Welcome to Ardent Performance Computing, the website of Jeremy Schneider. I am an independent Oracle contractor specializing in RAC although I always seem to have my hands in quite a few other things too. I am presently an enthusiastic resident of Chicago (pictured above) which I surmise to be the best city in the world, with the sole exception of occasional nasty weather.

This site exists primarily to distribute various and sundry Oracle-related articles, papers, tutorials, scripts, and ramblings which I concoct. These will probably appeal most to System Administrators, Database Administrators and Developers. I can be hired to assist with architecture, implementation, trouble-shooting, or diagnostic tasks and I am especially interested in meeting other Oracle professionals in the greater Chicago area.

I have also assembled a collection of links to other blogs, forums, and websites which I have personally found useful and interesting. I would encourage you to explore these sites; the global community of Oracle professionals is uncommonly friendly and helpful.

Finally, if you want to kill some time then have a look at the non-technical section of the website which contains my extra-database interests. On these pages you can learn about swing dancing or peruse the occasional philosophical and theological musings.