AI/ML- Death of the Database? Long Live the Database!
One undeniable truth is that we often lean towards what’s familiar to us. Open-source solutions might be cost-effective and supported
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Making Technology Bulletproof
Author: Kellyn
New SQL Server and Oracle Cloud White Papers on Github!
I’ve been pretty busy with work and travel, but I finally got an official Silk Github repository to publish a
Read MoreFeature Fails of the Week- Mobile LinkedIn with AI
It happens, someone has a good idea and unfortunately, theory is better than reality and it just creates more frustration
Read MoreSilk Sync, August 2023
Here is what’s going on for me at Silk for the month of August! I’ve served in the role as
Read MoreGenerating Test Data With ChatGPT
I attended a presentation by Paul Turley on Microsoft Fabric this week and was fascinated when he told me he’d
Read MoreFive Years at Microsoft and Next Adventures
Five years? Really? Yes, it’s been five years since I joined Microsoft and I can honestly say, it’s been a
Read MoreChatGPT- Building Out Oracle with Templates and Ansible for a DataGuard Environment
This is a continuation of the evolution of AI with ChatGPT and how much it can be leveraged, allowing me
Read MoreChatGPT – Oracle Deployment in Azure via Azure CLI
I always like to start with something easy, or at least easy for me… 🙂 ChatGPT, using GPT4 is moving
Read MoreThe Well-Architected Framework for Oracle is NOW LIVE!
*Previously posted on the Data Architecture Blog in the Microsoft Tech Community. The Well-Architected Framework for Oracle has been published!
Read MoreUnderstanding AWR Data for Exadata to Azure IaaS Migrations, Part I
*Previously posted on the Microsoft Data Architecture Blog for the Tech Community High IO workloads in Azure are a topic
Read MoreThe Best Answers to the Most Common Oracle on Azure Questions
There are only a few Oracle on Azure SMEs out there. OK, let’s be honest, the majority of the brain
Read MoreOracle Database Service on Azure
First things first- The following opinions expressed in this post are my own and in no way connected to my
Read MoreOracle to Azure Refactoring Go or No-Go Indicators
When migrating an Oracle database to another platform, there are the common indicators and discussion topics around PL/SQL conversions, data
Read MoreOracle and Cloud Wars
I just finished an interview with a friend for a blog post where he was surprised how differently I was
Read MoreThree Years at Microsoft
Three years ago today, I walked into Microsoft HQ in Redmond, WA and started my journey with onboarding. After a
Read MoreWITDC Mental Health and Wellness Day- May 7th
I’ll be speaking along with a slew of fantastic other presenters on mental health and wellness as part of the
Read MoreHammerDB CLI for Oracle on Azure
Disclaimer: I’m not a big fan of benchmark data. I find it doesn’t provide us as much value in the
Read MoreMigrating Oracle Exadata Workloads to Azure- Storage Indexes
I’m about simplifying anything for customers as we bring over complex environments into Azure and Oracle databases running on Exadata
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