Oracle Exadata Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

Acknowledgments

I want to first and foremost thank my son, Anto. Although just a kid, you handle the challenges of balancing work and life like an adult and, for this and much more, I couldn’t be more fortunate. Anto, I love you and you are the reason I do all that I do.

To my parents, I’d like to say thank you for instilling the value of hard work and confidence in me and for accepting the too frequent one-word e-mail responses and terse telephone conversations. There’s never enough time for the things that count, but you never make me feel guilty about it.

To my Centroid partners, I’d like to say thanks for agreeing to launch Centroid’s Exadata initiative with me. Your willingness to take risks and invest outside of our comfort zone has provided ...