As part of my role at Violin I spend a lot of time profiling customer's databases to see how their performance varies over time. The easiest way to do this (since I often don't have remote access) is to ask for lots of AWR reports. One single report covering a large span of time is … Continue reading AWR Generator
Month: February 2013
Engineered Systems – An Alternative View
Have you seen the press recently? Or passed through an airport and seen the massive billboards advertising IT companies? I have - and I've learnt something from them: Engineered Systems are the best thing ever. I also know this because I read it on the Oracle website... and on the IBM website, although IBM likes … Continue reading Engineered Systems – An Alternative View