Where in the World is Goth Girl- Cleveland Edition
I’ve returned from SQL Saturday Cleveland after presenting “Linux Performance Essentials for the SQL Server DBA”. The event had 30%
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Linux 101 for SQL Server DBAs, Part II
Linux has become a clear area of required learning for SQL Server DBAs in as of SQL Server 2016. What?
Read MoreGDPR ‘Murica!
Just over a year ago, an alarm of emails, posts and projects arose in Europe surrounding the General Data Protection
Read MoreThe Future of the DBA, #C18LV, Video 1
I’m starting to move towards doing more videos and hope to improve my video skills, (and maybe add a dance
Read MoreContent- My Year in Review, 2017
So where did 2017 go?!?!? I really, really would like to know… Needless to say, it’s time to do a
Read MoreShooting the DBA isn’t a Silver Bullet to the Cloud
We’ve all been watching numerous companies view value in bypassing the Database Administrator and other critical IT roles in an
Read MoreUKOUG and Microsoft Marathon Webinar
I’m here for the last day of UKOUG Tech17 and it’s been an awesome event. This is my first time
Read MoreUKOUG Tech 2017
Its been a couple years since I presented at UKOUG. After taking last year off to prioritize some projects with
Read MoreHow Not to Make WIT Result in WTH
The support of Women in Technology at Oracle is a fine line and a careful argument. I receive between 20-30
Read MoreEast Coast Oracle Conference, (ECO 17)
So this week I’m back on the other coast, Raleigh, NC at ECO17 after last week in Seattle. I’ve switched
Read MoreKudos to Pass Summit 2017
This week I had the opportunity to present at Microsoft’s Pass Summit, which was one of two events I had
Read MoreThanks ODC, Oracle WIT Edition #ThanksODC
Just in case you wondered, if you do a search for #ThanksODC and leave the “C” off, you get a
Read MoreWhere in the World is Goth Geek Girl, Week 41
So now that I’m finished just taking it easy, playing hooky from Oracle Open World and Oak Table World…uh, yeah….
Read MoreDriving for Change- Women of Oracle
Somehow I’ve made it a pastime of pointing out how many times women are passed up for recognition while men
Read MoreData Gravity and the Network
The network has often been viewed as “no man’s land” for the DBA- Our tools may identify network latency, but
Read MoreWhere in the World is Goth Geek Girl, Week #38
As we come upon Oracle Open World at the end of the month, I’m busy with a number of events
Read MoreDeath of the DBA, Long Live the DBA
I planned on finishing up and publishing a different post today, but after a number of conversations with DBAs in
Read MoreWhere is Goth Geek Girl, Week 37
It was a really busy summer and ended with me returning after a week of vacation in Singapore. What should
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