THE PERSON BEHIND THE QUERIES
Hello, I’m Balaaji.
Database reliability engineer · Architect · DBA
Simply a data nerd. I love working with and exploring new technologies, specialising in Oracle Database. This notebook is where I share what I learn along the way.
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In teaching others,
we teach ourselves.
My intention is to explore the functions and features of database software and share that knowledge with the world. In teaching others, we teach ourselves.
MY WORLD OF DATA
What I work with.
Oracle Database
- Core database
- Real Application Clusters
- DataGuard
- GoldenGate
- Performance tuning
- Backup & recovery
- Disaster recovery
- Data optimisation
- Encryption, auditing & compliance
Cloud computing
- Google Cloud: Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, Firestore, Spanner
- AWS: RDS & Aurora
- Amazon DocumentDB
- Oracle on EC2 with Active Data Guard
- Oracle RAC on FlashGrid
Beyond relational
- MongoDB
- Redis
- PostgreSQL
- Informix
- Elasticsearch & the ELK stack
- Kafka & Zookeeper
- Striim data replication
Database appliances
- IBM Netezza
- Oracle Exadata X8
- Exadata Cloud@Customer X11M
Education
2007
Bachelor of Technology
Computer Science Engineering
2018
Master of Business Administration
Systems
Certifications
2008
Oracle9i Database Administrator Certified Associate
2008
Oracle9i Database Administrator Certified Professional
2010
ITIL V3 Foundation
2018
Oracle Database 12c Administrator Certified Professional
2018
Oracle Database 12c: RAC and Grid Infrastructure Administrator Certified Expert
2020
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
2023
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer
2024