The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the DBA Kevlar Way
I believe you do your best when you follow in what you believe. Kellyn’s #ALSIceBucketChallenge …. Hold the ice…:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cawQjZRCyok
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Making Technology Bulletproof
Renaming an Oracle Apache Target in EM12c
When installing Enterprise Manager 12c, the host value can come from a number of places for different applications/tiers. For most,
Read MoreDealing with Wi-Fi Problems the DBA Kevlar Way
As much as KSCOPE 14 fixed any and all Low-T levels, it couldn’t do anything for our the WiFi problems
Read MoreWeblogic Start Failure: Empty Initial Replica
This post is to address a failed Weblogic start in EM12c. The fix is performed on a Windows host, but
Read MoreMonitoring a Microsoft OS Failover Cluster
I know, I know- none of you are using Microsoft Windows. This is why I get so many questions on
Read MoreUsing ASH Analytics to View Blocked Sessions
When concurrency is the crippling factor in a database performance issue, often I’m told that viewing blocked sessions in Enterprise
Read MoreAWR Warehouse, Status
So the AWR Warehouse patches are out, but documentation has not officially caught up to it yet, so as we
Read MoreAWR Warehouse Webinar from ODTUG
The webinar is over, but you haven’t missed out on everything I presented on the console feature, under the hood
Read MoreTuning EM12c, the OMS, Part II
We went over a few of the Java “tuning” options last time, so let’s go onto the OMS tier for
Read MoreTuning EM12c- Onto the Next Tier, JAVA
I’ve already talked about the recommendations we make for properly sizing an Enterprise Manager 12c and many already know about
Read MoreNote Pro 12.2 Review- Officially Drove Me to Apple!
I am a long time supporter of Samsung products- I’ve always had Samsung phones, (currently a Note 3 owner…) Samsung
Read MoreEM12c Release 4, Private Roles
Until OEM11g, it was very common that all folks were either Super Administrators or Administrators and only a few shops
Read MoreEM12c and Hardware
I often hear, “My EM12c environment is slow!” and I just as often am granted access to the environment and
Read MoreKSCOPE 2014, Seattle!
Just a blog post on the great conference coming up at the end of the month from ODTUG, KSCOPE 2014.
Read MoreEM12c Rel. 4, the Security Console
Why is the Security Console an important new feature? I was contacted by three people just this last week on
Read MoreThe *New and Improved* Extensibility Exchange is Here!
How many of you use Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c, recognize it can do so much more than just taking it
Read MoreAWR Warehouse in EM12c, Rel 4, Part II
So, there is a lot to cover on this topic and I hope Part I got you ready for more!
Read MoreAWR Warehouse in EM12c Rel. 4
I know a number of us performance tuning DBAs who’ve long wanted to retain AWR data, at least high-level AWR
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