Hi There.  I’m Charlie Callaway.

If you’re an Oracle DBA, it’s happened to you.  It could be any time of the day or night.  Everything is fine, and you’re merrily working on some long-range project.

But then, the phone rings.  The database is running slowly…or not at all.  And you are on the hook to get it fixed, quickly.

I’ve been in that spot, many times, over the last 17 years.  Along the way, I have learned quite a bit about troubleshooting Oracle databases.  I’m sharing what I’ve learned here.

If you want more:  I’ve been a DBA at a Fortune 200 company for the past 12 years.  Before that, I spent five years as a DBA in various telecom and military settings.  I’ve also presented at various Oracle User Group conferences around the United States.