Understanding Data Gravity as a DBA
Data gravity and the friction it causes within the development cycle is an incredibly obvious problem in my eyes. Data
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Solaris Cluster and Decreasing Resource Needs After Upgrade
Delphix Engineering and Support are pretty amazing folks. They continue to pursue for solutions, no matter how much time it
Read MoreArchaic Data Transfer- A DBA Rant
There was a great post by Noel Yuhanna on how he deems the number of DBAs required in a database
Read MoreThe Security State of the Nation
Even though my social media profile is pretty available for Twitter and Linked in, I’m significantly conservative with other personal
Read MoreLatest Delphix Blog Post and Upcoming Webinars
In my latest blog post on the Delphix site, I continue my conversation with why DevOps is the next step
Read MoreUpgrading an Amazon EC2 Delphix Target, Part IV
It’s finally time to upgrade our Linux Target! OK, so we’re not going to upgrade the way a DBA would
Read MoreSuccessful Evangelism
I’ve been asked what it takes to be a successful evangelist and realizing that what makes one successful at it,
Read MoreUpgrading an Amazon EC2 Delphix Source, Part III
This is the Part III in a four part series on how to: Enable VNC Viewer access on Amazon EC2
Read MoreUpgrading an Amazon EC2 Delphix Source, Part II
I’m finally getting back to upgrading the Linux Source for a POC I’m doing with some folks and picking up
Read MoreThe $50 Million Hyphen
There are a plethora of mishaps in the early space program to prove the need for DevOps, but Fifty-five years
Read MoreUpgrading an Amazon EC2 Delphix Source, Part I
For a POC that I’m working on with the DBVisit guys, I needed a quick, 12c environment to work on
Read MoreDevOps is Ruining the DBA?
Database Administrators, (DBAs) through their own self-promotion, will tell you they’re the smartest people in the room and being such,
Read MoreDevelopment and the Importance of Containerizing
I’ve been at KSCOPE 2017 all week and it’s been a busy scheduled even with only two sessions. Its just
Read MoreOptimizer- Oracle and SQL Server, Hints
So you’re going to see a lot of posts from me in the coming months surrounding topics shared by Oracle
Read MoreVirtualizing Big Data in the Cloud
I’m in sunny Phoenix this week at the Data Platforms 2017 Conference and looking forward to a break in the
Read MoreInsider View of a Delphix VDB Rewind
I love questions- They give me something to write about that I don’t have to come up with from my
Read MoreDelivering Migration Projects on Time
I did a couple great sessions yesterday for the awesome Dallas Oracle User Group, (DOUG.) It was the first time
Read MoreThe Chicken Before the Egg of Cloud Migrations
For over a year I’ve been researching cloud migration best practices. Consistently there was one red flag that trips me that I’m
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