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August 1, 2009 Steve Karam News, Oracle 2 comments

You have to love software marketing. Imagine buying a new car. In the new car comes leather seats, A/C, and a killer sound system. After driving it around for a few days, you get a reminder from the dealership: The leather seats, A/C, and sound system are separately licensed products.

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Oracle RAC Training in Lausanne

December 1, 2008 Steve Karam News, Oracle 11 comments

Recently I posted that I was teaching a class in Switzerland. I’m home now in good ol’ Virginia, over the jet lag and ready to blog. Class went very well. I taught the Burleson Consulting 3 day Oracle RAC course, one of our most popular courses which I am called

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Bonsoir from Lausanne!

November 19, 2008 Steve Karam Oracle 3 comments

Hello everyone! I’m writing from Lausanne, Switzerland where I am teaching a three day RAC course. Geneva and Lausanne are amazing places, highly recommended if you are traveling to Europe…great food, fun sights, and a huge array of international travelers. This is my second trip to Europe this year (the

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The Ultimate Class! Learn Oracle at Sea

October 30, 2008 Steve Karam Fun, Oracle One comment

In the Steve Karam Philosophy, every DBA deserves a few things: Access to Metalink Loads of good coffee At least two computers A yearly cruise on which they can learn Oracle There’s only one thing better than an Oracle class, and that’s an Oracle class taught by top notch instructors

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Learn Databases from Tico the Fairy!

October 10, 2008 Steve Karam Fun, Oracle 5 comments

It seems I’m not the only one who has thought to use cartoons to explain databases to others. On Amazon, you can now pre-order The Manga Guide to Databases, a graphic novel about database technology. Follow Tico the Fairy as she teaches Princess Ruruna how to simply management of her

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The Best Oracle Headline You'll See All Year

October 9, 2008 Steve Karam Fun, Oracle 2 comments

For those of you who know me, you know that I like to keep an air of professionalism both in my work and in my online communications. However, this was just too good to pass up…The Register has given us the best double entendre I’ve ever seen in an Oracle

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The Adventures of Ace DBA

Flashback (Ace Comic)

August 20, 2008 Steve Karam Fun, Oracle Leave a comment
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Large Query Collider (Ace Comic)

August 15, 2008 Steve Karam Fun, Oracle 2 comments
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Error Codes (Ace Comic)

August 13, 2008 Steve Karam Fun, Oracle Leave a comment
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Larryland (Ace Comic)

August 11, 2008 Steve Karam Fun, Oracle Leave a comment
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