As you've probably heard, I've tossed my hat into the proverbial ring for ODTUG Board membership. This is the first time I've ever run for any position of this stature in my life, and hopefully my platform and vision for the future of ODTUG will help you decide if I'm worthy of this honor. (My … Continue reading My Hat’s In the Ring for ODTUG Board
Author: jim.czuprynski
So … Anything Happened Since I Last Blogged?
As we start the second half of 2020, it's a great time to reassess where we've been and where we're headed. For example, I just realized it's been six whole months since my last blog post, but it's not like anything happened since the beginning of the year, right? It's hard for me to believe … Continue reading So … Anything Happened Since I Last Blogged?
The Decade’s Almost Over. What Will 2020 Bring?
Dude ... Where's My Decade? If anything sums up my IT career's arc since 2010, I'd say it's that phrase. Somehow, I've managed to keep my head above water through the transition from HDD to SSD, from custom-built servers to Exadata Database Machine, and at least five different versions of the Oracle Database. Along the … Continue reading The Decade’s Almost Over. What Will 2020 Bring?
A [Belated] Thanks to Oracle GroundBreakers
Yes, I know I'm just a bit late ... but I'd like to take a brief break between testing out Autonomous Database intensely to shout out a big thank you to all the folks at Oracle and within the Oracle GroundBreakers community - ACEs, Java Champions, and GroundBreakers - that do a fantastic job of … Continue reading A [Belated] Thanks to Oracle GroundBreakers
Say Hello to Your New ODTUG Database Community Lead.
I'm excited to finally announce that I've accepted the volunteer position of Database Community Lead for ODTUG. I'll be working closely with my friend, mentor, and colleague Danny Bryant, the current Database Community Liaison on the ODTUG Board, to bring relevant learning materials, articles, blog posts, and other social media. The evolving role of the … Continue reading Say Hello to Your New ODTUG Database Community Lead.
May 21st. The Big Apple. Oracle CODE
I'm excited to announce that I've been selected for my first-ever Oracle CODE event. I'll be presenting at the New York City event on May 21st at the Jacob Javits Center on my journey as an "old-school" Oracle DBA as I learned how to leverage the power of Oracle Application Express (APEX) to build a new … Continue reading May 21st. The Big Apple. Oracle CODE
Old Dog, New Tricks: A Journey From DBA To APEX Developer
I officially started my career as an Oracle DBA in 2001, but my path to that role spans two previous decades working so many different projects, organizations, and teams that I've often forgotten what it was like to be an applications developer. I still remember the thrill I got the first time I wrote a … Continue reading Old Dog, New Tricks: A Journey From DBA To APEX Developer
So OOW18 Is Done. Time To Get To Work.
Me, After OOW18. I returned from OOW18 energized and ready to enter a new phase of my IT career: Instead of fulfilling a pre-sales role, for the first time in the last four-plus years I'll be concentrating on researching deeply the capabilities of Oracle Database technology, both in the Oracle Public Cloud and for on-premises … Continue reading So OOW18 Is Done. Time To Get To Work.
Oracle Community Participation: Easy, No. Worth It? Yes.
Tim Hall’s recent blog post on his decade of experience as an Oracle ACE Director (and now as a Developer Champion) prompted me to think over my own experiences as an ACE Director since 2014. My perspectives are a bit different because of my different roles since I was awarded that status to my surprise … Continue reading Oracle Community Participation: Easy, No. Worth It? Yes.
LAODC 2018: Time for a [Late] Wrap-Up!
I know, I know ... it's been weeks since I finished participating in the 2018 Latin America Oracle Developer Champion (LAODC) tour, but I have an excuse: I've also been on vacation in the Galapagos and Ecuador for ten days, and then I took a brief break for some remedial surgery. This tour was one … Continue reading LAODC 2018: Time for a [Late] Wrap-Up!