I had a particularly annoying problem with Oracle auditing a few days ago. I thought I would write about it here in case anybody knows a solution, or if anyone at Oracle cares to add the functionality I need. ? The problem I was asked to audit selects against tables in a particular schema when … The post When Auditing Attacks first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. When Auditing Attacks was first posted on April 19, 2024 at 1:23 pm. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is g ..read more

I’ve been a big proponent of automation over the years. I recognise that automation will cause the loss of some jobs, but I’ve always assumed people would move on to other things. A consistent theme of mine was, why waste humans on mundane work when they could do something of more value? I recently read … The post What is the end goal for automation and AI? first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. What is the end goal for automation and AI? was first posted on April 12, 2024 at 12:57 pm. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not readi ..read more

We had a pretty momentous occasion recently. We finally got rid of the last of our HP-UX servers, and with it the last of our Oracle 11g databases and Oracle Forms apps. We use VMware virtual machines running Oracle Linux for nearly all our databases. We pushed really hard over the last couple of years … The post HP-UX and Oracle 11g : Don’t let the door hit you on ass on the way out… first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. HP-UX and Oracle 11g : Don’t let the door hit you on ass on the way out… was first posted on April 4, 2024 at 10:05 am. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is fo ..read more

Please read the update before jumping to any conclusions. ? I was chatting with some folks the other day and the question was raised about if we had seen a decline in our website activity. Since the vast majority of my website traffic comes from Google searches, I figured the obvious thing to do was … The post Search Trends and Oracle first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. Search Trends and Oracle was first posted on April 3, 2024 at 8:23 am. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then th ..read more

It’s April 1st, which means it’s my 18th year anniversary of being an Oracle ACE. As usual I’ll mention some of the other anniversaries that will happen throughout this year. Fingers crossed for next year… Cheers Tim… The post The Oracle ACE Program : My 18 Year Anniversary first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. The Oracle ACE Program : My 18 Year Anniversary was first posted on April 2, 2024 at 8:33 am. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringem ..read more

For years I’ve mentioned my issues with social gatherings. I used to come back from conferences or large social gatherings and crash for a few days/weeks. When trying to describe it, it would often sound much more serious than it was. The term “social battery” is so much better for explaining things, as it doesn’t … The post Social Battery first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. Social Battery was first posted on March 29, 2024 at 11:49 am. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the s ..read more

The other day I came across the term AI Prompt Engineer. It was in the context of being the next big thing in the job market. I did a bit of Googling and sure enough there are courses about it, and a number of jobs being offered. These seem to break down into two main … The post AI Prompt Engineer (AI-fu). The new Google-fu? first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. AI Prompt Engineer (AI-fu). The new Google-fu? was first posted on March 10, 2024 at 11:27 am. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed r ..read more

Yesterday I tweeted that I was reminded of this post. I was reminded of it because of something that is happening to me at work, so I thought I would talk about it here. Production lines If you’ve read anything about DevOps you will know it came from manufacturing. If you didn’t know that, check … The post Automation : Increasing pressure on an existing constraint first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. Automation : Increasing pressure on an existing constraint was first posted on February 20, 2024 at 10:58 am. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use o ..read more

I’ve had this conversation so many times over the years, and I’m sure I’ve written about elements of it several times, but I’m not sure I’ve written about it specifically before, so here goes… In every organisation there are conflicting demands from project work and business as usual (BAU) tasks. In case you’ve not heard … The post Business As Usual (BAU) vs Project Work first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. Business As Usual (BAU) vs Project Work was first posted on February 16, 2024 at 2:10 pm. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you a ..read more

I like to think that continuous improvement is always part of my process, but occasionally things crop up and remind me that I am just as lazy and set in my ways as everyone else. Here’s a little story to illustrate that… The Issue The main thing I’m supposed to be focussed on at work … The post Continuous Improvement : It’s easy to get lazy… first appeared on The ORACLE-BASE Blog. Continuous Improvement : It’s easy to get lazy… was first posted on January 29, 2024 at 1:20 pm. ©2012 "The ORACLE-BASE Blog". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this ar ..read more