Michael Elliott has been in the IT industry for over 30 years. As an IT professional he has worked with various Fortune 200 companies, NASA, Department of Energy and the Department of Defense. His work has entailed application development, systems administration, networking and database administration. He has held various security clearances. His certifications include: Microsoft, ITIL and Oracle. Michael hosts one of the most helpful Oracle websites available (oracledba.help) allowing both new and veteran DBAs to perform tasks in record time and reliability. He brings this level of clarity to all the published material he writes.