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Blue Gecko is one of the fastest-growing private companies in America for the second year in a row. An Inc. 500|5000 recipient in 2009, Blue Gecko is once again listed in Inc. Magazines’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

The list debuted in 1981 as a ranking of the 100 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The following year, it expanded to the Inc. 500, and in 2007 they inaugurated the Inc. 5000. Through each evolution, Inc. has sought to recognize and to celebrate the creativity, dedication, and hard work that entrepreneurs put into building their companies.

A big thanks to all of our customers and wonderful employees for once again earning this honor!

In Microsoft SQL Server, session IDs of 50 or less are dedicated background threads. These are analogous to Oracle’s background processes.  Suppose you needed to obtain the Windows thread ID of a SQL server background thread.  Just try finding out how to do that in the Microsoft documentation or by Googling.  I tried, and came up empty-handed.

Why might you need to know this kind of thing?  Well suppose one of those threads was misbehaving or hanging. You would need to debug it and obtain a stack trace.  For that you would need the OS thread ID. Read the full article…

For those contemplating launching a career in Oracle database administration, there are essentially three routes:

• Oracle education and certification (OCP)
• Third-party educational programs (University and private training)
• Self-directed study and experimentation

Most entering into the field assume that to be employable, they must become an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP).  They might be surprised to know that most working Oracle professionals do not have this certification. Read the full article…

Chuck Edwards, JJ Ecker, Jeremiah Wilton, Rick Harwood and Ken Safranek will be attending the 2010 NWOUG Conference in Portland, OR.
Stop by the Blue Gecko booth at the Business Exhibition or attend Jeremiah’s presentation and learn about “Database Deathmatch: Oracle vs. SQL Server”.  We look forward to seeing you at the conference. Read the full article…

Earlier this year, Blue Gecko designed and implemented an Oracle EC2 solution for Sage Manufacturing, an Oracle E-Business Suite customer.  Download the white paper here, and read how Blue Gecko leveraged the flexible, cost-effective Amazon EC2 platform to improve Sage’s Oracle E-Business Suite infrastructure.

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Oracle processor licensing on Amazon EC2

Oracle E-Business Suite in the Amazon Cloud

Date: June 21, 2010 4:30 pm-7:00 pm
Venue: Red Lion Terrace Garden Lounge
Address: 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, United Google Map

This will be Blue Gecko‘s second time hosting and this time they are going all out! We’ll be hosting just next door at the Red Lion’s terrace deck and Avelle/ Bag Borrow or Steal, Inc will be giving a talk as will Jeremiah Wilton (who should prove interesting for all you database techies)!! Read the full article…

Blue Gecko and Sentrigo are co-presenting a webinar on database security in the cloud.  Jeremiah Wilton will present strategies for deploying databases in the cloud, and Andy Feit, Sentrigo’s VP of Marketing will present technical strategies for securing databases in the cloud.

Don’t miss these two industry leaders discussing the future of database infrastructure and security!  The Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, May 27, 1pm EST, 10am PST.  You can sign up here.

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Database security in the Amazon Cloud

What is Amazon Web Services?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) allows you to add and remove computing services on demand.  You pay for only what you use.  There are no contracts and no fees other than usage charges.  It works exactly like an electricity bill.  When you need more servers, you add them.  When you need more storage, you add it.  When you don’t need these things anymore, you simply remove them. Read the full article…

Sometimes you find yourself in a bad situation where your only hope of recovering your InnoDB data lies in a handful of .frm and .ibd data files that were heretofore part of a working MySQL installation. It could be the case that someone thought backing up InnoDB tables was simply a matter of of copying the .ibd and .frm files somewhere safe. Read the full article…

Here’s a great article on database security in the cloud published in eWeek by Slavik Markovich, founder of Sentrigo.

The truth is, Slavik’s article has great advice for anyone considering hosting their application with any third-party provider.  When you don’t own the infrastructure, you lose some control no matter how the service is marketed.  Read the full article…