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Log buffer #544: a carnival of the vanities for DBAs

Log buffer #544: a carnival of the vanities for DBAs

Apr 18, 2018 12:00:00 AM 1 min read
Scala TreeSet: mutable vs immutable

Scala TreeSet: mutable vs immutable

Apr 17, 2018 12:00:00 AM 3 min read
Azure Cloud Shell - cloud what?

Azure Cloud Shell - cloud what?

Apr 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM 8 min read
Spark UDF memoization

Spark UDF memoization

Apr 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM 3 min read
Debugging CBQT OR expansion with 10053 trace

Debugging CBQT OR expansion with 10053 trace

Apr 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM 4 min read
Spark Scala UDF primitive type bug

Spark Scala UDF primitive type bug

Apr 14, 2018 12:00:00 AM 4 min read
Graceful master switchover with ProxySQL and Orchestrator

Graceful master switchover with ProxySQL and Orchestrator

Apr 12, 2018 12:00:00 AM 9 min read
Datascape podcast episode 25 – Azure SQL Database & Paas offerings

Datascape podcast episode 25 – Azure SQL Database & Paas offerings

Apr 12, 2018 12:00:00 AM 1 min read
Oracle parallel query hints - part 1: PQ_DISTRIBUTE

Oracle parallel query hints - part 1: PQ_DISTRIBUTE

Apr 10, 2018 12:00:00 AM 15 min read
Locally debug your serverless function

Locally debug your serverless function

Apr 9, 2018 12:00:00 AM 4 min read
Spark performance regression with sum aggregations

Spark performance regression with sum aggregations

Apr 6, 2018 12:00:00 AM 1 min read
Oracle 18c Non-CDB databases in the Oracle Database Cloud Service (ODBCS)

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

Apr 6, 2018 12:00:00 AM 7 min read
Which Cassandra version should I use (2018)?

Which Cassandra version should I use (2018)?

Apr 5, 2018 12:00:00 AM 2 min read
Mysterious rollback and replay with partitions

Mysterious rollback and replay with partitions

Apr 3, 2018 12:00:00 AM 6 min read
Tackling time troubles - how to use dates correctly in Oracle

Tackling time troubles - how to use dates correctly in Oracle

Apr 2, 2018 12:00:00 AM 3 min read
Cost management (expenditure alerts) in the Oracle Cloud

Cost management (expenditure alerts) in the Oracle Cloud

Apr 2, 2018 12:00:00 AM 4 min read
Sharding a SQL Server database

Sharding a SQL Server database

Apr 2, 2018 12:00:00 AM 6 min read
ProxySQL behind a load balancer in Google Cloud

ProxySQL behind a load balancer in Google Cloud

Mar 29, 2018 12:00:00 AM 6 min read
Datascape podcast episode 24 – MariaDB and the MySQL ecosystem

Datascape podcast episode 24 – MariaDB and the MySQL ecosystem

Mar 29, 2018 12:00:00 AM 1 min read
Why column stores?

Why column stores?

Mar 28, 2018 12:00:00 AM 5 min read
Lightweight transactions in Cassandra

Lightweight transactions in Cassandra

Mar 28, 2018 12:00:00 AM 2 min read
SQL Server and Azure - hybrid partitioning - a low-cost solution to retain your data

SQL Server and Azure - hybrid partitioning - a low-cost solution to retain your data

Mar 27, 2018 12:00:00 AM 3 min read
Using AI for database administration automation - extracting useful information from log files

Using AI for database administration automation - extracting useful information from log files

Mar 26, 2018 12:00:00 AM 8 min read
Trials and tribulations of reactivating an Oracle Cloud Account

Trials and tribulations of reactivating an Oracle Cloud Account

Mar 23, 2018 12:00:00 AM 5 min read
Cassandra as a time series database

Cassandra as a time series database

Mar 23, 2018 12:00:00 AM 6 min read
MySQL log rotation

MySQL log rotation

Mar 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM 3 min read
Running sysbench based benchmarks against Cassandra

Running sysbench based benchmarks against Cassandra

Mar 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM 3 min read
Cassandra use cases: when to use and when not to use cassandra

Cassandra use cases: when to use and when not to use cassandra

Mar 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM 6 min read
Using LetsEncrypt Certs with Oracle E-Business suite

Using LetsEncrypt Certs with Oracle E-Business suite

Mar 20, 2018 12:00:00 AM 7 min read
Oracle Database 18c schema only accounts

Oracle Database 18c schema only accounts

Mar 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM 5 min read