Thank You, that was ACE

Thank You, Anjo.

(Rush job blog, as I have a few other things on, writing from the BK in Metrocentre, with funny blockage of blogger-items ...)

Anjo-YAPP-Kolk doesnt really need introducing, and I am not going to link to
him again, for fear of over-doing the link-stuff (dont want jealous webmasters, do we?) and my boss is also looking...

But Anjo basically, on a rainy evening over one of those idea-bouncing
nerdy dinners, dropped the concept, wrote the introduction, and magically made me enter the ACE-arena...

And now he twitted the news prematurely and I got a few "Gratz" mails.

All I still need to do now is to sign over my life to Larry, sit still, behave respectably (Havnt bought a suit in ages...), and then I might be allowed to put various logos on my blogs and presentations. Maybe someone will someday finally READ all this... This writing stuff isnt really my thing, I prefer to stand up in front of customers or a usergroup-audience. More Fun, less spelling-errors).

Anyway. Awaiting the last results from the jury...

And my next blog ( at SimpleOracleDba.blogspot.com) will be semi-serious, about a select count(:x) stmnt, whereby x is...

Touting for Business

For the moment, October is heating up with a very full Agenda.

Remember, I must also bring in some bacon for my bosses. Hence keep an eye on my billability. Combined with various other activities and just-one-more-presentation popping up, It looks like October is counted for.

November, by contrast looks Quiet. First three weeks of November see a surprising drop in demand (demand for my services, that is). I am looking forward to doing some Research and Development, and to refresh my Hands-On experience.

But... as a good consultant, with respect to Shareholder value (not to mention my managers-managers-bosses who want to retire early) I should be charging my time Adding Value to some Customer (Mind you, November, and I'm stocked up on firewood...)


Anyway, need to get serious. Hence this simple Tout:

Hire Me. (in November)

I can poke fun at your vendors.
I can make your Architects Cringe.
I can make your DBA's laugh (or cry)

Simply put: I am an Oracle DBA.
For more of my credentials: see the right-hand side of this blog, or just Google me

NB: No FUD here, I will not stick around to eat all of your budget: I'm booked for the last week of November. Then I'm going to UKOUG (that takes care of 1st week of December), and then I'm booked for at least one week in December. And Christmas is approaching.

After the Holidays, I already have Various part-time commitments for January and February, so that looks good (to my manager).

But November has some space.
Hence the shout.

Apologies

To all you occasional viewers.

I've been in too many different places lately.
It was great fun (well, most of it, not all of it) but I'm way behind on updates to the blog.

Will try to post my pictures of the trip to the angel soon.

todo list:
- contact all the interesting folks I met, notably in London.
- submit abstracts for UKOUG brum (two, I now have them written).
- plan/book/arrange trip to Wolverhampton (I found it on the map...)
- file expenses...
- finalize my ppt for the DBF-Scotland.
- update this blog (bottom of the stack)
- post my piccies from the field-trip to the Angel.

Oh, and take some time out to recover.

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Edit: I need some quick links, and this a good way to store them:

ILM

Databases and Systems

connection pools

Revealing RAC SIG

UKOUG 2006

UNIX SIG jan 2007

RMOUG


Norther Server Day


UKOUG announcement

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sitemap

Here are the introductions to PdvFirstBlog and SimpleOracleDBA,

Intro - if available - This is where I started my my blogging era

Simple oracle DBA - The main topic.

Various Oracle Tips and Rants and Opinions, all to do with practicalities.

Simple Oracle DBA - Availability, Scalability, Manageability... It has to be Simple

Bitmap Indexes on an OLTP system - ORA-00060... Classic Deadlock

Backup on a different Level - in the SOA layer.

How To Pool Connections - One of the challenges

Databases Everywhwere - Systems and Databases, how many databases.

ILM, Information LifeCycle Management - another Three Letter Acronym.

Index Organized Tables - Many Benefits

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UKOUG - I do value my usergroup events.

Various Rants, all to do with practicalities.

In times of Crisis you call the DBA - Who you gonna call...

Rationalize TOAD - Toad will find a way...

M O O W - Miracle Oracle Open World...

My blog-plug for the Conference - UK Oracle USergroup...

Travel related stuff.

Angel of the North - My most visited leasure page...

Inconvenience of Leeds Bradford International Airport.

Eurostar is Perfect - Very comfortable and reliable.

Colorado - Winter Park, actually.

Back to Normal - on the train.

Climate - Enjoy while it lasts....

Cricket - I have no clue.

Work, Dinners, Fun - and lots of miles on the train.

Angel - of the North, my most searched for picture.

UKOUG - my excuse to travel.

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The usual links to groups etc..


my agenda (normally at the right hand side of the blog)




UKOUG main url



Miracle BV



the home of Oracle-L : Best Mailing list



link to Oracle Forum.



My own linked in profile (shameless plug)


Dont believe me ? Google

See you Somewhere, and say Hi if you feel like it!