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DOAG 2018: Key word: “Docker”
In my blog about the DOAG Last year I said that saw a growing interest on the automatic deployment tools and Docker containers. This year confirmed the interest. They were a lot of presentations about...
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My DOAG Debut
Unbelievable! After more than 10 years working in the Oracle Database environment, this year was my first participation at the DOAG Conference + Exhibition. After a relaxed travel to Nürnberg with all...
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Flashback to the DOAG conference 2018
Each year, since the company creation in 2010, dbi services attends the DOAG conference in Nürnberg. Since 2013 we even have a booth. The primary goal of participating to the DOAG Conference, is to get...
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AWS re:invent 2018 warm up
The Cloud is now part of our job so we have to get a deeper look on the available services to understand and take best advantage of them. The annual AWS conference re:invent has started tonight in The...
View ArticleDOAG 2018: OVM or KVM on ODA?
The DOAG 2018 is over, for me the most important topics were in the field of licensing. The insecurity among the users is great, let’s take virtualization on the ODA, for example: The starting point:...
View ArticleStrange behavior when patching GI/ASM
I tried to apply a patch to my 18.3.0 GI/ASM two node cluster on RHEL 7.5. The first node worked fine, but the second node got always an error… Environment: Server Node1: dbserver01 Server Node2:...
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SQL Server 2019 CTP 2.1 – A replacement of DBCC PAGE command?
Did you ever use the famous DBCC PAGE command? Folks who are interested in digging further to the SQL Server storage already use it for a while. We also use it during our SQL Server performance...
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AWS re:invent 2018 – Day 1
Yesterday was my first day at AWS re:Invent conference. The venue is quite impressive, the conference is split between 6 hotels where you can attend different types of sessions including chalk talk,...
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Keine Angst vor Container Technologie (DOAG 2018)
Seit 30 Jahren bin ich in der IT-Branche tätig, hatte immer wieder mit Oracle mit RDBMS Systemen zu tun. Nun, seit bald 4 Jahren als Berater bei dbi services habe ich sehr viel Berührung mit Oracle...
View ArticleNo more recovery.conf in PostgreSQL 12
Traditionally everything which is related to recovery in PostgreSQL goes to recovery.conf. This is not only true for recovery settings but also for turning an instance into a replica which follows a...
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AWS re:invent 2018 – Day 2
Second day in Las Vegas for the AWS re:Invent conference. It was time to travel a little bit around the campus to attend some sessions at the Aria. The planning was still around databases and a bit AWS...
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AWS re:invent 2018 – Day 3
On Wednesday morning, this is the big day for AWS re:Invent conference. The day started with a 3 hours keynote from Andy Jassy, CEO of AWS.The keynote covered a lot of different topics: databases,...
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Extend a Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.3 with User Messaging Service
After upgrading a Oracle Access Manager from 11.1.2.3 to 12.2.1.3, one of my customer requested from me to configure the Forget Password feature. This feature requires the User Messaging Service that...
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AWS re:invent 2018 – Day 4
Thursday morning it’s time for the keynote from Dr Werner Vogels. A big part of the keynote was about databases again. Maybe AWS people knows that there are still lots of DBAs out there! It’s also...
View ArticlePostgreSQL 12: log_statement_sample_rate
A common way to identify long running queries in PostgreSQL is to set log_min_duration_statement to a value that is known to cause troubles. In other words: If you know most of your statements usually...
View ArticlePostgreSQL 12: csv output format for psql
Getting data out of PostgreSQL in csv format is not a big issue. Using copy you can do that easily. PostgreSQL 12 will enhance psql so that you can directly return csv formatted output from a query....
View ArticleAWS re:invent 2018 – Day 5 – Final day
On Friday, it’s the last day for AWS re:Invent convention in Las Vegas. I didn’t know in advance what to expect because I have to admit that even if I started to use AWS, there is still a lot to learn....
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OEM 13c Repository view gc$metric_values_daily
Oracle OEM 13c offers the possibility to generate reports about Oracle Database Tablespace Monthly Space Usage. The displayed information is quite useful and display a lot of information: The...
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Oooooops or how to undelete a file on an ext4 filesystem
It happens within the blink of an eye. A delete command was executed and half a second after you hit the enter button you knew it. That was a mistake. This is the scenario which leads to this blog...
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DockerCon2018 Barcelona – Day 1
As a football fan, traveling to Barcelona without watching a football game is inconceivable, so I started my travel by attending the game against Villareal in Camp Nou DockerCon Day 1 Today, with...
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