Oracle VM is ending, KVM is the way to go
Recently I attended a webinar about Oracle virtualization, given by Oracle Linux – product management.
A few highlights of this webinar:
- KVM is included in Oracle Linux 7 with UEK R5 (Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel release 5)
- There’s a separate Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM) developed, based on Open Source oVirt, available […]
Iphone app ‘OCI Manager’ for Oracle Cloud
During a recent presentation of Richard Garsthagen (Director Cloud Business Development at Oracle EMEA) the existence of a mobile app was mentioned: the OCI Manager. Moreover, Richard appeared to be the creator of this app. With the app, you should be able to manage some basic functionalities in your Oracle […]
Upscaling/resizing an OEM13C–VM in Oracle Cloud
Scaling is one of the great benefits of the Cloud: scale up when there’s a peak in workload, scale down when it’s quiet. And scaling the PaaS databases, like the autonomous database in Oracle Cloud, is just one click away, and very easy to perform. But vertical scaling (more CPU/memory […]
Impressions of the OEM13c app from Oracle Cloud marketplace
Intrigued by the announcement that Oracle Enterprise Manager 13 (OEM13c) is available as an ‘app’, I decided to give it a go and try this app out. Before going into more detail, I must note that even though it’s called an app, it doesn’t come close to the
Stairway to the cloud
Because I’ve been involved in a few projects lately, moving Oracle databases and middleware to the (Oracle and Azure) Cloud, I thought it would be nice to share my experience and some do’s and don’ts. This post is not meant to be a highly academic and theoretical essay with a […]
OOW19 / Code one – some shortcuts to keynotes and dowloadable presentations
Oracle Open World is over. Didn’t attend this year, but I’m always interested in what is going on, and in the presentations. so I listed some shortcuts to the keynotes and presentations for my own lazyness. A lot of presentations are downloadable, but it depends on the willingness of the […]
Should a standby database be considered in the cloud?
To answer this question for your company, the criticalness of your application and database must be clear. In a High Availability Environment, a standby-database can be part of the technical solution to ensure minimum downtime for your database.
But when moving to a public or private cloud (IaaS, PaaS), the providers ensure […]
Webinar “Oracle migration to Postgres in the Cloud”
Recently I attended a webinar “Oracle migration to Postgres in the Cloud”. It felt a bit like cheating, as I’m more an Oracle guy and my company is Oracle Platinum partner…. But very curious how easy it is to migrate (it depends…) and what hurdles to expect.
The webinar (1 hour) […]
Enterprise Postgres Day 2019, June 11th 2019, an impression
I attended the Enterprise Postgres Day 2019 at the nice location of Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, I was only able to attend the morning sessions till 1 PM, but it seems enough to get a good impression. For those who are not familiar with the difference between Postgres […]