DBAKevlar at Collaborate 2015
Here’s a quick guide to my schedule of sessions at IOUG Collaborate 2015 for this year. I’m looking forward to
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Making Technology Bulletproof
SQLd360 with the AWR Warehouse
Mauro decided to give me another challenge- run SQLd360 against the AWR Warehouse and let him know how it does
Read MoreSQLTXPLAIN and the AWR Warehouse- Part II
I finally have a moment to look into my “hacked” SQLT XPRECT/XTRACT runs and see if the changes I made
Read MoreSQLTXPLAIN and the AWR Warehouse, Part I
Yeah, so I did it- I installed SQLTXPLAIN, (SQLT) on the AWR Warehouse! From previous experience with this fantastic tool,
Read MoreOne Year With Oracle
Just over a year ago, it became public that I was leaving Enkitec for Oracle. Most folks had similar questions
Read MoreDistributed Transactions and EM12c Page Performance
While presenting at HotSos in Dallas, Tx, an attendee, (thank you Wenju! :)) asked how page performance issues could be
Read MoreRMOUG 2015 Training Days Review
I’m at HotSos Symposium 2015 speaking this week, so thought I would blog about the results of the conference I’m
Read MoreRMOUG’s First WIT Scholarship Winner
I’ve been running the Women in Technology, (WIT) at RMOUG, which I first started planning out in 2011, which has
Read MoreEverything I Needed to Know About Enterprise Manager I Learned at Collaborate 2015
Collaborate 2015 at the Mandalay in Las Vegas is just around the corner and the sheer amount of Enterprise Manager
Read MoreLet’s Talk Database Replay- Part I
Database Replay is a feature in EM12c that a lot of folks are unfamiliar with, but once they learn about
Read MoreHow to Use an ASH Report and Why
Active Session History, (ASH) reports are one of my favorite when investigating a performance issue. The biggest challenge I think
Read MoreWorking With AWR Reports From EM12c
I’ve had a recent request to write an update on working with AWR reports, so as promised, here it is!
Read MoreEnterprise Manager and Services, Part I
The term “Service” is used to represent numerous objects within Enterprise Manager 12c. Although the most common reference to the
Read MoreCluster Cache Coherency in EM12c
January is winding down and RMOUG Training Days 2015 is just around the corner, taking up much of my after
Read MoreAWR Warehouse and SYSDBA
I’ve had a few folks ask me a similar question about the AWR Warehouse, occuring numerous times this week. “How
Read MoreWhy Automate Target Patching with Enterprise Manager 12c
Every job comes with tasks that no one likes to perform and database administration is no exception. Patching is one
Read More2014 Year in Review
As many bloggers and sites do this time of the year, here is my review of 2014. It was a
Read MoreThe Right Tools for the Job
I chose to work for Oracle because I wanted to immerse myself in the Oracle Enterprise Manager product. It was
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