ECX is a software that catalogs and provides search capabilities for files, snapshots, volumes and other objects across NetApp and VMware environments. It provides a centralized view of the environment through its catalog, allowing users to search, analyze, and take action on the data. ECX helps improve efficiency through reports that identify underutilized storage, files beyond retention periods, and validate data protection compliance. The software is scalable, easy to deploy and manage, and provides insights to optimize storage usage and protection.
Catalogic ECX: Snapshot and Replication Automation for Pure StorageCatalogic Software
Catalogic ECX in-place copy data management for Pure Storage simplifies and automates operation of your Pure Storage FlashArray infrastructure through comprehensive management of Pure Storage FlashRecover snapshots and replication. By providing an application- and VM-aware copy management software layer, ECX reduces copy sprawl, simplifies data protection and disaster recovery, and delivers value-adding use cases such as automated infrastructure deployment for Dev-Test or DevOps.
OpenStack is an open source cloud computing platform that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter. It is managed through a dashboard and exposes APIs to provision resources through a web interface for users and administrators. Key projects include Nova (compute), Swift (object storage), Cinder (block storage), Quantum (networking), and Horizon (dashboard). OpenStack supports popular hypervisors like KVM and Xen and APIs from Amazon EC2 and Rackspace to provide infrastructure as a service capabilities for building public, private and hybrid clouds.
This document discusses polyglot persistence and multi-cloud data management solutions. It begins by noting the huge amounts of data being generated and stored globally, such as the billions of pieces of content shared daily on social media platforms. It then discusses challenges in storing and accessing these massive datasets, which can range from the petabyte to exabyte scale. The document introduces the concept of polyglot persistence, where enterprises use a variety of data storage technologies suited to different types of data, rather than assuming a single relational database. It also discusses using NoSQL databases and deploying databases across multiple cloud platforms.
The document introduces Oracle GoldenGate 12c and Oracle Data Integrator 12c. It summarizes new features including improved developer productivity in ODI 12c through declarative mapping, enhanced performance through parallelism. GoldenGate 12c features include intelligent delivery for higher performance, optimization for Database 12c, and expanded support for heterogeneous databases. Both products aim to deliver real-time integration for big data, cloud, and improved time to value.
ShadowFS is a data migration tool that:
- Transparently migrates data from legacy storage systems to new storage without disrupting users or applications. It works instantly and is easily installed and removed.
- Preserves all file metadata, permissions, and attributes during migration. Retention dates and legal holds are also maintained.
- Uses filtering to only migrate needed files, reducing capacity usage and legal risk. Extensive logging and hashing allows for chain-of-custody reporting during compliance migrations.
- Migrates data in parallel across systems for high performance and scalability when moving billions of files.
- The document discusses Oracle Data Guard, which is Oracle's disaster recovery solution that automates the creation and maintenance of transactionally consistent standby copies of a primary database.
- Data Guard helps protect data by taking the primary database data and automatically replicating it to one or more standby databases. This allows for failover to a standby if the primary fails.
- There are three types of standby databases: physical standby databases which are block-for-block identical copies, and logical standby databases which transform redo logs into SQL for application.
- Data Guard provides switchover and failover capabilities for planned and unplanned outages, respectively, to transition the primary role to a standby without
This document provides an overview of IBM Spectrum Scale, a high-performance file system for managing large amounts of unstructured data. Some key points:
- Spectrum Scale allows concurrent access to file data across multiple servers and storage devices for high performance and scalability.
- It provides integrated tools for data availability, replication, snapshots, quotas and more to simplify management of petabytes of data and billions of files.
- New features in version 4.1 include file encryption, flash caching, network monitoring and improvements to backup/restore and data migration.
Catalogic ECX: Snapshot and Replication Automation for Pure StorageCatalogic Software
Catalogic ECX in-place copy data management for Pure Storage simplifies and automates operation of your Pure Storage FlashArray infrastructure through comprehensive management of Pure Storage FlashRecover snapshots and replication. By providing an application- and VM-aware copy management software layer, ECX reduces copy sprawl, simplifies data protection and disaster recovery, and delivers value-adding use cases such as automated infrastructure deployment for Dev-Test or DevOps.
OpenStack is an open source cloud computing platform that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter. It is managed through a dashboard and exposes APIs to provision resources through a web interface for users and administrators. Key projects include Nova (compute), Swift (object storage), Cinder (block storage), Quantum (networking), and Horizon (dashboard). OpenStack supports popular hypervisors like KVM and Xen and APIs from Amazon EC2 and Rackspace to provide infrastructure as a service capabilities for building public, private and hybrid clouds.
This document discusses polyglot persistence and multi-cloud data management solutions. It begins by noting the huge amounts of data being generated and stored globally, such as the billions of pieces of content shared daily on social media platforms. It then discusses challenges in storing and accessing these massive datasets, which can range from the petabyte to exabyte scale. The document introduces the concept of polyglot persistence, where enterprises use a variety of data storage technologies suited to different types of data, rather than assuming a single relational database. It also discusses using NoSQL databases and deploying databases across multiple cloud platforms.
The document introduces Oracle GoldenGate 12c and Oracle Data Integrator 12c. It summarizes new features including improved developer productivity in ODI 12c through declarative mapping, enhanced performance through parallelism. GoldenGate 12c features include intelligent delivery for higher performance, optimization for Database 12c, and expanded support for heterogeneous databases. Both products aim to deliver real-time integration for big data, cloud, and improved time to value.
ShadowFS is a data migration tool that:
- Transparently migrates data from legacy storage systems to new storage without disrupting users or applications. It works instantly and is easily installed and removed.
- Preserves all file metadata, permissions, and attributes during migration. Retention dates and legal holds are also maintained.
- Uses filtering to only migrate needed files, reducing capacity usage and legal risk. Extensive logging and hashing allows for chain-of-custody reporting during compliance migrations.
- Migrates data in parallel across systems for high performance and scalability when moving billions of files.
- The document discusses Oracle Data Guard, which is Oracle's disaster recovery solution that automates the creation and maintenance of transactionally consistent standby copies of a primary database.
- Data Guard helps protect data by taking the primary database data and automatically replicating it to one or more standby databases. This allows for failover to a standby if the primary fails.
- There are three types of standby databases: physical standby databases which are block-for-block identical copies, and logical standby databases which transform redo logs into SQL for application.
- Data Guard provides switchover and failover capabilities for planned and unplanned outages, respectively, to transition the primary role to a standby without
This document provides an overview of IBM Spectrum Scale, a high-performance file system for managing large amounts of unstructured data. Some key points:
- Spectrum Scale allows concurrent access to file data across multiple servers and storage devices for high performance and scalability.
- It provides integrated tools for data availability, replication, snapshots, quotas and more to simplify management of petabytes of data and billions of files.
- New features in version 4.1 include file encryption, flash caching, network monitoring and improvements to backup/restore and data migration.
The document discusses massively parallel cloud data storage systems and NoSQL databases. It describes why these systems were developed due to the large data needs of social media and web companies. It then covers key aspects of NoSQL databases like their flexible schemas, distributed nature, and focus on high availability over consistency through eventual consistency. Common NoSQL systems and their architectures are also outlined.
Oracle Database 12c introduces new features that enable customers to embrace cloud computing. The new multitenant architecture allows multiple databases to be consolidated and managed within a single container database. This simplifies administration and enables rapid provisioning of databases. Oracle Database 12c also features in-memory analytics for real-time queries, automatic data optimization and compression, high availability, and security features. These capabilities help customers deploy databases in private or public clouds in a cost-effective manner.
The Oracle GoldenGate software package delivers low-impact, real-time data integration and transactional data replication across heterogeneous systems for continuous availability, zero-downtime migration, and business intelligence.
Join the Webinar to learn Golden Gate 12c New Features
• Expanded heterogeneous Support
• Multitenant Container Database (CDB) Support
• Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) Support
• Support for Public and Private Clouds
• Integrated Replicat
• Security
• Coordinated Replicat
• New 32K VARCHAR2 Support
• High Availability (HA) enhancements
• Support for Other Oracle products
• Improvements to feature Functionality
The document discusses new features in Oracle Trace File Analyzer (TFA) version 12.1.2.8.4, including the ability to install and run TFA without root privileges, easier one command Service Request Data Collection (SRDC) functionality, and the removal of the dependency on Bash for discovery of diagnostic data.
MOUG17: SQLT Utility for Tuning - Practical ExamplesMonica Li
The document discusses the Oracle SQLT Utility which is used to troubleshoot SQL performance. It provides more information than the SQL Tuning Advisor alone. SQLT works by calling the Tuning Advisor and Trace Analyzer to analyze SQL execution plans, profiles, and trace files. It produces a detailed HTML report with configuration findings, recommendations, and metadata about database objects and SQL statements. The document covers installing SQLT, using it via various modes like XTRACT, and reviewing the output report to identify opportunities and implement recommendations.
The BlueData EPIC™ software platform solves the challenges that can slow down and stall Big Data initiatives. It makes deployment of Big Data infrastructure easier, faster, and more
cost-effective – eliminating complexity as a barrier to adoption.
Teradata Technology Leadership and InnovationTeradata
Teradata is a global leader in data warehousing and analytics. It provides a range of products including data warehouse appliances, an enterprise data warehouse, and database technology. Teradata's solutions leverage the latest technology and are optimized for performance, flexibility, and integrated analytics to deliver insights faster.
Oracle Active Data Guard: Best Practices and New Features Deep Dive Glen Hawkins
Oracle Data Guard and Oracle Active Data Guard have long been the answer for the real-time protection, availability, and usability of Oracle data. This presentation provides an in-depth look at several key new features that will make your life easier and protect your data in new and more flexible ways. Learn how Oracle Active Data Guard 19c has been integrated with Oracle Database In-Memory and offers a faster application response after a role transition. See how DML can now be redirected from an Oracle Active Data Guard standby to its primary for more flexible data protection in today’s data centers or your data clouds. This technical deep dive on Active Data Guard is designed to give you a glimpse into upcoming new features brought to you by Oracle Development.
OpenStack Swift Object Storage on EMC Isilon Scale-Out NASEMC
This white paper discusses the EMC Isilon scale-out storage platform that provides object storage by exposing the OpenStack Object Storage API as a set of Representational State Transfer (REST) web services over HTTP.
Oracle Active Data Guard 12cR2. Is it the best option?Ludovico Caldara
If you are using Oracle Data Guard for data protection (hint: you should!), you might also want to know more about Oracle Active Data Guard and what makes it essential for even more increased availability and performance. In this session, I will give an overview of many new and old Active Data Guard features such as:
- Rolling Upgrades
- Real-time Query
- Fast Incremental Backup
- Subset Standby
- Multiple Instance Redo Apply
- Advanced topologies (Real-time Cascading Standby, Far Sync Standby, Alternate destinations)
- Automatic Block Repair
- Global Data Services
I will also explain why the ROI of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition can be higher when coupled with Oracle Active Data Guard.
The presentation show the new feature "Application Containers" which enables you to use the principles of the Multitenant Databases for your own applications. This is the perfect foundation for "Software as a service"
OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing platform that provides services for managing compute, storage, and networking resources in a datacenter. It allows users to build public and private clouds with control over data and resources. The main OpenStack services are Compute (Nova), Networking (Neutron), Block Storage (Cinder), Identity (Keystone), Image (Glance), Object Storage (Swift), Dashboard (Horizon), Orchestration (Heat), and Telemetry (Ceilometer). Together these services provide infrastructure as a service capabilities like managing virtual machines, networks, storage, and monitoring usage.
The document describes implementing multi-user file sharing using OpenStack object storage (Swift) on virtual machines. Swift provides scalable, redundant storage of objects and files across multiple servers. The authors deployed Swift on Ubuntu virtual machines using OpenStack to store and share files between users. Authentication of users is done using Swift's temporary authentication service (tempauth). Curl commands are used to create accounts and containers, upload and download objects, and share containers with other users.
Oracle 12c introduces new information lifecycle management (ILM) capabilities including a heat map to classify data access patterns, automatic data optimization (ADO) policies to automate data compression and movement over time, and storage tiering. The heat map provides fine-grained I/O statistics to identify hot, warm, and cold data. ADO policies can be defined using SQL to compress and tier data based on time or access thresholds. The ILM features are application transparent and aim to reduce storage costs over the data lifecycle.
SURVEY ON IMPLEMANTATION OF COLUMN ORIENTED NOSQL DATA STORES ( BIGTABLE & CA...IJCERT JOURNAL
NOSQL is a database provides a mechanism for storage and retrieval of data that is modeled for huge amount of data which is used in big data and Cloud Computing . NOSQL systems are also called "Not only SQL" to emphasize that they may support SQL-like query languages. A basic classification of NOSQL is based on data model; they are like column, Document, Key-Value etc. The objective of this paper is to study and compare the implantation of various column oriented data stores like Bigtable, Cassandra.
Its time to memorize everything about Object Storage from this exciting chart from A to Z. Later, get ready to take the fun quiz Here is the link: https://itblog.sandisk.com/object-storage-quiz/
This document provides guidance on using Oracle Data Guard Standby-First Patch Apply to apply patches and patch bundles to physical standby databases before applying them to the primary database. It allows validating patches on the standby first with minimal risk to the primary. The process involves installing patches on the standby, evaluating them, then installing on the primary. It is supported for certified interim patches up to one year apart between primary and standby. SQL installation is delayed until all databases have the same binaries.
This document provides a summary of Chandra Sekhar Siddapureddy's professional experience and skills. He has over 9 years of experience in IT as a team lead and application developer. Some of his key skills and experiences include extensive knowledge of ETL processes, data extraction and migration from various medical software into SQL Server databases, designing and implementing SSIS packages, and experience working with technologies like SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS and working on projects involving data conversion, report generation and database administration. He has worked on projects in the US for clients in the healthcare industry.
Catalogic ECX: Copy Data Management for InterSystems Caché and Epic EHRCatalogic Software
Copy Data Management is fast becoming a must-have solution for any Epic EHR environment. Catalogic ECX provides native application aware integration with InterSystems Caché and Clarity databases (SQL), VMs and file systems to automate the creation and use of Caché database copies — snapshots, clones and replicas – on your existing enterprise storage infrastructure. This allows you to meet Epic protection and recovery requirements as well as provide quick, easy and secure access to clones or full copies for development, testing, release, MDR, SUP, Build and training environments. ECX supports Caché on Red Hat Linux (virtual and physical) and AIX.
The document describes the EMC VNX5400 unified storage system. It delivers high performance through its MCx multicore optimization and supports up to 1 PB of storage capacity. Features include block, file, and object support along with data reduction technologies. It offers strong integration with virtualization platforms and automated storage tiering through FAST Suite to optimize performance and costs. A range of services and support options are available as well.
The document discusses massively parallel cloud data storage systems and NoSQL databases. It describes why these systems were developed due to the large data needs of social media and web companies. It then covers key aspects of NoSQL databases like their flexible schemas, distributed nature, and focus on high availability over consistency through eventual consistency. Common NoSQL systems and their architectures are also outlined.
Oracle Database 12c introduces new features that enable customers to embrace cloud computing. The new multitenant architecture allows multiple databases to be consolidated and managed within a single container database. This simplifies administration and enables rapid provisioning of databases. Oracle Database 12c also features in-memory analytics for real-time queries, automatic data optimization and compression, high availability, and security features. These capabilities help customers deploy databases in private or public clouds in a cost-effective manner.
The Oracle GoldenGate software package delivers low-impact, real-time data integration and transactional data replication across heterogeneous systems for continuous availability, zero-downtime migration, and business intelligence.
Join the Webinar to learn Golden Gate 12c New Features
• Expanded heterogeneous Support
• Multitenant Container Database (CDB) Support
• Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) Support
• Support for Public and Private Clouds
• Integrated Replicat
• Security
• Coordinated Replicat
• New 32K VARCHAR2 Support
• High Availability (HA) enhancements
• Support for Other Oracle products
• Improvements to feature Functionality
The document discusses new features in Oracle Trace File Analyzer (TFA) version 12.1.2.8.4, including the ability to install and run TFA without root privileges, easier one command Service Request Data Collection (SRDC) functionality, and the removal of the dependency on Bash for discovery of diagnostic data.
MOUG17: SQLT Utility for Tuning - Practical ExamplesMonica Li
The document discusses the Oracle SQLT Utility which is used to troubleshoot SQL performance. It provides more information than the SQL Tuning Advisor alone. SQLT works by calling the Tuning Advisor and Trace Analyzer to analyze SQL execution plans, profiles, and trace files. It produces a detailed HTML report with configuration findings, recommendations, and metadata about database objects and SQL statements. The document covers installing SQLT, using it via various modes like XTRACT, and reviewing the output report to identify opportunities and implement recommendations.
The BlueData EPIC™ software platform solves the challenges that can slow down and stall Big Data initiatives. It makes deployment of Big Data infrastructure easier, faster, and more
cost-effective – eliminating complexity as a barrier to adoption.
Teradata Technology Leadership and InnovationTeradata
Teradata is a global leader in data warehousing and analytics. It provides a range of products including data warehouse appliances, an enterprise data warehouse, and database technology. Teradata's solutions leverage the latest technology and are optimized for performance, flexibility, and integrated analytics to deliver insights faster.
Oracle Active Data Guard: Best Practices and New Features Deep Dive Glen Hawkins
Oracle Data Guard and Oracle Active Data Guard have long been the answer for the real-time protection, availability, and usability of Oracle data. This presentation provides an in-depth look at several key new features that will make your life easier and protect your data in new and more flexible ways. Learn how Oracle Active Data Guard 19c has been integrated with Oracle Database In-Memory and offers a faster application response after a role transition. See how DML can now be redirected from an Oracle Active Data Guard standby to its primary for more flexible data protection in today’s data centers or your data clouds. This technical deep dive on Active Data Guard is designed to give you a glimpse into upcoming new features brought to you by Oracle Development.
OpenStack Swift Object Storage on EMC Isilon Scale-Out NASEMC
This white paper discusses the EMC Isilon scale-out storage platform that provides object storage by exposing the OpenStack Object Storage API as a set of Representational State Transfer (REST) web services over HTTP.
Oracle Active Data Guard 12cR2. Is it the best option?Ludovico Caldara
If you are using Oracle Data Guard for data protection (hint: you should!), you might also want to know more about Oracle Active Data Guard and what makes it essential for even more increased availability and performance. In this session, I will give an overview of many new and old Active Data Guard features such as:
- Rolling Upgrades
- Real-time Query
- Fast Incremental Backup
- Subset Standby
- Multiple Instance Redo Apply
- Advanced topologies (Real-time Cascading Standby, Far Sync Standby, Alternate destinations)
- Automatic Block Repair
- Global Data Services
I will also explain why the ROI of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition can be higher when coupled with Oracle Active Data Guard.
The presentation show the new feature "Application Containers" which enables you to use the principles of the Multitenant Databases for your own applications. This is the perfect foundation for "Software as a service"
OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing platform that provides services for managing compute, storage, and networking resources in a datacenter. It allows users to build public and private clouds with control over data and resources. The main OpenStack services are Compute (Nova), Networking (Neutron), Block Storage (Cinder), Identity (Keystone), Image (Glance), Object Storage (Swift), Dashboard (Horizon), Orchestration (Heat), and Telemetry (Ceilometer). Together these services provide infrastructure as a service capabilities like managing virtual machines, networks, storage, and monitoring usage.
The document describes implementing multi-user file sharing using OpenStack object storage (Swift) on virtual machines. Swift provides scalable, redundant storage of objects and files across multiple servers. The authors deployed Swift on Ubuntu virtual machines using OpenStack to store and share files between users. Authentication of users is done using Swift's temporary authentication service (tempauth). Curl commands are used to create accounts and containers, upload and download objects, and share containers with other users.
Oracle 12c introduces new information lifecycle management (ILM) capabilities including a heat map to classify data access patterns, automatic data optimization (ADO) policies to automate data compression and movement over time, and storage tiering. The heat map provides fine-grained I/O statistics to identify hot, warm, and cold data. ADO policies can be defined using SQL to compress and tier data based on time or access thresholds. The ILM features are application transparent and aim to reduce storage costs over the data lifecycle.
SURVEY ON IMPLEMANTATION OF COLUMN ORIENTED NOSQL DATA STORES ( BIGTABLE & CA...IJCERT JOURNAL
NOSQL is a database provides a mechanism for storage and retrieval of data that is modeled for huge amount of data which is used in big data and Cloud Computing . NOSQL systems are also called "Not only SQL" to emphasize that they may support SQL-like query languages. A basic classification of NOSQL is based on data model; they are like column, Document, Key-Value etc. The objective of this paper is to study and compare the implantation of various column oriented data stores like Bigtable, Cassandra.
Its time to memorize everything about Object Storage from this exciting chart from A to Z. Later, get ready to take the fun quiz Here is the link: https://itblog.sandisk.com/object-storage-quiz/
This document provides guidance on using Oracle Data Guard Standby-First Patch Apply to apply patches and patch bundles to physical standby databases before applying them to the primary database. It allows validating patches on the standby first with minimal risk to the primary. The process involves installing patches on the standby, evaluating them, then installing on the primary. It is supported for certified interim patches up to one year apart between primary and standby. SQL installation is delayed until all databases have the same binaries.
This document provides a summary of Chandra Sekhar Siddapureddy's professional experience and skills. He has over 9 years of experience in IT as a team lead and application developer. Some of his key skills and experiences include extensive knowledge of ETL processes, data extraction and migration from various medical software into SQL Server databases, designing and implementing SSIS packages, and experience working with technologies like SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS and working on projects involving data conversion, report generation and database administration. He has worked on projects in the US for clients in the healthcare industry.
Catalogic ECX: Copy Data Management for InterSystems Caché and Epic EHRCatalogic Software
Copy Data Management is fast becoming a must-have solution for any Epic EHR environment. Catalogic ECX provides native application aware integration with InterSystems Caché and Clarity databases (SQL), VMs and file systems to automate the creation and use of Caché database copies — snapshots, clones and replicas – on your existing enterprise storage infrastructure. This allows you to meet Epic protection and recovery requirements as well as provide quick, easy and secure access to clones or full copies for development, testing, release, MDR, SUP, Build and training environments. ECX supports Caché on Red Hat Linux (virtual and physical) and AIX.
The document describes the EMC VNX5400 unified storage system. It delivers high performance through its MCx multicore optimization and supports up to 1 PB of storage capacity. Features include block, file, and object support along with data reduction technologies. It offers strong integration with virtualization platforms and automated storage tiering through FAST Suite to optimize performance and costs. A range of services and support options are available as well.
This document provides a blueprint for a fault tolerant NAS configuration using Symantec File Store with VMware and NEC hardware. It discusses the growth of unstructured data and need for scalable, reliable storage. The configuration outlined uses Symantec File Store software running on VMware virtual machines to manage file systems stored on NEC servers and storage arrays. NetBackup is used to backup the file systems to a separate backup site for disaster recovery purposes. The blueprint defines the typical hardware and software components, use cases, and operational procedures for this file storage system architecture.
The document discusses databases and database management systems (DBMS) and relational database management systems (RDBMS). It defines key terms like data, information, databases, DBMS, RDBMS and provides examples. It also summarizes the differences between DBMS and RDBMS and lists some popular RDBMS like Oracle, SQL Server, and Access. The document then focuses on Oracle, providing details on its components, tools and applications.
Scale-on-Scale : Part 1 of 3 - Production EnvironmentScale Computing
How Scale’s production environment is configured, monitored, and expanded.
How does Scale Computing:
Take advantage of Scale's unique Intelligent Clustered Operating System (ICOS™) technology?
Use VMWare for a private cloud?
Monitor cluster health?
Know when it's time to add capacity and performance?
Watch the video presentation of this slide deck here:
http://lp.scalecomputing.com/scale_on_scale_webinar_pt_1.html
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Oracle exalytics deployment for high availabilityPaulo Fagundes
This white paper contains technical details about how to configure a two node cluster of Oracle Exalytics systems running Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition with Oracle Exadata to enable high availability. The Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) configuration requires horizontal scale out to be configured for scalability and performance (load balancing).
The document describes Acunu's data platform, which reengineers the storage stack in the Linux kernel to take advantage of massive datasets and scale-out commodity hardware. Acunu provides high performance storage solutions for NoSQL databases like Apache Cassandra through its open source Acunu Storage Core. It also allows multiple data stores to interoperate on the same data through versioning and isolation tools. Acunu's research has led to innovations like fast full data versioning and data structures optimized for SSD performance.
This document provides an overview and strategy for Oracle systems. It outlines challenges customers face with increasing costs, resource constraints, time to value, and outdated infrastructure. It then summarizes Oracle's engineered systems approach which provides extreme performance, low risk deployment, and breakthrough efficiency through fully integrated hardware and software solutions. The document reviews several Oracle engineered systems like Exadata, Exalogic, Exalytics, and Oracle servers that are designed to work together.
The Oracle Database Appliance X5-2 is a preconfigured, integrated system that simplifies deployment and management of high availability Oracle databases. It contains two servers with Intel Xeon processors and 256 GB of memory each, connected by InfiniBand and sharing 128 TB of raw storage across SAS drives. The appliance supports Oracle Real Application Clusters or Oracle RAC One Node for active-active or active-passive database failover. An Appliance Manager further simplifies deployment, patching, and diagnostics of the database solution.
The Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S and X6-2M are fully integrated Oracle database appliances that simplify deployment, maintenance, and support of Oracle databases. They integrate hardware, software, storage, and networking to deliver optimized database performance for transaction processing and data warehousing. All components are engineered and supported by Oracle to provide a reliable and secure system with built-in automation and best practices.
The Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S and X6-2M are fully integrated systems optimized for Oracle Database that simplify deployment, maintenance, and support of database solutions. They integrate software, compute, storage, and networking resources and offer flexible Oracle Database licensing options. Key features include Intel Xeon processors, NVMe flash storage, 10GbE networking, Oracle Linux, and Oracle Appliance Manager for simplified management.
At the Public Sector Red Hat Storage Days on 1/20/16 and 1/21/16, Jason Calloway walked attendees through the basics of scalable POSIX file systems in the cloud.
This document provides an introduction to using the RTX real-time operating system with the Keil uVision IDE. It describes how to create a basic RTX application with multiple tasks and use RTX functions for task scheduling and synchronization. The document gives an example 4-task application that blinks LEDs, increments counters, and displays text. It also discusses using semaphores, specifically mutexes, to control access to shared resources between tasks in a real-time system.
Centralized Logging Feature in CloudStack using ELK and Grafana - Kiran Chava...ShapeBlue
In this session, Kiran demonstrates how to centralize all the CloudStack-related logs in one place using Elastic Search and generate beautiful dashboards in Grafana. This session simplifies the troubleshooting process involved with CloudStack and quickly helps to resolve the issue.
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The CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2023 took place on 23-24th November. The conference, arranged by a group of volunteers from the Apache CloudStack Community, took place in the voco hotel, in Porte de Clichy, Paris. It hosted over 350 attendees, with 47 speakers holding technical talks, user stories, new features and integrations presentations and more.
Tegile Intelligent Flash Storage Arrays provide high performance storage with data reduction up to 10:1 through inline deduplication and compression. They use an IntelliFlash architecture that separates metadata from data storage for improved performance. Models range from hybrid to all-flash configurations with varying storage capacities and performance levels.
As we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Environmental Claims Journal (“the Journal”), congratulations and thank you to everyone who has been involved as authors, Editorial Advisory Board Members, subscribers, and readers. Important article topics have often focused on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and related state law statutes, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), worldwide health issues from pollutants, environmental releases from climate change, the lack of coverage under general liability and property policies for pollutants, and the availability of coverage under environmental insurance policies. The emergence of new claims exposures is also informative and interesting. Recent important topics have addressed the environmental impacts to groundwater and drinking water, alternative energy-related issues, and chemicals newly deemed hazardous to the environment and health. While there are thousands of examples of environmental claims over the past year, this note will highlight some of the most recent news stories.
The document discusses recognizing excellence within a company. It describes choosing five employees as "Excellence Leaders" in categories like inspiring others, developing solutions, professionalism, expertise, and efficiency. Each honoree received a golden star trophy and was publicly recognized. The document emphasizes that excellence should be promoted through learning from exemplary role models, and that behaviors and actions can influence others in a positive way.
Know Your Insurance - Market Value vs Reconstruction ValueNicholas Toscano
Ensure that your homeowners policy limits correspond to the cost to rebuild in case of a natural disaster, whether it is a wildfire, hurricane or flood. Unlike a home’s resale value (which includes
the cost of the land), the cost to rebuild is based on the amount
needed to hire a contractor plus building materials and other additional costs.
Purchase Adequate Coverage You decide how much coverage to
buy for your home, but SterlingRisk recommends purchasing coverage at least equal to the estimated cost of rebuilding your home.
Compliance Bulletin - New York Enacts Paid Family Leave LawNicholas Toscano
On April 4, 2016, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will require employers to provide paid family leave benefits to eligible employees as part of the state’s disability insurance program.
Paid family leave benefits will be phased in over a four-year period, beginning Jan. 1, 2018. When the law is fully implemented in 2021, employees may be eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid family leave.
Owning a vacant building can pose serious liabilities because vacant buildings are more susceptible to vandalism, undetected repairs, fire and other losses. If you own vacant property, it is advisable to purchase Vacant Property Insurance, also known as Vacant Building Insurance or Vacant Dwelling Insurance, to protect against risks.
On Dec. 28, 2016, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) adopted new regulations that increase the salary threshold that executive and administrative employees need to meet in order to be exempt from the state’s overtime pay regulations.
The NYSDOL’s new regulations are part of the state’s Wage Orders. They become effective on Dec. 31, 2016.
The new salary threshold for qualifying employees will:
• Gradually increase over the next few years; and
• Depends on the employer’s size and location, as shown in the table below.
On Dec. 19, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule amending its recordkeeping regulations. The amendments were adopted to clarify that an employer’s duty to create and maintain work-related injury or illness records is an ongoing obligation. The final rule becomes effective on Jan. 18, 2017.
The clarification explains that an employer remains under an obligation to record a qualifying injury or illness throughout the five-year record storage period, even if the incident was not originally recorded during the first six months after its occurrence.
The final rule does not create any additional or new recordkeeping obligations for employers.
SterlingRisk and Stacy Barrow Present - Surviving a DOL AuditNicholas Toscano
Hosted by SterlingRisk and Presented by Stacy Barrow, Esq. from Marathas Barrow Weatherhead Lent LLP
Stacy Barrow, one of the nation's leading experts on the Affordable Care Act covered the following:
- Preparing for and avoiding a DOL Audit
- Navigating a DOL Audit
- ERISA
- Forms Reporting
- Checklist of Commonly Requested Documents
- DOL Enforcement
This document summarizes a seminar presented by Robert Sperber from The Van Wagner Group and Kent Barnes from Great American Insurance Group on individual professional liability insurance. The seminar covered reasons for addiction counselors and other healthcare providers to purchase their own professional liability insurance separate from employer coverage. It also provided an overview of the professional liability insurance program offered through the partnership of Van Wagner Group and Great American Insurance Group, including the types of coverage provided, policy details, and eligibility. The presentation concluded by taking questions from attendees.
The document summarizes a conference on corporate professional liability insurance presented by Robert Sperber from The Van Wagner Group and Kent Barnes from Great American Insurance Group. It discusses Van Wagner Group becoming the official broker for the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) and offering industry-leading insurance coverage, expertise, and service. Great American Insurance Group focuses on human and social services organizations and offers extensive coverage options as well as expert claims handling.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for employee benefit plans maintained by private-sector employers. ERISA includes requirements for both retirement plans (for example, 401(k) plans) and welfare benefit plans (for example, group health plans). ERISA has been amended many times over the years, expanding the protections available to welfare benefit plan participants and beneficiaries.
The Department of Labor (DOL), through its Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), enforces most of ERISA’s provisions. Violating ERISA can have serious and costly consequences for employers that sponsor welfare benefit plans, either through DOL enforcement actions and penalty assessments or through participant lawsuits.
Risk Insights - Wrap-up Insurance Programs for Construction ProjectsNicholas Toscano
Insuring all of the risks associated with large-scale construction projects can be a daunting task for the parties involved. The traditional insurance approach requires each party to procure and maintain separate coverage. Generally, the contractor and subcontractor then include the cost of insurance, plus a mark-up, in their project bids.
Typically, risk is then pushed downstream—from owners to general contractors, and from general contractors to subcontractors—through contractual indemnifications, contractually mandated minimum insurance requirements and additional insured provisions.
Playing it Safe - Holiday Safety in the WorkplaceNicholas Toscano
Stay safe while celebrating the season
It’s the holiday season – a time for decorations and festivities to celebrate the season. While we welcome your displays of holiday spirit, it is important to keep safety in mind. Here are some holiday safety guidelines to follow to ensure we all celebrate the season safely.
Use Drones Safely
Drones are usually thought of as toys or hobbyist aircraft. However, they also constitute a substantial risk to your family, home and privacy. Whether or not you own a drone, it’s important that you’re aware of regulations and safety tips regarding their use.
Here are the basic guidelines for registering recreational drones with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):
Hosted by SterlingRisk and Presented by Stacy Barrow, Esq. from Marathas Barrow Weatherhead Lent LLP
Stacy Barrow, one of the nation's leading experts on the Affordable Care Act covered the following:
- The final ACA reporting forms and instructions that were recently released by the IRS.
- Discussion regarding the offer of coverage and the safe harbor codes.
- The various forms of transition relief.
- Other tips and tricks for employers completing the forms, including how to address opt-out payments provided to employees who decline coverage and how to handle reporting errors due to names and SSNs/TINs not matching IRS records.
- and much more...
ACA Compliance Bulletin - Final Form for ACA ReportingNicholas Toscano
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released final 2016 forms for reporting under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Sections 6055 and 6056.
- Forms 1094-B and 1095-B are used by entities reporting
under Section 6055, including self-insured plan sponsors
that are not applicable large employers (ALEs). Final
2016 versions of these forms and final instructions
were released on Sept. 26, 2016.
- Forms 1094-C and 1095-C are used by ALEs to report
under Section 6056, as well as for combined Section
6055 and 6056 reporting by ALEs who sponsor selfinsured
plans. Final 2016 versions of these forms and
final instructions were released on Sept. 30, 2016.
Minor changes were made to the forms, including the addition
of two new “Offer of Coverage” codes for use on Form 1095-C.
The instructions also included some clarifications.
On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule regarding overtime wage payment qualifications for the “white collar exemptions” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The final rule increases the salary an employee must be paid in order to qualify for a white collar exemption. The required salary level is increased to $47,476 per year and will be automatically updated every three years. The final rule does not modify the duties test employees must meet to qualify for a white collar exemption.
Nicholas C. Toscano is an experienced professional with technical expertise in systems analysis, programming languages, web design, databases, and business intelligence tools. He has over 10 years of experience in roles such as website manager, managing partner, web manager and graphic designer, freelance web designer, and other positions utilizing his skills in areas like web development, digital marketing, project management, and graphic design. Toscano has a bachelor's degree in computer information systems and is A+ certified.
1. CATALOG. PROTECT. MANAGE.
SOLUTION SHEET
Unprecedented IT Insight Enables
Greater Efficiency and Accelerates
use of Snapshots for Data Protection
The Catalogic ECX Enterprise Catalog gathers, centralizes and catalogs information
about your NetApp and VMware environments, allowing you to search, report, analyze
and take action on information. By cataloging all tiers of NetApp Snapshots, search tasks
can be completed in seconds, stale or unwanted data identified and moved or deleted as
required, protection compliance validated, and much more.
A Snapshot Catalog for the NetApp Enterprise
The ECX Enterprise Catalog provides a centralized, scalable and easy way to catalog
and search the NetApp ONTAP®
landscape, including aggregates, qtrees, snapshots,
SnapVault™
and SnapMirror™
volumes and the files contained in them. The ECX
Enterprise Catalog gathers data from any ONTAP-based disk system, including the latest
Clustered Data ONTAP platforms, and catalogs it across all tiers of storage, including
snapshots on primary volumes, secondary volumes (SnapVault copies) and tertiary or
DR copies (SnapMirror volumes). By having a central catalog of information, users gain
unprecedented IT insight leading to new levels of efficiency and accelerating the use of
snapshot technology for efficient data protection.
ECX cataloging is not dependent on any specific tool or bound to any specific time
period. It catalogs snapshots created by PowerShell, NetApp OnCommand®, etc. ECX
does not interfere with or replace traditional backup technologies. But unlike backup
products, ECX isn’t limited to cataloging only the data it protects. Even if you have years
of snapshots on disk, ECX will catalog all of them and give you a complete view of your
environment.
Quick FAQ About ECX
QQ What does ECX catalog?
AA ECX catalogs files and IT objects. IT
objects include snapshots, volumes, LUNs,
virtual machines, etc. It supports both
Clustered Data ONTAP and 7-mode.
QQ Does ECX replace what I’m using for data
protection?
AA No! ECX is completely non-disruptive and
can co-exist with any other solution.
QQ Is ECX complicated to deploy?
AA No! ECX is a self-contained virtual
appliance that can be up and running in 15
minutes.
QQ I have hundreds of millions of files. Can
ECX handle that many?
AA Yes! ECX is designed to scale to billions of
objects.
Catalogic™
ECX™
Enterprise Catalog
ECX includes a powerful search capability that returns rich information in seconds. To locate a specific file (NFS/CIFS data), simply
enter a file name and ECX will return the location of every instance and version of that file across your entire NetApp infrastructure.
Searches can be filtered by date ranges, file types and so on allowing you to refine searches with precision. Search tasks that used to
consume hours of valuable IT time are now completed in seconds. It has never been this easy to find files.
ECX is built using modern software components that ensure it can scale with the growth of your environment and integrate with
existing systems. It has been built to be flexible and offers capabilities such as RESTful APIs, scripting capabilities and simple linkage
with host OS browsers.
Increasing Storage Efficiency
ECX uses powerful file reporting and analytics to quickly pin-point inefficient use of storage. With ECX you can identify unwanted
objects such as old files that have not been accessed for a set amount of time, extremely large files, file types that may violate storage
policies (video, music), unused virtual machines, and so on. Snapshot reporting identifies volumes that may have more snapshot
retention than they require, or where snapshots are taking up an excessive percentage of space.
Snapshot Catalog, Search and Reporting for NetApp®
and VMware®
2. CATALOG. PROTECT. MANAGE.
Utilization reports provide advanced
warning for volumes, aggregates or LUNs
that are beyond a specified capacity range
(e.g. 80% utilized). Similar reports are
available for VMware datastores.
All reports can be scheduled to run
automatically and be sent via email in
multiple formats (PDF, Excel, Word).
ECX can also provide remediation through
its script policy engine. For example, a list
of files beyond required retention dates
can be generated and used in a script to
migrate them to lower tier storage or to
delete them. With Catalogic ECX software,
you can create a new level of efficiency in
your storage environment.
Validating Protection Compliance
and DR
NetApp Snapshot, SnapVault and
SnapMirror are powerful and efficient
technologies for protecting data. But when
data grows into hundreds or thousands of
volumes, it’s not always easy to be sure
that everything is properly protected.
Catalogic ECX software provides reports
that identify any volumes that are not
being protected or where protection
may have failed due to an errant
configuration change or other issue. With
this information, you can investigate the
situation and apply proper corrective
measures rapidly and efficiently.
ECX also reports on the popular NetApp
protection tools of SnapManager for
Exchange, SnapManager for SQL and
Open Storage SnapVault (OSSV). Reports
indicate the last time protection was
successful for these systems, alerting you
to any failures.
ECX users can quickly locate files, volumes, Virtual Machines and numerous other IT
objects across their infrastructure with a simple and intuitive Search interface.
Many organizations also have compliance
requirements that certain files or volumes
of files be stored on multiple systems in
multiple locations. ECX software will let
you validate that data is properly in place,
providing you the verification you need to
satisfy protection requirements and provide
documentation to compliance auditors.
Built for Scale and Easy to Use
To handle rapid data growth, ECX software
is designed to be extremely scalable
and highly efficient. It can catalog a very
large number of objects, even into the
ECX Reporting and Analytics
ECX reports are divided into four
categories.
Storage Utilization
Reports designed to help improve
efficiency. These reports provide
information on NetApp and VMware
storage utilization, including threshold
warning reports, reports on potentially
wasted resources (e.g. VMware sprawl,
orphaned LUNs), and informational reports.
Storage Protection
Reports designed to help ensure proper
and efficient protection. These reports
detect whether or not NetApp protection
technologies (Snapshot, SnapVault,
SnapMirror, etc.) have been set for
optimum protection of data or whether they
may be over-protecting data.
File Analytics
Reports designed to help improve
efficiency. These reports provide analytics
on the file contents of NetApp volumes,
including file age, file types and file sizes
(largest files).
System Management
Reports designed to help you understand
ECX operations. These reports provide
detailed information about your ECX
environment.
billions. Rapid, low-impact data gathering can catalog tens of millions of files a day, and
differential cataloging going forward means minimal impact to production systems. With
ECX software, you can catalog your entire environment or only select portions of it, and
can easily expand as your needs grow.
ECX can be deployed literally in minutes. Delivered as a self-contained virtual appliance,
ECX software is up and running quickly. Adding storage and VMware nodes for
cataloging is straightforward. Once added, cataloging begins based on set schedules.
Storage utilization reports identify areas where capacity limits are being reached, as
well as uncovering inefficiency and waste.