Oracle 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
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Making Technology Bulletproof
Microsoft
PASS 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
Read MoreOracle Database Service on Azure
First things first- The following opinions expressed in this post are my own and in no way connected to my
Read MoreOracle and Cloud Wars
I just finished an interview with a friend for a blog post where he was surprised how differently I was
Read MoreThree Years at Microsoft
Three years ago today, I walked into Microsoft HQ in Redmond, WA and started my journey with onboarding. After a
Read MoreHammerDB CLI for Oracle on Azure
Disclaimer: I’m not a big fan of benchmark data. I find it doesn’t provide us as much value in the
Read MoreWhy a One-Week Report for AWR Sizing in Azure
It’s not uncommon for different recommended practices to arise in technical sizing and optimization practices. For many, it’s a compromise
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