The NoCOUG 2017 Spring Conference is yet another opportunity to learn how the “cloud” will affect everything you do in the coming years. Ask yourself this question: What are simple use-cases for which my organization can leverage the cloud immediately? If you cannot answer the question, then come to this conference. We have room for 250 attendees only so RSVP today; you can always change your mind later (though we hope you won't do so). Attendance is free for NoCOUG members (individual and corporate). The detailed agenda will be posted soon. Click here to register for the conference.
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Oracle Database in Oracle Cloud: Why This Choice Matters—Robert Greene, Oracle Corporation—9:00–10:15
What makes Oracle Database in Oracle Cloud the best place to deploy applications that use Oracle Database as a Service? Explore the capabilities that only exist in the Oracle Cloud; understand how Oracle IaaS options enable a broader range of deployments; see how to deliver elevated levels of SLA with the click of a button or the call of a REST API; learn how database development integrates with continuous integration and delivery, and how to open up your data from any solution from NoSQL to Spark to Hadoop; and support an expanded set of use cases for the business.
Keynote: Strategies for Migrating to the Public Cloud—Siddharth Ram, Intuit Small Business Division—10:30–11:15
As companies move to the cloud, they need to make decisions about how and what to migrate. Should you do a lift and shift or spend time getting ready for the public cloud? Should you use the cloud purely as infrastructure? Should you use PaaS or host your own database on IaaS? What’s the best way to architect disaster recovery? How do you deal with security in the public cloud? Paradoxically, many assumptions about the public cloud are untrue: for example, you are likely to have better security in the public cloud than in your private infrastructure. This talk will address how Intuit is managing its transition from private data centers to the public cloud, along with our decision-making process.
Show-and-Tell: Amazon Relational Database Service for Oracle—Dallas Willett, Amazon Web Services—11:30–12:15
This is a glorious time in the history of database administration. DBAs no longer have to perform repetitive tasks such as hardware, storage, and network provisioning; database creation; database and operating system upgrades and patching; and setting up backups and disaster recovery, and yet they still have the assurance that these tasks will be performed exceedingly well and in an exceedingly timely fashion. Watch how Amazon Relational Database Service takes care of all these tasks at the push of a button. ’Nuff said.
How to Move Your Oracle Database to the Cloud—Clay Jackson, Quest Software—13:00–14:00
We’ll describe the different methods you can use to migrate your on-premise Oracle database into the “cloud”. We’ll cover migrations to both infrastructure and database as a service. We’ll describe in detail how the use of a database replication tool can help you migrate your databases to the cloud with almost no downtime, and reduce the risk of data loss. We’ll also show you how you can use replication after migration to keep on-premise and cloud databases synchronized, which can help you migrate to the cloud in phases, rather than all at once.
Are Your End Users Happy with Your Test Data Refresh Solution?—George Winter, Veritas Technologies—14:30–15:30
Our end users are demanding faster access to Oracle data for TestDev. They want it when they need it, and they don’t want to ask for it: they want to access the data themselves or via their development application toolchain. Also, many of our application development teams are looking to move their infrastructure to the cloud, so data flow on-premise becomes more and more difficult, if not impossible. And yes, how do we deal with native DBs deployed in the cloud? This session will give you a wider perspective on how to approach these situations in your organizations and how Veritas might be able to help.
Innovative Oracle Backup and Restore Taken to the Cloud—George Winter, Veritas Technologies—16:00–17:00
Oracle’s Recovery Manager (RMAN) feature is recognized for its rock-solid backup and restore functionality. But Veritas has taken RMAN to a higher level. In this technical session we will talk about new and innovative ways that Veritas engineers have created technologies based on RMAN to improve your Oracle backups. Are you using the cloud as part of your Oracle data-protection strategy? We’ve got you covered. We make the cloud easy. We will show you an easy solution to integrate cloud backups as part of your backup processes. We will also offer guidance for the suggested methods of utilizing the cloud.
Executive Briefing Center
Running Mission-Critical Oracle RAC Clusters in the Cloud—Artem Danielov, FlashGrid—11:30–12:15
Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) offers high availability for running mission-critical databases on commodity servers. However, Oracle RAC relies on shared highly available storage and advanced network capabilities, such as multicast and virtual IPs. This creates new challenges with migration to the cloud. In this session we will explore an architecture that allows running mission-critical Oracle RAC clusters in the cloud, including Oracle ASM capabilities for storage HA, FlashGrid Storage Fabric software for sharing local storage, and FlashGrid Cloud Area Network™ software for addressing network challenges.
Deep Dive into Amazon Aurora—Kevin Jernigan, Amazon Web Services—13:00–14:00
Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine that combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. It is purpose-built for the cloud using a new architectural model and distributed systems techniques to provide far higher performance, availability, and durability than previously possible using conventional monolithic database architectures. Amazon Aurora packs a lot of innovations into the engine and storage layers. In this session, we will do a deep dive into some of the key innovations behind Amazon Aurora, new improvements to Aurora's performance, its availability and cost-effectiveness, and best practices and optimal configurations.
Getting Started with Amazon Redshift—Maor Kleider, Amazon Web Services—14:30–15:30
Traditional data warehouses become expensive and slow down as the volume of your data grows. Amazon Redshift is a fast, simple, and cost-effective petabyte-scale data warehouse that makes it easy to analyze all of your data using existing business intelligence tools. Redshift Spectrum, a feature of Amazon Redshift, enables you to run SQL queries directly against exabytes of data in Amazon S3. This session will provide an introduction to Amazon Redshift and cover the essentials you need to deploy your data warehouse in the cloud so that you can achieve faster analytics at a lower cost.
Oracle Licensing in Cloud Environments—Mohammad Inamullah, Redwood Compliance—16:00–17:00
Oracle licensing can be complicated; introduce the cloud factor and you have the potential for getting amazing value accompanied by significant license-compliance risk. With the enterprise world gradually moving into the cloud, having a clear understanding of Oracle licensing and its implications in cloud environments is crucial. The session will focus on public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and others) and cover moving on-premise licenses to the cloud. We will also cover the compliance risks and benefits of moving to the cloud, along with practical considerations in planning the move.
