Tales from the Datacenter v2.0
Transforming Business with Oracle technologies
If you are not familiar with Oracle Linux, this may be the technology included with the distro that makes you pay attention to Oracle’s Free and Open Source Linux distro. Oracle Linux has been around since 2006, and is a Continue reading Oracle Linux Automation Manager- An Introduction and Installation
Recently in the news, we have seen reports of computer systems being hacked, often due to insecure settings. One of the easiest ways to secure your Operating System, is when you install it. The Anaconda installer used by Oracle Continue reading A Secure Install for Oracle Linux
I did this video for work, but it is a good review on some of the advantages of OCI, and I think it’s worth the few minutes to watch.
As more and more people move to the cloud, they start to use ssh keys to authenticate to their cloud instances. This is great, as keys are generally considered more secure than passwords. But, with many new users to ssh, Continue reading How to automatically load ssh keys when Windows 10 boots using putty pagent
At #C18LV I had many people asking about my old VTN session, where I walked people through how to go from RHEL to Oracle Linux with only a few reboots, and all with keeping all the existing applications running. They Continue reading Migrating your Linux Distro from RHEL to Oracle!
Since 1998, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has played a key role in enhancing the security position of Department of Defense ( DoD) systems, by providing the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), which are a cybersecurity methodology for standardizing security Continue reading How to automate STIG compliance checks for Oracle Database
Worried about the security of your data? Did you know that SPARC+Solaris servers are not only Meltdown free, but also the ONLY platform that you can buy today that runs an Oracle Database that was not impacted by the Meltdown Continue reading Solaris+SPARC is Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) free
Database 12.2 was recently released by Oracle, and with it came a ton of new features. One of the new features is the ability to alter tables and tablespaces while the resource is online. This means that changes are possible Continue reading Database 12.2 New Features – Online TDE
It’s happening folks, the migration to the cloud. Over the last decade, the cloud has become one of the most defining transformation challenges to IT. Gone is the day of monolithic applications, with all the servers in a single datacenter. Continue reading HOW DO YOU MANAGE YOUR CLOUD? STRATEGIES FOR MULTI-VENDOR PUBLIC, PRIVATE & HYBRID CLOUD MANAGEMENT
I was talking with a customer today, and discussing the problems of tracking security compliance for all of their systems, the OS, Middleware and database tiers. I mentioned that Enterprise manager could do this, and was meant with surprise because Continue reading Security Compliance for the Enterprise