As I told you in my previous post, I started my new job lately as a DBA team lead (I didn’t tell you where, but now that I started and
Category: Other stuff
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-ChangesCh-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
I haven’t written anything in my blog for a few months now, and if you have been following me for a long time you know that’s quite unusual. However, there
Another Loss to the Oracle CommunityAnother Loss to the Oracle Community
I can’t believe I’m writing another post like this… After the passing of Joel in May, last week our community got bad news again: Pieter Van Puymbroeck passed away. Pieter
The Oracle Community Has Lost a Great Person This WeekThe Oracle Community Has Lost a Great Person This Week
I haven’t been very active on my blog lately. I’ve been too preoccupied with many different projects and things I’ve been working on, but since I’ve heard the news I’ve
The MASH Program – Speaker MentoringThe MASH Program – Speaker Mentoring
As I mentioned in my post from early February (the one about “Beyond Tech Skills” podcast), I haven’t written many posts on my blog lately. This is because I’ve been
A New Project – The “Beyond Tech Skills” PodcastA New Project – The “Beyond Tech Skills” Podcast
I’m very excited to announce a new project that I’ve been working on for a few months now, the “Beyond Tech Skills” podcast. If you follow my blog you’ve probably
Soft Skills for Senior DevelopersSoft Skills for Senior Developers
Last Thursday I got into a small “argument” on Twitter about soft skills. Someone wrote that in order to become a senior developer you need to invest in both tech
Scratch Projects for KidsScratch Projects for Kids
As you probably know, I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada. BC for now is not under a complete lock down, but schools are closed (and it’s unclear what will happen
Becoming a DBA Consultant SeriesBecoming a DBA Consultant Series
I’m really excited to finally go live with this. I’ve been working on this series for quite a while now and there’s a lot to write about. Being a consultant
Promotion to ACE DirectorPromotion to ACE Director
If you follow on me on Twitter you probably know that by now. I have been recently promoted to Oracle ACE Director, the top level in the Oracle ACE Program.