Category Archives: Oracle

Oracle Database Data Centre Migrations Again …

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Johnji

I’m far from new to migrating Oracle databases to new servers, I’ve had to do it several times over the past decade and a half. Many of these migrations have been done with minimal downtime using technologies such as: Oracle … Continue reading →

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What is a DBA?

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Johnji

Eleven years! That’s how long I’ve been in my current job. It’s also probably the last time I tried to define the role of the DBA – in preparation for the interview in 1999. Now I’ve been tasked with writing … Continue reading →

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I Got a Reminder Today …

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Johnji

… of why I wanted to be a DBA. I’d kind of forgotten why fifteen or sixteen years ago I had ambitions to be a DBA. Maybe that’s because role doesn’t seem to be held in as high esteem as … Continue reading →

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The Spanner in the Works!

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Johnji

The in-house written legacy application that still lies at the core of our business systems. That’s the spanner! The trouble here is that the application is old, there’s no technical upgrade path and the middle-tier actually has Oracle7 client components … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got Blancmange Brain Already!

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Johnji

There’s not much of an update this week – or at least there is not much action to report on yet. That doesn’t mean that I’m not deep in thought – perhaps too deep – hence the blancmange! Whilst the … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Johnji

Hello world!  Call me: Johnji; John-Gideon; John. I answer to them all. For the past ten years I have been the Senior Database Administrator for my present company. Being a very medium-sized, but expanding, company, that role has meant really that I do … Continue reading →

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