Log Buffer #475: a carnival of the vanities for DBAs

This Log Buffer Edition goes through various blogs, and selects some of the top posts from Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL.

Oracle:

MOS Note:136697.1 – New HCHECK.SQL for Oracle Database 12c

ORAchk / EXAchk questions.

Cloud control won’t start!

ASMLib is an optional utility that can be used on Linux systems to manage Oracle ASM devices.

ORA-56841: Master Diskmon cannot connect to a CELL.

Oracle BITAND Function with Examples.

SQL Server:

Natively Compiled Stored Procedures: What they are all about

Considerations around validation errors 41305 and 41325 on memory optimized tables with foreign keys

Taking Azure SQL Data Warehouse for a Test-Drive.

Persistent PowerShell: The PowerShell Profile.

SQL Server Always On Endpoint Encryption Algorithm Compatibility Error.

MySQL:

Fixing MySQL scalability problems with ProxySQL or thread pool.

Installing a Web, Email & MySQL Database Cluster on Debian 8.4 Jessie with ISPConfig 3.1

Planets9s – Download the new ClusterControl 1.3 for MySQL, MongoDB & PostgreSQL

AWS Aurora Benchmark – Choose the right tool for the job

Where is the MySQL 5.7 root password?