Simon Pane

Simon describes himself as a technology enthusiast who is passionate about collecting and sharing interesting database tips. If you want to see his eyes light up, let him teach you something new. Based out of Calgary, Alberta, Simon is known for his contributions to various online Oracle communities, and being very thorough in his work. A self-proclaimed stereotypical Canadian, Simon can be found watching hockey with his family in his spare time.

Featured blog posts

Oracle

Getting started with the Oracle Database @ Google Cloud Service - Service Setup

Simon Pane Published : Sep 24, 2024 Last Updated : Sep 24, 2024 5 min read

Oracle

Installing Oracle Database 23ai Free for ARM - Solution to DBCA ORA-00600

Simon Pane Published : Sep 18, 2024 Last Updated : Sep 18, 2024 3 min read

Cloud Services

Viewing PostgreSQL Logs from the OCI PostgreSQL Service

Simon Pane Published : Dec 19, 2023 Last Updated : Dec 19, 2023 5 min read

Technical Track

Creating an OCI PostgreSQL DB System using the CLI

Simon Pane Published : Dec 19, 2023 Last Updated : Dec 19, 2023 10 min read

Database

Getting started with the OCI PostgreSQL service

Simon Pane Published : Nov 30, 2023 Last Updated : Dec 1, 2023 9 min read

Technical Track

Evaluating Google AlloyDB for PostgreSQL

Simon Pane Published : Jul 18, 2023 Last Updated : Sep 8, 2022 1 min read

Google

An Initial Test of Google’s AlloyDB Columnar Engine

Simon Pane Published : Jul 18, 2023 Last Updated : May 30, 2022 12 min read

Oracle

Restoring a Dropped Oracle PDB Without a CDB Backup

Simon Pane Published : Jul 18, 2023 Last Updated : Sep 28, 2021 10 min read

Oracle

Understanding the Implications of Creating a New PDB Using CREATE_FILE_DEST

Simon Pane Published : Jul 18, 2023 Last Updated : Jul 15, 2021 7 min read

Oracle

Oracle Database and 2FA Using Cisco Duo

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Dec 10, 2020 11 min read

Oracle

Oracle Database and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Simon Pane Published : Aug 26, 2023 Last Updated : Jun 16, 2020 11 min read

Oracle

PART 4: Implementing Oracle Database Single Sign-on Using Kerberos, Active Directory, and Oracle CMU

Simon Pane Published : Aug 26, 2023 Last Updated : Feb 24, 2020 17 min read

Oracle

PART 3: Implementing Oracle Database Active Directory Password Synchronization using Oracle CMU

Simon Pane Published : Aug 26, 2023 Last Updated : Feb 19, 2020 16 min read

Oracle

PART 2: Configuring Windows and Linux Servers for CMU Testing

Simon Pane Published : Aug 26, 2023 Last Updated : Feb 6, 2020 18 min read

Oracle

PART 1: Creating an Oracle 18c Centrally Managed Users Testbed using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Simon Pane Published : Aug 26, 2023 Last Updated : Feb 3, 2020 10 min read

Google Cloud

Getting started with Oracle Database Backup Service in 2018

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Aug 3, 2018 7 min read

Oracle

Oracle 18c Non-CDB databases in the Oracle Database Cloud Service (ODBCS)

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Apr 6, 2018 7 min read

Oracle

Oracle Database 18c schema only accounts

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Mar 16, 2018 5 min read

Using Oracle Wallets and SEPS with Perl, JDBC, and ODBC

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Mar 2, 2018 8 min read

Oracle’s Database Security Assessment Tool (DBSAT) Version 2 (2.0.1)

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Jan 31, 2018 5 min read

Standardizing the Oracle GoldenGate Home Path (OGG_HOME)

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Nov 15, 2017 2 min read

Oracle

Oracle Database 12c: PSUs vs database proactive bundle patches

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Jun 14, 2016 12 min read

Authentication, SSO and MFA

Changes to DBCA patch application behaviour causes PDB cloning to fail

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Mar 11, 2016 12 min read

Oracle

Issues with Oracle secure external password stores

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Jan 15, 2016 9 min read

Securing Oracle monitoring and backup scripts

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Jan 15, 2016 9 min read

Oracle

Oracle upgrade failures due to METHOD_OPT and XDBCONFIG

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Nov 11, 2015 7 min read

Part 2: Oracle Cloud Backups to AWS S3

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Sep 16, 2015 13 min read

Oracle

Part 1: Oracle cloud database backup service

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Sep 9, 2015 18 min read

Microsoft SQL Server

Making existing SQLPLUS Scripts 12c and Container DB (PDB) compatible

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : May 26, 2015 7 min read

Oracle

Recovering an Oracle Database with Missing Redo

Simon Pane Published : Aug 24, 2023 Last Updated : Mar 10, 2015 14 min read

Services

Simon Pane

Posts by Simon Pane

Featured blog posts

Getting started with the Oracle Database @ Google Cloud Service - Service Setup

Installing Oracle Database 23ai Free for ARM - Solution to DBCA ORA-00600

Viewing PostgreSQL Logs from the OCI PostgreSQL Service

Creating an OCI PostgreSQL DB System using the CLI

Getting started with the OCI PostgreSQL service

Evaluating Google AlloyDB for PostgreSQL

An Initial Test of Google’s AlloyDB Columnar Engine

Restoring a Dropped Oracle PDB Without a CDB Backup

Understanding the Implications of Creating a New PDB Using CREATE_FILE_DEST

Oracle Database and 2FA Using Cisco Duo

Oracle Database and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

PART 4: Implementing Oracle Database Single Sign-on Using Kerberos, Active Directory, and Oracle CMU

PART 3: Implementing Oracle Database Active Directory Password Synchronization using Oracle CMU

PART 2: Configuring Windows and Linux Servers for CMU Testing

PART 1: Creating an Oracle 18c Centrally Managed Users Testbed using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Getting started with Oracle Database Backup Service in 2018

Oracle 18c Non-CDB databases in the Oracle Database Cloud Service (ODBCS)

Oracle Database 18c schema only accounts

Using Oracle Wallets and SEPS with Perl, JDBC, and ODBC

Oracle’s Database Security Assessment Tool (DBSAT) Version 2 (2.0.1)

Standardizing the Oracle GoldenGate Home Path (OGG_HOME)

Oracle Database 12c: PSUs vs database proactive bundle patches

Changes to DBCA patch application behaviour causes PDB cloning to fail

Issues with Oracle secure external password stores

Securing Oracle monitoring and backup scripts

Oracle upgrade failures due to METHOD_OPT and XDBCONFIG

Part 2: Oracle Cloud Backups to AWS S3

Part 1: Oracle cloud database backup service

Making existing SQLPLUS Scripts 12c and Container DB (PDB) compatible

Recovering an Oracle Database with Missing Redo

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