Foglight can help identify SQL Tuning candidates? Yes! Foglight can tune the SQL? With seamless integration with Quest’s SQL Optimizer, yes! OK, let’s stick a fork in this.... (Click on images to enl...
In the spirit of keeping my blogs light and fun (?), the title was an attempt at that. In these interesting times (COVID-19 pandemic) and the need to stay home, I have been doing my share of yard work...
Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus….no…not that THAT kind of CLOUDY. The increasing number of cloud options can be confusing. With that in mind, I thought I’d ‘clear the air’ and review some of the more popula...
Transitioning to an entirely remote workforce model might seem like a daunting scenario — especially when you need to make the shift quickly. Above all, flexibility and security are key. Your work-fro...
( * This blog has been updated from last year's.... ) We have all done it. We think we know the lyrics to a song. We sing them passionately….and incorrectly. Here are a few classics. “Excuse me whi...
All is well. Megan is having a good day. She’s a SQLServer DBA and her environment is humming along. Then…. someone drops a critical table bringing efficient data retrieval to a screeching halt. Now w...
What’s that you say? You think it may not be appropriate that a technology blog dive into politics? Agreed. Instead, this blog highlights the breadth of Administration capabilities available in Foglig...
This blog series discusses each of the ‘tabs’ that can be found on the Database Home page in Foglight for Oracle. These monitoring options come included at no additional cost and illustrate how broad ...
April 15, 2019.....Let’s give a shout out to all those men and women running the Boston Marathon today. Man, running for that long must be taxing. Taxing…..wait…what day is it again? So, as my way of ...
Hold on, grammar and spelling enthusiasts. Already, you might be thinking, did he mean ‘Complementary’ or ‘Complimentary’? The answer? YES. This blog series focuses on additional Oracle monitoring cap...
Many things can happen if the database runs out of disk space. None of them are good. DBAs understand that it is essential to monitor database disk space so that critical business processes are uninte...
To compare is to measure, estimate, or make note of two or more “ things’ “ similarities and/or differences. It helps us better understand the items. A versus B. Sometimes it is done to learn which on...
