As summer turned into fall, Texans were bestowed the honor of the annual mega food pop-up called the Texas State Fair. This year's theme was "Celebrating Texas Innovation", with images of Big Tex everywhere: Established first in 1886, the State Fair is one of the largest fairs in all of the United States. You often … Continue reading The 2018 Texas State Fair
Category: Personal
My Friends Wayne and Cindy Van Sluys
In 2008, I met Wayne for the first time. We both were working for another firm back then. We were thrown together when we were tasked internally to learn an up and coming EPM product at the time - Oracle Data Integrator, or ODI, for short. What I remember about the Wayne I knew back … Continue reading My Friends Wayne and Cindy Van Sluys
The 2017 Texas State Fair
The annual State Fair hit Texas at the end of September, but with seemingly less fanfare this year for the Alapat family. We made our annual fried pilgrimage, but ended up being seduced by the music more than the food. The Texas State Fair had 2 intriguing traits for us this year: a couple’s coupon … Continue reading The 2017 Texas State Fair
Book Announcement: Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) Standard
On this eve of Kscope16, interRel and I are announcing a second Oracle EPM Cloud book: Look Smarter Than You Are with Oracle Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud. This book takes you on a detailed tour of the fantastic reporting solution EPRCS. It is only the second published book available on Oracle EPM/BI Cloud technologies and includes technical information […]
This one time in Portland…
Every now and then something happens in life and you have to share the story because it's just so insane. Warning: this one has so many parts to it that it will take ~10 minutes to read. Back in January 2017, I had the opportunity to visit Portland for work. The travel for this trip … Continue reading This one time in Portland…
Tips for Starting a Blog
(All images courtesy of Google images) When I get the same question more than a few times, I generally write a blog post in an attempt to share my thoughts with a larger audience. Therefore, here is a non-technical blog post about starting a blog. I started this blog ~2 years ago and the truth … Continue reading Tips for Starting a Blog
John Wick 2 and the Value of Information
(All images are courtesy of Bing) This past weekend my free time was primarily driven by one need: to see the sequel to John Wick, one of the sleeper hits from 2014. John Wick: Chapter 2 was released last Friday, February 10, 2017 and I couldn't help but buy advance tickets. If you haven't seen … Continue reading John Wick 2 and the Value of Information
The 2016 Texas State Fair
Last weekend marked the first day of October. Fall is really starting to come into Texas. The sunsets are getting longer and we have a much needed break in the heat. And with the start of October this year arrives the annual Texas State Fair. The State Fair, our foodie temptress, came beckoning her fried … Continue reading The 2016 Texas State Fair
Adulting: From check-in to carry-on
The following article is about how to switch over from a traveler "check-in bag" mentality to a "carry-on bag" mentality. If you are one of the many amazing travelers who are already doing this, feel free to stop reading now. I share this information in case it might help someone out there who fully believes … Continue reading Adulting: From check-in to carry-on
Book Announcement: Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud Service (EPRCS)
On this eve of Kscope16, interRel and I are announcing a second Oracle EPM Cloud book: Look Smarter Than You Are with Oracle Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud. This book takes you on a detailed tour of the fantastic reporting solution EPRCS. It is only the second published book available on Oracle EPM/BI Cloud technologies and includes technical information … Continue reading Book Announcement: Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud Service (EPRCS)
