Coming with Oracle 11gR2, the DBFS (DataBase FileSystem) feature improves the files storage. So far, we had BLOB, files stored in the database, but we needed an access to the database with specific API to read/open them. With DBFS, files are still stored in the database, but access may be from ‘outside’ the database, like for any other filesystem. Peoplesoft can take all the advantages of this feature, especially useful for the batch reports. As of Peopletools 8.53, it’s now possible.

Before performance testing a live application, we would first need to understand the performance goals and requirements. By obtaining and analyzing the existing performance metrics, we get a thorough idea on the system performance and this can be used for further benchmarking purpose. And these data are extremely important if an upgrade activity has been [...]

Big Data and its ecosystem are the buzzwords in Analytics today. Being a new technology, it often creates inhibitions and doubts in the minds of its learners. Let me explain the idea in a very simple manner by comparing Big Data and its components with the ecosystem of living animals and plants in a forest. [...]

As an addendum of an article I wrote to explain how to move from the delivered VirtualBox Appliance for Peoplesoft to VMWare ESXi, there were several manual steps to be done in order to get it works.