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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(…)

Technological debt with AI workflows: When data hits the fan?

AI projects are increasing and with it comes some risks that are or not related to this technology. Some organizations are jumping straight into “plug the LLM into a vector database” ( like Pinecone, Qdrant, pgvector…) at the risk(…)

odacli create-appliance failed on an ODA HA

I recently had to install an Oracle Database Appliance X11 HA and it failed when creating the appliance: [root@oak0 ~]# odacli create-appliance -r /u01/patch/my_new_oda.json ... [root@mynewoda ~]# odacli describe-job -i 88e4b5e3-3a73-4c18-9d9f-960151abc45e Job details ---------------------------------------------------------------- ID: 88e4b5e3-3a73-4c18-9d9f-960151abc45e Description: Provisioning service creation(…)

Virtualize, Anonymize, Validate: The Power of Delphix & OMrun

The Challenge: Modern Data Complexity As businesses scale, so do their data environments. With hybrid cloud adoption, legacy system migrations, and stricter compliance requirements, IT teams must ensure test environments are: Quickly available Secure and compliant Accurate mirrors of production(…)

Restore a database using Veeam RMAN plug-in on an ODA

I recently wrote a blog to show how to configure Veeam RMAN plug-in to take database backups. As all DBA knows, configuring a backup, will not go without testing a restore. In this blog I will show how I tested(…)

Integrate YaK into Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Introduction to YaK YaK is an open-source automation project developed by dbi services. Built on Ansible playbooks, YaK streamlines the deployment process for various components across any platform. It ensures adherence to best practices, maintains deployment quality, and significantly reduces(…)

How to: Restore a Nutanix virtual machine to AWS using HYCU R-CLOUD

In this blog I will show you how to restore a Nutanix virtual machine in AWS using HYCU R-CLOUD, formerly HYCU Protege. Context Our HYCU setup is composed of multiple environments, on premise in our datacenter and in the(…)

Migrating an Oracle database to another server

There are several situations when you have to migrate your Oracle databases to a new server. This could be due to hardware lifecycle reasons for on-prem systems or you need to upgrade your Operating System (OS) from Enterprise Linux 8(…)

Getting started with Open WebUI

Everybody is talking about AI, RAG and language models today. A lot of people are using ChatGPT or other tools to get answers(…)