April 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Reflections on a ‘Cruisy’ Conference (Spoiler: OUGN 2013)

Hot on the heels of our turnout at Denver's Collaborate 13, I spent last week at the Norwegian Oracle User Group Conference.  This was my first visit to the Scandinavian countries, the … [Read more...]

April 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Collaborate 13 Round Up: Presentation Jitters to My Top 5 Sessions

I am back in Auckland following an exciting trip to the IOUG Collaborate 13 conference in Denver.  In this short post I would like to share with you my first experience of such a big … [Read more...]

December 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment

An End of Year Resolution: introducing Disaster Recovery for your Oracle Database Environment

With Christmas just around the corner Disaster Recovery (DR) is probably not the main thing on your mind… or is it? If you were a US company who had to switch over to their DR site, … [Read more...]

November 22, 2012 by 1 Comment

Back to the Basics when Installing Oracle

You need to quickly install and configure a new Oracle database server.   For many of you, this will be a straightforward process, for others maybe not so easy. Where to start? What to … [Read more...]

October 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Why DBAs Should Try a Little Networking…

A little while ago our intrepid leader Arjen Visser was in the nation's capital, Wellington (NZ) and observed that the Oracle DBAs there seemed to have formed a close, tight-knit crew. … [Read more...]

September 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Using Logical Database Replication for Offload Reporting Databases

Often we are approached by customers who want to make the most of their data by having full time access to up-to-date and efficient reporting. The big challenge is that running reports is … [Read more...]

July 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Oracle Standard Edition arrives, and other observations: Dbvisit European tour highlights

It's been nearly a month since our CTO/Founder Arjen Visser last graced us with his presence at Dbvisit HQ, and his vacant workspace is beginning to look a little forlorn. But while we've … [Read more...]

October 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Oracle Open World 2011. It was big, REALLY big.

Oracle Open World 2011 -- 5 Days -- 50,000 Attendees 1 Dbvisit stand -- 6 Staff -- Our mission: spread the word Oracle Standard Edition database users can access smart disaster … [Read more...]

September 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment

You’re Invited: Dbvisit Special Event at Oracle Open World

Oracle Open World is just around the corner. For something a little different and in true Kiwi-style, we have decided to host our own informal gathering. It would be great if you could … [Read more...]

September 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Dbvisit Replicate: Launch + 31 days. An Interview with Arjen Visser.

One month on from the release of Dbvisit Replicate CTO and Founder of Dbvisit Software, Arjen Visser shares some of the backstory on our newest product. Replication software: who is … [Read more...]