Robin Moffatt is a Principal DevEx Engineer and seasoned conference speaker with 15+ years of experience presenting at top events like QCon, Devoxx, Kafka Summit, and Strata. He shares insights on developer experience, distributed systems, and cloud technologies through his blog, YouTube, and public talks.
617 articles from this blog
Guide on configuring Oracle Data Visualization Desktop to connect with Google Analytics and Google Drive using Google Cloud APIs.
A tutorial on using Apache Drill to query and analyze JSON files with SQL, using blog analytics as a practical example.
Oracle's October 2016 security patches for OBIEE, Big Data Discovery, and ODI, detailing vulnerabilities and required actions.
Common boto/S3 error solutions: fixing SigV4 'host' parameter and region-specific endpoint issues in AWS Python SDK.
Guide to streaming Oracle database changes to Elasticsearch using Oracle GoldenGate and Kafka Connect for real-time data pipelines.
A technical appreciation of OBIEE's BI Server, highlighting its powerful data modeling, query handling, and federation capabilities.
A recap of the Polish Oracle User Group (POUG) conference, covering database, BI, and OBIEE performance topics.
A comprehensive guide to diagnosing and fixing OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence) performance issues, covering testing, caching, and optimization.
Troubleshooting Oracle GoldenGate for Big Data Kafka Handler errors using logdump and debug logs.
A technical guide on using native ODBC drivers and the strace tool to connect Apache Drill to OBIEE 12c on Linux for troubleshooting.
Introduction to Apache Drill, a SQL engine for querying diverse data sources like files (CSV, JSON) and databases.
A technical guide on configuring Apache Drill's ODBC driver to connect with Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) 12c on a Linux environment.
Fixing OGG-15051 error: 'Class not found: kafkahandler' due to a typo in Oracle GoldenGate Kafka handler configuration.
Fixing Oracle GoldenGate for Big Data Kafka handler error: 'Class not found: com.company.kafka.CustomProducerRecord'.
Resolving a Kafka Connect JDBC error with Oracle due to case-sensitive table names in connector configuration.
A technical guide on integrating Apache Kafka with Oracle Stream Analytics for real-time data processing and stream analytics.
Exploring Oracle Stream Analytics (OSA), a tool for real-time analysis of streaming data like Kafka and Twitter feeds via a web interface.
Fixing a Kafka Connect HDFS/Hive integration error caused by using the wrong converter class, preventing automatic schema creation.
A guide to configuring apcupsd on a Debian/Proxmox server with an APC UPS, covering installation, device detection, and troubleshooting.
Guide on using R within Jupyter Notebooks to analyze and manipulate datasets in Oracle Big Data Discovery, enabling advanced statistical workflows.
