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Critical Skills for Performance Work
I was just watching John Rauser’s keynote “What is a Career in Big Data?” from last weeks Strata Conference New York and I have to say it’s an amazing talk. I would highly recommended it to anyone who...
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Small Read Consistency Oddity
Here is a small oddity concerning read consistency. I doubt it is relevant at all, however, it’s quite amusing. Statement level read consistency guarantees that every statement sees exactly the data as...
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Philosophy 19
We’ve reached that time of year (Autumn, or Fall if you prefer the American term) when I’m reminded that tending a garden is like tending an Oracle database. This is a picture of the oak tree on my...
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Philosophy 20
It’s important to revisit the questions you think you’ve answered from time to time. You may find that your previous answer was wrong or incomplete; you may find that looking at your past answers may...
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French Philosophy
From Mohamed Houri, here’s a French translation of all my “Philosophy” notes to date. Related posts: Friday Philosophy – Level of Presentations Friday Philosophy – Do good DBAs need PL/SQL Skills?...
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Philosophy 21
I’ll be buying the tickets for my flight to Seattle and Kaleidoscope 14 some time tomorrow. The cut-off date on my credit card bill is today, so if I get the tickets tomorrow I won’t have to pay for...
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