Workshop

Today I had a small workshop session hosted by Peter Gram, an extremely skilled Database Specialist at Miracle. We went through the Oracle Start Up Processes, the Backup procedures, the functions of RMAN, Archive Log Mode and we performed backup and restore/recover a couple of times. Also, we managed to squeeze in a little bit about security.

It was extremely nice to be able to do these exercises together with Peter, who was very good at explaining the scenarios and the course of action.

Also, Peter was very good at giving me little challenges during the Workshop.

This also gives me an idea of where I need to improve etc. My overall evaluation of the workshop is, that I have a fair understanding of how the database is set up and a lot of what Peter told/showed me, I recognized from Toms book and from the Oracle Concepts Guide.

However, I still have a long way to go, especially when it comes to the SQL commands and the whole process of actually doing the exercises, when you suddenly don´t have a book where the example is described for you into every detail.

I came up with the idea of this Workshop, because I thought that there was a lack of Practical exercises in this education programme. I really feel that a couple more of these workshops can help me improve a whole lot.