Azure 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
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*Updated 03/10/2022 This is a consistent question I receive often and although RAC isn’t supported in any third-party cloud by
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There are only a few Oracle on Azure SMEs out there. OK, let’s be honest, the majority of the brain
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First things first- The following opinions expressed in this post are my own and in no way connected to my
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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 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 MoreWITDC Mental Health and Wellness Day- May 7th
I’ll be speaking along with a slew of fantastic other presenters on mental health and wellness as part of the
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 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
Read MoreAzure IO Performance for the RDBMS DBA- Part I
With my upcoming session on “Migrating Oracle Workloads to Azure IaaS” this week at PASS Virtual Summit 2020, I wanted
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
Read More2020 PASS Summit and the Azure SQL Championship
I barely have enough time to breathe let along blog these days, but lucky for me, I am taking some
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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 MoreWhy Good Intentions + WIT + D&I = FAIL
In two hours I am honored to be the guest of the CSME Women’s Book Club event at Microsoft to
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