How to Save on Oracle Core Licensing on Azure Cloud
*Previously posted on the Microsoft Tech Community Data Architecture Blog. I get a lot of questions from our field on
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Oracle on Azure- Unix to Linux and Options
*Previously posted on Microsoft Data Architecture Blog in the Tech Community Linux really does make the world go around. I
Read MoreOracle Workloads on Azure- IO is King!
*Previously Posted on the Microsoft Tech Community Data Architecture Blog If you’re migrating your data estate to Azure, as is
Read MoreInfrastructure Cost Optimization MUST Include the Relational Database – No Matter the RDBMS
*Previously posted on the Microsoft Tech community Data Architecture Blog IaaS (INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE) Cost Optimization for RDBMS (Relational Database Management
Read MoreCalculating % Busy CPU on Oracle Databases When Not Present in AWR Report
*Previously posted on the Microsoft Tech Community Data Architecture Blog For Oracle 19c AWR reports for Multi-tenant DBs on Exadata
Read MoreOracle HA in Azure- Options
*Previously Posted on Microsoft Data Architecture Blog in the Tech Community A common conversation for bringing Oracle workloads to Azure
Read MoreOracle Storage Snapshots with Azure Backup
*Previously posted on the Microsoft Tech Community Data Architecture Blog, (consolidated from two blogs posts) One of the biggest challenges
Read MoreSizing Out Oracle Workloads for Azure Using an Oracle Statspack Report
*Previously on the Microsoft Tech Community Data Architecture Blog A number of our customers and my peers have asked me
Read MoreAzure IO Performance for the RDBMS DBA- Part II
*Previously on the Microsoft Tech Community Data Architecture Blog There are considerable focus areas to infrastructure that the IaaS DBA
Read MoreBackup Scenarios for Oracle on Azure IaaS
*Previously on the Microsoft Tech Community Data Architecture blog Those responsible for data will tell you that no matter what
Read MoreEstimate Tool for Sizing Oracle Workloads to Azure IaaS VMs
*Previously on the Microsoft Data Architecture Blog in the Tech Community An an Oracle SME at Microsoft, it’s always important
Read MoreOracle RAC on Azure
*Updated 03/10/2022 This is a consistent question I receive often and although RAC isn’t supported in any third-party cloud by
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 MoreGoing Old School with Optimization Parameters in Oracle 19c
I had an interesting opportunity with a complex Oracle environment that exemplified the challenges of technical debt and dependency on
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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