by Julian Boneham | May 18, 2017 | Data, Julian Boneham, Strategy
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... 
by Andy Slater | Apr 19, 2017 | Oracle, Oracle Critical Patch Update, Security
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... 
by Andy Slater | Mar 16, 2017 | Cloud, Data, Strategy
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... 
by Andy Slater | Jan 18, 2017 | Oracle Critical Patch Update, Security
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... 
by Andy Slater | Dec 21, 2016 | Data, General
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... 
by Julian Boneham | Nov 24, 2016 | Cloud, Events, Julian Boneham, Oracle
Oracle ISV Cloud: a candid view Yesterday evening (23/11) I attended an Oracle event in London aimed at their ISV (Independent Software Vendor) partners and I was expecting to be heralded with a lot of Oracle rhetoric around the growth of their customer base and...
