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…
Jonas Mason, Principal Architect
This blog covers the experiences House of Brick consultants have had with the Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) based on migrating to it, supporting it, and patching it. The title indicates our mixed feelings about this offering.
ODA’s…
Nick Walter, Principal Architect
At House of Brick we’ve been closely following the latest news stories regarding the recently revealed Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, which affect modern CPU architectures. Meltdown, as first widely reported by The Register, concerns a flaw…
Andy Kerber (@dbakerber), Senior Consultant
As an Oracle DBA, I often find it necessary to use X-Windows. For unknown reasons, Oracle has chosen to standardize on X-Windows as the normal installer for their software. Because of this requirement for Oracle,…
by Joe Grant (@dba_jedi), Principal Architect
This summer I was involved with a large-scale datacenter move for one of our clients. Rather than maintaining their own datacenters, they utilize a co-location facility. The datacenter where their workloads were hosted was…
Jonas Mason, Principal Architect
My last blog on Non-Default Oracle parameters asked a question in order to prompt a conversation between technical management and DBAs. The blog prompted additional feedback from colleagues here at House of Brick that is worth mentioning,…
Dave Welch (@OraVBCA), CTO and Chief Evangelist
Mars v. Oracle was dismissed at Mars’ initiative two years ago on December 16, 2015. What hasn’t changed in the two ensuing years:
Legal counsel has an obligation to inform you there is…
Andy Kerber (@dbakerber), Senior Consultant
In this post, we will provide the steps to setup a GoldenGate hub. In our hypothetical environment, we have a medium sized company, with two offices, one in Delaware and one in Washington. The HR…
by Phil Ekins (@SQLPhilUK), Principal Architect
Here at House of Brick, virtualization is near and dear to our hearts, we heavily utilize VMware Workstation to create secure client access, create labs to test new features, etc.
This is a great product,…
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