Returning to the Oracle Community: Speaking Up, Holding Strong
Recently, I re-entered the Oracle community as a speaker, and I won’t lie, I felt some anxiety. I’d been away
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Making Technology Bulletproof
DBA Rants
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 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 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
Read MoreUnderstanding as a Flawed Ally How We All Can be Better
It was brought to my ADHD attention, that one of our community members is leaving after she was made to
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ADHD and Certification Tests- A Tale of Disaster
I don’t talk too much about my Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, (ADHD) brain outside of the occasional squirrel joke and
Read MoreDocker and Windows 10 with 1709 Patch aka Killing Me Slowly
So I transitioned in the last years from having a development lab, to VMs, to the cloud and now, tired
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 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 MoreArchaic Data Transfer- A DBA Rant
There was a great post by Noel Yuhanna on how he deems the number of DBAs required in a database
Read MoreSuccessful Evangelism
I’ve been asked what it takes to be a successful evangelist and realizing that what makes one successful at it,
Read MoreTen Things I Really Hate About Tech Today
I love working in tech. I can honestly say that nothing gives me greater satisfaction than working on a technical
Read MoreFixing Development Mistakes from the Command Line with Delphix TimeFlow
How many times have you had a developer come to you and say, “I just did a bad thing in
Read MoreSamsung Phones with 6.01 Update and Failures on Email Sends, Social Media, etc.
I was surprised on April 20th when I awoke to find a 1.3G OS update on my Samsung Galaxy 6
Read MoreBest Practices with Enterprise Manager 13c
Since the introduction of Enterprise Manager 12c, folks have been asking for a list of best practices. I know a
Read MoreThe Right Tools for the Job
I chose to work for Oracle because I wanted to immerse myself in the Oracle Enterprise Manager product. It was
Read MoreNote Pro 12.2 Review- Officially Drove Me to Apple!
I am a long time supporter of Samsung products- I’ve always had Samsung phones, (currently a Note 3 owner…) Samsung
Read MoreFall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight- Medical Profession Rant
It’s been such a long time since I posted anything on my blog. I had this post, last save time
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