Kevin Kline : Oracle

Use TPC Database Benchmarks to Save Money

KKline — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:47:00 GMT

Today, I would like to give you a primer on how to read the benchmark reports that are published by the major database and hardware vendors....(read more)

Read the New TPC Database Benchmarking Series

KKline — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:17:00 GMT

Let's talk about database application benchmarking. This is a skill set which, in my opinion, is one of the major differentiators between a journeyman-level DBA and a true master of the trade. In this article published in my monthly column at Database...(read more)

Timewarp: What Is a Relational Database?

KKline — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:23:00 GMT

These days, relational database management systems (RDBMSs) like Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle are the primary engines of information systems everywhere, particularly for enterprise computing systems and web applications. Though RDBMSs are now common enough to trip over, it wasn’t always that way. ...(read more)

Accelerate OLTP with HP and Microsoft's New High Performance Reference Architecture

KKline — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:25:00 GMT

Learn about HP and Microsoft reference architecture for very high performance OLTP applications from Shashank Pawar of Microsoft Australia....(read more)

Managing Complex DB Environments

KKline — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:05:00 GMT

Let's address methods for successfully managing today’s complex heterogeneous database infrastructures....(read more)

SQL Server Migration Roll-Up

KKline — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:42:00 GMT

There are so many great tools out there for data professionals using Microsoft SQL Server. I really like to see all of these great tools made free to the public. On the other hand, I'm bummed that the tools are cast about in a very decentralized fashion....(read more)

Adventures in the Land of CloudDB/NoSQL/NoAcid

KKline — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:44:00 GMT

Cloud, Bunny, or CloudBunny? Last year, some of my friends from Quest Software attended Hadoop World in New York. In 2009, I never would've guessed that Quest would be there with products, community initiatives, as a major sponsor and with presenters?...(read more)

New on KEK.com - Presentation: SQL Server for Oracle DBAs

KKline — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:23:00 GMT

Back in late May, my pal Buck Woody ( blog | twitter ) and I presented SQL Server for the Oracle DBA . Buck played Jerry Lewis' role, while I played the straight man a la Dean Martin. You can see the recording and slide deck here . Since both Buck and...(read more)