Sigh….IF I could only live in “Uncle Larry’s” perfect database world where I have more control over what choices are made from the conception of the database’s life and know exactly what goals a development group has vs. Oracle. How much easier a DBA’s life would be if we could just say, “Sorry, Oracle’s new feature would work well only if you completely redesign the logic of your process in code A, B and C of our main systems that have naturally grown in complexity over the years. Of course, you don’t mind adjusting all priorities for the next six…
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A little off technical topic and (hopefully) in good humor, I want to talk about DBA crushes. Most techies have them, but as a female DBA, I can refer to them as “crushes” without anyone taking too much offense to the term, (hey, I’m after these guys for their technically brilliant minds, mind you!) I’m sure some folks may bristle with the term, but we do have a tendency to follow certain “super stars” in the technical world like most people follow rock stars in the real world! I’ve read DBA and Developer, consistently gush over Tom Kyte and Jonathan…