DB068 Partitioning 101

There are customers around the world running the Oracle database with TRILLIONS of rows in a single table. It sounds impossible, but they are successful because of their intelligent usage of partitioning. This session will bring that knowledge to the masses.

Data is getting bigger at an ever increasing rate. Does this mean it is time to ditch your relational database and look at BigData alternatives? Perhaps not if you take advantage of the partitioning options at your disposal in Enterprise Edition. We’ll look at the various types of partitioning, how to decide whether you should be using it (since its an extra cost option), how to get the best out of it, and where it might trip you up.

Will cover partitioning basics, but will also showcase the enhancements and features that have come with each release