Patching fun: GI and database patches
So, it has been some time since I have patched a database. Patching seemed necessary in a 12c...
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Magic of "\d" in Vertica
A quick neat way to list down important and oft-needed information like names of databases,...
Favorite way: migrating to exadata
There are lots of considerations to be taken into account when migrating databases to the Exadata....
Azure cli on Mac
Microsoft Azure has a really good, intuitive GUI interface where you can do a variety of tasks. But...
Oracle EBS R12.2: Restarting online patching enablement patch
If you are in process of upgrading to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.4, you would have went though...
Autoconfig in Oracle EBS R12.2
All seasoned Oracle Apps DBAs know that Autoconfig is the master utility that can configure the...
Amazon RDS migration tool
Amazon has just released their RDS Migration Tool, and Pythian has recently undertaken training to...
asmcmd> a better "du"
I discovered ASM with a 10.1.0.3 RAC running on Linux Itanium and that was a big adventure. At this...
Three hidden Azure SQL database gotchas
Azure SQL Database is Microsoft’s Database as a Service (DBaaS) platform offering. It allows end...
Migration of Oracle Database to Amazon RDS using Golden Gate
Amazon RDS is a web service used to manage databases, like Oracle, in the cloud. Small- and...
