Databases

Distributed Client/Server Architectures and Transaction Processing on Open Systems

A 1994 conference paper surveying how client/server systems were actually being built on open systems, from remote presentation through to distributed databases, and where transactions fit.

Performance Tuning for Relational Database Applications

A 1993 AUUG conference paper on finding and fixing bottlenecks in relational database applications on UNIX, with three case studies benchmarking Oracle and Informix across RAID levels and Volume Manager configurations.

1992 — 1995

AT&T Global Information Solutions (NCR)

Architecture Consultant

Consulted to organisations including St. George Bank, Franklins, Rockmans and Telstra.