Log Buffer #387, a carnival of the vanities for DBAs

Benefits of blogs transcends the technologies as they not only enable the bloggers to pen down their valued experiences but also provide readers to get first hand practical information. This Log Buffer Edition shares those benefits from Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL.

Oracle:

Cloud Application Foundation is the innovator’s complete and integrated modern cloud application infrastructure, built using best of breed components, such as Oracle WebLogic Server 12c, the industry’s best application server for building and deploying enterprise Java EE applications.

Migrating Existing PeopleSoft Attachments into the Managed Attachments Solution.

How to identify SQL performing poorly on an APEX application?

How can you keep your Oracle Applications and systems running at peak performance? What will it take to get more out of your Oracle Premier Support coverage?

Projects Create Accounting Performance Issues With 11.2.0.3 Database Version.

SQL Server:

If your log restores aren’t happening when they’re meant to, you want to know about it. You’ll be relying on restoring from logs should anything happen to your databases, and if you can’t restore to a certain point in time, you risk losing valuable data.

Agile data warehousing can be challenging. Pairing the right methodologies and tools can help.

Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA.

The Clustered columnstore index generates “unable to find index entry” error and a memory dump after few DMLs on the table.

With any application organizations face consistent key challenges such as high efficiency and business value, complex configuration, and low total cost of ownership. Extending applications to the cloud in hybrid scenarios addresses many of these challenges.

MySQL:

Analyzing Twitter Data using Datasift, MongoDB and Pig

Cloud storage for MySQL Enterprise Backup (MEB) users

Tracing down a problem, finding sloppy code.

Cloud storage for MySQL Enterprise Backup (MEB) users.

MySQL Enterprise Backup (MEB) is a highly efficient tool for taking backups of your MySQL databases.