Category Archives: infosec

In the testing phase, we normally test functionality and break the application. There is something that’s missing. Now, most developers are not experts in how privileges work in Oracle, this is not a bad thing because privileges can be complex … Continue reading →

May 6, 2017 the Economist published an article that data is more valuable than oil. https://www.economist.com/leaders/2017/05/06/the-worlds-most-valuable-resource-is-no-longer-oil-but-data Every year I “try” to figure out what tools I need to sharpen, what tools I need to pick up, and what tools can … Continue reading →

I get to chat with Liron Amitzi and Jim (The Why Guy) Czuprynski about what interest me the most. Keeping your IT infrastructure safe and culture. https://beyondtechskills.com/episodes/if-you-aint-paranoid-you-aint-payin-attention-rob-lockard-on-cybersecurity-culture#T

March and April are booking up fast. Getting real busy and loving life. Utah Oracle Users Group (UTOUG) March 17 – 18 Keynote: “Curves ahead: Emerging technology threats.”, “Holistic Database Security in the cloud.”, and “PL/SQL Secure Coding in the … Continue reading →

In our series on the future of AI, here is the interview with Sandesh Rao, VP Autonomous Health and Machine Learning at Oracle  

I’ve spoken in the past about the utility of blockchain, to create a table that can not be altered. Oracle 21C is now available in OCI. The syntax to create a blockchain table is quite simple. create blockchain table test … Continue reading →

We have people giving opinions on a complex subject that for all practical purposes seem to contradict each other. I’ll give them this, they are some smart people; all of them have demonstrated vision and accomplished quite a few things … Continue reading →

Yes, this is a bit outside of my specialty; however, I receive somewhere between four to five hundred emails a day. Some are informational, some require me to make a decision, others are request. There is a US DOD standard … Continue reading →

On 20 October I’ll be speaking at the Spanish Oracle Users Group on Holistic Database Security. Registration URL to follow. On 29 October I’ll be giving the talk “Staying Current in a constantly changing IT Environment” This talk is open … Continue reading →

Monday August 31st at 1800 Sandesh Rao VP AI Ops and Machine Learning for Oracle Corporation will be giving a talk on AI Ops. Predict failures, make IT Operations easy. This is a no cost webinar. Registration link at the … Continue reading →

When COVID-19 hit, many of us started working hard to stay in contact. Also, I have an interest in peak performance and getting to know people who excel at almost every thing they do. Here are some of the top … Continue reading →

We all know her as Heli from Finland. For years I have tried to keep up with her; and she sill books more miles then me. #GrowthMindset #Success #NeverStopLearning

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#GrowthMindset #Success #NeverStopLearning Martin is not only an amazing gentleman, he is also the President of the UK Oracle Users Group.

#GrowthMindset #Success #NeverStopLearning Luiza and I get to discuss her path to success and happiness.

His path to becoming an Oracle Product Manager. Great story.

My interview with an extraordinary lady and one of my favorite people Olesya Zmazneva. We get to chat about soft skills, social media, communications, saints, critical thinking, education, five times why, think like a child and so much more.