Michael Abbey’s presentation OOW 12
Michael Abbey’s user group forum presentation from OOW 12 … a link to my presentation from Oracle Open World 2012 … Oracle rman: Don’t Forget the Basics. Questions/comments/suggestions? Please contact...
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Up up and up
Warm Up I’m blogging in front of the fire in an attempt to warm up after experiencing some Canadian weather over the past week. The locals laughed off my claims that it was cold (-5°C approx) and told...
View ArticleThe Drum Roll to UKOUG Commences
A mere 5,018 minutes until the festivities start at the 2012 version of the UKOUG User Group Conference. I have a soft-spot for the Brits and it probably stems from my love affair with their sense of...
View ArticlePythian speaking in the UK
If you’re like me and are a DBA in the UK with a penchant for MySQL or Oracle, you’ll know we have a smörgåsbord of conferences here next week. We’ve been waiting, and like buses two have come at once....
View ArticleUn-horror show
I always tread into Air Canada-land with trepidation. I am always convinced that they are going to manage to pull off a stunt in direct contradiction to their supposed mandate to be the best. Air...
View ArticleMichael Abbey: RAC’ing up the Miles
RACing up the Miles … please enjoy this copy of the recent presentation I gave at the UKOUG 2012 conference in Birmingham England. Feedback and comments always welcome … This session was delivered to...
View ArticleMichael Abbey: Do it Right; Do it Once – A Roadmap to Doing Maintenance Windows
UKOUG roadmap to maintenance windows … please enjoy this copy of the recent presentation I gave at the UKOUG 2012 conference in Birmingham England. Feedback and comments always welcome … This session...
View ArticleMeet Pythian’s Oracle Apps Experts at Collaborate 13!
The stars have aligned There’s a rare event happening next week: All three of Pythian’s Oracle Apps tech leads will be in the same place. Vasu Balla, Maris Elsins, and recently-minted Oracle Ace...
View ArticleCOLLABORATE13 Day One
Another Saturday night and I’ve got lots buddies … a take-off on a Sam Cooke ditty from the 60′s. Denver came alive once I arrived at the Hyatt and went full tilt until the wee hours of the morning....
View ArticleCOLLABORATE 13 Day Two
Like most days at these shows and my not attending shows life, the day started early and I was out of the room by 7am. The general session at 9:15 featured Aron Ralston, a canyoneer whose real-life...
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