I can’t believe it has been 14 months since I finished my certificate in Data and Internet Security at the University of Washington. This site was my final project. I was so anxious to make Oracle security my main focus, and grow the site into a comprehensive set of security tutorials for busy DBAs. I created a Drupal blog and announced my intentions in my first post, which was also my last post. Life got in the way. There was shoulder surgery, followed by more software releases and block points than I can even remember, followed by RAC and Data Guard. In short, I’ve been keeping busy, which is what DBAs do, and why we need information that is direct and to the point.

While database security will continue to be the main focus of this site, the blog may occasionally wander into other aspects of Oracle database administration. This is mostly because of my failing memory, as it will give me a place to store information I think I will need again. As a bonus, it gets the information into Google, for other people who are asking the same questions. Google is quite possibly the most important tool I use in analyzing problems, and I am happy to give something back. I hope you find something useful while you are here.