Azure VMs with Oracle- Next Steps
Microsoft has done a great job of documenting how to create a VM with the appropriate VM image and Oracle
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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
Read MoreCreate 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 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 MoreLinux Scripting, Part II
In Part I, we started with some scripting basics, as in, how to write a script. This included the concepts
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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
Read MoreMigrating DB2 Databases to Azure
Yep, still doing a lot of database migrations. Just too many people wanting to migrate their other database platforms over
Read MoreNo Pause on the Azure Data Factory
Using only what you need in Azure is a crucial part of optimizing your environment in the cloud. You find
Read MoreAzure Automation of A-to-Z, Part I
DevOps deployments and automation have numerous tools at their disposal, but most often, scripting is required. Although I’m a Microsoft
Read MoreMigrating Oracle Databases to Azure
Cloud is a still a huge buzz word because people are still moving to embrace it. As many companies that
Read MoreVisual Studio 2017 Incompatibility on *PROJ/SLN Files
Upon joining the Analytics and AI Team at Microsoft to support education, it became quickly apparent that my automation skills
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Extended Events with Azure Analysis Services
Its almost standard fare to be using Azure Analysis Services with our customer deployments these days. As our customers evolve
Read MoreDynamic Firewall Creation for Azure Cloud Shell
I’ve been hesitant to post too much on my blog until since the hack, as there were some residual issues
Read MoreSimple Template Pull In Azure
The I’ve been busy automating a solution we provide many of our Education customers that I discovered, due to
Read MoreUse Azure CLI…I Beg You.
FYI- this was the one post I had to restore manually after my blog was hacked a week back. Its
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