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I’m very late to this particular party (things move quickly these days) and I was going to jump into this discussion several times this week because it’s a subject dear to my heart, but you know how it is – work etc. First of all I noticed Kevin Closson’s blog and the associated thread on… Continue reading OTN and Development Licenses

Over here. Please do not start any Cuddly Toy Front campaigns. They have a new home, they’re quite excited about it (at least that’s my story) and the next post here will be about Oracle, honestly!

Here are a few interesting blog postings I’ve been reading this week. Jonathan Lewis on another Statspack example. Nuno Souto on SQL Server – in three parts. What I particularly like about these postings is that the man has used both and is honest about their relative strengths and weaknesses, rather than sticking to the… Continue reading Today’s Links

I don’t know how this will go and it could be a bad idea, but I’ve been thinking about it recently. I’ve decided to fork the blog. Why? Well, I’m aware that a lot of what I write is just gossip, rants and nonsense, basically. Part of me understands that can be perfect blog material.… Continue reading fork (2)

Some of you will already know this, but …. I pointed out the following entertaining thread on one of the OTN Forums to a friend. He asked how I had noticed it. I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I don’t spend all day on the forums (and at this point I should introduce my recurring… Continue reading Jonathan Lewis Articles

I suppose most readers will be aware that Oracle held a big launch for 11g yesterday, including the release of various technical docs at OTN. I’ve only managed a quick scan because I’m up to my eyeballs in some internal ASH/AWR training I’m giving later today, but what particularly interested me was this paragraph in… Continue reading Oracle 11g – Total Recall

Never let it be said that naked bribery doesn’t pay. Thanks, Toon. Mmm, a nice hard cover too! From the Preface :- This book is not an easy read … For those of you who lack a formal education in mathematics, you’ll have to put in an effort when reading this book … there is… Continue reading Thanks, Toon

Some blogs are fun to write, but this isn’t one of them. Unfortunately it’s been rattling around in my head for a couple of weeks, waiting to be written. I’ve become gradually more miserable and disappointed as regular comments have appeared on an earlier blog about problems with Yahoo Mail. They’ve appeared for some time… Continue reading Yahoo Mail (again)

I thought I’d wait for a few days to see how the open letter to Larry Ellison on the subject of AWR licencing panned out. I love AWR, ASH and I even have an increasing, slightly grudging and cynical respect for ADDM. In fact, I’m in the course of putting together a two-hour training/technical mind-share… Continue reading AWR Licensing

Whilst I might admire Alex G’s new BAAG party, I have less lofty ideals. My personal battle is against people who keep offering the following sage advice to the crucial question – How do I backup my database? As UNIX user oracle run: TODAY=`date “+%Y-%m-%d”` FILE=$TODAY-$ORACLE_SID.dat exp system/manager file=$FILE consistent=y full=y compress=n gzip $FILE There… Continue reading Sigh