Monthly Archives: September 2013

ORACLE 12.c – A Good First Step, But A Database Could And Should Be So Much More


My introduction to SQL was learning Oracle 8.x around 1996 or 97. And since that time, I have heard about Larry Ellison. Interestingly – that is around the first time I heard of Hasso Plattner too . Till then I only knew of 5 IBM engineers being the founders of SAP. I have deep respectContinue reading “ORACLE 12.c – A Good First Step, But A Database Could And Should Be So Much More”

When Applications Scream “I don’t Trust You”


Between telecons today, I was glancing through twitter and had a brief chat there with Ben Haines, the CIO of Box. See below. Just reminded me of a few phone calls I have had from the expense police in past life Expense Police :Can you explain why you tipped $10 more than 15% at dinnerContinue reading “When Applications Scream “I don’t Trust You””

Zero Inbox Strategy – To Be Or Not To Be ?


I have a zero inbox policy . I read every email I get within a short time of it showing up , respond to the ones that need attention then move them to an archive . I don’t go to bed till I am done . And I have been this way for about 8Continue reading “Zero Inbox Strategy – To Be Or Not To Be ?”