Kudos 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
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Pass Summit 2017, 2nd Day, Thursday
Thursday started out calm, self-assured that I knew where I needed to be all day and was prepared. I tweeted
Read MorePass Summit 2017, 1st Day, Also Known as HumpDay
I’ve plenty of rest after arriving in Seattle yesterday to get my registration for Pass Summit, attended the Women in
Read MoreInternational Woman Traveling with a 16in Carry-on
I travel and a seriously good amount. I will present at about 35-40 events, attend company functions/meetings and this year
Read MoreLinux for the SQL Server DBA- Part II
So we’ve covered a few basics of a Linux host in Part I– The File System Users, groups Basic Commands
Read MoreLinux for the SQL Server DBA- Part I
For the Oracle DBA, Linux is life. When I was at Oracle, Linux projects were the easy part of my
Read MoreDisrupt or Die- Learning From History
As I continue to dig into the legacy we’re impacted by in technology, I had the opportunity to read Disrupt
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 MoreFree eBook: DevOps and the DBA, The Last Frontier!
The first edition of the free eBook is available for download at Delphix! It took us a bit to get
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
Read MoreUnderstanding Data Gravity as a DBA
Data gravity and the friction it causes within the development cycle is an incredibly obvious problem in my eyes. Data
Read MoreSolaris Cluster and Decreasing Resource Needs After Upgrade
Delphix Engineering and Support are pretty amazing folks. They continue to pursue for solutions, no matter how much time it
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
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