VMware to OLVM Migration: Practical Lessons from the Oracle Virtualisation Stack
These lessons come from years of working across the Oracle virtualisation stack - deploying and…
OLVM vs VMware: The Honest 2026 Comparison Guide
Considering alternatives to VMWare Broadcom? Read our comprehensive guide and comparison of Oracle Linux Virtualisation Manager and VMWare VSphere.
OCI Cost Savings: Burstable Instances
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s burstable compute instances offer a powerful way to reduce costs for workloads that don’t consistently require peak CPU performance. By analyzing actual usage patterns with Checkmk and strategically implementing burstable instances, we achieved approximately 50% savings on OCI compute costs with no impact to service performance.
Breaking the Oracle Database Password Stalemate: A Solution That Actually Works
Many Oracle database application accounts still use default passwords or haven’t been changed in years due to the operational risk of breaking critical applications. Oracle’s Gradual Password Rollover feature (21c, backported to 19.12+) allows both old and new passwords to work simultaneously during transition periods, transforming high-risk password changes into controlled processes. This capability removes the main technical barrier that’s kept organisations from meeting password rotation compliance requirements.
Why Checkmk + Ansible Integration Transforms Operations
The Inventory Management Problem Scaling Ansible inventory management and playbooks across dynamic cloud, hybrid and…
How To: AWS Cost Savings for Oracle RDS
Learn how optimising your Oracle RDS can help you achieve massive AWS cost savings.
OCI Feature Series – Part 7: PostgreSQL on OCI
For developers and engineering teams, choosing the right database means balancing performance, cost, availability, and…
OCI Feature Series – Part 6: MySQL on OCI – Enterprise-Grade MySQL
If your MySQL database supports mission-critical applications, it’s worth exploring OCI MySQL Database Service -…
OCI Feature Series – Part 5: Let’s Talk About Free Stuff
When you run Oracle Database on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), you gain access to a…
OCI Feature Series – Part 4: Lets Talk About Cost
OCI offers the full range of Oracle Database services with lower costs, greater flexibility, and built-in management compared to on-premise and other clouds.