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Wrong Results when SQL offloaded with Smart Scan - case study

Wrong Results when SQL offloaded with Smart Scan - case study

Running a database on an Exadata Database Machine can occasionally reveal unexpected challenges, such as an offloaded SQL query returning incorrect results. This kind of behavior, as you can imagine,

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BKUP_API and disappearing Incremental Backups

BKUP_API and disappearing Incremental Backups

Some time ago, I noticed that the bkup_api hadn’t completed any Incremental Backup for one of the databases on Exadata Cloud@Customer for several days. More importantly, it failed to notify o

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Welcome

Welcome

Hey there! Looks like I’m starting a blog! I’ll be sharing all sorts of things that pop up in my day-to-day - whether it’s something I’m tackling at work, or just random fun stuff. Honestly, for fun

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