As DBA's, we leverage OEM because it's the best platform for managing and monitoring the Oracle stack.   Business management typically knows about OEM because when there is an issue, DBAs use OEM to determine root cause and work with the business to fix the issue.While business management knows that DBAs use OEM for day-to-day…

One important thing the cloud (r)evolution has already brought is the switch from thinking in classic physical terms, to more (cloud) service based thinking.But just how do you model a (cloud) service in Enterprise Manager? And how can you get the right level of detail information (dashboards) from those without over-alerting or over-monitoring the various…

One important thing the cloud (r)evolution has already brought is the switch from thinking in classic physical terms, to more (cloud) service based thinking.But just how do you model a (cloud) service in Enterprise Manager? And how can you get the right level of detail information (dashboards) from those without over-alerting or over-monitoring the various…

As DBA's, we leverage OEM because it's the best platform for managing and monitoring the Oracle stack.   Business management typically knows about OEM because when there is an issue, DBAs use OEM to determine root cause and work with the business to fix the issue.While business management knows that DBAs use OEM for day-to-day…

Many database administrators are enslaved by their consoles, completely dependent on GUI-based database management tools not only for modifications but for all diagnostics. This session is about breaking away from that trap, getting into the Linux/UNIX shell, and finding out what is really going on within the operating system. It explores the basic architecture of…

Ever thought about acquiring a mentor to further your IT career, or about becoming a mentor to help others? What should you expect in a healthy mentor-mentee relationship?  This session offers guidelines on - Types of mentor programs - How to choose a mentor, or a mentee - What to expect as a mentee and…

Have you every wondered what it takes to BLOG about technology? This Quick Tip will cover how to start BLOGing, from what not to say, though the process of editing and publishing your BLOG using a few free tools.

Have you every wondered what it takes to BLOG about technology? This Quick Tip will cover how to start BLOGing, from what not to say, though the process of editing and publishing your BLOG using a few free tools.

Virtualization is already so 5-minutes ago. The cloud IT era is upon us. With more and more new, emerging and established software components and infrastructure pieces coming into the picture, how do you deal with those changes in Enterprise Manager? How do you prepare your current Enterprise Manager setup to continue providing the monitoring and…

Oracle Enterprise Manager is one of the most versatile manageability tool in the market helping enterprises to monitor and enabling Application-to-Disk management  through a single pane of glass for all data center components.As an Enterprise Manager administrator you are responsible of a wide variety of tasks including discovering and maintaining targets, deploying plugins, tuning OEM…