User Group Boards, Voting, Oh Yeah and ODTUG
I think we’ve just about all heard enough about voting this election year, but I want to discuss a slightly
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Making Technology Bulletproof
Pass Summit 2016 and Old School MSSQL DBA Skills
I’ll be attending my very first Pass Summit next week and I’m really psyched! Delphix is a major sponsor at
Read MoreOTN Appreciation Day- Laura Ramsey Edition
I know it’s supposed to be an Oracle Technology Network, (OTN) Appreciation day, but for me, OTN is their OTN
Read MoreUpcoming Events and Speaking Engagements- Fall 2016
My sabbatical from speaking is about to end in another week and it will return with quite the big bang. Oct.
Read MoreDevOps and Source Control
The topic of DevOps and and Agile are everywhere, but how often do you hear Source Control thrown into the
Read MoreOak Table World 2016 Followup
The Oak Table network is a closed membership of about 100 technical scientists who have a passion for technology and the world around
Read MoreDo You Even TDM, (Test Data Management)?
Along with the deep learning I’ve been allowed to do about data virtualization, I’ve learned a great deal about Test
Read MoreInstalling Pibrella on Raspberry Pi 3 and GPIO Pins
With me traveling to Redwood City next week to visit HQ and then Oracle Open World the week after, I’m
Read MoreRaspberry Pi- Common Configuration Issues
The following issues in this post are common challenges experienced by Raspberry Pi, (RPI) owners and I’m consistently frustrated with the ridiculous
Read MoreDelphix Sessions at Oracle Open World 2016!
Oracle Open World 2016 is almost here…where did the summer go?? With this upon us, there is something you attendees need
Read MoreCopy Data Management with Delphix on Exadata
I’ve been busy reading and testing everything I can with Delphix, whenever I get a chance. I’m incredibly fascinated by
Read MoreWill the Real Revolutionary in Data Virtualization Please, Stand Up
While chatting on slack the other day, one of my peers asked if I’d seen that ESG Global had done a write
Read MoreThe Rosetta Stone of Database Platforms
This is a living document that I will continue to update and will add new database platforms to as I
Read MoreOmniFocus and AppleScript
I’m new to Mac, but most know that anything you give me, I’m looking to automate any task that I
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 MoreVMWare, but I use Virtualbox!
A number of emails I received about trying out Delphix Express was regarding VMWare. Many of my followers had used
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… :))
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