Cheryl Lei Bryll
Senior Oracle DBA
Cheryl is a Senior Oracle DBA at XTIVIA. She has been working with Oracle technology for over 20 years. Having started her professional career in accounting she moved into IT as an Oracle developer for an ERP Software company in Clearwater FL. Where she then progressed as an Oracle developer for the Oracle EBS application. In her spare time, she taught the Oracle Developer OCP courses at an accredited college as an adjunct part time instructor for many years. Her career further progressed into the more technical side of Oracle as an Oracle EBS DBA and Core DBA. She has worked on Database platform migrations, High Availability implementations and upgrades of Databases and Oracle EBS R11 and R12 on various operating systems. As well as new implementations for R12.2 with RAC. Her skill set includes project planning, Oracle DR and High Availability Solutions, Patching and upgrade solutions, as well as daily DBA tasks to ensure optimal performance of the Oracle databases. When Cheryl isn’t working with Oracle technology projects she can be found on a trail or mountain somewhere training for another Ultramarathon running event.
Oracle AI Database 26ai: Now Available for Linux x86-64 On-Premises
Summary Oracle has released AI Database 26ai (version 23.26.1) for Linux x86-64 on-premises, the new successor to 19c with robust AI features. Table of contentsSummaryIntroductionFrom 23ai to 26ai: What’s in a Name?Technical Breakdown: The DetailsWhy This... read more
Top 10 Reasons for Oracle VKTM Time Drift: Insights from a Senior Oracle DBA
SUMMARY: This blog outlines the top 10 causes of Oracle VKTM time drift (OS/VM issues and bugs) and offers practical solutions. Table of contentsSUMMARY:IntroductionUnderstanding VKTMCriticality of VKTM in RAC EnvironmentsCore Causes of VKTM Time Drift1. Aggressive... read more
When MongoDB Refuses Connections After a Restart — Lessons from a Disk-Full Crash
Summary When a high-volume insert workload caused a MongoDB server running on Ubuntu to crash due to 100% disk utilization, the WiredTiger storage engine’s inability to complete mandatory recovery prevented the database from binding to its connection port until... read more
How Oracle DBSAT Helps You Meet CIS Benchmarks with Confidence
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Where Is On-Premise Oracle 23ai?
SUMMARY: Oracle has indefinitely delayed the general on-premises release of Oracle Database 23ai, signaling a strategic “Cloud-First, Developer-First” pivot that prioritizes cloud availability and requires extensive testing for performance parity across... read more