Links

www.lulu.com - All of OnCallDBA's books are available at Lulu. This is a great site to use for independent publishing. And remember, if you've been hankering to publish, that's a place where I can help. I write, I edit, I publish, and I enjoy doing so. My interests are broad, too. I publish books on the E-Business Suite, of course, but I also publish genealogy books and the occasional children's book - you name it. The E-Business Suite books are the top sellers at the Collaborate Conference each year.

Oracle E-Business Suite Views - This is my E-Business Suite blog. All my articles about Oracle's Release 11i and Release 12 of the E-Business Suite of Applications start here.

www.justadba.com - This is John Stouffer's website. I work with John on technical assessments, papers and presentations. He's an Oracle ACE, an OAUG Board Member, and incredibly knowledgeable about the E-Business Suite of Applications.

www.trutek.com - This is Mike Swing's company. I've worked as a consultant through Trutek in the past and have enjoyed working for Mike. Trutek offers a broad range of Oracle database, developer and E-Business Suite training and consulting, specializing in both functional and technical E-Business Suite consulting. By the way, Mike has just published a hot new series of books and DVDs about upgrading to Release 12 of the E-Business Suite. Check out the little r12.1.2 project plan, the little r12.1.2 essentials for managers and team members, and the little r12.1.2 upgrade guide. For those of you considering upgrading to E-Business Suite Release 12, one of the first and most important steps is to try to upgrade Oracle's Vision Instance, since it's full of test data and includes all the code. Mike's books and DVDs take you through that upgrade, pointing out along the way assorted issues and workarounds, including new patches, as he uncovers issues.

http://orclville.blogspot.com - Floyd Teter's blog's mission is to watch "the current trends and future direction of Oracle's E-Business Suite." Floyd's true claim to fame is his work articulating the direction Oracle's Fusion middleware and applications are taking. He's my newest author, so watch for his upcoming book: Getting There From Here: A Strategic Guide to Mapping Out Your Future with Oracle Applications. It will be ready for Oracle Open World 2010, September 19-23.

www.solutionbeacon.com - I've collaborated with Solution Beacon on three books so far. One particularly nice thing about our books is that all of Solution Beacon's proceeds (more than $31,000 so far!) go to the Solution Beacon Foundation. Foundation money has been used to help Steve Peifer, winner of CNN's prestigious 2007 CNN Heroes Award, to set up computer centers in Kenya that feed and educate more than 10,000 children. If you're looking for a book that tells a heartfelt story about making a difference in Africa, buy Steve's Your Pal Steve. I read it from cover to cover on a long plane trip and laughed and cried - Steve is a terrific writer and storyteller, and this is a book well worth buying.

www.fmtsystems.com - FMT Systems, Inc. offer training, targeted communication strategies, and effective process and change management.

www.integrigy.com - Integrigy analyzes the impact of each of Oracle's quarterly Critical Patch Upgrades (CPUs) and is an excellent resource when you need to test CPUs. I like this site because they clearly communicate what your options are for applying these patches.

http://blogs.oracle.com/schan -I thoroughly enjoy Steven Chan's blog. Steven is the Director of Applications Technology Integration for Oracle. His blog is very straightforward and covers relevant topics for the E-Business Suite. He's also very responsive to questions. If you want to stay on top of important Oracle E-Business Suite changes, you can subscribe to receive Steven's articles by email.

www.EvDBT.com - This is Tim Gorman's site. Tim is a database tuning, database recovery and RAC expert. He has written several excellent books, and offers training and consulting services. Check out Tim's books: Oracle Insights: Tales of the Oak Table; Essential Oracle8i Data Warehousing: Designing, Building, and Managing Oracle Data Warehouses; Oracle8 Data Warehousing

www.OraPub.com - This is Craig Shallahammer's site. Craig is a wonderful instructor and offers training, papers and books about Oracle performance tuning. Check out Craig's book: Forecasting Oracle Performance