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April 27, 2026
Kent Scrymgeour
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2026
Cloud Computing
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Stephen Alleyn
Article
A Fork in the Road: Your Crunchy PostgreSQL Has a New Owner — Here's What to Do Next
Crunchy Data Postgres is losing support if not in Snowflake's Cloud. We compare to the best alternative, PostgresPURE
2026
Databases
PostgreSQL
Database Migration
Compliance
March 30, 2026
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Oracle Optimisation Through PostgreSQL Offloading
Avoid additional Oracle license cost by offloading reporting, data warehousing and AI workloads to operate from PostgreSQL
2026
Artificial Intelligence
Database Replication
Databases
Oracle
Oracle-to-PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
March 23, 2026
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Migrating Oracle Databases to PostgreSQL
You are considering replacing your Oracle database with PostgreSQL. You don't know what is possible. This is for you.
2026
Database Migration
Database Services
Databases
Database Replication
Oracle
Oracle-to-PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
February 2, 2026
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Why PostgreSQL Should Be Part of Your Oracle Optimisation Strategy
Discover how to break free from rising Oracle licensing and support costs by bringing PostgreSQL into your optimisation strategy.
PostgreSQL
Database Migration
Database Services
Databases
Oracle
Oracle-to-PostgreSQL
2026
July 1, 2025
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Real-World Comparison of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Large Language Models (LLMs) on OCI
We show the differences in use of the LLMs on OCI for a real-world use case
2025
Oracle Cloud
Artificial Intelligence
Low-Code Application Development
Oracle Apex
June 25, 2025
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Changes to Oracle SE for AMD, IBM & Intel CPUs
Oracle has changed the licensing metrics for Oracle Standard Edition. Heard of CPU Chiplets ? Now they equate to a CPU Socket, read on...
2025
Compliance
Database Services
Oracle SE Stack
Oracle-to-PostgreSQL
Databases
Oracle
June 23, 2025
Kent Scrymgeour
Article
Compliant Oracle Databases and Immutable Backup Protection
Oracle Linux with KVM provides an Enterprise Grade Linux for license compliance and use Veeam for immutable protection
2025
Data Protection
Oracle
Oracle Linux & KVM
Database Services
Databases
June 12, 2025
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Artificial Intelligence and Pebble IT 2025
AI is lightly used at Pebble IT for our database orientated work. We are building AI into our Apex apps and we see the potential of AI
Artificial Intelligence
Oracle Apex
Data Masking
2025
January 2, 2025
Marck Moscatelli
Article
The Year that was 2024
2024 was a breakout year for Pebble IT where we achieved some firsts, grew the team and made some wonderful achievements
Cyber Security
Low-Code Application Development
Papua New Guinea
Cloud Services
Database Services
Oracle-to-PostgreSQL
2024
January 1, 2025
Stephen Alleyn
Case Study
Partitioning 50TB Oracle Database Whilst Migrating Exadatas
As part of a client Exadata migration we were tasked to convert a 50TB table of CLOBs and BLOBs to upgrade it and partition it.
Databases
Oracle Exadata
Database Migration
2025
Database Services
Oracle
October 10, 2024
Kent Scrymgeour
Article
Why Static Data Masking is a Must-Have for Data Security in Australia
Every organisation needs quality data in its test and development databases. Often this is a copy of Production and needs to be masked
Databases
Data Masking
2024
Database Services
Cyber Security
Data Protection
October 10, 2024
Asad Naeem
Case Study
Papua New Guinea's First Dell PowerFlex
Pebble IT Supplied and installed Papua New Guinea's first DELL PowerFlex in 2024
Papua New Guinea
DELL PowerFlex
Oracle Exadata
2024
Database Services
Database Migration
August 31, 2024
Stephen Alleyn
Case Study
Using Oracle APEX to Securely Access Files from NetApp Storagegrid / S3
Pebble IT had to solve a requirement to play audio files held in a secured object store not directly accessible from the database
Low-Code Application Development
Oracle Apex
2024
June 30, 2024
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Achieving Enterprise-Grade Resilience Utilising Oracle Standard Edition
Oracle Standard Edition combined with other commercial tools can form a very powerful and cost effective resilient and secure solution
Database Services
2024
Oracle SE Stack
Database Replication
Database and File Encryption
Oracle Linux & KVM
June 10, 2024
Kent Scrymgeour
Article
Options for Upgrading Microsoft SQL Server On-Premises
All the options you have for upgrading your on-premise Microsoft SQL Databases
SQL Server
Databases
2024
Database Services
November 5, 2023
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Don't Pay the Oracle Premium: Encrypt Your Standard Edition Database for Less
You can encrypt an Oracle Standard Edition Database -- and for a lot less than Oracle Advanced Security
Cyber Security
Database and File Encryption
Databases
2023
Database Services
Oracle SE Stack
Oracle
October 26, 2023
Kent Scrymgeour
Case Study
Oracle Enablement for Southern Steel
Pebble IT's customer, Southern Steel Group needed to expand its Oracle footprint without breaking the bank
Database Migration
2023
Database Services
Oracle
October 1, 2023
Stephen Alleyn
Case Study
Australia's First X10M Exadata
Pebble IT implemented Australia's first Oracle Exadata X10M - the first AMD powered Exadata commercially available
Oracle
Oracle Exadata
Databases
Oracle Linux & KVM
Database Services
2024
2023
Database Migration
February 26, 2023
Kent Scrymgeour
Case Study
State Government Agency Achieves High-Performance and Security from an alternative Oracle SE Stack
A NSW Government Agency faced a dilemma. Pay $2M to modernise their crash-prone system or replace ? Luckily they spoke to Pebble IT
Oracle SE Stack
Oracle
2023
Database Services
Database and File Encryption
Database Replication
Oracle Linux & KVM
June 14, 2022
Stephen Alleyn
Case Study
Oracle Exit Strategy for Unsupported Oracle Databases
A leading Australian organisation wanted out from their expensive and unsupported fleet of Oracle databases. Pebble IT helped them avoid $7M
Databases
Oracle
2022
Compliance
Database Services
Database Migration
October 10, 2021
Stephen Alleyn
Case Study
Creating a SAAS Platform for a Vendor
An Australian Software Organisation wanted to migrate their Oracle based solution to the Cloud to become a SAAS. Pebble IT met the challenge
Amazon AWS
Cloud Services
Oracle
Database Migration
2021
May 19, 2020
Kent Scrymgeour
Article
Being Accountable for Data Protection
Can your DBAs confidently state what your RPO and RTO for your critical databases are ? Is it tested and known ?
Data Protection
2003-2020
Database Services
August 31, 2019
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Java Mission Control for OpenJDK 8 and 11
You don't need Oracle Java SE to get Mission Control. Azul offers an OpenJDK replacement.
Azul OpenJDK
Java
2003-2020
July 4, 2019
Stephen Alleyn
Article
Reliable Java OpenJDK Builds
Don't just get your Java OpenJDK from anywhere. Source it from a reliable and trustworthy repository. Pebble IT explores this further.
Cyber Security
Oracle
Azul OpenJDK
Java
2003-2020
January 29, 2018
Stephen Alleyn
Article
What does Mars v Oracle prove ?
You may have heard of the famous court case of Mars Corporation verses Oracle Corporation regarding the use of virtualisation
Oracle
Databases
2003-2020
Compliance
April 11, 2015
Asad Naeem
Case Study
Papua New Guinea's only Oracle Exadata
The Bank of Papua New Guinea needed reliability and high performance for their Oracle databases, and with Pebble IT chose Oracle Exadata
Oracle
Oracle Exadata
Papua New Guinea
2003-2020
Database Services