Robert Stackowiak

Oracle database / data warehousing author

Areas of Expertise:

Business intelligence
Data warehousing
Oracle database best practices

Emerging deployment trends
Project justification
speaking

Biography

Oracle Essentials: Oracle Database 11g (4th Edition), with Rick Greenwald, Jonathan Stern (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007)
Oracle Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Solutions, principal author with Joseph Rayman, Rick Greenwald (Wiley, Inc., 2007)
Professional Oracle Programming, with Rick Greenwald, Gary Dodge, David Klein, others (Wrox, 2005)
Oracle Application Server 10g Essentials, with Rick Greenwald, Donald Bales (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004)

Robert Stackowiak has worked for over 20 years in IT industry related roles that have included software development, management of software development, systems engineering, sales and sales consulting, and business development. He currently is recognized worldwide as a field sales expert in data warehousing at Oracle, and previously was well recognized for his work at IBM's RISC System/6000 Division, Harris Computer Systems, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Bob has spoken at numerous computer related conferences and has conducted briefings with companies based around the world. His papers regarding data warehousing and computer and software technology have appeared in publications such as The Data Warehousing Institute's Journal of Data Warehousing and Data Warehousing Trends and Applications.

Books

Oracle Essentials by Rick Greenwald , Robert Stackowiak , Jonathan Stern Fourth Edition November 2007 Print: $39.99 Ebook: $31.99 Bundle: $51.99 (5) (Read Reviews)	Oracle Application Server 10g Essentials by Robert Stackowiak , Donald Bales , Rick Greenwald August 2004 Print: $34.95
Oracle Essentials by Rick Greenwald , Robert Stackowiak , Jonathan Stern Third Edition February 2004 OUT OF PRINT	Oracle Essentials: Oracle9i, Oracle8i and Oracle8 by Rick Greenwald , Robert Stackowiak , Jonathan Stern Second Edition June 2001 OUT OF PRINT (5) (Read Reviews)
Oracle Essentials: Oracle8 & Oracle8i by Rick Greenwald , Robert Stackowiak , Jonathan Stern January 1900 OUT OF PRINT (4) (Read Reviews)

Blog

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Justifying 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 more

Oracle 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 more

Ten 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 more

Oracle 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 more

The 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 more

How "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 more

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