Auto DOP with High Performance Storage

Guest Post Nate Fuzi is my friend and collegue, based out in the US fulfilling the same role that I perform in EMEA. He is also the person with which I have drunk more sake jello shots than I ever thought probable / sensible / acceptable. Nate recently wrote this note regarding the use of … Continue reading Auto DOP with High Performance Storage →

The Ultimate Guide To Oracle Support

In an effort to provide useful content rather than just blathering on about stuff I've written an article on how to work with and understand Oracle Support. The idea is that if you know the way the organisation works, you can get the best out of your experiences with them. Nothing in the article is … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide To Oracle Support →

Why In-Memory Computing Needs Flash

You might be tempted to think that In-Memory technologies and flash are concepts which have no common ground. After all, if you can run everything in memory, why worry about the performance of your storage? However, the truth is very different: In-Memory needs flash to reach its true potential. Here I will discuss why and … Continue reading Why In-Memory Computing Needs Flash →

More on Exadata X3 “Database In-Memory” (but not by me)

Not a real post - but a recommendation... Kevin Closson, former Performance Architect within Oracle's Exadata development organisation, has (finally!) written a blog post about the new Exadata X3 model with it's claimed "Database In-Memory" marketing title. For the history of Exadata click here. But more importantly, for the insider view, click here: Oracle Exadata … Continue reading More on Exadata X3 “Database In-Memory” (but not by me) →

SLOB using Violin 6616 on Fujitsu Servers

I've been too busy to blog recently, which is frustrating because I want to talk more about subjects that are important to me such as Database Virtualization and the great hype around In Memory Databases. However, in the meantime I'd like to share some results from running SLOB (the Silly Little Oracle Benchmark) on Violin … Continue reading SLOB using Violin 6616 on Fujitsu Servers →

In Memory Databases: HANA, Exadata X3 and Flash Memory (Part 2)

In the first part of this blog series on In Memory Databases (IMDBs) I talked about the definition of "memory" and found it surprisingly hard to pin down. There was no doubt that Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), such as that found in most modern computers, fell into the category of memory whilst disk clearly … Continue reading In Memory Databases: HANA, Exadata X3 and Flash Memory (Part 2) →

Thoughts on In Memory Databases (Part 1)

Everyone is talking about In Memory at the moment. On blogs, in tweets, in the press, in the Oracle marketing department, in books by SAP employees, even my Violin colleagues... it's everywhere. What can I possibly add that will be of any value? Well, how about owning up to something: I find myself in a bit … Continue reading Thoughts on In Memory Databases (Part 1) →

Using Oracle Preinstall RPM with Red Hat 6

Recently I've been building Red Hat 6 systems and struggling to use the Oracle Preinstall RPM because it has a dependency on the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel. I've posted an article on this subject and my methods for getting around it: Using Oracle Preinstall RPM with Red Hat 6

This system is not registered with ULN / RHN

One of the features of Wordpress is the ability to see search terms which are taking viewers to your blog. One of the all-time highest searches bringing traffic to my site is "This system is not registered with ULN"... and sure enough if I search for that phrase on Google my site is one of the top … Continue reading This system is not registered with ULN / RHN →

Oracle Achieves Record TPC-C Benchmark

It appears that one or two of my previous posts may have inadvertently annoyed some people at Oracle, so I would like to try and make amends today by posting something extremely positive about the company which, lest we forget, made the "world’s first commercial relational database", backed Linux before it was a commercially viable option and … Continue reading Oracle Achieves Record TPC-C Benchmark →