Scale Abilities Ltd

Scale Abilities Ltd Scale Abilities solves implementation, storage and performance problems with large, complex Oracle-based systems.

International companies rely on our extensive full stack expertise which successfully solves the wide range of cross-boundary problems that single-discipline consultancies and experts struggle to handle. Based in the UK and serving clients across the world, Scale Abilities consultants are packed with Oracle-based experience ranging from application architecture to mechanics of physical hardware an

d multivendor relationship management. We’re known for our plain-speaking, business focused approach. We’ll tell you what others are afraid to share and we understand how to unpick politics from performance.

After fifteen years at the helm of Scale Abilities, I have decided it's time for the next chapter. Scale Abilities is cl...
21/07/2015

After fifteen years at the helm of Scale Abilities, I have decided it's time for the next chapter. Scale Abilities is closing down and I'm taking a job with another company. Fifteen years is a long time, especially in the technology business, and it might be a bit of a shock to those that have seen myself and Scale Abilities become a part of the furniture during that time. [ 832 more words. ]

http://www.scaleabilities.co.uk/2015/07/21/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/

After fifteen years at the helm of Scale Abilities, I have decided it's time for the next chapter. Scale Abilities is closing down and I'm taking a job with another company. Fifteen years is a long...

HPC versus HDFS: Scientific versus Social http://wp.me/p21NKn-ho
30/10/2014

HPC versus HDFS: Scientific versus Social http://wp.me/p21NKn-ho

There have been rumblings from the HPC community indicating a general suspicion of and disdain for Big Data technology which would lead one to believe that whatever Google, Facebook and Twitter do with their supercomputers is not important enough to warrant seriousness—that social supercomputing is simply not worthy. A little of this emotion seems to be background radiation from the old… [ 1668 more words. ]

The 7 Deadly Sins of Cloud Computing http://wp.me/p21NKn-h4
28/08/2014

The 7 Deadly Sins of Cloud Computing http://wp.me/p21NKn-h4

As if anyone needs to be reminded, there’s a ridiculous amount of hype surrounding clouds and big data. There’s always oodles of hype around any new technology that is not well understood—I believe the correct term for this is product marketing. There are… [ 1294 more words. ]

The Big Data Job Gap: Where are the Platform Scientists? http://wp.me/p21NKn-h2
28/08/2014

The Big Data Job Gap: Where are the Platform Scientists? http://wp.me/p21NKn-h2

Big data continues to live up to its reputation for disruption as it gnaws away at all of the entrenched constituencies – IT silos, vendors, pricing models and now, careers; it’s about to get very personal. On the possibility side, there is a massive… [ 482 more words. ]

Oracle’s In-Memory Database: The True Cost Of Licensing http://wp.me/p21NKn-gR
25/07/2014

Oracle’s In-Memory Database: The True Cost Of Licensing http://wp.me/p21NKn-gR

At last, the long-awaited release of Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 has arrived, including the highly anticipated In-Memory Database Option. I have had the pleasure of being involved in the early beta stages of this feature and I have say: I’m impressed.… [ 1596 more words. ]

Hadoop as a Cloud http://wp.me/p21NKn-gh
03/06/2014

Hadoop as a Cloud http://wp.me/p21NKn-gh

The idea of clouds “meeting” big data or big data “living in” clouds isn’t simply marketing hype. Because big data followed so closely on the trend of cloud computing, both customers and vendors still struggle to understand the… [ 833 more words. ]

More Than Just a Lake http://wp.me/p21NKn-go
03/06/2014

More Than Just a Lake http://wp.me/p21NKn-go

Data lakes, like legacy storage arrays, are passive. They only hold data. Hadoop is an active reservoir, not a passive data lake. HDFS is a computational file system that can digest, filter and analyze any data in the reservoir, not just store it. HDFS is… [ 223 more words. ]

Hadoop is Not Merely a SQL EDW Platform http://wp.me/p21NKn-gs
03/06/2014

Hadoop is Not Merely a SQL EDW Platform http://wp.me/p21NKn-gs

I was recently invited to speak about big data at the Rocky Mountain Oracle User’s Group. I presentedto Oracle professionals who are faced with an onslaught of hype and mythology regarding Big Data in generaland Hadoop in particular. Most of the… [ 965 more words. ]

20th Century Stacks vs. 21st Century Stacks http://wp.me/p21NKn-gv
03/06/2014

20th Century Stacks vs. 21st Century Stacks http://wp.me/p21NKn-gv

In the 1960s, Bank of America and IBM built one of the first credit card processing systems. Although those early mainframes processed just a fraction of the data compared to that of eBay or Amazon, the engineering was complex for the day. Once credit… [ 488 more words. ]

Simora: Alpha Testers Confirmed http://wp.me/p21NKn-ga
23/05/2014

Simora: Alpha Testers Confirmed http://wp.me/p21NKn-ga

It’s been a while since I provided any public updates regarding Simora, our Oracle workload simulation product. It’s finally time to unveil the status of Simora and our steps moving forwards. We have been working extensively on the Simora… [ 591 more words. ]

Drill Down the I/O stack at UKOUG Tech13 http://wp.me/p21NKn-g3
25/11/2013

Drill Down the I/O stack at UKOUG Tech13 http://wp.me/p21NKn-g3

It’s just under a week to go before the doors open for the UKOUG Tech13 conference and the adjoining OakTable World UK 2013 sessions, so I thought I would write a very short blog post about what I will be … Continue reading → [ 379 more words. ]

OakTable World UK 2013 http://wp.me/p21NKn-fX
15/11/2013

OakTable World UK 2013 http://wp.me/p21NKn-fX

Scale Abilities is proud to be sponsoring the first independent OakTable World UK event along with co-sponsors Pythian and Dbvisit. The event will be held on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd December, hosted across the street from the Tech13 conference at:… [ 44 more words. ]

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