by Jamie Swanson | Dec 20, 2021 | Cloud, SQL Server, Uncategorized
If you currently have Microsoft SQL Server in production use within your organization, then you may often wonder if you have an accurate picture of all those SQL Server databases. Have any of them been upgraded recently? Do you have a mix of Enterprise and Standard... 
by Dave Welch | Dec 16, 2021 | Cloud, Dave Welch, Licensing, OpsCompass, Oracle, Oracle Licensing, VMware
Mars v. Oracle was dismissed at Mars’ initiative six years ago today. In those very long 72 months, Oracle has taken no legal action against any Oracle on VMware customer to affirm its licensing assertion. Oracle often claims that its customers are obligated under... 
by Dave Welch | Dec 14, 2021 | AWS, Azure, Cloud, Dave Welch, Licensing, OpsCompass, Oracle, Oracle Licensing
In mid-October, Oracle published a competitive piece titled “Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure over Amazon Web Services.” You could say it crosses over into being a hit piece. The piece’s credibility is not helped by statements like this: “AWS has no similar... 
by Bob Lindquist | Dec 14, 2021 | Cloud, Cloud Computing, Licensing, News, OpsCompass, Oracle, Oracle Licensing
The House of Brick Podcast The House of Brick Podcast is a series of conversations with important partners and clients, as well as our own consultants or industry experts. The intent of the podcast is to share, educate and advise listeners on best practices for... 
by House of Brick Staff | Nov 16, 2021 | Azure, Cloud, Cloud Computing, General, News, OpsCompass
The trend of cloud adoption has revolutionized various paradigms of application hosting, lifecycle management, and operations, including monitoring tools and processes. Today, the native monitoring tools offered by cloud service providers are the first choice of most... by Bob Lindquist | Nov 16, 2021 | AWS, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Licensing, News, Oracle, Oracle Licensing
The House of Brick Partner Podcast The House of Brick Partner Podcast is a series of conversations with important partners and clients. The intent of the podcast is to share, educate and advise listeners on best practices for business-critical database...