Oracle database / data warehousing author
Areas of Expertise:
- Business intelligence
- Data warehousing
- Oracle database best practices
- Emerging deployment trends
- Project justification
- speaking
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The Sun Oracle Database Machine - Exadata V2
October 21 2009
This blog entry summarizes what is the same and what is different between Exadata V1 (the HP Oracle Database Machine first introduced at OpenWorld 2008), and Exadata V2, the new Sun Oracle Database Machine. read moreOracle Database 11g Release 2: A Quick Summary of Selected New Highlights
September 02 2009
As the Oracle Essentials: Oracle Database 11g book was published just as Oracle Database 11g Release 1 became generally available, this blog entry will provide you with some quick highlights of a selected number of the new features and capabilities that are in Release 2 and not covered in the… read moreOracle Essentials Chapter 10 Update: BI Applications & Data Models
July 17 2009
Since the publishing of the 4th Edition of "Oracle Essentials", Oracle has continued to evolve the business capabilities and sources supported by what are referred to in the book as the former Siebel Analytics applications. read moreJustifying New Oracle-based Projects - Another Essential Topic?
April 11 2009
Much has been written over the past several years about a growing disconnect between senior business management and IT in many organizations and companies. IT organization budgets grew when the economy was growing, so finding funding for new projects was sometimes difficult but always possible by adjusting priorities. Today, without… read moreOracle Set-up & Management of HP Oracle Database Machine
February 07 2009
Shortly after the initial release of the HP Oracle Database Machine and the Exadata Storage Server, this blog described the new products. As organizations tested the hardware / software solution and more details have emerged on how it is delivered,... read moreTen Worst Practices in Database Projects
December 02 2008
You, no doubt, try to incorporate best practices when engaging in database projects. This week, I was asked to present at the Oracle BIWA SIG conference on "Unusual Oracle Data Warehouse Deployment Strategies" and developed a lengthy list of worst... read moreOracle OpenWorld 2008: Oracle Database Update
September 26 2008
Oracle highlighted a number of new database features and related topics at OpenWorld 2008. This entry provides just a quick description of some of the topics you might want to explore further. The big news item of the week was... read moreThe Often Forgotten Need for Balanced Hardware
September 01 2008
When discussing Oracle performance challenges with DBAs and consultants over a period of years, a common trend became evident (especially in data warehousing). A lot of time was spent in figuring out where indexing might apply and where other database... read moreHow "Oracle Essentials" will continue to change
August 25 2008
Thanks for reading this, my first blog post on the O'Reilly site. My intent is to use this blog to provide updates regarding the Oracle database that will supplement what you will find in the latest "Oracle Essentials" book, the... read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
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