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SQL Server: Attunity connectors for data transfer to Oracle

Recently, at a customer site, I discovered the Attunity connector 1.1 for Oracle. The customer uses this connector to transfer data from Oracle to SQL Server using Integration Services (SSIS) and informed me that performances are greatly improved. So I(…)

SQL Server 2012: First cumulative update is online

In my precedent article, I announce you the first fix for SQL Server 2012. One week after, the first cumulative update is downloadable on Microsoft website for SQL Server 2012.

Upgrading your Oracle Internet Application Server license

With the appearance of WebLogic Server as Oracle application server and the emergence of the Oracle Fusion Middleware suite, some may wonder what will be the support of their Oracle Internet Application server license, e. g. Oracle Forms and Reports(…)

SQL Server 2012: First fix has arrived

It’s just a little blog to announce you that the first fix for SQL Server 2012 came out last week on Easter Break.

SQL Server 2012: New Licensing

As we approach the release of version of SQL Server 2012, I think a little article about the Licencing is appropriate.

Using IOzone for Linux disk performance analysis

Who never had to measure the disk performances on a system? Speaking about Linux performance monitoring includes a significant part on disk performances. If you are facing applications or databases running slower than expected or than on other environments, you(…)

HA with Oracle Fusion Middleware Forms & Reports 11g R2

In this post, I will explain how to install Oracle Fusion Middleware Forms and Reports 11g R2 for a high availability architecture on a Windows platform. For the Linux platform, it’s approximately the same even though the node manager is(…)

SQL Server 2012: How to create a Server Role?

Recently, during my many missions, a client asked me to give access rights to the SQL Server Logs from SSMS to his application managers.   As you know, you must give(…)

Configuration of tmpfs on SLES 11 for Oracle 11.2 and AMM

This post presents the configuration of the tmpfs filesystem size on SLES 11 in order to use the Oracle 11.2 Automatic Memory Management feature (AMM) through the Oracle instance parameter memory_target.

SQL Server 2012: RTM now available

The so called Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of SQL Server 2012 now is available.