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Oak Table World 2018 (OTW) just completed at the Children’s Creativity Museum in San Francisco. The event website is “https://otw18.org“. This year, it was my turn to organize this remarkable little un-conference on behalf of the Oak Table Network, which is often described as a drinking society with an Oracle problem. What is an “un-conference”? […]
So… you’re using a Delphix virtualization engine to provision SQL Server virtual databases (VDBs), but you’re finding that your SQL account passwords are being reset to those used in production after every refresh? Likewise, all of the settings in the application supported by the database? Provisioning a new virtual databases is easy. Go into the […]
I’m really excited about speaking at SQL Saturday #588 at the Microsoft office in Times Square, I’ll be discussing Accelerating TDM Using Data Virtualization. This is my favorite topic, because for the 20+ years that I worked as a database administrator (DBA), I ran into the same challenges time and again. The challenges of data […]
I’m really excited about speaking at SQL Saturday on my favorite topic! SQLSaturday is a free training event for Microsoft Data Platform professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server, Business Intelligence and Analytics. I’m all for that! At this event, I’ll be discussing Accelerating DevOps and TDM Using Data Virtualization. This is my […]
Personally-identifiable information (PII) and classified information stored within an Oracle database is quite secure, as the capabilities of Oracle database ensure that it is accessible only by authenticated and authorized users. But the definition of authentication and authorization can change, in a sense. In a production application, authentication means verifying that one is a valid […]
Taking backups during development, testing, or upgrades The process of upgrading an Oracle E-Business Suites (EBS) system is one requiring dozens or hundreds of steps. Think of it like rock climbing. Each handhold or foothold is analogous to one of the steps in the upgrade. What happens if you miss a handhold or foothold? If […]
Borrowing from Wikipedia, the term DevOps is defined as… DevOps (a clipped compound of “development” and “operations”) is a culture, movement or practice that emphasizes the collaboration and communication of both software developers and other information-technology (IT) professionals while automating the process of software delivery and infrastructure changes. It aims at establishing a culture and […]
Going back to the invention of the graphical user interface (GUI) in the 1970s, there has been tension between the advocates of the magical pointy-clickety GUI and the clickety-clackety command-line interface (CLI). Part of it is stylistic… GUI’s are easier, faster, more productive. Part of it is ego… CLI’s require more expertise and are endlessly […]
After working for a variety of companies in the 1980s, after working for Oracle in the 1990s, after trying (and failing) to build a company with friends at the turn of the century, and after more than a decade working as an independent consultant in this new century, I found myself in a professional dilemma […]
It’s been over a year since I leapt into the void. OK, more than a little melodramatic. In many respects, I was leaping from the void by joining a promising and exciting startup company like Delphix. Business was still brisk as an independent consultant at EvDBT, but for the past several years, I was experiencing […]