Archive for July 17th, 2009

Oracle Database Patching Just Got More Complicated

Friday, July 17th, 2009

It seems like a regular occurrence that a new species gets introduced into the Oracle DBMS patch ecosystem. Most recently the Critical Patch Update (CPU) was created to simplify security patch distribution. These CPUs brought with them a new patch application methodology (NApply) which allows for multiple patches (now known as molecules) to be applied [...]