Strange Behavior with MEMORY_TARGET

I got a help request from a client who was running Oracle 11.1.0.6 64-bit. Their memory_target parameter was set to 5G, with sga_target and all pool parameters set to 0. pga_aggregate_target was explicitly...

A million kernels, a million I tell you!

This article describes how scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore were able to run a million linux kernels on a single system as virtual machines. That’s a whole mess of VMs. Given the...

Disable or Pay Marketing

You have to love software marketing. Imagine buying a new car. In the new car comes leather seats, A/C, and a killer sound system. After driving it around for a few days, you get a reminder from the...