Pragmatic Leadership style

Pragmatic Leadership style

A leadership style that focuses on realism and practicality, where the leader is neither overly visionary nor pessimistic, is often referred to as a Pragmatic Leadership style. Pragmatic leaders are grounded in reality and focus on the facts and practical aspects of managing and leading their teams. They tend to approach problems with a straightforward, … Continue reading Pragmatic Leadership style

What is Marketing?

What is Marketing?

For the last few weeks we have been going through the Marketing concentration in the #Quantic Executive MBA, it's been quite interesting to go into the details in some areas. Here is a summary of how I look at marketing after most of the lessons. Marketing is the process of creating, communicating, and delivering perceived … Continue reading What is Marketing?

Chose your favorite BMW R1250 GS “AI” Generated Fighter

Chose your favorite BMW R1250 GS “AI” Generated Fighter

Playing with AI has been fun, they have created some cool rending of my 1250GS. Comment below which bike do you think i should make it from AI generated pictures? LOL

How Did I Survive an Open Heart Surgery?

How Did I Survive an Open Heart Surgery?

Over the years i've learned that over the span of our lives there will always be good days and bad days. Every time there was a bad for us, we always kept positive knowing there is always another day in the horizon. Training and competing in three Ironman taught me patience while going through the … Continue reading How Did I Survive an Open Heart Surgery?

Using Oracle’s Lock-Free Reservable Columns with GoldenGate

Using Oracle’s Lock-Free Reservable Columns with GoldenGate

Oracle's lock-free reservations, introduced in version 23c, address the issue of concurrent transaction blocking when updating specific columns. This functionality allows multiple transactions to modify the same row without traditional locking mechanisms. Here's a breakdown of how it works: Reservable Columns: You designate specific numeric columns within a table as "reservable." These columns are typically used … Continue reading Using Oracle’s Lock-Free Reservable Columns with GoldenGate

GoldenGate Microservices Initial Load Instantiation with WebUI

GoldenGate Microservices Initial Load Instantiation with WebUI

Every GoldenGate configuration requires an initial instantiation of the target database, often referred to as ā€œInitial Loadā€.  GoldenGate for Oracle is very flexible and allows customers to use different methodology and approaches to instantiate the target database.  The most common approaches are using database-specific tools like Datapump, RMAN, and other file system approaches. GoldenGate however has its own Initial … Continue reading GoldenGate Microservices Initial Load Instantiation with WebUI

GoldenGate Replicat? Which one should I use?

GoldenGate Replicat? Which one should I use?

Oracle GoldenGate Replicat is a software program that plays a crucial role in data replication within the Oracle GoldenGate data integration platform. It's responsible for applying changes captured from a source database to a target database, ensuring data consistency between the two database systems.ā€‚Replicat is also responsible to deliver transaction to Big Data systems with … Continue reading GoldenGate Replicat? Which one should I use?

What? GoldenGate Logs with Postman?

What? GoldenGate Logs with Postman?

Did you know you can check the GoldenGate logs from #Postman? Check it out and unleash your creativity with GoldenGate Microservices.Ā Ā 

Product Management vs. Product Ownership – Tell me the difference

Product Management vs. Product Ownership – Tell me the difference

Recently, I have been getting these questions quite often, so I decided to give "my" generic point of view about the two roles, which sometimes overlap each other depending on the organization we are in. While both product management and product owners play crucial roles in bringing successful products to life, there are fundamental differences … Continue reading Product Management vs. Product Ownership – Tell me the difference

Part 2 – Build GoldenGate Bi-Direction Replication in few minutes on Docker

Part 2 – Build GoldenGate Bi-Direction Replication in few minutes on Docker

Now that we have completed Part 1 to set up the Container infrastructure, it's time to create the GoldenGate replication.ā€‚The script below will auto-create everything we need to enable a Bi-directional replication for the West and East databases (created in Part 1). If you have not completed Part 1, please go back and look at … Continue reading Part 2 – Build GoldenGate Bi-Direction Replication in few minutes on Docker

Part 1- Deploy GoldenGate 23c Free and two Oracle Database 23.3 on Docker in just a few Minutes

Part 1- Deploy GoldenGate 23c Free and two Oracle Database 23.3 on Docker in just a few Minutes

Introduction: This Part 1 post will show you how to create a GoldenGate Free 23.3 (Hub) that connects to two Oracle Database Free 23.3 (I am calling them West and East).ā€‚This is extremely easy if we take advantage of containers as I will describe it below. Part 2 will demonstrate how to automate the creation … Continue reading Part 1- Deploy GoldenGate 23c Free and two Oracle Database 23.3 on Docker in just a few Minutes

How about that gg_heartbeat_history table?

How about that gg_heartbeat_history table?

Heartbeat tables are used to monitor the lag throughout the data replication cycle. Automatic heartbeats are sent periodically from each source database into the replication streams. These heartbeat records are inserted or updated into the heartbeat table at the target databases. By comparing the timestamps of these heartbeat records, the current and historical lags in … Continue reading How about that gg_heartbeat_history table?

GoldenGate Microservices Benefits over Classic Architecture

GoldenGate Microservices Benefits over Classic Architecture

Every once in a while, I've gotten a question about what are the main advantages of Microservices Architecture over Classic Architecture.ā€‚In this article, I am trying to summarize the most relevant point at a high level.ā€‚If you would like more details in any area, please feel free to reach out. The Oracle GoldenGate Microservices product … Continue reading GoldenGate Microservices Benefits over Classic Architecture