Ron Ekins

Ron Ekins

@ronekins.com

Director, Field Solution Architecture for EMEA & LATAM @Everpure (formerly Purestorage) | Oracle ACE Director | Inventor | Database technology | Storage | Kubernetes | OCI

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Ron Ekins
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Want to learn how to use Ansible AWX? Then check-out this blog post where I share how to install the Ansible AWX Operator into a Minikube Kubernetes cluster #ACED #Kubernetes #Ansible @oracleace.bsky.social ronekins.com/2026/10/22/h...

ronekins.comHow to install the Ansible AWX Kubernetes Operator on your Laptop using Podman and Minikube - Ron Ekins' - Oracle Technology, DevOps and Kubernetes BlogBackground Ansible AWX provides an open-source, web-based user interface, REST API, and task engine built on top of Ansible. It is one of the upstream projects for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform....
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Learn how to Securely Generate Vector Embeddings from within Oracle AI Database 26ai using a local Ollama server #OracleAI #OracleDatabase #Oracle26ai #ACED #OracleACE @oracleace.bsky.social ronekins.com/2026/07/28/s...

ronekins.comSecurely Generate Vector Embeddings from within Oracle AI Database 26ai using a local Ollama server - Ron Ekins' - Oracle Technology, DevOps and Kubernetes BlogLearn how to Securely Generate Vector Embeddings from within Oracle AI Database 26ai using a local Ollama server
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Learn how to securely generate Vector Embeddings from within the Oracle AI Database 26ai using the Oracle Private AI Services Container @oracleace.bsky.social #ACED #OracleAI #Oracle26ai ronekins.com/2026/07/02/s...

ronekins.comSecurely Generate Vector Embeddings from within the Oracle AI Database 26ai using the Oracle Private AI Services Container - Ron Ekins' - Oracle Technology, DevOps and Kubernetes BlogLearn how to Securely Generate Vector Embeddings from within the Oracle AI Database 26ai using the Oracle Private AI Services Container
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Learn how to Configure Oracle AI Database 26ai Access Control Lists (ACLs) and test connectivity to the Oracle Private AI Services Container ronekins.com/2026/06/29/h... @oracleace.bsky.social #ACED #OraclePrivateAI #Oracle26ai #OracleAIDatabase26ai

ronekins.comHow to Configure Oracle AI Database 26ai ACLs and test access to the Oracle Private AI Services Container - Ron Ekins' - Oracle Technology, DevOps and Kubernetes BlogLearn how to Configure Oracle AI Database 26ai Access Control Lists (ACLs) and test connectivity to the Oracle Private AI Services Container
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Learn how to install Oracle DBMS_CLOUD into an Oracle AI Database 26ai database and test website access with the Oracle UTL_HTTP package @oracleace.bsky.social #ACED #Oracle26ai #DBMS_CLOUD ronekins.com/2026/06/10/g...

ronekins.comGetting started with DBMS_CLOUD and Oracle AI Database 26ai - Ron Ekins' - Oracle Technology, DevOps and Kubernetes BlogLearn how to install Oracle DBMS_CLOUD into an Oracle AI Database 26a database and test website access with the Oracle UTL_HTTP package
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Learn how to protect your Oracle 19c / 26ai RMAN backups from ransomware, malicious intent and human error with FlashBlade File System Snapshots #oracle #database #everpure #FlashBlade #ACED @oracleace.bsky.social ronekins.com/2026/05/22/s...

ronekins.comSecuring Oracle 19c / 26ai RMAN backups with File System Snapshots - Ron Ekins' - Oracle Technology, DevOps and Kubernetes BlogProtect your Oracle 19c / 26ai RMAN backups from ransomware, malicious intent and human error with FlashBlade File System Snapshots
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Learn how to download, configure and use the Oracle Private AI Services Container to securely generate vector embedding without any dependancies on the public cloud or the internet. #Oracle #AI #ACED #Podman @oracleace.bsky.social ronekins.com/2026/05/07/g...

ronekins.comGetting started with the Oracle Private AI Services Container - Ron Ekins' - Oracle Technology, DevOps and Kubernetes BlogLearn how to download and use the Oracle Private AI Services Container to securely generate vector embedding without any dependancies on the public cloud.
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Learn how to use AI to analyse Oracle AWR reports, review database and storage performance, identify bottleneck, and obtain recommendations wp.me/p7CpvZ-3BH @oracleace.bsky.social #AI #Oracle #AWR #ACED #GoogleGemini

wp.meOracle Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) Analysis with AI - Ron Ekins' - Oracle Technology, DevOps and Kubernetes BlogLearn how to use AI to analyse Oracle AWR reports, review database and storage performance, identify bottleneck, and obtain recommendations
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Learn how to use Oracle AutoUpgrade to create a new Oracle AI Database 26ai environment directly from your Linux console @oracleace.bsky.social #ACED #oracle #26ai #AutoUpgrade wp.me/p7CpvZ-3fo

wp.meHow to create an Oracle AI Database 26ai environment with AutoUpgrade - Ron Ekins' - Oracle Technology, DevOps and Kubernetes BlogWith the on-premises Oracle AI Database 26ai database now GA (generally available) many of us are exciting reading-up on all the new features, discussing database upgrades with server and storage team...
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Check-out this blog post on how to configure Oracle Linux 9 to use NVME over TCP (NVMe/TCP) and Pure Storage FlashArray #NVMe/TCP #Oracle #Linux #OL9 #ACED #FlashArray

ronekins.comHow to Configure NVMe over TCP (NVMe/TCP) on Oracle Linux 9Background Over the recent months I have an increasing number of discussions around the use of Non-volatile Memory Express™ (NVMe™) over TCP (NVMe/TCP) storage and Oracle, so I thought it was time I documented how to configure NVMe/TCP on Oracle Linux 9 for Oracle Database 19c. Is this NVMe over TCP supported ? Yes, Oracle supports NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) storage devices for Oracle database 19c binaries, datafile and recovery files.
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Learn how to use the Claude Desktop with Oracle SQLcl MCP server to query an Oracle AI Database 26ai containerised database on MacOS #Oracle #AI #26ai #database #MCP #Claude #ACED

ronekins.comGetting Started with Oracle AI Database 26ai with SQLcl MCP and the Claude DesktopWith the generally availability of on-premises Oracle AI Database 26ai imminent, I thought it was a good time to revisit a topic I played with earlier with Oracle 23ai. Oracle AI Database 26ai If you want to follow along with this blog post, and have yet to install Oracle AI Database 26ai, you may want to check-out this blog post…
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Looking forward to be joining Wei Hu,Sanjay Singh,Kuassi Mensah where we will be discussing Modern Development, the Oracle Database Operator for #Kubernetes & #AI, and presenting with Graham Thornton on removing complexity in a Hybrid World. #oracleace @oracleace.bsky.social #ACED #PureStorage

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Learn how to run a containerised Oracle Database 23ai natively on MacOS with Apple Containers #oracle #database #23ai #containers #macOS

ronekins.comHow to Run Oracle Database 23ai natively on MacOS with Apple ContainersBackground I have written many blog posts detailing how to run containerised Oracle database workloads using Docker, Podman and Kubernetes on a Mac. But we now have another new exciting, simpler and potentially faster option. At WWDC 2025, Apple announced its containerisation framework platform. Apple’s Containerisation framework runs each Linux container inside its own lightweight virtual machine (VM), providing hardware-level isolation instead of relying on traditional namespace-based container runtimes, such as…
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Learn how to create whole-disk Oracle Linux 9 partitions greater than 2TB with GUID partition table format (GPT) @OracleLinux @oracleace #ACED

ronekins.comHow to create Oracle Linux partitions greater than 2TBBackground Following the recent announcement by Oracle on the de-support, and deprecation of the Oracle ASM Filter Driver (ASMFD). See Note: Oracle Automatic Storage Management Filter Driver (ASMFD) (Doc ID 2806979.1) I am starting to more interest in the use of Oracle ASMLib v3.1 for long term Oracle support, and also for the io_uring, and Thin Provisioning features. For those, who want to read-up on the Oracle ASMLIB v3.1, I have already written a blog post detailing how to…
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Learn how to install, configure and use new Oracle ASMLib v3.1 on Oracle Linux 9. #oracle #asmlib #storage #ACED

ronekins.comInstallation and Configuration of the new Oracle ASMLib v3.1 on Oracle Linux 9Introduction Following the recent announcement of the deprecation and desupport of the Oracle ASM Filer Driver (ASMFD), and the release of a new version of the Oracle ASMLib for Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM). It's the perfect time to revisit ASMLib and write a blog on how to download, install, and configure the ASM library on Oracle Linux 9.
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Learn how to deploy Oracle Database 23ai Database #23.8.0.25 on your MacBook with Kubernetes using #podman and #minikube #ACED @oraclace @OracleDevs

ronekins.comOracle Database 23ai on Kubernetes with Podman and MinikubeIntroduction I recently had the pleasure of delivering a presentation at Kscope25 by ODTUG in Dallas, demonstrating an Oracle Database 23ai running on Kubernetes using Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) all driven from my MacBook. After my session I was asked 'Is it was possible to run Oracle Database 23ai on Kubernetes on a MacBook, if you don't have access to an on-premises or Cloud Kubernetes environment ?
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Learn how to create an educational Kubernetes (K8) learning environment using Podman and Minikube on your ARM MacBook.

ronekins.comLearn Kubernetes on your ARM MacBook with Podman and MinikubeI recently had the pleasure of delivering a presentation on Kubernetes and the Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) to the All India Oracle User Group (AIOUG). A question which was raised by an attendee was 'Can I learn Kubernetes without using the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) OKE or other Cloud service?' Well the answer is yes, and this blog post I will share how to use…
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Learn how to run Oracle Database 23ai Free on ARM based MacBooks with Podman

ronekins.comRun Oracle Database 23ai Free on ARM based MacBooks with PodmanIn this short post I will share how to run the latest Oracle 23ai (23.7.0.25.01) ARM container image on a MacBook with Podman. In this Blog post I will walkthrough the following steps: Configure Podman Download the Oracle Database 23ai Free image Create Podman data volume Create Podman secret Start Oracle 23ai database using Podman. Check Oracle Alert log file.
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Check-out this short post and video which demonstrates the automation of multiple #Oracle databases refreshes using #Workato, #Slack, #Ansible and #PureStorage REST APIs #ACED #oracleace

ronekins.comAutomated Oracle Database Refresh with WorkatoIntroduction I recently had the opportunity to spend some time learning all about the Workato orchestration platform. After completing the Workato training paths and certifications I decided it was time to take my new found knowledge out for a spin. In the short video at the end of this post I will demonstrate how a Workato recipe can be used to orchestrate the refresh of multiple test Oracle Databases by calling an Ansible playbook, utilising Oracle scripts and Pure Storage REST APIs all from a Slack prompt.
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Oracle Database 19c Lost Write Protection – What’s New What is a Lost Write ? A Lost Write, is as the name implies a database write which is lost, that is, the database writes a data block to the storage platform, receives an acknowledgment back from the storage but it was never actually persisted…

ronekins.comOracle Database 19c Lost Write Protection – What’s NewWhat is a Lost Write ? A Lost Write, is as the name implies a database write which is lost, that is, the database writes a data block to the storage platform, receives an acknowledgment back from the storage but it was never actually persisted to disk or flash storage. There are a number of reasons why Lost Writes can occur, and the root cause can be extremely hard to diagnose.
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Learn how to determine Oracle database space usage and compare and check usage and data reduction reported by a Pure Storage FlashArray

ronekins.comOracle Database Storage Array Usage and Data Reduction Ratio AnalysisI was recently asked Does a Pure Storage FlashArray include empty, unused Oracle Database space within its data reduction calculation ?. As I am sure many others may have had the same question, I thought it would make a good topic for a blog post, so here we go. FlashArray Data Reduction From the FlashArray User Guide we can read the following definition: