ChatGPT- 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
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ChatGPT – 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 MoreUpcoming Webinars, Panels and Yes, IN PERSON EVENT!!
Did I really say that I would be presenting somewhere IN PERSON?? I’m actually coming out of hibernation and thinking
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 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 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 MoreWhy a One-Week Report for AWR Sizing in Azure
It’s not uncommon for different recommended practices to arise in technical sizing and optimization practices. For many, it’s a compromise
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Prepping an Oracle Database for a Cloud Migration
There’s so much I need to get written down these days, but there’s only so many hours in a day
Read MoreTwo Years at Microsoft
This is commonly the time at any company I discuss how I’m about to move on… Nope, not planning on
Read MoreOracle on Azure- Sizing vs. Optimizing
As the flood gates open up on Oracle for Azure IaaS, working in an efficient manner has become a necessity.
Read MoreThe Unsung Hero Support of WFH, Our Pets
A week ago, Friday was my 13 year-old Cattle Dog/Jack Russell mix, DaVinci’s time to go to doggo heaven. He
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World Backup Day- Backing up an Oracle Database using RMAN to Azure Blob Storage
A DBA is only as good as their last backup…or more so, their last recovery. To celebrate #WorldBackupDay on Twitter,
Read MoreCreate a Simple Oracle VM on Azure IaaS
Use the following shell script to create your Oracle VM. I chose the following parameters to create mine: Using Azure
Read MoreLocating Oracle Enterprise Linux Images for Azure
Just like with other UI’s, the Azure portal may not show you the wealth of offerings that can be found
Read MoreUnreal Load Testing in the Cloud
Load testing as part of a cloud migration project is expected and should be built into the requirements. The goal
Read MoreExadata Workloads to Azure, Part II
In my last post, I discussed some of the unique challenges migrating Oracle workloads from Exadata to Azure posed. Engineered
Read MoreMigrating Oracle Exadata Workloads to Azure
I know, I know- there’s a number of you out there thinking- I’m being brought in on more and more
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