Changing Your Bash Shell Prompt and Colors
I enjoyed the opportunity to test out my PASS Summit shell scripting session at SQL Saturday Denver. It was the
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Making Technology Bulletproof
October 2nd, #SQLSatOregon in Portland and the #SQLTrain!
I’m still not sure where October went….well, actually I do- it was a flurry of travel, writing, (but not blogging!)
Read MoreOracle on Azure- Options, Options, Options
I’ve been very busy allocating 60% of my time towards Oracle on Azure migrations. The biggest challenge right now isn’t
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#24HOP and PASS Summit 2019
You know how busy I am by the amount of time I DON’T blog and yes, it’s been over a
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Azure VMs with Oracle- Next Steps
Microsoft has done a great job of documenting how to create a VM with the appropriate VM image and Oracle
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Linux Scripting, Part IV- Scripting for Longevity
We’ve learned a lot about commands, utilities and how to create a script, but we need to discuss the importance
Read MoreCreate an Oracle VM on Azure in Less than 5 Minutes
If there’s one thing I’ve been able to prove this week, it’s that even with the sweet 4G LTE, Wi-Fi
Read MoreBest Practices for Oracle Data Guard on Azure
I keep saying I’m going to start sharing what I’m doing in the Analytics space soon, but heck, there’s too
Read MoreOracle and Microsoft’s Cross-Cloud Partnership
A couple weeks back, Oracle and Microsoft announced their cross-cloud partnership. This was wonderful news to me, as I’ve been
Read MorePower BI Reporting with Oracle Essbase
This last week, I presented a few sessions at ODTUG’s KSCOPE 2019 conference in Seattle. One of these sessions was
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One Year at Microsoft
Hard to believe its been one year, but it was June, 2018 when I joined the unstoppable company known as
Read MoreLinux Scripting, Part III
In the previous blog posts, we learned how to set up the first part of a standard shell script- how
Read MoreRemove Files with Force and Other Bad Ideas
Almost every Linux or Unix person has seen the help forum post from a novice looking for an answer to
Read MorePASS Summit 2019 Learning Pathways
Hello from Atlanta, where I’m preparing for tomorrow’s SQL Saturday and arrived for the great news announcing this year’s PASS
Read MoreLinux Scripting, Part II
In Part I, we started with some scripting basics, as in, how to write a script. This included the concepts
Read MoreWriting Linux Scripts- Part I
Many see scripting as a science, but if you want to write not just functional scripts, but efficient and easy
Read MoreDynamic Values in Linux Scripting
I do a LOT of scripting. Given the choice to click in a GUI vs. typing at the command line,
Read MoreNot Just the How of AD with Linux VM/SQL 2019, but the WHY
Azure Directory is available with Linux SQL Server 2019 in Preview and as I was setting it up in my
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