Bert Scalzo
Toad for Oracle, Data Warehousing and Data Modeling Expert | 
 | Bert Scalzo is a database expert for Quest Software and a member of the TOAD development team. He has worked with Oracle databases for more than two decades. Bert's work history includes time at both Oracle Education and Oracle Consulting. He holds several Oracle masters certifications and has an extensive academic background, including B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science; an MBA; plus insurance industry designations. Bert also is an Oracle ACE.
Bert is an accomplished speaker and has presented at numerous Oracle conferences and user groups, including OOW, ODTUG, IOUG, OAUG, RMOUG, and many others. His key areas of DBA interest are data modeling; database benchmarking; database tuning and optimization; "Star Schema" data warehouses; Linux; and VMware.
Bert has written numerous articles, papers and blogs for such publications and Web sites as the Oracle Technology Network (OTN); Oracle Magazine; Oracle Informant; PC Week (eWeek); Dell Power Solutions Magazine; The LINUX Journal; LINUX.com; Oracle FAQ; Ask Toad; and Toad World.
Bert has also written six books: "Oracle DBA Guide to Data Warehousing and Star Schemas," "TOAD Handbook," "TOAD Pocket Reference (2nd Ed)," "Database Benchmarking: Practical Methods for Oracle & SQL Server," "Advanced Oracle Utilities: The Definitive Reference" and "Oracle on VMware: Expert Tips for Database Virtualization." |
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