Active File Sparsing

Filesystem sparse file usage ( and why you should care).
Most modern unix systems support the notion of a "sparse file".  I’ll use a core file to demonstrate the principles on HP-UX ia64 11.31.   The sample program is taken …

Is This Tech Stock a Raging Value Play?

[at Motley Fool] – Shares in NetApp suddenly became very interesting after a set of results that could be described as stabilizing. I realize my description is not going to excite anyone but what you have to understand is …

Drinking Our Own Champagne: Fusion Accounting Hub at Oracle

There’s no better story to tell than one about Oracle using its own products
with blowout success. Here’s how this one goes.

As you know, Oracle has increased its share of the software market through a
number of high-profile acquisitions. Legally…

Drinking Our Own Champagne: Fusion Accounting Hub at Oracle

There’s no better story to tell than one about Oracle using its own products
with blowout success. Here’s how this one goes.

As you know, Oracle has increased its share of the software market through a
number of high-profile acquisitions. Legally…

[$$] Salesforce’s Growth Masks a Profit Void

[at The Wall Street Journal] – Salesforce’s Growth Masks a Profit Void

Faster commit time with fewer sessions

I’m trying to understand how to prevent the database server that supports one of our web sites from becoming overwhelmed when the CPU %used gets too high.  Once CPU gets above about 80% performance takes a nose dive and CPU quickly flat lines at 100…

RMOUG Training Days 2013 Submission for Abstracts are OPEN!

TweetAs many know, I’ve taken on the mantle of Training Days Director this year for RMOUG’s Training Days 2013.  I don’t have much time in the month of August, but wanted to remind everyone that the submission for abstracts is open and can be fo…

First Look @ NetBeans Clipboard History

Tried out the latest jet-main build today:
http://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56401
And, guess what, Ctrl-Alt-V provides access to multiple clipboards, very useful:

Note that this is not in NetBeans IDE 7.2, but in very recent buil…

First Look @ NetBeans Clipboard History

Tried out the latest jet-main build today:
http://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56401
And, guess what, Ctrl-Alt-V provides access to multiple clipboards, very useful:

Note that this is not in NetBeans IDE 7.2, but in very recent buil…