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26/07/2016 Leave a comment
Another quick post to let you know I will be presenting at the German Oracle User Group Conference [DOAG], which runs from 14th-18th of November 2016
This is a huge conference and exhibition over 4 days with many 
tracks and a vast array of great speakers.
I hope to see you in Nuremberg! It will be good. Oh, yes. Es wird gut sein
24/07/2016 Leave a comment
Just a quick post to let you know I will be speaking, with a lot of other Oracle ACE and other excellent speakers at the Pint with/Polish Oracle User Group (Chapter IV), taking place on 7th/8th October in Warsaw. Click on Buy Ticket link to see some of the other speakers, or look at the images below.
Hope to see you there! Should be fabulous.
15/04/2016 Leave a comment
On Thursday 21st April, there is a dual UKOUG Database and RAC, Cloud, Infrastructure and Availability special interest group.
For the first time, this event is being held in the fabulous Northern city of Manchester!
There are a dozen interesting, career-assisting, educational talks from end users, Oracle employees and a number of well known Oracle ACE’s at all levels, including Carl Dudley, Jonathan Lewis, Phil Brown and myself.
I will be talking about how to troubleshoot Goldengate, showing optimal configurations to assist with problem determination and a bit of staring at Hex dumps for the brave.
There are only a few places left for this popular dual-stream event. Click Here for more details about the talks and speakers, and details for registration.
See you there!
29/09/2015 Leave a comment
Ever wonder why your SQL execution plan has changed? Wondering why your boss is shouting something about “traders can’t trade” or “shoppers can’t spend” or “well that’s the Airport shut!” ?
When you write SQL, Oracle runs it through the Optimiser to determine the fastest way to access the data. This access path sometimes changes without anyone noticing, sometimes with sub-optimal results. I’m giving a presentation at an OracleMidlands even that will show the main 7 reasons why your execution plan will change, and what you can do about it.
Register, and come along on 24th November. There’s even free refreshments too! You might even learn something – even if it’s just that you know more than the presenter 🙂
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