience and some of my thoughts in this area with you. Among other things, you find my blog. And links to some papers. I have written or co-authored over the years.

ARCTOOLS for Oracle and SQL Server. Is a suite of archive and purge tools for multiple hardware and database platforms . Extensive pre-defined purge methodologies are also available for select ERP application platforms. IT Project Manager - Westcon Group.

A storage infrastructure perspective on optimizing business applications. Straight Talk on Oracle on VMware Licensing.

Oracle have released new versions of my two most frequently used tools, SQL Developer and APEX. R is now up to v3. I like the idea of the pre-configured Oracle VM instances, so I decided to have a look at Oracle VirtualBox. They supply a bunch of pre-configured appliances. The configuration of APEX does not come with a full set of installation scripts.

A resource for Database Professionals. I have just learned that I have been nominated and accepted as an Oracle ACE. I would like to thank Jonathan Lewis. For the nomination and Oracle Corp.

Providing an independent voice for software buyers. Most businesses are enthusiastic about technology and are happy to pay a fair price for it. However, software licensing is complex and in some cases has become a hindrance to the adoption of new transformative technology.