Comments for The Irish DBA http://irishdba.wordpress.com Gord Irish discussing issues in databases and IT in general Fri, 17 May 2013 11:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Oracle 11g New Features by financial help http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/oracle-11g-new-features/#comment-149 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:31:49 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/oracle-11g-new-features/#comment-149 Hi there, its pleasant piece of writing concerning media
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]]> Comment on CDMP Data Governance beta exam #datagovernance by Gord Irish http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/cdmp-data-governance-beta-exam-datagovernance/#comment-148 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:43:31 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/cdmp-data-governance-beta-exam-datagovernance/#comment-148 When the beta was over, my final score improved to over %70, masters level, so I converted the exam to a certification. My new CDMP certificate has the extra Data Governance and Stewardship certification on it. Technically I could pay an extra fee and get the DGP certification as well but so far I haven’t done that.

]]> Comment on #UWMath Reunion 2011 by Rohan Jayasekera http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/uwmath-reunion-2011/#comment-141 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:34:54 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/uwmath-reunion-2011/#comment-141 A bunch of years ago (I suspect it was in 2006 at my 25th anniversary reunion) I dropped by the CSC office, which was open at the time. It had doubled in size by taking over the Watsfic space and removing the wall in between. I asked about the dalek and someone there had heard of it and thought it was still somewhere in the building (though I’ve since read that it actually no longer exists) — it was nice for me that there was still a bit of legacy from when we were there.

]]> Comment on The Oracle DBA and Ruby on Rails #oracle #dba #rubyonrails by Tweets that mention The Oracle DBA and Ruby on Rails #oracle #dba #rubyonrails « The Irish DBA -- Topsy.com http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/the-oracle-dba-and-ruby-on-rails-oracle-dba-rubyonrails/#comment-133 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:20:47 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-133 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Ruby on rails Guru and Angeline Tan, Gord Irish. Gord Irish said: The Oracle DBA and Ruby on Rails #oracle #dba #rubyonrails http://wp.me/p31Q3-1L [...]

]]> Comment on Gave up on #ubuntu on my laptop by Neil Hepburn http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/gave-up-on-ubuntu-on-my-laptop/#comment-132 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:54:42 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-132 I installed Hardy Heron on my dad’s computer after experiencing too many issues with x64 Vista (basically it was corrupting, requiring reinstalls, and MS would only recommend more reinstalls. Was very disappointed with MS support).

I’ve since upgraded dad to Lucid Lynx.

It’s very easy to use, and I feel the machine still runs very quickly. However, if an upgrade fails or there’s a driver issue, it can take a while to figure out how to fix the problem.

That notwithstanding, I’d still wholeheartedly recommend Ubuntu.

]]> Comment on Lucid Lynx by Gord Irish http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/lucid-lynx/#comment-123 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:30:08 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-123 And now they have already released an update as Maverick Meerkat. I’ll have to upgrade, who can resist meerkats?

]]> Comment on Is NoSQL So New? by Gord Irish http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/is-nosql-so-new/#comment-122 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:02:57 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/is-nosql-so-new/#comment-122 Thanks for your comment. A friend of mine is putting together a presentation on the history of databases, I will pass on your website to him. Both he and I got our start in databases in the 1990s and started right off with Oracle, Ingres and the like so we missed the IMS/IDMS era. It has been fascinating learning about it now.

]]> Comment on Is NoSQL So New? by Gopi Nathan http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/is-nosql-so-new/#comment-121 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:02:22 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/is-nosql-so-new/#comment-121 Hi Gordon,

Great to see your comments on IDMS and OLTP, especially coming out in 2010! I have maintained this view ever since 1989 and made it known several times through http://idmssql.webs.com (earlier via geocities site)

]]> Comment on Statspack Data Warehouse by Gord Irish http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/statspack-data-warehouse/#comment-116 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:58:04 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/statspack-data-warehouse/#comment-116 The statspack data lends itself to be graphed with Excel. The data is all time based so it can be graphed as a statistic or set of statistics changing over time quite simply. Time based graphs are very common so Excel has tools to support creating them and it is easy for just about anyone to get some idea from them.

]]> Comment on Statspack Data Warehouse by Parijat Shah http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/statspack-data-warehouse/#comment-115 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:23:47 +0000 http://irishdba.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/statspack-data-warehouse/#comment-115 What is more intriguing for managers is to be able to look at a graph and get a feel of the health of the database. This is even more so as, though managers love to pose as geeks and burp out jargons and buzz words at every possible change to shine, in the deep of their hearts they are confident that all they need is a graph.

I would suggest it would be of a great value to add cool tools to convert your DW analysis of the statistics cubes into graphs, to the arsenal of tools you are looking forward to build.

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