Welcome to my area of Toad World.  Here I'll share with you all the things that I love about Toad.  I'll also delve into some of my other compulsions -- such as benchmarking and data modeling.  Click below to read my blog or copies of my past articles and white papers.  Enjoy!

	Articles  View my tech articles and white papers.
	Presentations  View my Powerpoint slides that I use in my presentations
	My Blog  Stuff relating to Toad, benchmarking, data modeling and my thoughts on the database industry in general
	My website  View my private website where I'll post additional papers, scripts, and software

 

My Quest Bio Bert Scalzo  is a Database Domain Expert for Quest Software and a member of the TOAD team. He has worked extensively with TOAD's developers and designed many of its features. Mr. Scalzo has worked with Oracle databases for well over two decades, starting with version 4. His work history includes time at Oracle Education and Oracle Consulting, plus he holds several Oracle Masters certifications. Mr. Scalzo also has an extensive academic background - including a BS, MS and PhD in Computer Science, an MBA and several insurance industry designations. Mr. Scalzo is an accomplished speaker and has presented at numerous Oracle conferences and user groups - including OOW, ODTUG, IOUGA, OAUG, RMOUG, et al. His key areas of DBA interest are Data Modeling, Database Benchmarking, Database Tuning & Optimization, "Star Schema" Data Warehouses and Linux. Mr. Scalzo has written articles for Oracle’s Technology Network (OTN), Oracle Magazine, Oracle Informant, PC Week (eWeek), Dell PowerEdge Magazine, The Linux Journal, www.linux.com, and www.orafaq.com. Mr. Scalzo can be reached via email at bert.scalzo@quest.com or bert.scalzo@yahoo.com.   Bert was recently added to the elite list of Oracle ACEs. Oracle ACEs are known for their strong credentials as Oracle community enthusiasts and advocates, with candidates nominated by anyone in the Oracle Technology and Applications communities.