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Our thoughts on all things Data, DevOps and Cloud
Extend Microsoft Support of SQL Server 2008 with Azure
The launch of SQL Server 2008 created a significant turning point where Microsoft customers could be confident their critical applications would operate in a scalable and resilient environment. End-users and application developers alike started to use SQL...
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How to Fix Oracle Database Networking Issues
This simple two-part procedure will help to diagnose and fix the most common sqlnet and tnsnames configuration problems. TEST COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CLIENT AND THE LISTENER We will use tnsping to complete this step. It's a common...
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CloudStack[d] August Newsletter
MICROSOFT AZURE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPLICATION MODERNISATION Microsoft have announced that Windows Server Containers in Web App are now available in public preview. The preview enables the opportunity to lift and shift to PaaS and install custom...
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Oracle on Windows: DLL missing errors
Recently I encountered a DLL issue when trying to log in to Oracle on Windows. It's an issue i've not encountered before and it took a little while to figure out so I thought i'd share my solution with you below... THE SCENARIO You log in, set your...
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Trolling Myself with Azure Logic Apps
Earlier this week we had a session at the office with April Edwards from Microsoft about Azure Logic Apps; https://twitter.com/Scubaninja24/status/1031969656884682752 While this is something I had been aware of before it is something I had never...
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Automating Deployments Using Ansible AWX & Jenkins
Sharing an office with a development team can be a challenge when you are a system administrator, you are always finding yourself doing “quick deploys” or logging into servers to take a look at configuration changes which “didn’t quite go as planned”. As...
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Migrating Oracle Data to Amazon RDS with GoldenGate
The migration of databases to cloud has increased rapidly in recent years and it’s not hard to see why. Moving your capital expenditure (CapEx) costs into operational expenditure (OpEx) budgets offers greater flexibility and lower risk but there’s still a major...
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N4Stack launches Microsoft Azure services
New DevOps-aligned services and adoption of Microsoft Azure offer comprehensive portfolio of transformational services Derby, UK – 7th August 2018 - Node4, the cloud, data centre and communications provider, has launched N4Stack, a range of services enabling...
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CloudStack[d] July Newsletter
MICROSOFT AZURE Microsoft has had a busy month releasing new tools and services into public review. They’ve also improved their Azure certifications AND for the first time ever have exceeded Amazon’s AWS cloud revenue! Well done to Microsoft Azure. ...
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AWS Summit 2018 #London – Key Takeaways
If you weren’t one of the 12,000 attendees or one of the 4,000+ streaming the AWS Summit, London live then let me take 2 minutes of your time to fill you in. Firstly, wow, the number of attendee’s year on year is increasing and I have to say there was no...
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Oracle 12c on Windows Install Issues for a Danish client
Recently I’ve had to install Oracle 12C on Windows Server 2012 for a client. Normally this wouldn’t be blog-worthy but this time the installation threw up several headaches that I’ve not encountered before, and one I had and should have known better!...
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MongoDB Europe 2017: Key Takeaways
Couldn't make MongoDB Europe in London this year? Don't worry, here are the key takeaways! Only the second year of MongoDB Europe, yet the atmosphere is buzzing and charged up with MongoDB enthusiasts from around Europe flocking in to know and learn...
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Oracle Patch Update Oct 17
Oracle Patch Update October 2017 (Database Server) Oracle have released their latest critical patch update for Database Server yesterday (18/10). This Oracle Critical Patch Update includes 6 new security fixes for Oracle Database. These updates are available for the...
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Database performance suffers as CIOs struggle to justify in-house DBA hires
Let’s be honest, unless you are a large enterprise, justifying and maintaining an in-house DBA team is expensive and difficult. Databases are however mission critical components and making sure that they are secure, operational and tuned for performance is...
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Oracle Patch Update July 2017 (Database Server)
Oracle Patch Update July 2017 (Database Server) Oracle have released their latest critical patch update for Database Server yesterday evening (18/7). This Oracle Critical Patch Update includes 4 new security fixes for Oracle Database and a vulnerability for Oracle...
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Onomi and Node4 join forces to scale up and innovate
We are very excited to announce a strategic investment by Node4 in Onomi to accelerate growth and service innovation. Building on a long-standing partnership, this investment will bring new database-as-a-service capability to Node4 customers and also enable the Onomi...
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7 things to look for in a Database Managed Services Provider
You’ve decided to outsource the support of your databases, you’ve shortlisted several database managed services providers that have the right technical credentials and the price is right, what could possibly go wrong? Well quite a lot actually, remember you are...
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Oracle Patch Update April 17
Oracle Patch Update April 2017 (Database Server) Oracle have released their latest critical patch update for Database Server yesterday evening (18/4). This Oracle Critical Patch Update includes 2 new security fixes for Oracle Database and fix for a high scoring...
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The changing role of the DBA – a move towards DataOps
The changing role of the DBA – a move towards DataOps In the noughties being an Oracle DBA was an aspirational role, technologists were drawn to the high earning potential, data environments were complex, temperamental and required a lot of attention to keep the...
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Oracle Patch Update Jan 17
Oracle Patch Update January 2017 (Database Server) Oracle have released their latest critical patch update for Database Server yesterday evening (17/1) and it's a pretty small list of vulnerabilities in comparision with typical releases. This Oracle Critical...
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5 New Year Resolutions for DBA’s
5 New Year Resolutions for DBAs It's said that "promises are made to be broken". Surely database administrators don't fall in that category? It's that time of the year to keep up with the tradition and pledge to make some improvements. Here's our...
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