Comments on: Moving to Canada… Oracle 10g RAC + Solaris 10g + VMware http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/ The Alex Gorbachev Oracle Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:43:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Alex Gorbachev’s RSS Feeds Aggregated http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-18707 Alex Gorbachev’s RSS Feeds Aggregated Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:18:50 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-18707 [...] platform and one month later moved it to my own website using Wordpress. Couple month later, I joined Pythian and, since then, the vast majority of my blogging activities has been on the Pythian Group [...] [...] platform and one month later moved it to my own website using Wordpress. Couple month later, I joined Pythian and, since then, the vast majority of my blogging activities has been on the Pythian Group [...]

]]> By: Alex Gorbachev http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-17492 Alex Gorbachev Fri, 16 May 2008 02:32:30 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-17492 Well, this winter was a bit of extreme. "Locals" said that they haven't seen that much snow for tens of years. Well, this winter was a bit of extreme. “Locals” said that they haven’t seen that much snow for tens of years.

]]> By: Mauricio Leyzaola http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-17491 Mauricio Leyzaola Fri, 16 May 2008 02:06:36 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-17491 Jesus Alex! Now I know what you mean. I didn't know the snow was that hard. How many days like these you have in Ottawa every year? With best regards, Mauricio Jesus Alex! Now I know what you mean. I didn’t know the snow was that hard. How many days like these you have in Ottawa every year?
With best regards,

Mauricio

]]> By: Alex Gorbachev http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-16843 Alex Gorbachev Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:21:12 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-16843 Like shoveling? Right... maybe first time... max the second time but <a href="http://www.pythian.com/blogs/887/is-summer-canceled-in-ottawa-this-year" rel="nofollow">this</a> is way too much I feel. :) Like shoveling? Right… maybe first time… max the second time but this is way too much I feel. :)

]]> By: Mauricio Leyzaola http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-16825 Mauricio Leyzaola Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:49:08 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-16825 Hi Alex, Well, I think I can get used to the wheather in Ottawa, it can't be so bad after all kids love snowing. Thanks for the information. Take care and good luck! Hi Alex,

Well, I think I can get used to the wheather in Ottawa, it can’t be so bad after all kids love snowing. Thanks for the information.
Take care and good luck!

]]> By: Alex Gorbachev http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-15429 Alex Gorbachev Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:54:57 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-15429 Mauricio, In order to come to Canada as foreign skilled worked, you need an offer for the appropriate position and then the company need to obtain a special permit in Canada unless it's an exception. I'm not very familiar with Ottawa job market since I was never really looking for a job here. I can tell you that there is very high concentration of government jobs - don't know if they hire on working visa conditions. There is Cognos head office in Ottawa and I heard that Cognos is quite popular in government. That's pretty much what I can say - the rest is probably your own homework on job search web sites. Ottawa is very nice place - great as family destination. You should be ready for a dramatic weather change moving from Mexico so make sure you are OK with cold weather! ;-) Heavy snow-falls and freezing rain is normal here. Canada is a very friendly to foreigners. Maybe even more friendly than the US and Australia (two other immigrant friendly countries according to my experience). YMMV. Good luck with your moving plans. If you have more specific questions - let me know. Mauricio,

In order to come to Canada as foreign skilled worked, you need an offer for the appropriate position and then the company need to obtain a special permit in Canada unless it’s an exception.

I’m not very familiar with Ottawa job market since I was never really looking for a job here. I can tell you that there is very high concentration of government jobs - don’t know if they hire on working visa conditions. There is Cognos head office in Ottawa and I heard that Cognos is quite popular in government. That’s pretty much what I can say - the rest is probably your own homework on job search web sites.

Ottawa is very nice place - great as family destination. You should be ready for a dramatic weather change moving from Mexico so make sure you are OK with cold weather! ;-) Heavy snow-falls and freezing rain is normal here.

Canada is a very friendly to foreigners. Maybe even more friendly than the US and Australia (two other immigrant friendly countries according to my experience). YMMV.

Good luck with your moving plans. If you have more specific questions - let me know.

]]> By: Mauricio Leyzaola http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-15363 Mauricio Leyzaola Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:44:44 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-15363 Hi Alex, I don't really know you but I am looking forward to move to Canada also with my wife and two kids. I currently live in Mexico and I've been working with Oracle as PL/SQL developer in Data Warehouse projects using Cognos. I was wondering if you could describe how difficult was to get a working visa (or high skilled visa) in order to move there. How is the job market with Oracle & Cognos technologies? And finally how do you like to live there? How are canadian people like with foreigners like us? I would really thank you for your answer. You can drop me an email. Thanks! Mauricio Hi Alex, I don’t really know you but I am looking forward to move to Canada also with my wife and two kids. I currently live in Mexico and I’ve been working with Oracle as PL/SQL developer in Data Warehouse projects using Cognos.

I was wondering if you could describe how difficult was to get a working visa (or high skilled visa) in order to move there. How is the job market with Oracle & Cognos technologies? And finally how do you like to live there? How are canadian people like with foreigners like us?

I would really thank you for your answer. You can drop me an email.

Thanks!

Mauricio

]]> By: Alex Gorbachev http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-14121 Alex Gorbachev Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:11:22 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-14121 Aravindhan, Apologies for loosing your comment for a while - just recovered it from the spam list. I probably need to pay more attention to it. You might find this one useful: <a href="http://www.dizwell.com/prod/node/235" rel="nofollow">http://www.dizwell.com/prod/node/235</a> Another one: <a href="http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/misc/Solaris10X86-32Installation.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/misc/Solaris10X86-32Installation.php</a> I did have my notes but I didn't organize them as nice understandable manual and by the time I could do that, there were few guide already so mine would be redundant. I'm surprised you didn't find those on Google. Aravindhan,
Apologies for loosing your comment for a while - just recovered it from the spam list. I probably need to pay more attention to it.
You might find this one useful:
http://www.dizwell.com/prod/node/235
Another one:
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/misc/Solaris10X86-32Installation.php

I did have my notes but I didn’t organize them as nice understandable manual and by the time I could do that, there were few guide already so mine would be redundant.

I’m surprised you didn’t find those on Google.

]]> By: Aravindhan http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-14053 Aravindhan Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:26:30 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-14053 Hi Alex, I am working on Oracle 10g. I am novice to Oracle DBA side. Is there any good link which will guide me on Oracle RAC part. I want to configure Oracle RAC on Solaris 10 box. I want to know the installation details from scratch. Is there any straight forward way to configure RAC on Solaris. I am not getting any proper link for this. Thanks in Advance, Aravindhan.S Hi Alex,

I am working on Oracle 10g. I am novice to Oracle DBA side. Is there any good link which will guide me on Oracle RAC part. I want to configure Oracle RAC on Solaris 10 box. I want to know the installation details from scratch.
Is there any straight forward way to configure RAC on Solaris.

I am not getting any proper link for this.

Thanks in Advance,

Aravindhan.S

]]> By: Alex Gorbachev http://www.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-322 Alex Gorbachev Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:22:25 +0000 http://blog.oracloid.com/2006/07/moving-to-canada-oracle-10g-rac-solaris-10g-vmware/#comment-322 Thanks Ziff. I like it here. Most of all I like people. Though, living is not as comfortable after Europe. It does feel less... habitable if I can say so :). Oh well, it's just different so it takes some time to get used to it. Thanks Ziff. I like it here. Most of all I like people. Though, living is not as comfortable after Europe. It does feel less… habitable if I can say so :). Oh well, it’s just different so it takes some time to get used to it.

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