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Snowpipe (a continuous data ingestion pipeline) in Snowflake

To create a new Snowpipe (a continuous data ingestion pipeline) in Snowflake, follow these steps: Prerequisites Storage Integration: Set up a cloud storage integration (AWS S3, Azure Blob, GCP) to securely connect Snowflake to your cloud storage. Stage: Create an external stage pointing to your cloud storage (if not already created). Target Table: Ensure the destination table exists in Snowflake. Create a Stage (if needed) Define a stage pointing to your cloud storage location. Example for AWS S3: CREATE OR REPLACE STAGE my_s3_stage URL = ‘s3://your-bucket/path/’ STORAGE_INTEGRATION = my_storage_integration FILE_FORMAT = my_file_format; — (e.g., CSV, JSON) Create a Pipe A pipe uses the…

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Creating new VM in azure environment

Creating new VM in azure environment  Title/ Description of the Process  This process outlines the steps to manually or programmatically create a new Virtual Machine (VM) in Microsoft Azure. It…

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Overview of Microsoft Azure Cloud Services

Overview of Microsoft Azure Cloud Services Introduction to Cloud Computing: Briefly discuss cloud computing and how Azure fits into the market of cloud service providers.  Core Services of Azure: Cover…

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Create the OEM Repository Database 

Notes:  Database oemdb is created via dbca  Non-CDB database is created (PDB is also supported for repository database)  Redo Log file size should be minimum 300 MB  After database is…

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Deploy OEM Agents 

Notes:  1.Deployment of agent from within OEM failed with SSH check.2.Manually deploy the agent by downloading the agent image from OMS and then perform a silent installation using a response…

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PostgreSQL VACUUM FULL: When and Why to Use It

Introduction  PostgreSQL, a robust and popular open-source relational database system, employs a sophisticated mechanism called Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) to ensure data integrity and high concurrency. While MVCC enhances performance,…

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AWS PostgreSQL RDS vs. AWS Aurora PostgreSQL: A Deep Dive

Introduction  When selecting a managed PostgreSQL database service on AWS, developers face a crucial choice between Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. Both offerings provide robust solutions for…

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Diagnosing and Repairing Failures with Data Recovery Advisor

Data Recovery Advisor feature helps in diagnosing and repairing data failures. It will automatically diagnose the issue and provides the recommendation for the repair that helps to resolve the data…

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Redo log corruption

What is a Redo log corruption?   In the Oracle RDBMS environment, redo logs comprise files in a proprietary format which log a history of all changes made to the database. Each redo log file consists…

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Recreate the Automatic Workload Repository

1. Check current snap_interval and disable snapshot creation, see below. Check current AWR snapshot interval as follows: sqlplus /nolog connect / as sysdba select snap_interval from wrm$_wr_control; Disable AWR snapshot…

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