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New Podcast Episode – The Optimizer with Nigel Bayliss

No topic quite gets emotions rolling as much as the Oracle Query Optimizer. The fact that a piece of software

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If you’re an Oracle developer, pause for a second and ponder this question: What is the most important skill you

I’m a developer. I wrote code, compile code, and ….. then I throw it over the fence to the testers

There is a million books, blogs, presentations etc about SQL Tuning. But it’s time for a different perspective. SQL Tuning

Every database has indexes…but should they? In this episode, lets consider a different proposition. What if the indexes you have

I need to be honest right up front here. I’ve aimed for the skies and only time will tell if

A few weeks back, I posted that I would give podcasting a trial. I’m thrilled to see that the response

I’ve done a lot of presentations over the years, written a ton of blog posts, and over the past 5