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As Kemer explains, if you put operations support system (OSS) applications on a SPARC SuperCluster, you wind up with a big hammer. Oracle engineering decided to find exactly how much real-world power that translates into by running a service fulfillment benchmark for 20 million subscribers. Read how they did it and what results they got.

Posted 9May2013  //  Tags: engineered-systems, optimized-solutions, sysadmin  //  Headlines Archive

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How to Get Started Using DTrace on Oracle Linux

DTrace is now available on Oracle Linux. Here are several resources to help you become familiar with it, including a video interview with its inventor, download instructions, a how-to article to get you started, links to one-liners and other resources. Plus a few bonus features

Posted 6June2013  //  Tags: Oracle Linux, sysadmin, developer  //  Headlines Archive

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Setting Up a MongoDB Cluster Using Oracle Solaris Zones

MongoDB is a document-oriented database that stores structured data as JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). Great for agile development because you can quickly modify the database schemas without shutting down the database. If you cluster MongoDB, you can also distribute its data across several servers. Oracle Solaris zones let you do that quickly.

Posted 17Jun2013  //  Tags: solaris, database, syadmin  //  Headlines Archive

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