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The first 10 years

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Long time friend and mentor Tom Kyte used to say that you could describe your career by the Oracle versions you have worked with. I started (in the main) with Oracle 6 in the mid 1990s, along with some occasional dabbles with Oracle 5, but 20 years later in 2015, chancing upon a tweet led to a major career decision. Two weeks after that, I got my final “life-before-Oracle” email on June 3rd 2015, from Steven Feuerstein letting me know that all of the red tape hurdles had been cleared and that I would be starting with Oracle Corporation.

 

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Since then, it’s been an incredible ten years. So much has changed in the technology landscape in those 10 years.

However, one thing that has not changed are my goals for the role I have at Oracle, which I explained way back in 2015 in my first video on my Oracle YouTube channel.

Ten years on, the goal remain the same – help people be more successful with the Oracle technology they are using.

If we’ve crossed paths in those 10 years, a big “thank you” for being part of the Oracle community.

Time to push on to the next 10 years!

9 responses to “The first 10 years”

  1. iudithd5bf8e4d8d Avatar
    iudithd5bf8e4d8d

    Hi Connor,

    You are really just great in everything you do, each and every day, for the Oracle community 🙂

    I started a little bit before you, surely with Oracle 5, maybe even Oracle 4 … but lacking all those qualitiesthat made you so very successfuland known in the Oracle world.

    But, I am so glad that our ways crossed each other a few times in this (too big) world,

    and I would be happy to hope that this might happen again, anywhere, any time 🙂

    I wish you the best of success with all your Oracle endeavors :):)

    Cheers & Best Regards,

    Iudith Mentzel

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  2. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    From a fellow Oracle 6er – Congrats! You have been such a blessing and help to all of us! Oracle is lucky to have you on their team. Keep up with the insights and the humor and the videos!

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  3. Rajeshwaran Jeyabal Avatar
    Rajeshwaran Jeyabal

    Thanks for inspiring us all these days, Connor !

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    1. Connor McDonald Avatar
      Connor McDonald

      Thanks for being an active member of the asktom community as well!

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  4. alacourb Avatar
    alacourb

    And everybody would certainly agree on saying you did it so good over the past 10 years that we are looking forward to following you in this journey for the next 10 years 🙂

    A BIG THANK YOU for all you do for the community and the way you support people with Oracle technologies.

    Tom is probably relieved and proud of the way you have taken over “Ask Tom” together with Chris 😉

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    1. Connor McDonald Avatar
      Connor McDonald

      thank you, and will see you somewhere on the conference circuit!

      Reply
  5. Franky Weber Faust Avatar
    Franky Weber Faust

    Thank you for everything you do! I learned tons from you, I watch every video and read every blog post, and I do appreciate the excellent work you have been doing throughout those years! Wish you many more years of success and great work! THANK YOU!

    Sincerely,

    Franky

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    1. Connor McDonald Avatar
      Connor McDonald

      likewise!

      Reply
  6. Jared Avatar
    Jared

    Congrats Connor, that is an accomplishment:)

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