Upcoming Conferences for Fall 2024
The short summer break is over, and conference treadmill is about to get underway again. I have a few things already on the calendar! July…
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I was thrilled to see the new Oracle 23ai Free come out on Thursday, so I marched over on Friday and downloaded the newest docker…
View More Oracle 23ai Free: Docker ORA-12547/Make File IssueGeneric Prompts and Lacking Diversity- Fix it, ChatGPT
I’ve been intensely preparing the LinkedIn Learning Oracle 23c courses, set to film later this month. Despite my responsibilities as Director of Data and AI…
View More Generic Prompts and Lacking Diversity- Fix it, ChatGPTSQLBits 2024- It’s Not Just a Wrap, It’s the Whole Burrito!
So, this last week I had the opportunity to speak and attend at the SQLbits conference. This was high on my list after attending an…
View More SQLBits 2024- It’s Not Just a Wrap, It’s the Whole Burrito!Data in AI Evolution: The Roles of Relational Databases and Data Lakes
AI has become a buzzword synonymous with the future of technology and innovation. However, the advancement of AI is not just about algorithms and computing…
View More Data in AI Evolution: The Roles of Relational Databases and Data LakesAuDHD Part II, Traits that Tick the Boxes
Each person’s experience with a diagnosis is going to be as unique as the individual and when it comes to ADHD, this is exceptionally true. …
View More AuDHD Part II, Traits that Tick the BoxesCo-Organizer for Data Platform DEI Community and Being AuDHD
I’ve recently become a Co-organizer for the Data Platform DEI community, representing women in technology and individuals with Autism/ADHD. I’m joining some awesome people in…
View More Co-Organizer for Data Platform DEI Community and Being AuDHDFestive Tech Calendar 2023
It’s almost my turn to present my video this year on December 13th, for the 2023 Festive Tech Calendar. I chose to do something fun…
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Along with presenting the keynote at SQL Saturday Oregon this weekend, I will be taking the SQL Train up to PASS Summit for the next…
View More PASS Summit: Journey to Management with Chris YatesAI/ML- Death of the Database? Long Live the Database!
One undeniable truth is that we often lean towards what’s familiar to us. Open-source solutions might be cost-effective and supported by their enthusiastic communities, but…
View More AI/ML- Death of the Database? Long Live the Database!New SQL Server and Oracle Cloud White Papers on Github!
I’ve been pretty busy with work and travel, but I finally got an official Silk Github repository to publish a couple new white papers and…
View More New SQL Server and Oracle Cloud White Papers on Github!Feature Fails of the Week- Mobile LinkedIn with AI
It happens, someone has a good idea and unfortunately, theory is better than reality and it just creates more frustration than functionality. I’ve been wanting…
View More Feature Fails of the Week- Mobile LinkedIn with AISilk Sync, August 2023
Here is what’s going on for me at Silk for the month of August! I’ve served in the role as Director of Technical Advocacy at…
View More Silk Sync, August 2023Generating Test Data With ChatGPT
I attended a presentation by Paul Turley on Microsoft Fabric this week and was fascinated when he told me he’d created a ton of test…
View More Generating Test Data With ChatGPTFive Years at Microsoft and Next Adventures
Five years? Really? Yes, it’s been five years since I joined Microsoft and I can honestly say, it’s been a blast! I’ve been doing the…
View More Five Years at Microsoft and Next AdventuresStabilizing Migrations to the Cloud with SQL Baselines
I had a customer who needed to know how to retain performance after migrating to the cloud for SQL execution and I recommended SQL Baselines,…
View More Stabilizing Migrations to the Cloud with SQL BaselinesChatGPT- Building Out Oracle with Templates and Ansible for a DataGuard Environment
This is a continuation of the evolution of AI with ChatGPT and how much it can be leveraged, allowing me to do more with less…
View More ChatGPT- Building Out Oracle with Templates and Ansible for a DataGuard EnvironmentChatGPT – Oracle Deployment in Azure via Azure CLI
I always like to start with something easy, or at least easy for me… 🙂 ChatGPT, using GPT4 is moving fast and at this point,…
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