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Oracle Automatic Data Optimisation 12c

One of the seriously cool new features in the Oracle database 12c is the automated lifecycle…
Flex ASM 12c in action

I have been working on Flex ASM for a little while and so far like the…
DBA_USERS.ORACLE_MAINTAINED in 12c

Sometimes it’s the little differences that make something really cool, and I was wondering why this…
Trying the playground repository with Oracle Linux

I’m always a great fan of trying new things and Oracle has made it a little…
I am speaking at AIM & Database Server combined SIG

If you haven’t thought about attending UKOUG’s AIM & Database Server combined SIG, you definitely should! The…
Your first steps with the multi-tenancy option

You can’t possibly have avoided all the buzz around the multi-tenancy option until now so it…
Increasing the maximum I/O size in Linux

This post is really a quick note to myself to remind me how to bump up…
Troubleshooting high load average on Linux

This morning I was quite surprised to see one of my lab servers suffering from a…
An introduction to Policy Managed Databases in 11.2 RAC

I just realised this week that I haven’t really detailed anything about policy managed RAC databases.…
I’m speaking at Enkitec Extreme Exadata Expo E4

Just a short notice to those interested that I’m very proud to be in the lineup…