Back At Oracle Corporation (The Return Of The Thin White Duke) November 30, 2011
Posted by Richard Foote in Richard's Musings.trackback
I’ve been very quiet on the blogging front lately, so apologies for that.
One of the main reasons is that after a period of nearly 10 years, I’ve decided to take up a position back at Oracle Corporation as a “Principal Solutions Consultant” in sunny Canberra. So things have been rather hectic, finishing up in my previous job and starting up afresh at Oracle. Things have certainly changed a lot over this time, with new offices and a much larger workforce than worked in Canberra previously. Some things haven’t changed such as I’ve still got my old email address and the same employee number (2020) as before. I’ve got that feeling of being really excited again at work which I’ve missed recently so I’m really looking forward to my many new adventures to come at Oracle.
The good news is that I’ve been given the green light to continue on with my blogging activities so expect action on that front here again soon. I’ll still be keeping it technical (unless there’s a new David Bowie album or Pink Floyd Box-set to discuss of course) and I’ll still be talking mainly about indexes as there’s heaps that I’ll still like to cover such as Secondary Indexes on IOTs as promised previously, as well as looking at more “exotic” indexes such as those for Spatial, XML, Oracle Text etc. There are also a few “rumours” regarding not needing indexes with Exadata which might potentially become full-blown myths if I don’t do something about it 🙂
I’ll also get back to answering the various questions that have been building up over the past few weeks.
So stay tuned !!
Richard,
I am really happy to see you again being part of the staff! It is no surprise for me that the corporation encourages you to keep your great and well known blog, since that adds only to our reputation.
Welcome back 🙂
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Hi Uwe
Thanks for your kind comments, it’s great to be “back”. Although I must admit to looking forward to the Christmas break 🙂
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Richard,
sounds to me as if the HR system in use at Oracle never deletes employees – simply flags them as “gone away”. Then, when you return, flags them as “back again” and there you have it!
Forward planning? Do they know that someday you’ll be back? I think we should be told!
Good luck in the new job.
Cheers,
Norm.
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Sounds like a deleted index entry, which is possible to reuse, right? 🙂
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Hi Timur
LOL !! Exactly 🙂
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It’s part of Larry’s “Acquire the Earth” plan. Given enough time, EVERYONE will be an Oracle employee….
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Hi Gary
Indeed, Oracle world domination is now within reach 🙂
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Hi Norm
Indeed, it appears that I was one of few people that never really thought would return 🙂
Never say never …
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Good luck Richard for the new role 🙂 .
Cheers,
Aman….
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Thanks Aman, much appreciated 🙂
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Sound great. Good Luck.
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Hi Surachart
Thank you 🙂
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Great news for you!
Now, convince them to have you write that book…
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Hi Brian
There’s already an index book in the market 🙂
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And you’ll vouch for it’s accuracy? 🙂
Your blog explains a whole lot more than just how to index. It explains how indexes work with good examples. That’s the stuff that i want to read!
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Congrats on the new gig. Very much deserved.
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Thanks Craig, much appreciated 🙂
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Congratulations on your new gig. Glad to hear that the blog will still be around with new content. Best wishes to you in your new position.
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Thanks Tony. Will finally get some new content out there again I promise !!
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Congrats!
I second Brian.
There are now a whopping 67 Roger Waters performances of The Wall to look forward to in 2012 if you are in the Americas… or don’t mind jumping on an aeroplane/boat and making your way over there.
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Hi Joel
I already have my Roger Waters ticket for the Sydney show on Feb 14. Can’t wait !!!!
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Congratulations Richard and good luck for your new position.
Cheers… 🙂
Alberto
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Thanks Alberto, much appreciated 🙂
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Congrats and touch-wood.
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Thanks Fahd, much appreciated, although I’m hoping to not have to resort to touching wood 🙂
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Welcome back! This is good news 🙂
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Thanks Tom. You have to teach me now how I can restict my travel commitments. Actually, on second thoughts, I might ask someone else 🙂
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Congratulations and good luck !!!
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Thanks Asif, much appreciated.
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Hi Brian
I must admit to not having read the book (too busy reading Peter F. Hamilton novels at the moment !!. However, if I ever get my hands on a copy, would be more than happy to review it. Actually, I might do that anyways.
Have a fantastic Christmas !!
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