Tag: @OracleACE

A [Belated] Thanks to Oracle GroundBreakers

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Yes, I know I’m just a bit late … but I’d like to take a brief break between testing out Autonomous Database intensely to shout out a big thank you to all the folks at Oracle and within the Oracle GroundBreakers community – ACEs, Java Champions, and GroundBreakers – that do a fantastic job of supporting the team of technical advocates that promote the technology running in the Cloud, on premises, and in between.

Halfway through my sixth year as an Oracle ACE Director, I’ve visited some amazing places on six continents, but ultimately, it’s about the user community we support through our efforts. I’ve had a very small part in something huge, and I couldn’t have contributed that without the support of the ACE program, my fellow technology advocates, and most of all the people I’ve tried to inspire through my articles, books, blogs, and presentations.

So here’s to all of us – a toast: May our ARCHIVELOG directories never fill up; may our APEX applications keeping APEXing; and may the only Java that goes sour be the coffee we’ve left in our travel mugs over a long weekend away from work.

Say Hello to Your New ODTUG Database Community Lead.

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I’m excited to finally announce that I’ve accepted the volunteer position of Database Community Lead for ODTUG. I’ll be working closely with my friend, mentor, and colleague Danny Bryant, the current Database Community Liaison on the ODTUG Board, to bring relevant learning materials, articles, blog posts, and other social media.

The evolving role of the Oracle Database Administrator and the IT industry itself is undergoing a dramatic transformation in the age of Cloud computing, data science, Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and increasingly rapid application development cycles through DevOps. My hope is that my new role with ODTUG will expand the realization among us “old school” DBAs that this oncoming sea change offers immense possibilities – as long as we’re ready and able to face up to the challenges that transition offers.

And if you’re interested in making a difference as the future unfolds – either by contributing a blog post, article, white paper, or short video – just reach out to me directly via Twitter, LinkedIn, or e-mail (jczuprynski@zerodefectcomputing.com). Those who have worked with me know that I’m a demanding but fair editor, and there’s few limits on what I will accept for content as long as it’s relevant, forward-looking, and accurate.

I’m going to focus on getting this message out to our ODTUG community in the coming weeks and months, so be sure to catch me at Oracle OpenWorld 2019 and future ODTUG events, especially KSCOPE20 in Boston next year, which as we know will be wicked cool!

May 21st. The Big Apple. Oracle CODE

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I’m excited to announce that I’ve been selected for my first-ever Oracle CODE event. I’ll be presenting at the New York City event on May 21st at the Jacob Javits Center on my journey as an “old-school” Oracle DBA as I learned how to leverage the power of Oracle Application Express (APEX) to build a new set of applications based on a real-life use case: constructing mobile, flexible, responsive applications to enable voter canvassing for a US Congressional campaign.

If you’d like to get a preview of what I’ll be presenting, feel free to check out my ongoing journey via my recent four-part article series in IOUG SELECT entitled A DBA’s Journey to APEX, starting with Part 1: From Napkin to Application In a Single Weekend that explains how I constructed the original specifications and data model and built the original database schema for the application. All content is free courtesy of IOUG SELECT.

In the meantime, don’t forget to register for the event. I’ll see you in New York in just a few weeks! I’m looking forward to a completely new set of questions from my audience.

It’s almost Winter. Time for deep learning at DOAG 2018!

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I’m getting all geared up for the upcoming and prestigious DOAG 2018 conference next week (November 20-23) in Nuremburg, DE. The folks at DOAG patiently reminded me year in and year out since I became an ACE Director to attend, but since DOAG almost always lines up with American Thanksgiving, I demurred. Not this year!

I’ll be joining a cavalcade of excellent speakers on all things Oracle technology, and serendipitously, I’ll be presenting two of my favorite topics:

  • Get Smart! Embrace #SmartDB & Put Code In Its Place explains how DBAs and developers can leverage the #SmartDB paradigm to build applications and how that model can revolutionize your IT organization’s approach to DevOps.
  • Saving Your Database from Alzheimer’s: Oracle 12cR2 DBIM looks how the latest features of Database In-Memory, Analytic Functions, and Analytic Views – including a preview of some of 18c’s newest DBIM features – can make some incredible differences in application performance.

If you haven’t already registered for this event, please do! I’m looking forward to joining you there, learning from you, finding new colleagues, and meeting old friends. Prost!

2018 Is Halfway Gone … But Not Forgotten!

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It’s hard to believe that 2018 is half over already. I’ve had an incredibly busy six months traveling to and speaking at Oracle user groups events and conferences across the country, so it’s been another exhilarating six months for me … and that means you all have access to some great collateral and code!

I’ve added all four of my most popular presentations as PowerPoint slide shows for download. They’re chock-full of interesting insights into where our world as Oracle DBAs and applications developers is headed, plus some great code samples to boot.

Don’t forget to check out my overview of #SmartDB because it’s got some great examples of how to leverage Edition-Based Redefinition (EBR) and cross-edition triggers to make it simpler to handle application migrations and upgrades with no application downtime. And because everything I’ve shown you is a mere soupcon of how #SmartDB works, don’t forget to take at the links I’ve included in that presentation to (much!) deeper dives on #SmartDB by my colleagues and mentors Bryn Llewelyn and Toon Koopelars.

And the rest of 2018 will be equally busy: I’m headed off to South America to participate int the 2018 Latin America Oracle User CODE events in August, then heading over to ECOUG in September, and wrapping up my October with presentations and learning at OOW18. I hope to see you soon at an upcoming event!

Oracle DBAs Weigh In: Fear Not the Autonomous Database!

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I’ve had the honor to share a page in Fortune Voice with some of my most esteemed and respected colleagues – including Michelle Malcher, Nitin Vengurlekar, Russ Lowenthal, and Dan Vlamis – on the topic of what the Oracle Autonomous Database (or what I like to call AuDB) means for Oracle DBAs as they continue to upgrade their careers from DBA 2.0 to DBA 3.0.

Michelle, Nitin, Russ and Dan all offered different viewpoints on what AuDB offers to the common DBA, and I concur heartily! I can’t wait to see what the OLTP version of AuDB will bring for us DBAs who are often tasked with keeping hundreds of different databases up and running in good health. It will be an interesting voyage!

 

2017 Is [Almost] a Wrap: Sample Code, Ruminations, & Portents for 2018

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2017 has been an incredibly busy year! Besides speaking at half a dozen different Regional Oracle User Groups this year, I co-authored two new books, experimented in depth with Oracle Public Cloud, and helped my latest employer, ViON Corporation, build out their Oracle Gold partnership from the ground up, one customer at a time. It’s been an exhilarating experience for me, but for you, it means access to some great collateral and code:

  • I’ve added all three of my most popular presentations as PowerPoint slide shows for download. Many folks have asked me for the sample code in the two most technical presentations on Oracle 12cR2 Database In-Memory feature explorations and Analytic views. Just in case you missed out on seeing me present at one of my numerous conference engagements this past year, I hope these presentations help you with your experimentation.
  •  I’ve also added a link to all of the code examples for my most recent book, PDB Me to Oracle Cloud Pocket Solutions Guide: A Lazy DBA’s Guide to Mastering Multitenant Features on Oracle Cloud, that I co-authored with good friend and fellow Oracle ACE Director Charles Kim from Viscosity NA. It’s a great little handbook that explores some of the neatest features of Oracle 12cR2 multitenancy, including the ability to move a PDB between different CDBs without ever facing any application downtime. Oh, and by the way – it’s all done in the Oracle Public Cloud!
  • Check out my most recent article on IOUG SELECT that include my impressions from Oracle OpenWorld 2017. I review what Larry Ellison’s keynotes revealed for the future of Oracle and what those revelations most likely mean for the role of Oracle DBA in the coming months and years.
  • Finally, Oracle Technology Network just published my latest article that explores the unique advantages of leveraging Oracle Public Cloud’s Exadata Express features for a robust, automatic, and powerful Cloud-based platform, especially for experimenting with Oracle 12cR2 Database In-Memory features at a reasonable cost before investing in it for your on-premises databases.

Enjoy, my colleagues! Here’s to a 2018 that’s full of surprises. Only good ones!