One of the hidden mechanics of PostgreSQL may not seem important at first

Introduction When you INSERT a row into some databases like Oracle, the row is only written to the datafile, once the ...

HR Heroes: Simplifying People Management with Gemini

Did you know that HR professionals spend an average of 57 per cent of their time on administrative tasks? From managing ...

5 Keys to Success for Replatforming in Google Cloud

Replatforming is a crucial step for modernizing applications and infrastructure. This cloud migration strategy involves ...

Unfolding Excellence: Best Practices for Migrating Your On-Premises Data Warehouse to Google Cloud’s BigQuery

If you have big data, then you need big storage. And if you want to leverage that big data, then you’ll need to migrate ...

Why Oracle Database@Google Cloud is the Future of Multicloud Strategy

A new partnership between Google and Oracle is bringing together one of the largest hyperscale clouds with one of the ...

Best Practices for a Smooth Transition to Google Cloud

You might be considering a migration to Google Cloud to boost the scalability, flexibility, security, or ...

Unleashing the Power of Gemini: The AI Powering the Future of Work

The way we work is changing. Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are ushering in a new era of ...

Top 10 Power BI DAX Functions for Efficient Data Analysis

Data engineering plays a crucial role in preparing and transforming data for analysis. Power BI, with its robust Data ...

The Power of Three: How Pythian, Oracle, and Google Cloud’s Partnership Means Simpler Cloud Migrations

The Oracle Database@Google Cloud partnership is transforming (and simplifying) how companies manage and move their key ...

Unlock the Power of Google Cloud: Why It’s Time to Get Off Traditional Databases

Is it time to finally move off your traditional database and into the cloud? Many traditional environments are ...

Seamless SQL Code Conversion: Transforming MS SQL to PostgreSQL with LangChain

What is the Best Way to Shrink Your Tables in PostgreSQL?

In PostgreSQL (PG), there are two issues when it comes to table bloat. One is a consequence of the MVCC (Multi-Version ...

Smart Spending in the Cloud: A Guide to Google Cloud Cost Management

Introduction It’s easy for cloud costs to spiral out of control. But it’s possible to spend smarter in the cloud, from ...

Overcoming Common Challenges in Migrating Traditional Databases to Google Cloud

If you’re looking to support digital transformation, futureproof your business with the latest technology and ...

How to Back Up and Restore a Set of  Collections in MongoDB Atlas

Introduction Recently, I responded to an emergency where we needed to back up only a single collection in a database ...

Solving PostgreSQL's pg_basebackup 'ERROR: temporary file size exceeds temp_file_limit'

When performing a pg_basebackup in PostgreSQL, you might run into this frustrating error: pg_basebackup: error: could ...

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

Now that the new “Oracle Database @ Google Cloud” service is in general availability (GA), customers are eager to give ...

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

On September 16th, 2024 Oracle released “Oracle Database 23ai Free” (Developer’s Edition) for the ARM (aarch64) ...

Top 10 Benefits of Migrating Your Traditional Databases to Google Cloud

Migrating traditional databases isn’t just about saving money and scaling resources. It’s about evolving your business ...

Introduction to LLM Benchmarks

In the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs) have become a cornerstone ...

3 Ways Gemini in Google Workspace Can Help Improve Workplace Productivity

Productivity issues are a challenge for most companies—and those issues can reduce profitability, creativity, and ...

Understanding Gemini for Google Workspace: A Beginner’s Guide

If your organization uses Google Workspace, then you’ve probably heard about Gemini, Google’s new Generative AI ...

How Gemini for Databases Can Optimize Performance with Generative AI

Generative AI isn’t just for composing emails and creating presentations; the power of AI is also coming to databases. ...

Taking Google Analytics to the Next Level with Gemini in Looker and BigQuery

Generative AI (GenAI) is a game changer for business intelligence and analytics—taking self-service BI to a whole new ...

Revolutionizing Retail: Empowering Frontline Workers with Google Workspace

Frontline retail workers play a critical role in driving sales—and brand loyalty—by delivering exceptional customer ...

Essential Prerequisites for Deploying LLM Applications in Production

Yes, I know; we’ve all been bombarded with AI presentations, offerings, news, and more over the last year and a half. ...

The Benefits and Limitations of Google Cloud Recommender Service

While there are opportunities to cut costs in the cloud, it’s also easy for costs to spiral out of control, especially ...

Planning for MySQL 5.7 End of Life with AWS Aurora

If you are one of the many MySQL 5.7 RDS Aurora customers, you will have received notification that MySQL 5.7 will ...

Fixing CrowdStrike in VMware ESX vSphere Workaround

We identified a client with CrowdStrike issues on old Windows 10 machines with no local admin account and no access to ...

How to Migrate VMware to Google Cloud

If you’re planning to migrate VM workloads from your data center to Google Cloud, or from one cloud to another, it may ...