Log Buffer #432: A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
Yet again, this log buffer edition brings some rich blog posts from Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL. Oracle: Installing Oracle XE, ORDS and Apex on CentOS Major Growth is Expected in the DBaaS Space. Are...
View ArticleRMAN 11g : How to Restore / Duplicate to a More Recent Patchset
In an Oracle DBA’s life, you’ll be regularly asked to work on applying a new patchset on a database and then you will apply it starting from the development database to the production database and this...
View ArticleLog Buffer #433: A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
This Log Buffer Edition covers Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL blogs of the running week. Oracle: While checking the sources of the Cassandra/NetBeans integration into GitHub yesterday, something went...
View ArticleLog Buffer #434: A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
This Log Buffer Edition throws spotlight on some of the salient blog posts from Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL. Oracle: STANDARD date considerations in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL My good friend, Oracle icon...
View ArticleLog Buffer #435: A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
Sun of database technologies is shining through the cloud technology. Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and various other databases are bringing forth some nifty offerings and this Log Buffer Edition covers...
View ArticleLog Buffer #436: A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
This Log Buffer Edition covers the top blog posts of the week from the Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL arenas. Oracle: Momentum and activity regarding the Data Act is gathering steam, and off to a great...
View ArticleSimplify Oracle Tracing with Creative Scripting
Running a SQL trace is something that all DBAs do to varying degrees. Let’s say you are working on optimizing a SQL statement, and experimenting with some different hints for indexes and optimizer...
View Articleamcmd> a better “du”
I discovered ASM with a 10.1.0.3 RAC running on Linux Itanium and that was a big adventure. At this time there was no asmcmd. In 2005, Oracle released Oracle 10gR2 and asmcmd came into the place and we...
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Amazon RDS Migration Tool
Amazon has just released their RDS Migration Tool, and Pythian has recently undertaken training to use for our clients. I wanted to share my initial thoughts on the tool, give some background on its...
View ArticleAutoconfig in Oracle EBS R12.2
All seasonal Oracle Apps DBAs know that Autoconfig is the master utility that can configure the whole E-Business Suite Instance. In E-Business Suite releases 11i, 12.0 and 12.1 running Autoconfig...
View ArticleCOLLABORATE16 IOUG – Call For Papers
There’s so many ways to proceed To get the knowledge you need One of the best Stands out from the rest COLLABORATE16 – indeed!Why not be part of the show By sharing the stuff that you know Got...
View ArticleLog Buffer #439: A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
This Log Buffer Edition covers some nifty blog posts from Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL. Oracle:Real Application Testing report On Premise vs. Oracle Public CloudForeign Keys and Library Cache...
View ArticlePatching Fun: GI and Database Patches
So, it has been some time since I have patched a database. Patching seemed necessary in a 12c database used for testing, as it was having some crashing issues. As the database and GI home were both...
View ArticleFavorite Way: Migrating to Exadata
There are lots of considerations to be taken into account when migrating databases to the Exadata. It’s like any other migration. DBAs and other stakeholders of the system have to evaluate what to...
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Part 1: Oracle Cloud Database Backup Service
Getting Started with Oracle Cloud Backups – Oracle Cloud Database Backup Service (ODBS)This is part 1 of 3 in a series on “Getting Started with Oracle Cloud Backups”.Part 1 covers setting up RMAN to...
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Part 2: Oracle Cloud Backups to AWS S3
Getting Started with Oracle Cloud Backups – Amazon Web Services (AWS)This is part 2 of a 3 part series on “Getting Started with Oracle Cloud Backups”.Part 1 covers setting up RMAN to backup directly to...
View ArticlePart 3: Comparing Oracle Cloud Database Backups Options
Comparing Oracle Database Backup Service (ODBS) and Oracle Secure Backups (OSB) to Amazon Web Services (AWS)This is part 3 of a 3 part series on “Getting Started with Oracle Cloud Backups”.Part 1...
View ArticleLog Buffer #441: A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
This Log Buffer Edition dives deep into the ocean of blogosphere and surfaces with some cool blog posts from Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL.Oracle:Lets Talk DB PerthThe Fundamental Challenge of Computer...
View ArticleLog Buffer #442: A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
This Log Buffer Edition collects and then showers around some of the information-rich blog posts from Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL.Oracle:Generic Java Server for Static content and Directory Listing...
View ArticleAttending Tech Conferences
Now that I am in management, and have been for some time, I have still been attending tech shows and presenting at them a few times a year. When I came back to Pythian in February 2011, we had a...
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