Dimensional Modeling in Oracle SQL Developer This session started of with a fine review of basic data modeler concepts: fact tables, dimension tables, granularity, star schema, etc. After the review of concepts, the session jumped into some demonstrations of how to build relationships, tables, and so on using the data modeling tool within Oracle SQL Developer. Database as a Service: Creating a Database Cloud Service Catalog This was the sort of dry presentation that is usually scheduled for Thursday morning. In fact, it was pretty dry, service catalogs aren't the most exciting things. What resonated for me was how applicable this was to my organization, and how easy it is to build. As a DBA, how many times do we get asked "Can I have a database for this little project?" First we say, 'No', then we say 'it's expensive' and then, and the project manager gets involved, we say 'okay fine'. Chances are, is someone asks for a database, they n...