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sqlldr, direct path loads and concurrency in 12.2 and later

In my previous post I showed you that Oracle’s SQL loader (sqlldr) utility has a built-in…
sqlldr, direct path loads and concurrency in 12.1 and earlier

I have recently come across an interesting issue related to concurrent data loading into the Oracle…
Ansible tips’n’tricks: checking if a systemd service is running

I have been working on an Ansible playbook to update Oracle’s Tracefile Analyser (TFA). If you…
RBAL (ospid: nnn): terminating the instance due to error 27625 after patching Oracle Restart

I have come across an odd behaviour trying to patch an Oracle Restart environment to 12.1.0.2…
Learning Kubernetes: persistent storage with Minikube

As part of my talk at (the absolutely amazing) Riga Dev Days 2019 I deployed Oracle…
Using the Secure External Password store with sqlcl

Sometimes it is necessary to invoke a SQL script in bash or otherwise in an unattended…
Oracle Instant Client RPM installation where to find things

Last week I blogged about the option to install Oracle’s Instant Client via the public YUM…
Installing the Oracle Instant Client RPM via YUM on Oracle Linux 7

Many applications require Oracle’s instant client to enable connectivity with the database. In the past, getting…
Learning about Kubernetes: JDBC database connectivity to an Oracle database

In the past few months I have spent some time trying to better understand Kubernetes and…
Ansible tips’n’tricks: provision multiple machines in parallel with Vagrant and Ansible

Vagrant is a great tool that I’m regularly using for building playground environments on my laptop.…