PublicJobs.ie – Database Administrator for Ordnance Survey Ireland

April 27, 2007 Leave a comment

We’ve written before about how PublicJobs.ie isn’t the easiest to use to find technical jobs.

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So , you may have missed this job advert if you’re in the database end of things. Just give us 10% commission when you get the job.

OSi has developed new spatial databases running on a Windows 2000 platform with Oracle9i / 10g Enterprise Spatial edition. This gives OSi a single integrated data source, holding record set information and spatial data. The spatially integrated data store allows for the abstraction of data for spatial viewing and manipulation tools.

OSi is also running additional corporate databases on Oracle 9.2, Oracle 10g and Microsoft SQL platforms. As a result, OSi has a requirement for a Database Administrator to join the DB team.

This post is at Senior Technical Officer level in OSi’s structure. Reporting directly to a Team Leader in the Database Administration/Web/Backups area within IT, you will be responsible for the management and support of databases, primarily Oracle databases.

Application Information:
For further information please see Database Administrator (3 year contract) for Candidates Information booklet and Official Application form. Please note that only applications made on the official application form will be accepted.

Send completed application forms only to hrvacancies@osi.ie

Filed under Government, jobs, public, public sector, publicjobs

Recruitment Consultants are People too

April 26, 2007 1 Comment

If you’re in IT, you’ve probably dealt a lot with Recruitment consultants. You know , the ones that would feed their Granny to a shark.  Fracat has a useful reminder that recruitment consultants are people too.

Filed under People, Uncategorized

FeedBurner is toying with me

April 25, 2007 4 Comments

Not that size and / or stats is everything, but the FeedBurner stat counter has been stuck at 199 or so for the last couple of days. I think they are toying with me.
TIPE - 199

Or maybe there really are only 199 people out there that want to hear about Enterprise, Technology and have some relation to Ireland.

Filed under rss, Web

Barcamp T-Shirts

April 20, 2007 2 Comments

I’ve just picked up the Barcamp T-Shirts. They’re white , with the Barcamp Logo across the Chest. And they look pretty good.

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If you want one, you better get yourself down to the Digital Exchange tomorrow.

Thanks to Ed Byrne of Hosting365 for the sponsorship.

Filed under barcamp, Dublin, Events, network, People, Uncategorized

Plato – more networking , people not computers

April 18, 2007 Leave a comment

It’s a co-incidence of timing , but a reminder that there are many more meetups than just Barcamp (Dublin Event is on this Saturday).

Plato North West (Louth – Newry and Mourne) launched last night – thanks to Coca-Cola concentrates in Drogheda for hosting.
Plato Ireland Logo

Plato is a self help group for small business owners. (‘Hello , my name is Paul and I’m self-employed’). All the people involved are looking to grow their business. What Plato offers includes:

  • A support group of other people in similar situations that will meet regularly over the next months.
  • Networking opportunties , both within the group, cross border , and with other Plato groups (e.g Dublin, Cork and South East).
  • Clusters of companies in related sectors that would benefit from linking.
  • A struture to plan business expansion and a peer review to ensure you execute the plan.

Most of the details of the meetings are confidential , but I’m (happily) surprised at the cross section of companies involved. External companies can be invited in by consensus of the group.

Related posts: How to network , people not computers.

Filed under Belfast, Business, Drogheda, Dublin, Entrepreneur, event, networking, People

Enterprise Web 2 Book – latest chapters (workflow,rules,search)

April 3, 2007 Leave a comment

This an in progress draft of ‘Financial knowledge capture using Rules , Workflow, Search and Enterprise Web 2.0‘, complimenting the Red-Piranha Open Software project.


Chapter 1 – Introduction – notes

Chapter 2 – Problem Domain – good draft

Chapter 3 – Red – Piranha Framework – good draft

Chapter 4 – Technical Overview – draft [new]

Chapter 5 – Financial Workflow – draft [new]

Chapter 6 – Financial Calculator and Business Rules – draft [new]

Chapter 7 – Adaptive Search – good draft [new]

Chapter 8 – Future Work and Conclusion – notes

Chapter 9 – Appendices – notes


Filed under architecture, BPM, enterprise java, enterprise web 2.0, EnterpriseWeb2.0, RedPiranha, web2

How to network (people, not computers)

April 2, 2007 9 Comments

If you’re blogging, you’re interested in meeting people. Partly on a genuine personal level, partly on a mercenary ‘you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours’.

Nothing wrong with that - it’s no good being the best at what you do if nobody knows about it. This list from Tricia Murphy’s Website (articles – no blog) shows how to network without feeling like a politician. I’d disagree with number 3, but the rest seem common sense.

1. Keep in mind that networking is about being genuine and building trustful and mutually beneficial relationships.
2. Tell people how they can help you, if they don’t know, they can’t help!
3. Send handwritten thank you notes, in an electronic world it makes a great impression!!
4. Keep people in the loop – let your sources hear how they have been of help FROM you!!
5. Stay in touch when you need nothing from the other person.
6. Ask someone you know to introduce you to someone you particularly want to meet.
7. Lead by example – pass on information, introduce people and be known as the connector, a valuable place in any network.
8. Keep an open mind when meeting new people – you never know who you need to meet until you have met them!
9. Be involved – be seen on the scene.
10. Nurture your network it will nurture you!!

Thanks to Tom for the (indirect) link to this via the Events Day conference.

Filed under Events, network, networking, People

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