What is the recommended way to setup a linked server from sql2012 to Oracle r12.
Historically MS said to use only their drivers and only theirs are supported. Except when Windows went 64 bit, the MS drivers didn't work anymore so you had to use Oracles. Of course Oracles were out of date and didn't support newer versions
of SQL. The MS tech documents on setting this up and the tech documents on the problems you will have (blobs etc.) are 3 years old and I don't trust them at this point.
So if anyone knows how to actually make it work (essentially what/whose drivers and anything special) and has actually done it (more than just RTFM) I could use your help.