AI Model Inferencing on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

2025-04-17 post Matt Ferguson

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers powerful compute instances with GPU acceleration, making it an excellent platform for running large language models. In this guide, I’ll breakdown and walk you through the process of setting up an OCI instance to run Mistral AI models using vLLM for efficient inference. Continue reading

Setting Up Oracle SQL Access to Kafka (OSAK): A Non-DBA's Journey

2025-04-07 post Matt Ferguson

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not an Oracle Database Administrator. In fact, the little bit I do know is primarily from my limited knowledge of SQL. So, when I had the opportunity to work with the leading enterprise Kafka company to help with bridging Oracle Databases and Kafka, I jumped at the opportunity. Continue reading

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Andrej Karpathy Deep Dive Llm

2025-02-04 videos Matt Ferguson

Highly recommend watching if you want to know more about LLM’s but, aren’t a data scientist.

My 1Password SSH Agent Setup for OCI

2024-10-09 post Matt Ferguson

Since I work at Oracle, naturally I use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). And, as with any cloud, securely accessing compute instances while maintaining good key hygiene is essential. Here’s how I leverage 1Password’s SSH Agent to create a more secure, convenient workflow for connecting to my OCI compute instances. Continue reading

Gallery Post 2024

2024-01-03 gallery Matt Ferguson

I’m not a professional photographer. Hell, I’m not an amateur photographer. But, here are few pics I’ve taken over the years that I like.

Mastering the Interview: How I Transformed My Approach

2023-09-07 post Matt Ferguson

There are few things in life as awkward or intimidating as being interviewed. A few years ago, I went through a career transition. The details aren’t important. What’s important is that I wasn’t prepared. Continue reading