Presentation “Linux/UNIX Tools For The Oracle DBA”
My full post describing this presentation is found here. This was presented at the IOUG forum of the Collaborate 2016 conference in Las Vegas on Monday 11-April 2016.
Tag: oracle
Presenting “How Data Recovery Mechanisms Complicate Security, and What To Do About It” at #c16lv
Personally-identifiable information (PII) and classified information stored within an Oracle database is quite secure, as the capabilities of Oracle database ensure that it is accessible only by authenticated and authorized users. But the definition of authentication and authorization can change, in a sense. In a production application, authentication means verifying that one is a valid […]
Accelerating Oracle E-Business Suites upgrades
Taking backups during development, testing, or upgrades The process of upgrading an Oracle E-Business Suites (EBS) system is one requiring dozens or hundreds of steps. Think of it like rock climbing. Each handhold or foothold is analogous to one of the steps in the upgrade. What happens if you miss a handhold or foothold? If […]
Presenting “Accelerating DevOps Using Data Virtualization” at #C16LV
Borrowing from Wikipedia, the term DevOps is defined as… DevOps (a clipped compound of “development” and “operations”) is a culture, movement or practice that emphasizes the collaboration and communication of both software developers and other information-technology (IT) professionals while automating the process of software delivery and infrastructure changes. It aims at establishing a culture and […]
Presenting “UNIX/Linux Tools For The Oracle DBA” at #C16LV
Going back to the invention of the graphical user interface (GUI) in the 1970s, there has been tension between the advocates of the magical pointy-clickety GUI and the clickety-clackety command-line interface (CLI). Part of it is stylistic… GUI’s are easier, faster, more productive. Part of it is ego… CLI’s require more expertise and are endlessly […]
Oracle ACE program
What is the Oracle ACE program? The Oracle ACE program is a community advocacy program for Oracle technology evangelists and enthusiasts, sponsored by and managed by Oracle Corporation. As stated on the ACE overview page at “http://oracle.com/technetwork/community/oracle-ace”, it is both a network as well as a resource for everyone in the Oracle community. It is […]
Will the real data virtualization please stand up?
There is a post from a good friend at Oracle entitled “Will the REAL SnapClone functionality please stand up?” and, as well-written and technically rich as the post is, I am particularly moved to comment on the very last and conclusive sentence in the post… So with all of that, why would you look at […]
Lovin’ la vida Oracle
As we prepare for the week of Oracle OpenWorld 2014, I look back on the 25 years I have spent within the orbit of Oracle Corporation. I joined Oracle Consulting Services (OCS) as an employee on 15-January 1990 and worked my way to Technical Manager when I resigned to start my own consultancy on 31-July […]
The DBA is dead. Again.
Mark Twain never said, “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Instead, his comment in 1897 was less tongue-in-cheek than matter-of-fact. Confronted with news reports that he was gravely ill he responded, “James Ross Clemens, a cousin of mine, was seriously ill two or three weeks ago in London, but is well now. The report […]
Keyword DETERMINISTIC is anything but…
According TheFreeDictionary.com, the word “deterministic” means… deterministic de·termin·istic adj. an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes According to Wikipedia, the explanation of deterministic algorithm is… In computer science, a deterministic algorithm is an algorithm which, given a particular input, will always produce the same output, with the underlying machine always passing through the same sequence […]