I’m going to kick this post off by taking sides in a long-standing feud. Apple is amazing. There. Edgy, right? Okay, so maybe you don’t agree with me, but you have to admit that a whole lot of people do. Why is that? Sure, there’s the snarky few that believe
All work and no play makes us dull DBAs. Being a DBA can be a really thankless job. From Jr. Shutdown Immediaters to Sr. Rockstar Oracle DBA ACE OCM PMP LOL A+ BBQs, we’ve all trudged into work at some point in our careers only to find that we have
I’ve been on quite a “broaden your horizons” kick lately, as evidenced by my team and DBA development posts and ultimately the Database Diversity series (in progress). But I truly think it is important to keep not only aware but conversant in emerging technologies both for your personal benefit and
Beefing up your technical skills is important, and it’s what makes you a good DBA, Developer, Architect, or whatever you happen to be. But at the same time, it is incredibly important to keep up with the professional trends in your organization. While all organizations are different, there are some
A lot of database professionals seem to agree that the DBA acronym stands for “Default Blame Accepter”. Indeed, I’d be lying if I said that I’ve never felt that way. But I believe that a more in-depth look into why the DBA team always seems to be at the center
The book that has changed my perception of business and the IT professional’s role in it is not about Oracle, or Hadoop, or NoSQL, or any development framework. In fact it has absolutely nothing to do with technology and was written only a year after Alan Turing’s famous Turing Machine
