Introduction In one of the biggest tech acquisitions of 2022, Broadcom acquired VMware for a staggering $61 billion. This move has significant implications for VMware customers, as Broadcom plans to transition VMware’s licensing model from perpetual to subscription-based. While this shift may provide more flexibility, it also carries the potential for substantial cost increases. To navigate these changes and avoid unnecessary expenses, customers need to be proactive in optimizing their VMware licensing. That’s where our
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It looks like we aren’t the only ones who are disappointed and frustrated with Oracle’s practices these days. We encourage you to check out a
by Chris Vacanti, Senior Consultant The worst disaster recovery solution is the one you think works. For most of us in the IT industry, disaster
Jim Hannan (@HoBHannan), Principal Architect We are very fond of this picture at House of Brick, as it speaks to the common misconception that Disaster
by Jeff Stonacek, Principal Architect House of Brick Technologies routinely deals with our customers’ opportunities regarding Oracle licensing. Occasionally, a little known licensing metric called
Michael Stone (@HoBMStone), Lead Architect and CIO VM Strategies Being virtualized brings some intriguing new possibilities to the table in terms of database backup, recovery,
Jim Hannan (@HoBHannan), Principal Architect In part 1 of this blog we covered real time, baseline, and health check tools for troubleshooting middleware performance issues.
Jim Hannan (@HoBHannan), Principal Architect I first started working with Oracle as Unix/Network administrator. Our DBA left for another job and I inherited the database
by Joe Grant (@dba_jedi), Principal Architect When migrating an Oracle database from one platform to another, there are several factors to take into consideration. The
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