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Adapted from “Twas the Night Before Christmas” ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the office Not a creature was stirring, not even the bosses. The stockings were hung on the cube walls with care, In hopes that our bonuses soon would be there. The sys admin in tie dye, wearing sandals with […] An Ode to Oracle 18c Autonomous Database Sing to the tune of “Away in a Manger” Autonomous database, about you I’ve read, That you can perform complex chores in my stead. I’m wondering how much work you can defray: If I’m late for home, can you start a souffle? Make me some coffee with two […] Happy holidays! Hope you enjoy this year’s song as much as I enjoyed writing it. Sing to the tune of “Auld Lang Syne” For all the data you forgot To back up with RMAN, For all tables you just dropped, With no DR plan. For all the exports you now need And in fact have […] Happy New Year! Would you like to buy your Oracle products from someone in your network? Would you like attentive, courteous service even for small Oracle orders? Yes? We’re ready to help you with that. McNeely Tech is now a commercial sector reseller of Oracle products. If you have an Oracle order in your future, […] “A Database Christmas Carol” (Sing to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”) By Mary Elizabeth McNeely, 2009 On the first day of Christmas, My true love sent to me An index that’s a b-tree. … On the twelfth day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Twelve cache hit ratios, Eleven time […] An oldie, but goodie – I haven’t trotted this story out in a few years, and it’s worth considering on a regular basis, so here we go again! It was a sickening moment. “We should have listened to you, Mary Elizabeth,” the client said. He didn’t look well. I had been pestering this client for […] Happy Holidays, everyone! Here’s your holiday database song. It’s about trying to attract DBA talent, which can be challenging. Sing it to the tune of “Little Drummer Boy”: Come, we beg them, pa rum pum pum pum Our new contract to see, pa rum pum pum pum Their high demands they bring, pa rum pum […] Ah, the State Fair of Texas has come and gone! We’re famous in the south for our fried foods, and the tradition is alive and well at the Fair. A few fried foods I’ve either seen or read about at the Fair over the years: Fried margarita Fried spinach dip Fried butter Fried Nutella Fried […] Hooray! For the first time since 2007, Sun server sales are up. I’m pleased to hear of this milestone, especially given how difficult it must have been for Oracle to soothe the worried minds of existing Sun owners after the acquisition. I’m also curious how much of this increase was due to Exadata server sales. […] The D/FW Unix Users Group (DFWUUG) unexpectedly and belatedly needed a speaker for its May 5 meeting. I volunteered to speak, in case they wanted to hear about Oracle architecture, but warned that I didn’t have a presentation put together, so it would be very informal. Oracle sounds like an odd topic for a Unix […] |
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