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Oracle Exadata Database Machine: Proving 160 Xeon E7 Cores Are As “Slow” As 128 Xeon E5 Cores? 22 May 2013 | 04:14 pm
Reading Data Sheets If you are in a position of influence affecting technology adoption in your enterprise you likely spend a lot of time reading data sheets from vendors. This is just a quick blog e...
SLOB 2 — A Significant Update. Links Are Here. 3 May 2013 | 05:38 am
I’ve already socialized the SLOB 2 update via twitter and a lot of friends have had early access to the kit. So, this is just a very brief blog entry to point to SLOB 2. I’ve written a form of a relea...
Announcing EMC WORLD 2013 Flash Related Sessions 27 Apr 2013 | 02:33 am
Interested In EMC Flash Products Division Technology? This is just a quick blog entry to announce sessions at EMC WORLD offered by speakers from EMC’s Flash Products Division. Mine is the session abo...
My First Words on Oracle’s SPARC T5 Processor — The World’s Fastest Microprocessor? 10 Apr 2013 | 11:52 am
On March 26, 2013, Oracle announced a server refresh based on the new SPARC T5 processor[1]. The press release proclaims SPARC T5 is the “World’s Fastest Microprocessor”—an assertion backed up with a...
Can Oracle Database Release 2 (11.2.0.3) Properly Count Cores? No. Does It Matter All That Much? Not Really.. 6 Mar 2013 | 05:45 am
…and with a blog post title like that who would bother to read on? Only those who find modern platforms interesting… This is just a short, technically-light blog post to point out an oddity I noticed ...
My Oaktable World 2012 Video Session Is Now Online 4 Mar 2013 | 10:45 am
Oaktable World 2012 was an event held during last year’s Oracle OpenWorld 2012 at a venue within walking distance of the Moscone Center. More information about Oaktable World can be found here. The ve...
Using Linux Perf(1) To Analyze Database Processes – Part I 19 Feb 2013 | 12:08 am
Troubleshooting Runaway Processes Everyone reads Tanel Poder’s material—for good reason. I took particular interest in his recent post about investigating where an apparently runaway, cpu-bound, Oracl...
Do IT Vendors Ever Do Real “Knowledge Sharing” ? 15 Feb 2013 | 12:17 am
I’m working out my 2013 high-level plans and something dawned on me. I’m not sure I know what the term knowledge-sharing means any more. Large IT vendors treat their top-100 customers with kid gloves....
Reviewing 2012 Search Terms 2 Jan 2013 | 10:13 am
Since 2012 has drawn to a close I thought I’d take a gander at search terms that brought visitors to my blog over the past year. Trivial pursuit, I guess. Search Views kevin closson 7763 cpuid linux 2...
Luca Canali’s Wonderful Public Oracle-Related Materials 11 Nov 2012 | 01:00 am
This is just a quick blog post to direct readers to treasure trove of public information offered by Luca Canali (of CERN). Let there be no mistake. These are not just ordinary presentations. Many of t...
