Monthly Archives: January 2007
Using Oracle Instant Client and SQLPlus
Some time ago Oracle introduced their Instant Client as an alternative to needing a full install of the Oracle client to run your own apps or SQLPlus. I've been putting the Instant Client to good use these days and figured I would give a quick howto on getting it set up.
Debian EC2 AMI
After working on my FC6 AMI I started thinking about how small of an AMI I could create. The goal would be to have a 10 meg or less image that is very specialized for doing something like serving images with lighttpd or apache. I started very very small but the lack of console access [...]
Creating your own FC6 instance for EC2
I've been playing around with the EC2 service at Amazon and figured I would document a little about how you create your own FC6 AMI. The Amazon documentation goes over everything you need to know about creating your own FC4 AMI and if you don't want to roll your own you can use one of [...]
Optaros Open Source Catalogue
For anyone interested in using open source software in the enterprise Optaros just published their Open Source Catalogue 2007. The paper doesn't cover every project out there but it is a good read and a starting point for others who might want to publish a more comprehensive guide. Tags: open source, optaros
A lesson in on the limits of administrating your way out of problems: Shared MySQL