New Podcast with SQLGene!
As I battle to get my suitcase back from my Austin trip from over a week ago, (yes, United is
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Lost Baggage, User Interfaces and the Customer Experience
Few things frustrate travelers more than lost baggage, and United Airlines certainly tested my patience last week. There were plenty
Read More2024 – A Look Back
2024 was a pretty busy year for me. It was one marked with change as I shifted the beginning of
Read MoreRunning Oracle on Windows: An Island Unto Itself
For many DBAs, the thought of running Oracle on a Windows OS induces a collective cringe. Even for someone like
Read MoreDesigning for Multi-Platform Databases: A SME’s Perspective
When building products that interact with multiple database platforms, the complexity can be both a challenge and an opportunity. For
Read MoreOracle Architecture – Bridging the Old to the New
I’m passionate about making technology easier to understand, a mission I’ve pursued on my blog since 2008. However, I’ve faced
Read MorePASS Summit 2024
Now that I’ve been at Redgate as the newest Advocate, along with my engineering duties, let’s talk about the annual
Read MoreWhat in the World, Kevlar??
I’ve been getting that question a lot lately. When I left Microsoft 16 months ago, there was more than one
Read MoreADHD and Tech
I’ve just returned from Data Saturday Oslo and Data Saturday Dallas, and tomorrow I’m off to Oracle Cloud World. Both
Read MoreVolume Snapshots and Oracle Home Considerations
In the midst of us needing to do more with less every day, many of us are incorporating clones to
Read MoreHammerDB and PostgreSQL- Part I
There’s a large influx of PostgreSQL databases coming into the market. It only makes sense to use this robust open-source
Read MoreSQLBits 2024- It’s Not Just a Wrap, It’s the Whole Burrito!
So, this last week I had the opportunity to speak and attend at the SQLbits conference. This was high on
Read MoreFestive Tech Calendar 2023
It’s almost my turn to present my video this year on December 13th, for the 2023 Festive Tech Calendar. I
Read MoreNew SQL Server and Oracle Cloud White Papers on Github!
I’ve been pretty busy with work and travel, but I finally got an official Silk Github repository to publish a
Read MoreFive Years at Microsoft and Next Adventures
Five years? Really? Yes, it’s been five years since I joined Microsoft and I can honestly say, it’s been a
Read MoreChatGPT- Building Out Oracle with Templates and Ansible for a DataGuard Environment
This is a continuation of the evolution of AI with ChatGPT and how much it can be leveraged, allowing me
Read MoreChatGPT – Oracle Deployment in Azure via Azure CLI
I always like to start with something easy, or at least easy for me… 🙂 ChatGPT, using GPT4 is moving
Read MoreUpcoming Webinars, Panels and Yes, IN PERSON EVENT!!
Did I really say that I would be presenting somewhere IN PERSON?? I’m actually coming out of hibernation and thinking
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