Ken Jacobs, known to many as Dr. DBA, was a customer advocate, mentor, fearless leader, and one of Oracle's longest-term employees (second only to Larry Ellison himself). Sadly, Ken suffered a pulmonary embolism and passed away at the age of 71. Read more about Ken and the kind words that members of his community had to share about him and his work. Ken Jacobs will be missed by many!

Q&A topics include:
Any advice for a very small IT team in relation to the rest of the company? We want to do big upgrade successfully, but we may not be able to increase headcount despite projects moving forward.
How can we influence a leader to pause and focus more on the “why” when clarity is not there?
We're just starting to lead a project that failed seven years ago. We're trying it again with different technology. Any words of advice?

Many IT professionals don’t feel like they’re making a difference. For various reasons, they feel undervalued and unappreciated. Those reasons range from executive absence, unrealistic expectations, inadequate budgets, shrinking headcount, to “shadow IT” efforts. I take these stories to heart because I, too, have experienced these disappointments. As such, these conversations motivate me to ask, “How do we stop the madness?”

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The Critical Patch Update for January 2021 was released on January 19, 2021. Oracle strongly recommends applying the patches as soon as possible.