12c Rel 2

Although I usually focus on index related topics, I’ve always kinda considered Materialized Views (MVs) as an index like structure, which Oracle can automatically update and from which Oracle can efficiently retrieve data. The cost of maintaining a Materialized View Log is not unlike the cost of maintaining an index structure, the benefits of which […]

One of the useful little features quietly introduced with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 is the ability to now defer the invalidation of dependent SQL cursors when an index is created or modified. This can be useful when you say create a new index which you know will have no impact on any existing SQL […]

I previously discussed just how easy it is to convert online a non-partitioned table to be partitioned with Oracle Database 12.2. Thought I might run through a number of really cool new partitioning features and capabilities that were also introduced in 12.2. To start, I’m just going to create a basic range-partitioning table and populate […]

A quick post (for me) with a long weekend beckoning… In Part I, Part II and Part III of looking at the new Index Advanced Compression level of “High”, we discussed how it can significantly decrease the size of your indexes in a manner not previously possible. This can result in significant reductions of index storage and […]

If you like the look of the new Index Advanced Compression setting of “High” available with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 as I’ve discussed previously in Part I and Part II, well there’s a way to make this the default index compression method in your 12.2 database. Let’s begin by creating a table and explicitly […]

In Part I, I introduced the new Index Advanced Compression default value of “HIGH”, which has the potential to significantly compress indexes much more than previously possible. This is due to new index compression algorithms that do more than simply de-duplicate indexed values within a leaf block. Previously, any attempt to completely compress a Unique […]

Oracle first introduced Advanced Compression for Indexes in 12.1 as I’ve discussed here a number of times. With Oracle Database 12c Release 2, you can now use Index Advanced Compression “High” to further (and potentially dramatically) improve the index compression ratio.  Instead of simply de-duplicating the index entries within an index leaf block, High Index […]

Oracle Database 12c Release 2 has now been officially released (at least on the Oracle Database Cloud and Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Services). In the coming weeks, I’ll be blogging about quite a number of new indexing features/capabilities/improvements that have been introduced in Oracle Database 12c Release 2. These include: Advanced Index Compression Tracking […]

This of course is an April Fools joke. Sorry !! A very exciting announcement !! I’ve recently been promoted within Oracle Corporation to lead their brand new Oracle Cloud offering “Indexing as a Service” (IDXaaS) team, based on my previous work and experience in the indexing space. Yes, I’m both thrilled and excited to be […]