Preparing AWS for the Delphix Trial
There are more configurations for AWS than there are fish in the sea, but as the rush of folks arrive
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My New Role at Delphix
I’ve been at Delphix for just over six months now. In that time, I was working with a number of
Read MoreOzar Professional Salary Data- Post 1
So Brent Ozar’s group of geeks did something that I highly support- a survey of data professional’s salaries. Anyone who
Read MoreOracle’s Safra Catz and Trump’s Transition Team
I receive about 20-30 messages a week from women in the industry. I take my role in the Oracle community
Read More2016 DBAKevlar Year in Review
How was 2016 for me? It was a surprisingly busy year- blogging, speaking, working and doing. I posted just under
Read MoreOracle User Groups and the (Lack of) Support from Oracle
UPDATE- I want to thank everyone who supported this post and reached out to me about the challenges of managing
Read MoreMoving a VM- 100 Ways to Skin a Cat
I love technology- ALL TECHNOLOGY. This includes loving my Mac Air and loving my Microsoft Surface Pro 4. I’ve
Read MoreNew Apple Script and Perspectives in Omnifocus
The challenge of coding, is that you sometimes need to be aware of what can be impacted outside of your
Read MoreOptimizer Compatibility, Short Pants and Hot Sauce
OK, so I’m all over the map, (technology wise) right now. One day I’m working with data masking on Oracle,
Read MoreWhy Mask Data
I’ve been involved in two data masking projects in my time as a database administrator. One was to mask and
Read MoreOak Table World 2016- Oracle Open World Edition!
Anyone who’s anyone knows to search out OakTable World at major events in the US and Europe, and Oracle Open World 2016 is
Read MoreDelphix Express- Adding XE DSource
For those of you that downloaded and are starting to work with Delphix Express, (because you’re the cool kids… :))
Read MoreTips and Tricks- Delphix Express
Delphix Express offers a virtual environment to work with all the cool features like data virtualization and data masking on just a
Read MoreEM13c, Configuration Management and Comparing Targets
How many times have you had maintenance or a release complete and everyone is sure that everything’s been put back the
Read MoreDo, There Is No Try
I know Werner DeGruyter will like the title of this post, so here’s a post dedicated to him as my
Read MoreChanges to Configuration Management in EM13c
Change is difficult for technical folks. Our world is always moving at blinding speed, so if you start changing things
Read MoreDatabase Comparisons Using AWR Warehouse Part 1- ADDM Comparison
A lot of my ideas for blog posts come from questions emailed to me or asked via Twitter. Today’s blog
Read MoreEM13c- Applying System Patches with the OMS Patcher
The OMS Patcher is a newer patching mechanism for the OMS specifically, (I know, the name kind of gave it
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