This week I had the opportunity to record a webinar on a subject very close to my heart, the Software-as-a-Service industry. From 2003 to 2007 I managed the production infrastructure for a global SaaS company through the transition from startup to acquisition (partly by Salesforce.com). At the time, SaaS was a relatively new phenomenon, predating any concept … Continue reading How the Next Generation of Flash Storage is Changing the Economics Of SaaS Businesses (Recorded Webinar)
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Understanding Flash: The Fall and Rise of Flash Memory
NAND flash was declared dying in 2012 – but the industry's pivot to 3D NAND proved the sceptics wrong. Here's what the "Bleak Future" paper got right, and what it missed.
Why Kaminario?
This summer I made the decision to leave my previous employer and join another vendor in the All Flash Array space - a company called Kaminario. A lot of people have been in touch to ask me about this, so I thought I'd answer the question here... Why Kaminario? To answer the question, we first need to … Continue reading Why Kaminario?
Paris Oracle Meetup (Jeudi 26 Mars 2015 @ 7pm)
A quick post to say that this week, on Thursday 26th, I will be giving a talk (in English!) on the subject of Flash for DBAs (and architects, designers, developers, managers etc) at the Paris Oracle Meetup: Flash for DBAs: A new technology is sweeping the world of storage. Flash, a type of non-volatile memory, is … Continue reading Paris Oracle Meetup (Jeudi 26 Mars 2015 @ 7pm)
Postcards from Storageland: Three Years At Violin
A few weeks ago, in what seems to be a truly modern phenomenon, I became aware that it was my third anniversary of joining Violin after I noticed a number of people congratulating me on LinkedIn. In many ways it feels like I've already been here for a lifetime, but it was only twelve months ago … Continue reading Postcards from Storageland: Three Years At Violin
Oracle, Parallelism and Direct Path Reads… on Flash
Oracle's parallel query engine behaves differently on flash than on spinning disk – direct path reads change the picture in ways that DBAs tuning for traditional storage won't expect.
Oracle 12.1.0.2 ASM Filter Driver: Advanced Format Fail
The ASM Filter Driver introduced in Oracle 12.1.0.2 as a replacement for ASMLib has a critical flaw: it fails entirely with 4k native Advanced Format devices.
Oracle 12.1.0.2 ASM Filter Driver: First Impressions
Oracle's new ASM Filter Driver in 12.1.0.2 promises cleaner I/O filtering than ASMLib – here are the initial installation findings and what to watch out for with 4k devices.
New My Oracle Support note on Advanced Format (4k) storage
A new official Oracle support note on Advanced Format 4k storage – co-authored with Oracle ASM Development to replace the confusing and inconsistent guidance that existed before.
The Ultimate Guide To Oracle with Advanced Format 4k
Everything you need to know about running Oracle on Advanced Format 4k storage – a high-level overview and a full Oracle deep dive, in one place.
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