Consolidating database servers can go a long way toward streamlining your IT, but it still leaves you with several different databases to back up, upgrade and monitor. In this session, you will learn how Oracle multitenant architecture can free you from riding herd over multiple databases, so you can focus on the strategic initiatives that drive your business.

This session will cover:

Oracle Database consolidation approaches and challenges
Oracle 12c Multitenant architecture and administration concepts
Ensuring high quality of service with multitenant environments
Performance monitoring for multitenant environments

View the 12c Multitenant White Paper to learn more.

There's been a lot of talk about the benefits of the new Multi-tenant functionality in Oracle 12c.  It all sounds great but where do you start if you understand the high-level concepts but haven't seen the actual pieces & commands?  What really are Container & Pluggable databases?  What components are shared between the two?  How…

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