Automating Oracle ORION I/O testing
Oracle ORION is a powerful tool for evaluating realistic OLTP and DSS/DW I/O performance. ORION should be a part of every Oracle
AWS EC2 hs1.8xlarge Oracle ORION benchmark results
Benchmarking I/O with Oracle ORION is an important part of planning, baselining, and performance-tuning Oracle environments. I've previously provided ORION results for
ipython notebook for R: Quickstart for Ubuntu
If you're like me, you love ipython notebook but often write R. RStudio's integrated RMarkdown is nice, but for some contexts like
Law’s Future from Finance’s Past: Recorded Talk from Reinvent Law Silicon Valley
Back in March, I posted the slides to my talk at the Silicon Valley Reinvent Law event - Law's Future
Generating SSH config from AWS hosts using boto
As a consultant and advisor to many firms running on or investigating AWS, I find SSH host and key
Slides from ReInvent Law Silicon Valley Talk
Live from ReInvent Law Silicon Valley, where I gave an Ignite-style talk drawing analogy to law's future from finance's past.
Automating Oracle Database deployment with Amazon Web Services, fabric, and boto – SEMOP Talk, Feb 12, 2013
I'll be giving a talk tonight on automated Oracle database deployment at the SouthEast Michigan Oracle Professionals (SEMOP) Meetup Group. While I'll
Building Python pandas from development source
I first heard about Python pandas from a friend at RenTech or AQR in the early summer of last year. At the time, the
OTM in the Cloud: Hosting Architectures, Part 2 – 1+RDS
In our last post on cloud architectures, I covered a simple one-node Oracle Transportation Management instance on Amazon Web Services using EC2. This OTM
Grexit stage left: visualizing the online discussion around Greece’s possible Euro exit
While Tsipras and his Syriza coalition have been busy in Greek parliament, the Internet has been a-buzz with speculation that their platform will result
Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) in the Cloud: Hosting Architectures, Part I – Single Node
As I mentioned on Monday, I'll be starting a series of posts on Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) in the cloud. In the first stage
Upcoming Series: Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) in the Cloud
I wanted to update readers to let them know of an upcoming post series on Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) in the cloud. Oracle Transportation
Visualizing the #nonato Twitter hashtag – time series and top users
The NATO summit is currently being held in Chicago, and, as is typical for NATO or G# summits, the streets and tweets are full