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VirtualBox 4.1.8 Released…

VirtualBox 4.1.8 is now available! Download Changelog Happy upgrading… Cheers Tim…

Posted 20 December 2011 † Tim... § ‡ Comments (1) °

VirtualBox 4.0.6 has arrived…

As reported here, VirtualBox 4.0.6 has arrived… Cheers Tim…

Posted 21 April 2011 † Tim... § ‡ Comments (0) °

ASMLib and OCFS2 for RHEL6? I don’t think so…

I was just scanning through some stuff on MOS when I came across a couple of RHEL6 tidbits. Doc ID 1089399.1: ”For RHEL6 Oracle will only provide ASMLib software and updates via Unbreakable Linux Network(ULN). Oracle will no longer provide ASMLib packages for Red Hat kernels.” Doc ID 1253272.1: “Starting with RHEL6, Oracle will provide OCFS2 software [...]

Posted 12 February 2011 † Tim... § ‡ Comments (2) °

OpenWorld 2010: ACE Director’s Meeting – Day 2

Day 2 was full of stuff I can’t speak about again, so I’ll keep this brief. The highlight for me was Wim Coekaerts speaking about Linux and Virtualization. I love listening to Wim speak about technology. It feels like you are chatting with your mate about technology stuff. He’s a real low-temperature guy. There were a [...]

Posted 19 September 2010 † Tim... § ‡ Comments (1) °

Kick-Ass…

I went to see Kick-Ass last night. I thought it was cool. One thing that stood out for me was Hit-Girl. She was awesome. Now I’m not suggesting people go and teach their 11 year old daughters how to brutally slay people and come out with lines like, ”OK you c—s, let’s see what you [...]

Posted 06 April 2010 † Tim... § ‡ Comments (2) °

Red Hat heading for Oracle buyout?

I know it’s been said before, but I read this and thought, once Red Hat’s market value starts to drop Oracle could get a really good deal. I thought the reference to the quality of Red Hat’s support was quite comical. I’ve always found their support to be terrible. To be more specific, you raise [...]

Posted 20 January 2010 † Tim... § Linux § Oracle ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: , ,

Get your OTN Installfest Media kits…

The first 500 people at Wim Coekaerts (VP of Linux and Virtualization Engineering) Q&A session getthe OTN installfest media kit. It contains: Enterprise Linux 5 U4 32 & 64 bit Oracle 11g R2 Database 32 & 64 bit Fusion Middleware DVD for Linux SQL Developer APEX Oracle VM (2.1.5) And much more… The event is [...]

Posted 12 October 2009 † Tim... § ‡ Comments (1) °

New Disaster Recovery Blog (Dbvisit)…

While I was in Chile at the CLOUG event I met Arjen and Bertie from Avisit Solutions Limited, who produce an alternative to Oracle Data Guard called Dbvisit. Unlike Data Guard, you can use Dbvisit with Standard Edition, so it can be a real money saver. The company have started a new blog, so if [...]

Posted 08 May 2009 † Tim... § Oracle ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

VMware ESX Server 4.0 Released…

I guess the Oracle-Sun news makes everything else seem pretty small scale, so the launch of VMware ESX Server 4.0 will probably go largely unnoticed. I’ve used many of the VMware offerings (Workstation, Server, GSX Server, ESX Server, ESXi, Intrastructure etc.) and seen the demos of the advanced features and they are impressive, but I [...]

Posted 21 April 2009 † Tim... § ‡ Comments (6) ° Tagged: ,

CLOUG – Final Thoughts…

So I’m back home and I have to adjust to normal life again. The CLOUG event was great fun and I hope to visit Chile again soon. A big thank you to all those involved and all the attendees for turning up. Cheers Tim…

Posted 20 April 2009 † Tim... § ‡ Comments (0) °