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		<title>Pythian at UKOUG: Tuesday December 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Fielding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On tap for Tuesday is a 2-hour master class from Michael Abbey, along with an all-day drop-in RAC attack workshop with Alex Gorbachev and the RAC SIG. Using a Physical Standby to Minimize Downtime for Database Release or Server Change 11:25am, Media Suite (this is a full 2-hour master class) Michael Abbey The physical standby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Database Appliance for the Masses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gwen Shapira</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In early 2005 I worked for an SQL Server and Windows shop that wanted to transition to Linux and Oracle for the improved high availablity and scalability. We had exactly one SA who knew Linux, two SQL Server DBAs and one database developer. The new manager of the DBA team also wanted to go for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing Oracle Database Appliance and Exadata</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Fielding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) is in many ways similar to an Exadata quarter rack: they both use two similar compute servers in an engineered system configuration, with shared storage and flash storage. But in other ways, especially networking and storage, they differ significantly. In particular: Storage connectivity: ODA uses SAS direct attachment, while Exadata uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unofficial Oracle Database Appliance FAQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Fielding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve started putting together some information about the Oracle Database Appliance in question-and-answer form. If you have an unanswered question, ask away in the comment section below. (Update: Oracle has come out with their official FAQ as well) Why ODA? ODA offers the benefits of engineered, pre-configured systems for environments too small for Exadata. These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oracle Database Appliance &#8212; What Does It Mean for You and Your Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Gorbachev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first heard about Oracle Database Appliance and what it does, I got really excited &#8212; I saw great potential in this product. When we got our hands dirty and started testing the appliance, I become confident that this product will be a hit. Now it&#8217;s finally the time when I can share my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pythian adds 3 new Oracle PartnerNetwork Specializations, totalling 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PYTHIAN NEWS Pythian is happy to announce today the achievement of three new Oracle PartnerNetwork Specializations bringing the total to seven under our Platinum level membership of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) program. Now added to the list are Oracle Exadata, Oracle Data Warehousing, and Oracle GoldenGate. Complementing the added specializations is Pythian’s launch of new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oracle 11G SCAN:Questions and Answers Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yury Velikanov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this post: General &#8211; the presentation file Australia and Europe Webinar is scheduled (July 27th 2011) SCAN Questions and Answers General This is a follow up post to answer questions you asked during my &#8220;Oracle 11G SCAN: RAC SIG webcast&#8221; at June 16th. You can get the full presentation HERE – &#8220;Oracle 11G SCAN: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pythian Speaking at Collaborate 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Collaborate 2011, Orlando, Florida &#8211; April 10-14, 2011 Pythian is happy to welcome Michael Abbey back to our team. He joins our list of distinguished speakers below. Keep an eye out for Pythian founder Paul Vallee who will also be making his annual appearance at the show. Session Title Abstract ID Speaker Date/Time Abstract Peering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Implementing Exadata: the results are in</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Fielding</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: recordings are now available Following up on my earlier webinar Implementing Oracle Exadata &#8211; Strategies for Success, I&#8217;ll be giving another webinar to present the results of the Exadata implementation at LinKShare. I&#8217;ll be talking about actual performance results, our zero-downtime go-live, compression experiences, and performance tuning in an Exadata environment. The webinar will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pythian official OPN Specializations&#8230;our latest badges of honour</title>
		<link>http://www.pythian.com/news/17033/pythian-official-opn-specializations-our-latest-badges-of-honour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After over a hundred hours of hard work, Pythian has achieved multiple specializations under our Platinum membership level of the Oracle PartnerNetwork&#8217;s OPN Specialized program. We&#8217;re proud to be recognized by Oracle as a value-added services partner. We&#8217;d like to shout out a big thank you to Pythian&#8217;s dedicated team of database experts who continue [...]]]></description>
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