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PostgreSQL on the beach, PGIBZ, recap

So, finally, PostgreSQL on the beach is over. During discussions it was mentioned that some companies had issues to justify sending people to a conference to Ibiza. It was not really clear if they wanted to avoid the impression of(…)

In-person event (June 11,2019) Ansible Automates – Bern

A couple of weeks ago, I found in my inbox an invitation from Red Hat concerning an event organized in Bern about Ansible. I heard a lot about Automation but did not really know what can or could be(…)

PostgreSQL partitioning (8): Sub-partitioning

We are slowly coming to the end of this little series about partitioning in PostgreSQL. In the last post we had a look at indexing and constraints and today we will have a look at sub partitioning. Sub partitioning means(…)

Connecting to a Repository via a Dynamically Edited dfc.properties File (part II)

This is part II of the 2-part article. See for part I of this article. Testing We will test on the host machine named(…)

Connecting to a Repository via a Dynamically Edited dfc.properties File (part I)

Now that we have containerized content servers, it is very easy, maybe too easy, to create new repositories. Their creation is still not any faster (whether they are containerized or not is irrelevant here) but given a configuration file it(…)

An exotic feature in the content server: check_client_version

A few months ago, I tripped over a very mysterious problem while attempting to connect to a 7.3 CS docbase from within dqMan. We had 3 docbases and we could connect using this client to all of them but(…)

SUSE Expert Days 2019 in Lausanne

dbi services is now SUSE Solution Partner. What better way to celebrate that than to attend an event? Last week I was at the SUSE Expert Days 2019 which took place at(…)

How to check WebLogic SAML 2.0 Identity Provider WebSSO partner SSO signing certificat

One of the most frequent issue with WebLogic SAML 2.0 identity Asserter is that the Identity Provider metadata used to register the WebSSO partner contains an expired certificate. I got the request to find out how to check the(…)

Why ODA reimaging doesn’t work on the first try?

Introduction Reimaging an ODA is a good practice for a lot of reasons. To make your ODA cleaner if it’s running for many years and if you patch regularly. To simplify patching because if you’re late you could have to(…)

PostgreSQL partitioning (7): Indexing and constraints

Yesterday we talked about attaching and detaching of partitions. Today we will look at indexing and constraints when it comes to partitioned tables. If you missed the last posts, again, here they are: PostgreSQL partitioning (1):(…)