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08 Sep 2013

Count down to Oracle OpenWorld 2013

The pre-event for this year’s Oracle OpenWorld started over the weekend.

A little event called The America’s Cup. The oldest trophied sport in the world (yachting that is).

For those that don’t know Team USA is the defending champ, and Team USA happens to be sponsored primarily by Larry Ellison and Oracle.

It is a pretty exciting event with the high tech boats they are now using and the first two races got broadcast live on NBC.

The downside, we (Team USA)  lost both races. Bummer. (Looks like we won a race today)

Luckily it is a best 17 series. That runs right up to the start of #oow13.

I will be heading to SFO for the annual ACE Directors’ briefing at Oracle HQ next week before the conference starts so I am hoping to maybe catch one of the last races.

If we win again, I expect all of Larry’s keynotes will at least mention it a few hundred times. The upside is we will get to see some pretty cool highlight clips. 🙂

Speaking of keynotes, if you are attending OOW this year, you can find the times and speakers for the keynotes here.

Looks like Big Data and Club will be the main topics.

Don’t forget to plan on the attending the appreciation event on Wednesday night to see Maroon 5 and The Black Keys. That should be a great concert. Right before that will be the now-annual Blogger’s Meetup.

If you are a blogger, please join us.

Anyone interested in some Morning Chi Gung in the city by the bay during OOW? Follow me on twitter (@kentgraziano) for the where and when.

See y’all soon.

Kent

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20 Aug 2013

Technical Content is King: ODTUG User Group Sunday at #OOW13

Yes boys and girls, it’s that time of year again.

Time for Oracle Open World 2013 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco USA.

Time to gather with 50,000 (or so)  of your closest Oracle pals in the city by the bay.

Time to catch up on all things Oracle.

Big things I expect to hear about this year?

More Oracle 12c, SQL Developer 4.0, and of course…

BIG DATA

and

THE CLOUD!

(There is also a pretty good chance we will here a lot about The America’s Cup finals and Team USA)

And of course my good friends at ODTUG have put together another stellar lineup of Oracle ACEs, ACE Directors and all around Oracle guru’s to kick the week off with the best technical content about Oracle and Oracle tools in the known universe (seriously that is not an exaggeration).

There are sessions on database development, APEX, Hyperion/EPM, ADF, and the Oracle BI applications.

It will be an awesome day of learning.

Check out the full agenda and details here.

Then click on the OOW button on the upper right to register for the conference. Rooms are going fast and you do not want to miss this.

See you in San Fran!

Kent

The Oracle Data Warrior

p.s. As usually the music line up for the annual appreciation event is amazing too!

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14 Jul 2013
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Biggest Discount Ever: Oracle OpenWorld 2013

Hard to believe but it is already that time of year – time to register for Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco (September 22-26).

If you plan to go, you need to act this week to get the biggest early bird rates available.

Until July 19th you will get $500 off the full conference price.

**** BREAKING NEWS:

Oracle has extended to early bird discount until August 2nd! *****

If you are eligible for the government rate you can save a whopping $1000!

Wow.

To sign up now, just go here.

Justification?

What? You say your boss is not sold on the value of attending OOW2013.

Need some talking points? Well Oracle has prepared a template email for you to edit that should help you sell it.

Here are some of the points:

99.5% of Attendees Said Oracle OpenWorld Delivers On Their Objectives

Critical objectives like:

  • Discovering new product and technology solutions
  • Improving technical proficiency and knowledge
  • Learning tips and tricks for currently installed products
  • Understanding where the industry is headed

You probably already know that your investment of time and money in Oracle OpenWorld will pay for itself and then some. Need help convincing your manager? Download the justification e-mail, tailor it to fit your situation, then send it on for approval.

Get the email template here: Justification E-Mail | Oracle OpenWorld 2013.

As usual I will be there, so drop me a line if you plan to attend so we can try to meet up.

C’ya soon!

Kent

P.S. Of course I plan to do my morning Chi Gung each day while I am in San Francisco. Please plan to join me. Stay tuned for details.

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