Back Online

I am back after a one-week vacation at Thanksgiving and a trip to Yosemite National Park.

Then, of course, I had to go back to work to finish up building the system I am working on for a major retailer (sorry, I don't want to give a name).

My client just purchased a $170,000 server (no, I did not add a zero, you read it correctly, $170k) to run Oracle 10g on it, even though I probably don't need that power under the hood to run my application.

I am finishing up a few things before I can install the production system and open it up to the 250+ users. It seems that this system has generated a lot of buzz internally and a lot of people got excited after using the test system for a while.

Honestly, even though I have been working with Oracle for quite some time now, I am still impressed by this amazing piece of engineering.

Now, I am thinking about what I want to do after this project is over (should be in a month or two, then it will be maintenance and enhancements). I know my client has many more ideas for the future (and I have plenty as well) but I also have very interesting offers appearing on the radar.

Maybe it is time for me to move on…