Oak Table World 2016 Followup
The Oak Table network is a closed membership of about 100 technical scientists who have a passion for technology and the world around
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Top Reason I’ve Learned Everyone Should Use Delphix- Week 2
I’ve been going through some SERIOUS training in just over a week. This training has successfully navigated the “Three I’s”,
Read MoreThe Ten Rules of Database Administration
I’m a Leaf on the Wind, Watch How I Soar. This is one of my favorite lines from the movie
Read MoreManagement Packs, Restricted Use Licenses and the Enterprise Manager
There was a question posted on Oracle-l forum today that should have a blog post for easy lookup for folks.
Read MoreWhy ALL Tools in at Your Disposal ARE IMPORTANT
After my AWR Warehouse session at DOAG in Nuremberg, Germany last week, an attendee asked me if he really needed
Read MoreOracle Open World and Oak Table World Schedule!
So I’ll be heading out for Oracle Open World 2015 in just over another week. This is the first year
Read MoreRe-Adding a Database to the AWR Warehouse Without Losing Historical Snapshots
There may be a reason that one needs to re-add a database to the AWR Warehouse. This is a new
Read MoreDBAKevlar at Collaborate 2015
Here’s a quick guide to my schedule of sessions at IOUG Collaborate 2015 for this year. I’m looking forward to
Read MoreSIOUG and HROUG Fall Conferences, 2014!
I’ve just returned from my honeymoon in Venice with the wonderful Tim Gorman, but before we enjoyed our week in
Read MoreThe CTAS, a.k.a. Processing Data the Jetson’s Way
**Note- This is an article I wrote about 4 years ago that, as far as I know, can only be
Read MoreAndy Colvin is Now an Oracle ACE!
Congratulations to my coworker, Andy Colvin who just received his Oracle ACE!! Just one more immensely technically gifted individual who
Read MoreMy Review of REI Monorail Sling Bag
Originally submitted at REI The REI Monorail Sling bag has the volume of a daypack and the features to meet
Read MoreSQL Saturday Presentation!
Due to scheduling conflict though, it’s on a Thursday evening for once! I will be presenting for the first time
Read MoreThe Technical Bully Scenario
I’ve been again, unfortunately, reminded what makes a poor work environment for a DBA or Developer. Eddie Awad had sent
Read MoreKellyn’s Presentation Schedule, Spring/Summer 2012
Kellyn’s Schedule of Presentations, 2012, 2nd and 3rd Quarter March 24th, 2012, Colorado Springs, CO SQL Saturday Oracle for SQL
Read More11g, Sherlock Holming it with Statistics, Histograms and Bind Peeking
Yes, my dear Watson, Bind Peeking is still an issue in 11g…. We recently upgraded from 10.2.0.4 to 11.2.0.2.0 and
Read MoreRestarting a Duplicate Process From a VERY Failed State
As part of an 11g Upgrade, it was found that a database environment could be built from one of the
Read MoreThe NO_INVALIDATE Option in DBMS_STATS with 10g
I had worked hard on a report, 47 SQL statements in all to tune it down from 5 hrs to
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