Node-oracledb: The Node.js driver for accessing Oracle Database For all the Node.js application developers who work with Oracle Database, the node-oracledb 6.0 module heralds a new dawn with its dual modes — ‘Thin’ and ‘Thick’! So, why the two modes? What are the pros and cons of each mode? When do I use one over the other? Well…

Release announcement: A new major release of node-oracledb, the Node.js and TypeScript module for accessing Oracle Database, is available from npm. Top features: Thin Mode This version of node-oracledb is now a ‘Thin’ mode driver by default. The Thin mode is implemented purely in JavaScript and connects directly to Oracle…

Database Resident Connection Pooling (DRCP) is an Oracle Database scalability feature developed for environments requiring multiple connections with optimal database resource usage. DRCP provides a pool of “dedicated” server processes to the database that can be shared by multiple applications running on the same or several hosts. This significantly reduces memory pressure on the database host. DRCP is available on-premises, and in the Cloud.

Are you looking for a solution to secure your Oracle Cloud Database environment from end users and handle planned outages seamlessly? Look no further. You can deploy Oracle’s Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode (CMAN-TDM) or Proxy Resident Connection Pooling (PRCP) for your Oracle Cloud Databases. To understand how to deploy this solution for Oracle Cloud databases, check out this practical session on YouTube at

Access Oracle Database quickly and efficiently through Oracle’s brand-new Python driver, python-oracledb Data Access through Python is now a breeze! Oracle Database’s popular Python driver, cx_Oracle has undergone a revolution, this year ! Sleeker. Faster. Lighter. Yes. That’s right! We heard your thoughts. We just launched the latest avatar of cx_Oracle, fashionably re-named python-oracledb. This new major release is now a “thin” driver by default with a smaller footprint, which…

My old blogs can be found at the site: Oracle Scripting and Oracle A list of my old blogs: Connecting to Oracle Cloud Autonomous Database through SQLAlchemy Connecting to Oracle Cloud Autonomous Database with Django Running Oracle Database-backed Django web applications on Apache Connecting CMAN — Traffic Director Mode to an Oracle Cloud Autonomous Database Ready to “Go” with JSON and Oracle DB! Easy wallet-less connections to Oracle Autonomous Databases in Python