What is ora2know? One week ago, on November 18, 2024 we founded ora2know, the new German Oracle User Group. The focus of the new group is the Oracle Database and its users. If you like to participate and/or attend our meetings, please register with our newsletter! We want to do community-style meetings, one-day events, hacking […]
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All non-technical I consider as interesting for you.
Pictures and Download DOAG 2024 talks
Die largest Oracle Conference in Germany is DOAG Conference + Exhibition in November. It’s always the hotspot for the whois-who in the Oracle landscape. I had the chance to present three talks one of them with Axel vom Stein, Oracle ACE Pro, working with our valued customer BSS Bohnenberg, Solingen. Talks at DOAG 2024 Three talks, all […]
Symposium42 // SYM42
Stay tuned, something cool in the Database World is around the corner. Symposium42 (short: SYM42) is coming soon. Follow it on Twitter: @sym_42 Why a Symposium42? SYM42 is an idea that has been discussed for a little while within a group of presenters & conference organisers, mostly based in Europe & the USA but also […]
DOAG Konferenz 2021 Slides for Download
Thank you all for attending, commenting and discussing my presentations at DOAG Konferenz 2021. I am happy about the good feedback, and the attendance in the rooms. Meeting some of you in DOAG’s GatherTown was a good thing, to mimic the real conference center in Nuremberg. But still a mimic! I’m looking forward to DOAG […]
Godspeed, Pieter van Puymbroeck
Last Sunday, I got a miserable call, one that everybody fears: On July, 16th 2021, the Oracle Community lost one of its loveliest members and a valued contributor. We all lost an amazing human being. I lost a dear and trusted friend: Pieter van Puymbroeck, you passed away in one of your favourite spots – […]
Very cool interview with Maria Colgan
Community work can be so much fun. When working for the German Oracle User Group, DOAG, one of my favourite jobs is interviewing interesting people for doag.tv. In fall 2019, we recorded a fun interview with Maria Colgan, Master Product Manager for the Oracle Database. I had the chance to prepare the story: Based on […]
DOAG Regionalgruppe Nürnberg Anfahrt / Map
DOAG Regio und Meetup Die DOAG Regionalgruppe und Meetup Nürnberg hat ein großes Thema: Die Technologien von und rund um Oracle, und ist ganz leicht zu finden. Sie ist immer am gleichen Ort, und das Treffen findet immer am dritten Donnerstag eines jeden Monats statt (außer August und November). Die konkreten Termine und Themen werden […]
Oracle ACE Director
Uh, there has been no blog entry for some time, had a busy time. So now I have a good reason to blog after returning from Collaborate18 in Las Vegas, where I had the chance to present two talks about SQL Tuning and Oracle Performance on VMware. The Oracle ACE Program usually hosts a dinner […]
My COLLABORATE16 look-at’s – an aftermath
From April 10th to April 14th 2016 many Oracle professionals congregated in Las Vegas. The three big U.S. user groups, the IOUG, the OAUG and the Quest User Group once again formed one of the best Oracle Conferences in the world: COLLABORATE16. I was honored to be there as a speaker, and glad to perform […]
Looking forward to speaking at COLLABORATE16 IOUG Forum
Yes, I did it again, submitted and got two papers accepted – speaking at COLLABORATE16 in Las Vegas (#C16LV) is always a highlight of the year! This time, it will be: The Bad One In Your Crop – SQL Tuning Analysis For DBAs 4:30 PM–5:30 PM Apr 11, 2016, Palm-A Oracle Core: 12c InMemory Column […]
Featured by Oracle Magazine
The Oracle Magazine featured me in its January / February 2016 issue. I really feel honoured and would like to say thank you for the opportunity! For details, please see the Performing Databases Blog post about the publication. […]
DOAG noon2noon RAC & Dataguard – Quick Report
There’s always something to learn – for example about Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters) and Dataguard. And the old-school frontal teaching concept is boring, and more important, ineffective after a few hours of passive listening. So the German Oracle Users Group DOAG organized a “noon2noon” event: “Oracle RAC and Dataguard” this week in Würzburg (January 2 1st-22nd 2016). It was the […]
What is a “RAC Battle”?
RAC Battle [ræk ˈbæt̬l̩] What is a “RAC Battle”? It is a format of presenting technology – two experts, battling against each other on pros and cons of Oracle Real Application Cluster. Björn Rost (Oracle ACE Director) and Martin Klier (Oracle ACE) will fight Wednesday November 18th, 2015 11 am Nürnberg CCN (DOAG Konferenz 2015) […]
Oracle 12c in practice – customer report in Cologne #12cjetzt
From Beta to Production – Oracle 12c at TGW In October, I’ll speak at the Oracle #12jetzt (#12cnow) symposium in Köln (Cologne) about the introduction of 12c as standard palttform at our ISV customer TGW Software Services. I had the privilege to continuously working on the 12c product evaluation and introduction from availability of 12c beta2 […]
DOAG Database Conference 2015 begins #DOAGDB15
It’s time! June 16th, the DOAG Database Conference takes place in Düsseldorf, Van Der Valk Airport Hotel. Twenty-two specialized talks about Oracle Database, Replication, Tools and Security promise a great techie-day. See the schedule of lectures here. I’m looking forward to seeing you there, having great corner talks about Oracle, life and lemons, tweeting with […]
DOAG BI Conference: Oracle Core (for Beginners): In-Memory Column Store
On Thursday, April 23rd I’m speaking at DOAG BI 2015, the leading Oracle Business Intelligence Conference in Germany. (#DOAGBI15) My contribution is: “Oracle Core für Einsteiger: In-Memory Columns Store”. The lecture will show, how the Oracle Database In-Memory option works “under the hood”, and how it is used to the best effect. Please find the presentation […]
Chemnitzer Linux Tage 2015
Last weekend, I had the chance to attend the Linux Days Chemnitz. It’s an annual meeting of the German Linux family with roundabout 2,500 attendees and a FANTASTIC atmosphere. It was two days of hearing tech talks, enjoying rich nerd content and talkin’ shop. […]
Martin Klier Oracle ACE
I feel VERY proud, honoured and grateful, that Oracle awarded me with the Oracle ACE in December 2014. The Oracle ACE program is a community reward, and encourages us to participate, enrich, promote and organise Oracle community events. When speaking about the community, first of all I’d like to highlight my Oracle User Group of Germany, […]
Speaker at DOAG 2015 Datenbank – “Oracle Core für Einsteiger: InMemory Column Store”
The DOAG 2015 Database conference is on the horizon: June 16, 2015 in Düsseldorf, Germany. I’m proud to announce my participation as a speaker, as I was honoured with in the years before. This year, my part will be a new “Beginners” talk in German: “Oracle Core für Einsteiger: InMemory Column Store” Abstract: ==================== Der Vortrag richtet […]
DOAG Noon2Noon Event Nürnberg / MySQL vs. Oracle – Review
It was time to try something new in our DOAG Database Community. And please, please just not another frontal conference: twenty guys look forward, one looks back, like eight-oars-and-coxswain. I don’t know if DOAG invented it, but it was a success: The Noon2Noon Event. How does it work? It’s like 24 hours of BarCamp, starting with […]
Martin Klier in DOAG.tv Interview: Oracle Standard Edition
A while ago, DOAG.tv interviewed me about Oracle’s Standard Edition and database system migrations. The material was published just recently, so I’d like to share it. Enjoy, and if there are questions, just let me know! http://www.doag.org/home/aktuelle-news/article/oracle-database-standard-edition-versus-enterprise-edition.html I have to add a corrigenda: SE RAC is not – at least not at the moment – limited […]
DOAG 2014 Presentation and Whitepaper online: Database I/O
Hi, my #DOAG2014 presentation and whitepaper are online now! “Oracle Core für Einsteiger: Datenbank I/O” Presentation: http://www.performing-databases.com/uploads/media/OracleCoreDatabaseIO-Klier-2014.pdf Whitepaper: http://www.performing-databases.com/uploads/media/Klier-Database-IO.pdf Thank you all for attending! Regards Martin Klier […]
It’s #DOAG2014 time!
Hello World! It’s time for all Oracle folks to congregate in Nuremberg for DOAG Konferenz 2014! I’d love to meet and greet you there – maybe you are also interested in my talk for Database Rookies: “Oracle Core für Einsteiger: Database I/O”: https://www.doag.org/konferenz/konferenzplaner/konferenzplaner_details.php?locS=0&id=459293&vid=485382 Hope to have a great week with you! Martin Klier […]
Visited Germany’s first Spatial Database, Size 26 kiloStones
Last week, I had the chance to visit Bavaria’s (and so also Germany’s) oldest Spatial Database. It’s buried deep below Munich, and contains all the geo information about Bavaria in scale 1:5000 and some in 1:2500. It was introduced in 1808 and was in use until 1950. That’s also the current state of the data. […]
New German Linux Forum (forum.linux-talk.de)
In the last weeks, some folks were busy to build a new German Linux Forum “forum.linux-talk.de”, since the predecessor was systematically ruined by the commercial owners. Especially Jean (wdp) and Hendrik (Nilpferd) invested much time and money into building the new environment. So the new forum is completely free of ads and commercials, and the […]
Performance is rarely an accident (Deutsch)
Some time ago, I saw a great presentation of Cary Millsap: „Thinking clearly about performance”. It was obviously relevant for our internal developers, so he unhesistantly granted me permission to reproduce some of his ideas for us. Cary, thank you very much! Here you can see, what I made out of the topic, mostly for […]
Oracle Core für Einsteiger: Datenbank I/O at DOAG 2014
Proud to announce, that DOAG accepted my tech talk “Oracle Core für Einsteiger: Datenbank I/O” for DOAG Conference 2014 in Nuremberg. It’s my next contribution to DOAGs thread aiming at beginners and part-time database people. The talk will be in German, here comes its abstract: Oracle Core für Einsteiger: Datenbank I/O Wir kennen verschiedene I/O-Typen, […]
Status Blog
Hello, long time no see? Many things have changed here, so my time for blogging was limited. Together with Benedikt Nahlovsky, I founded “Performing Databases“, a company to offer top-class database know-how combined with flexibility and agility. Doing all the formal requirements, and pushing business into life absorbed much of my free brain space. In […]
Slides for COLLABORATE 2014 IOUG forum talk #C14LV
Hi folks, here’s my slides for “YOUR machine and MY databases – a performing relationship?!” at Collaborate 2014 Las Vegas. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! 2014_141_Klier_odp_v1 2014_141_Klier_v1_doc Some pictures to come soon! You may want to follow the #C14LV hashtag to see what’s going on. 🙂 […]
SQL Server Analysis Look At’s
End of March, I had a chance to dig a bit deeper into MS SQL Server analysis. The german chapter of PASS (http://www.sqlpass.org) organized one of their “Essentials”, a condensed training day with a specific topic. This one was named “SQL Server Analysis” and was held by Andreas Wolter (MCSM) in Nuremberg. Here comes my […]
DOAG Würzburg: “Resolving child cursor issues resulting in mutex waits”
I feel honored that DOAG asked me once more for being a speaker at an event – this time it’s DOAG Regionalgruppe Würzburg. I will give my (updated) C12LV and Oracle Open World 2012 talk “Resolving child cursor issues resulting in mutex waits” there, supported by my new business Performing Databases GmbH. My abstract: In […]
DOAG Database Conference Düsseldorf: “YOUR machine and MY database” was accepted
DOAG just informed me that my talk, “YOUR machine and MY database – a performing relationship!?” was accpeted for DOAG Database Conference Düsseldorf. Last year, the first Database Conference at Düsseldorf was a great success, I enjoyed it very much. I’m glad to be part of the speaker’s corps this year. Hope to see you […]
Speaking at COLLABORATE 14: “YOUR machine and MY database – a performing relationship!?”
I’m excited to announce that IOUG accepted my talk “YOUR machine and MY database – a performing relationship!?” for COLLABORATE 14 in Las Vegas. I’d love to see you there – for tech talk, gossip and meeting old and new friends! Abstract: Databases affect machines, machines affect databases. Optimizing one is pointless without knowing the […]
Oracle Datenbank Architektur – nicht nur für Einsteiger (DOAG Konferenz 2013)
Thanks everybody for attending my talk “Oracle Datenbank Architektur – nicht nur für Einsteiger” at DOAG Conference 2013. It was a great feeling to have a packed room there. As promised, here comes my presentation and whitepaper (both in German). OracleArchitektur-DOAG OracleArchitekturNichtNurFürEinsteiger_Klier Feedback is always appreciated! […]
DOAG Presentation: Oracle Standard Edition RAC
Wednesday last week, I had a presentation for my regional Oracle Users Group (DOAG Regio Nürnberg). The month before I was asked to display the difference between Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition RACs. Here comes the presentation (German), for questions and suggestions just let me know. Stay highly available Martin Klier […]
Martin Klier now on twitter
After ignoring the little bird telling things for quite a while, I decided to join the tweeters. Twitter might bring more color into my daily reading. 🙂 If you feel like, just follow me – @MartinKlierDBA […]
DOAG Konferenz 2013: “Oracle Architektur – nicht nur für Einsteiger”
After speaking about mutex waits last year, this time DOAG accepted my lecture “Oracle Architektur – nicht nur für Einsteiger” about Oracle Database basic architecture for this year’s DOAG Konferenz 2013 in Nürnberg. It will be the first lesson in a brand-new stream of the conference: The so-called “Einsteigerpaket” (beginners package) allows […]
Oracle Support allows SR details in notification emails
Yes, they did it! Finally, last night’s announcement from Oracle Support brought a long-missed feature: We can opt-in to get Service Request details in MOS’ notification emails. It’s of great benefit when you are on the road, no need to log in to the far-famed support portal. This is how the CUA has to allow […]
Oracle Real World Performance Tour 2014 with Tom Kyte and friends in München (Munich)
The German Oracle User Group (DOAG Deutsche Oracle Anwendergruppe) announced Munich as a location of the Real World Performance Tour 2014 with Tom Kyte, Senior Technical Architect ORACLE Server Technology Division, ORACLE Vice President Graham Wood, Architect Server Technologies Andrew Holdsworth, Senior Director Real World Performance Server Technologies Location: Munich (Details coming soon) Date: February […]
Upcoming DBA in Team Oracle Germany? :)
I’m no fan of preselecting kid’s ways of life. But I couldn’t resist bringing a T-Shirt from OpenWorld back to Germany. Now since it fits Maxi, I’m just loving it. 🙂 The other picture is my teammate Benedikt as Maxi’s cushion. 🙂 Please: Let […]
DOAG Webinar: ORACLE Datenbank Architektur – nicht nur für Einsteiger (German Language)
On Friday, 08/03/2013, I’ll present an online lecture about Oracle Architecture for the DOAG (Deutsche Oracle Anwendergruppe, German Oracle User’s Group) and the DOAG SIG Database. Link: http://www.doag.org/termine/termine.php?tid=454245 The lesson will contain (excerpt from TOC): Oracle Datenbank-Architektur Verbindung, Namespace(s) und Abschottung Instanz und Datenbank Alles Blöcke, oder was? Redo, Undo und was man […]
Oracle: DOAG Konferenz 2012 presentation – Child cursors / Mutex Waits
“Resolving Child Cursor Issues Resulting in Mutex Waits”: Here are my presentation and the white paper about child cursor related mutex waits. The white paper is also available as an article in the IOUG SELECT Journal 3rd Quarter 2012 (Vol. 19, Number 3). Thanks a lot to all attendees – it was great fun […]
Oracle: DOAG Konferenz 2012 – Look at’s
Hi there, as usual, here are my personal notes from DOAG Konferenz 2012 (annual conference of the German Oracle User’s Group). I was there for two days, not three, on account of workload. But it was really good there, and again the event was a great mixture of technology and people/networking. Ok, here’s the list. […]
OakTableWorld TED Talk: The Connectivity Issue
It was a great OakTableWorld this year. Thanks to the organization team around Kyle Hailey! There have been many speakers worth listening to, just to mention the best in my opinion: Cary Millsap, Jonathan Lewis, Tanel Põder, Alex Gorbachev, Connor McDonald and John Hurley. I had the chance to have a TED Talk of 10 […]
Oracle Database 12c announced for 2013
Oracle’s CEO Larry Ellison announced Oracle Database 12c, with a focus on its Pluggable Database feature.Oracle Database 12c will become available in 2013. Mr. Ellison pointed out, that in consolidation cases, saving the overhead for processes and memory structures gives the product an advantage over competitors. There have been more announcements: Oracle Cloud, Oracle Private […]
Oracle Open World: “Resolving child cursor issues resulting in mutex waits”
As promised in the session, here comes my presentation from Oracle Open World 2012, Moscone West, Room 2016 at 10:30 PST. For the case studies and detailed information, please see the white paper or my article in the newest IOUG SELECT Journal (Vol. 19 / No. 3 / Third Quarter 2012). Thanks a lot to […]
Speaking at Oracle OpenWorld 2012: “Resolving child cursor issues resulting in mutex waits”
On behalf of Klug GmbH integrierte Systeme and the IOUG, I will speak in the US for a second time this year: “Resolving child cursor issues resulting in mutex waits” at Oracle OpenWorld 2012 in San Francisco, Moscone Center. It’s Session UGF10573 (User Group Forums) Date and Time: Sunday, 9/30/12, 10:30 – 11:30 Venue / […]
IOUG 2012 presentation: RESOLVING CHILD CURSOR ISSUES RESULTING IN MUTEX WAITS
Hi folks, thanks for attending my lesson! Here comes the paper and presentation. If there are further questions, feel free to contact me – email and stuff is in the documents. 2012_893_Whitepaper (pdf) 2012_893_Presentation (pdf) Regards Martin […]
Speaking at IOUG COLLABORATE 12: “Resolving child cursor issues resulting in mutex waits”
On April 22-26, 2012 the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) is holding the COLLABORATE 12 forum in Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas (US-NV). The COLLABORATE is a widely known event in the Oracle Community, and attracts lots of Oracle guys and girls from all over the world. I feel honored to contribute a presentation […]
DOAG Conference 2011 – Impressions and Look-at’s
Once again this year, the German Oracle Users Group has its annual conference and exhibition in Nuremberg. (DOAG Konferenz und Ausstellung 2011, Nürnberg). Being there is nearly a must for Oracle guys in German speaking countries. As usual, here comes my unordered, incomplete and ad-hoc list of things I wrote down to have a closer […]