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For anyone who’s wondering what’s happened to that follow-up CBO blog, I’ve been glued to the settee for the past couple of days, ill again. That must be about the fifth or sixth bout of various flu variants in the past year. My theory is that my partner, who meets many delightful members of the… Continue reading Ill Again

This blog arrives four days later than I expected to post; apologies for that. First, I’ve been ill and whilst my brain is functioning at the level of casual browsing, any deep or determined thought is off the agenda. (I’m still not back at work, but I’m so bored that I’ve mustered half an hour… Continue reading Topsy Turvy II – The plans

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It’s been a topsy-turvy couple of days. I had my last night shift on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, which was the busiest of them all, although there was only one small problem in the last 8 hours of it. My favourite bit, earlier in the evening, was improving the performance of one of the weekly batch… Continue reading Topsy-Turvy

I wouldn’t typically blog from work ( … probably too busy having a smoking break!) It’s something I do in my spare time, so future employers or clients need not worry on that score. In this case I’m going to make an exception because I am working on an extremely quiet 12 hour night-shift that… Continue reading Blogging from work

My pile of Oracle-related books to read grows longer by the week. I’ve made a start on the The Practical Performance Analyst but can’t say I’m getting on with it that well. Maybe it’s just a little too scientific for my tastes but I’ll persevere because I think the content’s valuable. I plan to revisit… Continue reading Not another one for the pile!

This blog is not about the fact that I smoke and so there’ll be no self-flagellation. I’ve done enough of that over the years but recent events have made me sick of being apologetic. I’m killing me, I do my best not to kill anyone else and I don’t talk to you if You’re overweight… Continue reading I’m so proud of our Scottish Parliament

Hotsos has long since passed and it’s time for someone else to have a bit of recognition. This is Derek Junior. An invisible turtle called Derek lived in the bath in our last home. Invisible turtles and house moves are a bad combination and he was left behind. We have no idea what happened to… Continue reading Derek Junior

I’ve added a link to Dominic’s blog, which I’ve enjoyed reading since I noticed it when he commented on a blog here. He hasn’t been going long but it looks really promising. Dominic worked at Oracle for a long time and is Director of Database Engineering at Network Solutions now. I didn’t make his presentation… Continue reading Dominic Delmolino’s blog

Yet Another PX Test (if only to give readers something different to comment on) Jonathan Lewis had suggested larger extents and freelist segment space management (instead of ASSM) could benefit the PX tests I’ve been running. I’m pretty sure it was Jeff Moss that suggested bigger blocks would be more appropriate for the type of… Continue reading YAPT