Elke Phelps is an Oracle Certified Professional and Technical Architect focusing on Oracle Applications deployments. Elke's experience with Oracle Technology began in 1993. Her primary areas of expertise include Oracle Database and E-Business Suite deployments and upgrades, platform migrations and infrastructure design Elke's advocacy of Oracle Technology through the publication of the first edition of the Oracle Applications DBA Field Guide (Apress, 2006), the publication of white papers, leadership of the Oracle E-Business Applications Technology Special Interest Group (SIG) and presentations at Oracle conferences since 2004 has earned her the designation of Oracle ACE in 2007 and Oracle… ACE Director in 2009. She is a contributor to the blog hosted at http://www.fieldappsdba.com.