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APEX Connect 2025 (Day 3)

After the “Welcome 3rd Day APEX Connect, DOAG e.V.”, and the very entertaining Keynote “Trouble in the Old Republic” by Samuel Nitsche, I decided to attend presentations on following topics:– 23ai – Building an AI Vector Search API using(…)

APEX Connect 2025 (Day 2)

This year I can unfortunately only attend APEX Connect for 2 days, starting on Day 2 of the conference. Conference is hosted in the famous EuropaPark.The Day has started with the traditional 5K run (which ended up to(…)

2025.pgconf.de recap

( note: I am writing this as member of the pgconf.de organization team, and not as a dbi services employee ) After almost half a year of planning and preparation PostgreSQL Conference Germany 2025 finally took(…)

M-Files IMPACT Global Conference 2025 – Day 3

The last day of the M-Files IMPACT Global Conference 2025 was dedicated to M-Files partners only. Throughout the day, M-Files shared partner-specific information and hot news. Below is a summary of the main(…)

M-Files IMPACT Global Conference 2025 – Day 2

The second day of the M-Files IMPACT Global Conference 2025 commenced at 9 am with a keynote session. On this occasion, the key note was entitled ‘Unlocking the Future of Business’. The Future of AI: Unlocking New Opportunities and(…)

M-Files IMPACT Global Conference 2025 – Day 1

This year, the annual M-Files Customer and Partner Conference will be held in the capital of Greece. All M-Filers worldwide are expected to attend the event in Athens, where they will have the opportunity to network with their(…)

Setting up Microsoft Defender & Arc on Linux

Before we explore Microsoft Defender & Arc, I must clarify: Setting up Microsoft Defeneder and Arc on a Linux server, especially one without internet access and with robust security monitoring and hardening, may seem counterintuitive. However, because the software(…)

Set SQL Server Trace Flags Automatically and Smoothly

Managing SQL Server trace flags effectively is a common task for DBAs and system engineers, especially when tuning the SQL Server behavior for specific use cases or performance optimizations. While trace flags can be enabled programmatically using T-SQL commands such(…)

Oracle: A possible method to address a slow query if there is time pressure

Sometimes there is no time for a long analysis of a slow query and a fix (workaround) has to be provided asap. In such cases it often helps to check if a query did run faster with a previous OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE-setting.

YaK Core – The Holy Grail for Deploying Ansible Code Everywhere

YaK core Multi-Platform open source Automation Tool simplifies the deployment of Ansible playbooks through a clean UI and API. It offers an intuitive interface where users can upload playbooks, configure parameters, and deploy them seamlessly across various platforms, and(…)