RAC on Azure- Link to Microsoft Tech Blog
Some folks stated they were having trouble finding this, so I’m posting a link here for the blog I wrote
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Making Technology Bulletproof
Unreal Load Testing in the Cloud
Load testing as part of a cloud migration project is expected and should be built into the requirements. The goal
Read MoreExadata Workloads to Azure, Part II
In my last post, I discussed some of the unique challenges migrating Oracle workloads from Exadata to Azure posed. Engineered
Read MoreUnderstanding as a Flawed Ally How We All Can be Better
It was brought to my ADHD attention, that one of our community members is leaving after she was made to
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Redgate State of Database DevOps Webinar- February 12th!
Please join me, Kendra Little and Grant Fritchey on February 12th for an awesome webinar to discuss the results from the
Read MoreMigrating Oracle Exadata Workloads to Azure
I know, I know- there’s a number of you out there thinking- I’m being brought in on more and more
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Oracle and the Future
We’ll start with a disclaimer here- this is my experience and my opinion. NO ONE ELSE’S, just as any link
Read MoreThe 2019 Year in Review
It’s that time of year where everyone is doing a “Year in Review” post and why not? It’s good to
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ADHD and Certification Tests- A Tale of Disaster
I don’t talk too much about my Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, (ADHD) brain outside of the occasional squirrel joke and
Read MoreTools To Monitor and Work with Oracle on Azure
I’ve been studying for over a week for my certs. It really is a challenge for my ADHD brain, as
Read MoreInstalling Microsoft SQL Server 2019 on Linux, Part II
This is a 2-part blog post, the first in the series can be found on the Microsoft SQL Server blog
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Securing Data in Power BI- an Interactive Diagram
I haven’t been very good at sharing my analytics work as often I feel others are more skilled in this
Read MoreFailed Installation of MSSQL-CLI on Ubuntu
So you want to run mssql-cli on Ubuntu Linux, but you received a number of errors and even if you
Read MorePASS Summit 2nd Day Keynote
Woohoo, we’ve made it to the second day of PASS Summit! After an awesome first day running from the keynote,
Read MoreBacon, Bloggin’ and First Day Keynote at PASS Summit 2019!
After a flurry of release announcements at MSIgnite this week, it was time to talk about the technology at a
Read MoreMy PASS Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 6th Recommendations from DBAKevlar!
I thought I would share the recommendations for the next day that I’m excited about this year at PASS Summit
Read MorePASS Summit 2019 is NEXT WEEK!
I’m getting ready for SQL Saturday Oregon this weekend, (taking the train up from Eugene to Portland…) but its about
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The Complexity Defense and Other DBA Crimes
No matter how far my career and role has shifted, I will always view myself as a database administrator. I
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