Nathan Biggs (@nathanbiggs), CEO
In November of 2016, I wrote a blog post that followed the announcement by VMware and Amazon about the VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC on AWS). The subtitle of that blog was “VMware and AWS Announcement…
Shawn Meyers (@1dizzygoose), Principal Architect
Recently I have been dealing with a lot of SPN and SQL Server double hop issues. I was really starting to get good at all of the syntax needed to make this work, but then…
by Jeff Stonacek, Principal Architect
Oracle Spatial and Graph is a product that allows for the storage and processing of geospatial objects inside of the database. From the Oracle Technology Global Pricing List, “Oracle Spatial is an integrated set of…
Jonas Mason, Principal Architect
Oracle Data Guard has long been Oracle’s recommended solution for providing DR protection for Oracle instances. If your production Oracle databases are few, the scale of effort to implement and maintain Data Guard might be manageable,…
by Joe Grant (@dba_jedi), Principal Architect
Accidental or unintentional use of the extra-cost options and management packs for Oracle Database poses a significant risk to anyone utilizing Oracle software. All of the options and management packs are simply a part…
Nathan Biggs (@nathanbiggs), CEO
When I was a kid I watched a lot of cartoons. This was before YouTube and social media, so that’s just what we did. One of the cartoons that I watched was the Rocky and Bullwinkle…
Dave Welch (@OraVBCA), CTO and Chief Evangelist
Have you ever noticed that just about 100% of grade school through high school musicians are capable of playing the right note on their sheet music at the right time? That said, precious…
Shawn Meyers (@1dizzygoose), Principal Architect
Recently while at a client site, I ran into a situation that stumped me for a bit and shows why best practices exist. This experience reminded me that max server memory is important, and forgetting…
Jim Hannan (@jim_m_hannan), Principal Architect
Back in 2014, I wrote a blog VMFS vs. RDM Part 1, and with the introduction of vSphere 6 and VVols (Virtual Volumes), I thought the time was right for Part 2. In part 2,…
Jeff Stonacek, Principal Architect
Currently, the most common licensing metrics for purchases of core technology products are the following:
Processor – Per-core licensing based on a platform dependent core factor
Named User Plus (NUP) – Based on the number of…
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