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QDDA update – 2.2
Quick post to announce QDDA version 2.2 has been published on Github and in the Outrun-Extras YUM repository. Reminder: The Quick and Dirty Dedupe Analyzer is an Open Source Linux tool that scans disks or files block by block to find…
Webcast: How to save on Oracle licensing fees by replatforming on Dell EMC
On Jan 24th, I will host a webcast on Oracle cost optimization via database replatforming. Database license fees drive over 80% of total system cost. Many organizations virtualize their applications, but Oracle is often an exception for a variety of…
Looking forward: 2016
We’re already over one week in 2016 and I realize I haven’t done much blogging lately. One of the things that kept me busy is development on Outrun, and the joint Oracle / EMC Solution Center (OSC) on which I…
Featherweight Linux VNC services
This article describes how to set up a very lightweight VNC service under CentOS/Red Hat. Intro In Red Hat Enterprise Linux (and derivates, I use CentOS) you can run a VNC service to allow graphical connections to a linux system.…