Advanced SQL for experienced Oracle developers

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Published on Sunday, 30 December 2012 14:10

Oracle SQL is an extremely rich and powerful language. Much more so than the everyday use of SQL reveals. Today, Oracle SQL is much more than just the simple 'Select From-Group By-Order By' construction it once used to be. The adage is that if it can be done in SQL, it should be done in SQL - and this session demonstrates how SQL and its more recent, advanced extensions can be leveraged to address many more challenges than you may have realized -without resorting to PL/SQL for example. Topics include Inline-Views and Analytical Functions, Pivoting, Scalar Subquery and Recursive Subquery Factoring, smart joining and Flashback Query. Some new Oracle Database 12c SQL functionality is presented as well: Top-N queries, Inline PL/SQL, lateral joins, pattern recognition and more. This will be fast-paced session that challenges and sparks your creativity with SQL. And it provides you with a number of SQL power-tools that will help improve performance and maintainability of virtually any application.

Lucas Jellemais an experienced Java and Oracle developer and architect, working for AMIS in The Netherlands. Lucas has close to 20 years of experience in a wide variety of projects, organizations and technologies. He has been nominated Oracle ACE Director for Fusion Middleware. He is a frequent presenter at JavaOne, Oracle Open World, NLJUG and other user group conferences around the world. He also teaches Master Classes on various topics such as ADF, SOA & BPM, Database Development and Java application architecture. He frequently writes at http://technology.amis.nl and has also authored the Mc GrawHill publication Oracle SOA Suite 11g Handbook (2010).