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In this eighth part of a nine-part article series focusing on the SELECT statement and its usage in retrieving data from tables, you'll learn how to use the LIKE operator and much more. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, written by Joel Murach (Murach Publishing; ISBN: 9781890774509).

In this seventh part of a nine-part series, you will learn how to use the IN and BETWEEN operators, along with the SELECT statement, to retrieve data from a single table. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, written by Joel Murach (Murach Publishing; ISBN: 9781890774509).

In this sixth part of a nine-part series that focuses on retrieving data from tables with the SELECT statement, you'll learn how to code the WHERE clause and how to use comparison and logical operators. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, written by Joel Murach (Murach Publishing; ISBN: 9781890774509).

In this fifth part of a nine-part article series on retrieving data from Oracle databases with the SELECt statement, you'll learn how to use the DISTINCT keyword and ROWNUM pseudo column to limit the number of rows returned. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, written by Joel Murach (Murach Publishing; ISBN: 9781890774509).

In this fifth part of a nine-part series on retrieving data from tables with the SELECT statement, you'll learn how to use scalar functions, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, written by Joel Murach (Murach Publishing; ISBN: 9781890774509).

In this third part of a nine-part series on retrieving data from tables with the SELECT statement, you will learn how to code both string and arithmetic expressions. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, written by Joel Murach (Murach Publishing; ISBN: 9781890774509).

In this third part of a nine-part article series on working with the SELECT statement, you'll learn how to code the SELECT clause, how to name the column in a results set, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, written by Joel Murach (Murach Publishing; ISBN: 9781890774509).

Oracle beefed up its desktop virtualization portfolio last week by releasing its Virtual Desktop Client App for Apple’s popular iPad tablet. The new app gives its users quick and secure access on the iPad to their virtual desktops that are managed through Oracle’s Sun Ray Software and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. The app’s combination of functionality and convenience makes it a must-have for iPad owners seeking complete mobility.

There's good news for users of Oracle's virtual desktops: they just became even more portable. The company launched the Oracle Virtual Desktop Client App for Apple iPads. Available for free at Apple's iTunes store, it takes enterprise computing to places it has never gone before.

Working with databases means retrieving data from tables. This is usually done with the SELECT statement. This nine-part article series will teach you all about this workhouse of the coding world. It is excerpted from chapter three of the book Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, written by Joel Murach (Murach Publishing; ISBN: 9781890774509).

Many Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) users have become worried in response to a recent note released from Oracle Support. Initially released this spring but amended earlier this month, the note covered the ASMLib support library for Oracle Database's Automatic Storage Management feature and how it will be supported in the future.

In this tutorial you will learn how to install Oracle Database 10g Express in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS). The express edition is free and any beginning developer can practice using Oracle on their Linux computer without needing a license. Emphasis will be placed on the installation of Oracle on a Debian Linux x86 system.

In this conclusion to a three-part article series on backing up and recovering an Oracle database, you'll learn how to perform manual and automatic backups, and how to recover database objects. This article excerpted from chapter 30 of the book Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional, written by by W. Jason Gilmore and Bob Bryla (Apress; ISBN: 1590597702).

In this second part of a three-part series on backing up and recovering an Oracle database, you'll learn about multiplexing control files and enabling ARCHIVELOG mode. This article is excerpted from chapter 30 of the book Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional, written by W. Jason Gilmore and Bob Bryla (Apress; ISBN: 9781590597705).

IBM recently announced that it will help its clients make the transformation from Oracle software to its own in more than one way. Not only does the tech giant vow to help with training efforts of its clients when it comes to becoming familiar with new software, but it will also finance them to make the shift a more attractive one.