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Introduction Since patch version 19.21 (current one is 19.25), Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) X7, X8 and X9 will require the use of Data Preserving Reprovisioning (DPR) to apply the patch coming from 19.20 and previous releases. Unlike traditional patching, DPR erases the system disks but keeps data on ASM/ACFS disks. Data means databases, ACFS volumes, […]
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1 Introduction Hello, Readers! While exporting data to Azure Blob Storage using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), I encountered the “Unable to create Azure container” error. This article will guide you through a straightforward solution, aiming to save you time and prevent similar frustrations in the future. 2 Context The logic of the example is […]
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I often see customers with Virtual Machines or Containers that have IPv6 disabled. I assume this is mainly for simplicity, since most services are usually only running internally, and organizations don’t really need more IPs than what IPv4 can provide to begin with. In this blog, I will talk about an upgrade project from Documentum […]
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In the last post we’ve set the baseline for comparing ext4 to zfs when it comes to PostgreSQL. We’ve ended with two PostgreSQL clusters, one running on the ext4 file system while the other is running on top of the ZFS file system. In this post we’ll look at how they compare when it comes […]
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Last week, at the Pass Data Summit, they announce the new version of SQL Server Management Studio: SSMS 21 You can find the preview in here. It’s a good opportunity to test this new version before installing it by customers… After downloading the file vs_SSMS.exe (4,3 MB), start the file to doanload and install it. […]
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1 Introduction Recently, a colleague approached me, saying, “Hey Nicolas, I’m thinking of going for the PL-300 (Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate) certification. Do you have any advice on how to pass it with confidence?” As knowledge sharing is one of the core values at dbi services, both internally and externally, I thought it […]
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Introduction As PostgreSQL continues to gain traction in enterprise-grade applications, I am increasingly tasked and asked about implementing robust security policies. And, as most current DBA positions are multi-systems nowadays, I wanted to make a quick summary on roles and how they can be leveraged to implement those policies. For those accustomed to managing accounts […]
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Recently I’ve switched my PostgreSQL playground from Linux to FreeBSD. Not because I don’t like Linux anymore, just because I like trying out other operating systems and see what works the same and what is different. When you install FreeBSD and stick to the defaults, you’ll get a ZFS root filesystem and usually I don’t […]
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If you are familiar with Java, you probably know that starting with JDK 9, you may need to add some “–add-exports” or “–add-opens” parameters to the JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS. This is the Strong Encapsulation, which started with JDK 9 and was only displaying warnings until JDK 16. With Java 17, however, it is now fully in effect […]
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The PostgreSQL mailing list archives are a wonderful place to get new ideas just by reading through random posts. This time I found an interesting idea on how to partition an existing table almost online without dumping and reloading the data in some way. For those who remember: Before PostgreSQL 10 the only way to […]
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While investigating a customer issue (details here) one of the replies suggested to use pre_auth_delay to add a delay before a session is authenticated. Even if this was not useful for the actual issue, this can be very useful for other scenarios, and this is the reason for this short blog post. Let’s assume you […]
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As I reflect on my last day at PGConf.EU 2024 in the beautiful city of Athens, I am filled with a profound sense of gratitude and excitement. The conference was a melting pot of innovation, knowledge sharing, and community spirit, all centered around PostgreSQL—a project that continues to inspire and evolve. Here are few of […]
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The PostgreSQL community is growing every year and the same happens for pgconf.eu, which happened in Athens, Greece, this year. Attending this event is one of the best opportunities to get in touch with the people behind PostgreSQL. This year we had 778 attendees. May it be PostgreSQL hackers, users, developers, organizers or anyone else […]
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Here’s the following day 2 of the PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2024 in Athens, if you haven’t read the first day here is the link. After a fantastic first day, I was excited to dive into the next day of the conference, which offered a mix of technical sessions that covered essential topics like upgrading PostgreSQL, […]
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Attending PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2024 in Athens is an incredible experience, full of enriching conversations and technical deep dives. As a DBA Consultant and speaker (on the reserve list and honored to have been chosen), it was my first time meeting this amazing community in person and I was immediately struck by the camaraderie and […]
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Last week, I had the pleasure to be invited to the M-Files Regional Partner in Geneva. M-Files people rallied around us: Tero Antila – Director EMEA Partner SalesHelinã Mellanen – Senior Enablement ManagerEmilie Feat – Senior Partner Manager SwitzerlandSebastian Wegener – Senior Partner Manager Germany & AustriaJoachim Bleicher – Senior Partner Sales EngineerMustapha Laouari – […]
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Up to now, there is no official way in PostgreSQL to tweak optimizer statistics manually. While this is quite common in other relational databases, PostgreSQL did not provide anything to do this. The first steps to allow this have now been committed for PostgreSQL 18. Before look at the two new functions which have been […]
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I had the opportunity to participate the SQL Server conference event (SQL KONFERENZ 2024) with my collegue Nathan Courtine.Independent from each other we chose exactly the same sessions as we are both interested in topics like Security, Performance Tuning, Azure and Artificial Intelligence (AI). For me, it was a great pleasure to see all those […]
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With the just released version of 17 of PostgreSQL, copy got the “ON_ERROR” switch. This is very useful if you load something which contains rows that cannot be inserted into the target table. Before that, copy would just stop and error out. The only option was to fix the data and then copy again. Using […]
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A customer of mine had a recurring issue with one of his business critical applications where everything was frozen and stuck for the users. The issue was caused due to a head blocking transaction which increased blocking in the database exponentially. Depending on your technical background, you may know that locking is a very important […]
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Two weeks ago, I was at the #SITF24 to talk about integration of External Repositories (SharePoint/Teams, shared folder,…) into M-Files. Surprisingly this is still a tricky topic for companies. As an ECM consultant since years, I’m probably a bit too naive and think documents are already well managed in most of the firms. I got […]
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While PostgreSQL 17 was released just a couple of days ago, the development of PostgreSQL 18 is already going on and the first patches got committed. One of them addresses a limitation with pg_verifybackup: Currently (up to version 17) it can only verify backups created with pg_basebackup which are in “plain” format. This means, backups […]
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In the previous blogs, I explained the difference between Credential Store and Password Vault (Credential Store vs Password Vault), and I share how to secure your sensitive strings with Password Vault. Today, one more blog to give the whole view, how to use Credential Store in JBoss EAP! What is the Credential Store? Introduced with […]