Comments on: I have been troubleshooting since I was a kid! :) http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid Oracle, Exadata, Performance, Troubleshooting - Mobile Life and Productivity. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:03:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gary S http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 Gary S Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:21:01 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1810 I notice you posted this on May Day! I thought that was funny for some reason. I have found that the self-reliance that you discussed can be a problem, too (when people re-implement features in their code that are already present in the database). I guess it depends on how you apply it. Thanks for a great site. I notice you posted this on May Day! I thought that was funny for some reason.

I have found that the self-reliance that you discussed can be a problem, too (when people re-implement features in their code that are already present in the database). I guess it depends on how you apply it. Thanks for a great site.

]]> By: Annette http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 Annette Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:49:27 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1722 Hi all, Tanel is presenting in Brussel on 5 and 6 November 2009 :-) I know it's not in Paris but it is a good alternative maybe :-) This is the link to view more information www.miraclebenelux.nl/tanel or www.miraclebenelux.nl/register. Greetz, Annette Hi all,
Tanel is presenting in Brussel on 5 and 6 November 2009 :-)
I know it’s not in Paris but it is a good alternative maybe :-)
This is the link to view more information http://www.miraclebenelux.nl/tanel or http://www.miraclebenelux.nl/register.
Greetz, Annette

]]> By: Tanel Poder http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Tanel Poder Wed, 27 May 2009 18:25:03 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1675 By accident! I was a Unix geek thanks to my high-school's IT program already (and I was a general computer geek even before that for reasons unknown to me, just liked to hack stuff I guess :) And when I was first year in the university then I accidentially met an ex-classmate from high school who worked for an Oracle partner company and asked if I wanted to take a part time DBA job. I went to the interview, spoke with my boss for for 20 minutes and then was given an Oracle installation CD and a Windows NT workstation and started installing it. I still remember dealing with classic problems like listener being down, names.default_domain mismatch in sqlnet.ora and all the other basic stuff. This was when google inc didn't exist yet and altavista.com search often returned just spam as a result to queries so google-troubleshooting did not work, had to figure out everything myself. and I wasn't soo systematic yet then so some things caused quite a bit of frustration. But again, as I never want to waste my time, I quickly recognized the faster and more reliable approaches for troubleshooting/fixing something and dropped the "old" less reliable ideas. Constant self-feedback, following what you do and how your actions work out and make conclusions for next time is the way to go. By accident! I was a Unix geek thanks to my high-school’s IT program already (and I was a general computer geek even before that for reasons unknown to me, just liked to hack stuff I guess :)

And when I was first year in the university then I accidentially met an ex-classmate from high school who worked for an Oracle partner company and asked if I wanted to take a part time DBA job. I went to the interview, spoke with my boss for for 20 minutes and then was given an Oracle installation CD and a Windows NT workstation and started installing it.

I still remember dealing with classic problems like listener being down, names.default_domain mismatch in sqlnet.ora and all the other basic stuff. This was when google inc didn’t exist yet and altavista.com search often returned just spam as a result to queries so google-troubleshooting did not work, had to figure out everything myself. and I wasn’t soo systematic yet then so some things caused quite a bit of frustration. But again, as I never want to waste my time, I quickly recognized the faster and more reliable approaches for troubleshooting/fixing something and dropped the “old” less reliable ideas.

Constant self-feedback, following what you do and how your actions work out and make conclusions for next time is the way to go.

]]> By: Ben Prusinski http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1674 Ben Prusinski Wed, 27 May 2009 17:51:01 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1674 Tanel, How did you first get involved with Oracle databases at such a young age? Most folks who begin to work with Oracle are older folks who already have been working for years in the IT field. Not many start at such young age. You and Steve Karam are the rare exceptions! As for me, I started working with Oracle back in the 1990s when I was doing Unix and C development. Cheers, Ben Tanel,

How did you first get involved with Oracle databases at such a young age? Most folks who begin to work with Oracle are older folks who already have been working for years in the IT field. Not many start at such young age. You and Steve Karam are the rare exceptions! As for me, I started working with Oracle back in the 1990s when I was doing Unix and C development.

Cheers,
Ben

]]> By: Senthil http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1591 Senthil Mon, 18 May 2009 14:33:06 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1591 Tanel, if you have any experience with oracle application ( r11i,r12) pls share with us :) also pls share with us how to calculate the hardware requirement for oracle db / application installtion . thanks :) Tanel,
if you have any experience with oracle application ( r11i,r12) pls share with us :) also pls share with us how to calculate the hardware requirement for oracle db / application installtion . thanks :)

]]> By: Tanel Poder http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Tanel Poder Mon, 11 May 2009 21:47:15 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1536 Well I wasn't even born then so I wouldn't know :) Well I wasn’t even born then so I wouldn’t know :)

]]> By: PorusHH http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 PorusHH Mon, 11 May 2009 09:25:44 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1534 Tanel, Since you were part of the USSR, you may know the Indian song by Raj Kapoor "Mera Joota hai Japani" that was quite popular over there in the 1950s. Maybe more so in Russia. Regards, Porus. Tanel,

Since you were part of the USSR, you may know the Indian song by Raj Kapoor “Mera Joota hai Japani” that was quite popular over there in the 1950s. Maybe more so in Russia.

Regards,

Porus.

]]> By: Olivier http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 Olivier Mon, 11 May 2009 07:58:48 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1533 I confirm what Mohamed said. I have attended Tom, Jonathan and Craig Seminar last years at Oracle University France, and there were a lot of people. if there's something we can do that would help to have you come to France, please let us know. I confirm what Mohamed said. I have attended Tom, Jonathan and Craig Seminar last years at Oracle University France, and there were a lot of people. if there’s something we can do that would help to have you come to France, please let us know.

]]> By: Mohamed http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1532 Mohamed Mon, 11 May 2009 07:55:39 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1532 In december 3-4 2009 I have attended a 2 days Tom Kyte Seminar at Oracle University in Paris. At the end of the seminar Oracle france gave us a paper in which we were invited to wrote names we would like to see speaking in France. I have mentioned Jonathan Lewis, Cary Millsap, Richar Foote and Tanel Poder. So if they have not contacted you then they are not doing well their work. Be sure that If you come to France,we will be a lot to attend your seminar Mohamed In december 3-4 2009 I have attended a 2 days Tom Kyte Seminar at Oracle University in Paris. At the end of the seminar Oracle france gave us a paper in which we were invited to wrote names we would like to see speaking in France. I have mentioned Jonathan Lewis, Cary Millsap, Richar Foote and Tanel Poder. So if they have not contacted you then they are not doing well their work. Be sure that If you come to France,we will be a lot to attend your seminar

Mohamed

]]> By: Olivier http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Olivier Sun, 10 May 2009 09:52:59 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/05/01/i-have-been-troubleshooting-since-i-was-a-kid/#comment-1527 Hey Tanel, thanks a lot for doc.id 175982.1 :) I guess i should spend more time on Metalink :) Hey Tanel, thanks a lot for doc.id 175982.1 :) I guess i should spend more time on Metalink :)

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