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Lightweight transactions in Cassandra
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Lightweight transactions in Cassandra
Mar 28, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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Cassandra as a time series database
Cassandra as a time series database
Mar 23, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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MySQL log rotation
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MySQL log rotation
Mar 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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Oracle Database 18c schema only accounts
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Oracle Database 18c schema only accounts
Mar 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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MySQL 5.7 Multi-threads replication operation tips
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MySQL 5.7 Multi-threads replication operation tips
Feb 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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How to enable binary logging on an Amazon RDS read replica
How to enable binary logging on an Amazon RDS read replica
Feb 8, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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Cosmos DB indexing fundamentals – SQL on the edge episode 15
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Cosmos DB indexing fundamentals – SQL on the edge episode 15
Feb 7, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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gh-ost with Amazon RDS / Aurora
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gh-ost with Amazon RDS / Aurora
Jan 30, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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Improve Oracle performance with ASM filter driver
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Improve Oracle performance with ASM filter driver
Jan 25, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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How to immediately kill ALL processes for a Unix user
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How to immediately kill ALL processes for a Unix user
Jan 24, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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How Linux Hugepages work to improve Oracle performance
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How Linux Hugepages work to improve Oracle performance
Jan 23, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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CPU utilization is not a useful metric
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CPU utilization is not a useful metric
Jan 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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A look at current "Infrastructure as Code" Trends
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A look at current "Infrastructure as Code" Trends
Jan 19, 2018 12:00:00 AM
7
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How to display database statistics for all objects used in a SQL statement
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How to display database statistics for all objects used in a SQL statement
Jan 17, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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Cleaning up PID files when Oracle GRID/RAC upgrades and patches fail
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Cleaning up PID files when Oracle GRID/RAC upgrades and patches fail
Jan 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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Exporting custom metrics to influxdb
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Exporting custom metrics to influxdb
Jan 5, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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The data platform in the age of serverless architecture
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The data platform in the age of serverless architecture
Jan 4, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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Oracle 12.2 ASM filter driver installation
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Oracle 12.2 ASM filter driver installation
Dec 29, 2017 12:00:00 AM
8
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Oracle GoldenGate microservices architecture - first try.
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Oracle GoldenGate microservices architecture - first try.
Dec 27, 2017 12:00:00 AM
11
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How to move or clone a Microsoft Azure virtual machine?
How to move or clone a Microsoft Azure virtual machine?
Dec 19, 2017 12:00:00 AM
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MySQL crashes on DDL statement: a lesson on purge threads
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MySQL crashes on DDL statement: a lesson on purge threads
Dec 5, 2017 12:00:00 AM
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Oracle database upgrade on RDS AWS and SPM baselines
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Oracle database upgrade on RDS AWS and SPM baselines
Dec 5, 2017 12:00:00 AM
9
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Locating most current record using ROW_NUMBER() vs. Index Full Scan (Min/Max)
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Locating most current record using ROW_NUMBER() vs. Index Full Scan (Min/Max)
Dec 1, 2017 12:00:00 AM
5
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Sending email from Oracle with utl_smtp via Amazon Simple Email Service (SES)
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Sending email from Oracle with utl_smtp via Amazon Simple Email Service (SES)
Sep 21, 2017 12:00:00 AM
10
min read
Dbatools and a SQL Agent
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Dbatools and a SQL Agent
Sep 14, 2017 12:00:00 AM
5
min read
What you should know about Docker Containers for Oracle Data Integrator
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What you should know about Docker Containers for Oracle Data Integrator
Aug 1, 2017 12:00:00 AM
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Automation, PowerShell and Word Templates - let the technician do tech
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Automation, PowerShell and Word Templates - let the technician do tech
Jul 27, 2017 12:00:00 AM
4
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Automating password rotation for Oracle databases
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Automating password rotation for Oracle databases
May 26, 2017 12:00:00 AM
11
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Multi Tb migration using mydumper
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Multi Tb migration using mydumper
May 12, 2017 12:00:00 AM
4
min read
Ansible and AWS automation
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Ansible and AWS automation
May 11, 2017 12:00:00 AM
7
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