Linux Scripting, Part IV- Scripting for Longevity
We’ve learned a lot about commands, utilities and how to create a script, but we need to discuss the importance
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Making Technology Bulletproof
Author: Kellyn
Create an Oracle VM on Azure in Less than 5 Minutes
If there’s one thing I’ve been able to prove this week, it’s that even with the sweet 4G LTE, Wi-Fi
Read MoreBest Practices for Oracle Data Guard on Azure
I keep saying I’m going to start sharing what I’m doing in the Analytics space soon, but heck, there’s too
Read MoreOracle and Microsoft’s Cross-Cloud Partnership
A couple weeks back, Oracle and Microsoft announced their cross-cloud partnership. This was wonderful news to me, as I’ve been
Read MorePower BI Reporting with Oracle Essbase
This last week, I presented a few sessions at ODTUG’s KSCOPE 2019 conference in Seattle. One of these sessions was
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One Year at Microsoft
Hard to believe its been one year, but it was June, 2018 when I joined the unstoppable company known as
Read MoreLinux Scripting, Part III
In the previous blog posts, we learned how to set up the first part of a standard shell script- how
Read MoreRemove Files with Force and Other Bad Ideas
Almost every Linux or Unix person has seen the help forum post from a novice looking for an answer to
Read MorePASS Summit 2019 Learning Pathways
Hello from Atlanta, where I’m preparing for tomorrow’s SQL Saturday and arrived for the great news announcing this year’s PASS
Read MoreLinux Scripting, Part II
In Part I, we started with some scripting basics, as in, how to write a script. This included the concepts
Read MoreWriting Linux Scripts- Part I
Many see scripting as a science, but if you want to write not just functional scripts, but efficient and easy
Read MoreDynamic Values in Linux Scripting
I do a LOT of scripting. Given the choice to click in a GUI vs. typing at the command line,
Read MoreNot Just the How of AD with Linux VM/SQL 2019, but the WHY
Azure Directory is available with Linux SQL Server 2019 in Preview and as I was setting it up in my
Read MoreThe Late Spring Speaking Gauntlet
There are busy times for everyone and if you speak at conferences, the busy times are March,May and November. I
Read MoreMicrosoft Webinar on the Future of the DBA- Certifications
Thanks to those that attended of the over 1600 registrations for the Microsoft webinar yesterday on the future of the
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SSIS vs. Oracle GG
This is the third in a series of product identifications between Oracle and Microsoft to assist those attempting to understand
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Oracle RAC vs. SQL Server AG
As I have seen the benefit for having a post on Oracle database vs. SQL Server architecture, let’s move onto
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Oracle vs. SQL Server Architecture
There are a lot of DBAs that are expected to manage both Oracle and MSSQL environments. This is only going
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