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So, in the prior post, we patched OEM 13.5 to the latest RU, and made sure our database was patched. Now, it’s time for the big task, upgrading to OEM 24ai! Before we upgrade, we need to make sure that Continue reading Part 2; Upgrading OEM to 24ai→

While thinking about what to write for the annual Oracle Community Day, I learned that it was being renamed to Joel Kallman Day,in honor of Joe who was the the head of APEX development before his untimely passing.  This got Continue reading Oracle and Free, who would have thought? #JoelKallmanDay→

  It’s that time of year, Oracle Open World is here! This year I I have a very busy schedule! Not only am I presenting or assisting with several sessions, I also am showing off some Oracle technologies with live Continue reading OOW 2015 – Scheduled Sessions and DEMOs→

  Here we are, a freshly patched Solaris 11.2 server, and nothing to do with it. Let’s go ahead and put Database 12c on the system. This will give us a great sandbox to experiment with new Database features, like Continue reading Installing Solaris x86 11.2 from an ISO in Virtualbox – part 3 – NICs, IPs and hostnames→

Welcome to my new  home for the big boy technology. Doing a little consolidation myself, and combining several sites into one. I am  covering servers, storage, networking and about anything else found in a data center, mostly Oracle and Sun Continue reading Blog→