"Connor does a much better job of presenting than I
do."
Translation: Connor waves his arms about, swears more
and uses a little more BS, gives beer to attendees
- Freeman Robert - IL <FREEMANR_at_tusc.com> wrote: >
>> And to the credit of Woodrow Wilson - "The wisest
> thing to do with a fool
> is
> >> to encourage him to hire a hall and discourse to
> his fellow citizens.
> >> Nothing chills nonsense like exposure to air."
>
> Interesting quote. It's funny, I do present with
> some frequency, and I
> stress out
> about it every time I do.... I'm just sure that
> there are folks out there
> that know
> a lot more about the topic I'm talking about than I
> do. I fully expect,
> every single
> time, to hear hoards of folks laughing at me when I
> say something totally
> stupid.
>
> However, the best experience I have ever had
> presenting was at UKOUG this
> last year after my
> Oracle9i New Features presentation. First, I got
> some great feedback from
> Jonathan Lewis,
> which I was very thankful for (but, honestly, I was
> so out of it at the time
> (still in stress induced fight or flight mode) that
> I don't remember much of
> it!). Second, I saw a great presentation by Connor
> McDonald on 9i. Connor
> does a much better job of presenting than I do.
>
>
> Cheers to you all!
>
> RF
>
> Robert G. Freeman
> Technical Management Consultant
> TUSC - The Oracle Experts www.tusc.com
> 904.708.5076 Cell (It's everywhere that I am!)
> Author of several books you can find on Amazon.com!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 8:29 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> comm
>
>
> Been a while since I have been able to scan the
> list, but who could resist
> this one??? :-)
>
> Additional Do's:
>
> Do understand the nothing is unbreakable or bullet
> proof, assume the
> impossible isn't and have a plan for disaster
> management.
> Do appreciate that oracle support probably does deal
> with enough clueless
> people to expect you to be one of the same until you
> demonstrate otherwise.
> Do remember that somewhere there is life outside of
> RDBMS challenges, and it
> should be kept relative.
> Do take the time to share your experiences, it makes
> life much simpler for
> all of us.
> Do clearly define the objective, before you start
> detailing the solution.
>
> Additional Do Nots
> Don't get so focused on a prescribed solution that
> you don't realize when it
> becomes self-defeating to the driving cause.
> Don't forget that as good as you are at being a dba,
> you will make mistakes
> and mis-manage, and so will those who make a living
> managing you.
> Don't forget to prescribe the solution that user
> needs, not the one they
> necessarily demand.
>
> And to the credit of Woodrow Wilson - "The wisest
> thing to do with a fool is
> to encourage him to hire a hall and discourse to his
> fellow citizens.
> Nothing chills nonsense like exposure to air."
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> - IL
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 10:40 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> * SHOCK *
>
> You mean someone disagrees with *ME*????
>
> Horrors.... the world is soon to come to an end!!
>
> :-))
>
> RF
>
> Robert G. Freeman
> Technical Management Consultant
> TUSC - The Oracle Experts www.tusc.com
> 904.708.5076 Cell (It's everywhere that I am!)
> Author of several books you can find on Amazon.com!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 7:09 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> comments
>
>
> MccDBA:
>
> It is just Robert's Don't list ;) but you can always
> give your opinion
> abt that. Would you mind telling us 'Why you don't
> agree on them?'
>
>
> KG
>
> --- dist cash <mccdba_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I don't agree with "don't" #1 and #5.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Stephane Faroult"
> <sfaroult_at_oriolecorp.com>
> > >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> > >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > >Subject: RE: RE: Top 10 DBA Do's and Don'ts
> anyone - Here is my
> > list,
> > >comments
> > >Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 00:23:37 -0800
> > >
> > > >Here is the list of top 10 do's and don't that
> I
> > > >came up with.
> > > >
> > > >#1 - Do Maintain your Expertise
> > > >#2 - Do Use the DBMS_STATS Package to Collect
> > > >Statistics
> > > >#3 - Do Use Bind Variables
> > > >#4 - Do Put your Production Database in
> ARCHIVELOG
> > > >Mode
> > > >#5 - Do Use Locally Managed Tablespaces
> > > >#6 - Do Monitor Your Database
> > > >#7 - Do Practice Recoveries
> > > >#8 - Do Get Involved with User Groups and Other
> > > >Resources
> > > >#9 - Do Establish Standards and Change Control
> > > >Processes
> > > >#10 - Do Think Ahead
> > > >
> > > >Bonus! - Do tune to Reduce Logical IO's Not
> > > >Physical IO's.
> > > >(With regards to Cary!)
> > > >
> > > >Oracle Database Top 10 Don'ts
> > > >#1 - Don't Waste Time Re-Organizing Your
> Databases
> > > >#2 - Don't Use .Log or Other Common Extensions
> For
> > > >Your Database File Names
> > > >#3 - Don't Leave Your Database Open To Attack
> > > >#4 - Don't Decide Against Hot Backups
> > > >#5 - Don't Use ASSM
> > > >#6 - Don't Forget the 80/20 Rule
> > > >#7 - Don't Stack Views
> > > >#8 - Don't Be a Normalization Bigot
> > > >#9 - Don't Forget to Document Everything
> > > >#10 - Do Not Use Products You are Not Licensed
> For.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Bonus!! - Do Not Assume A Good or Bad Hit Ratio
> > > >Means Anything
> > > >
> > > >Ok, anyone wanna comment?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Robert G. Freeman
> > > >Technical Management Consultant
> > > >TUSC - The Oracle Experts www.tusc.com
> > > >904.708.5076 Cell (It's everywhere that I am!)
> > > >Author of several books you can find on
> Amazon.com!
> > > >
> > >
> > >Robert,
> > >
> > > DO #3 and DON'T #7 are developer stuff, not
> DBA stuff ... I would
> > >gladly replace DO #3 by 'Relentlessly preach good
> practice
> > to
> > >developers'. I can hardly talk to a developer
> without mentioning
> > >DBMA_APPLICATION_INFO in the first 30 seconds
> :-).
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >Stephane Faroult
> > >Oriole
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