UTOUG Training Days 2025: Full Schedule

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9:30am MDT

Learn Generative AI and LLMs with OCI Generative AI Services

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT

This session introduces Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to Oracle technology professionals. It covers the technical aspects of LLMs, including LLM basics, architecture, fine-tuning techniques, prompt engineering, and the fundamentals of code models. Using examples, we'll also explore OCI's Generative AI services, such as pretrained generative models, model inference, and dedicated AI clusters.

Key topics like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, semantic search, and the LangChain framework (including prompts, models, memory, and chains) will also be discussed. Additionally, this session serves as an introduction to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI 2023 Generative AI Professional certification.

Audience members will learn:

- An introduction to Generative AI and LLMs, including LLM basics, architecture, fine-tuning techniques, prompt engineering, and code model fundamentals
- OCI Generative AI services, such as pretrained generative models, model inference, and dedicated AI clusters
- Key topics like RAG, vector databases, semantic search, and the LangChain framework
- How to prepare for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI 2023 Generative AI Professional certification exam.

Speakers

Kai Yu

Principal Consultant, Independent

Kai Yu is an independent principal consultant with over 30 years of experience in the tech industry, specializing in Oracle Database, Oracle Applications, Cloud, and AI and machine learning. He previously served as a Distinguished Engineer at Dell Technologies, leading Oracle Database... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT
Room 224

Data (not database), Infrastructure (including database)

9:30am MDT

APEX Collections: What's in Your Collection?

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT

Room 105

In this presentation, we will cover this powerful APEX component and how it can be implemented in many areas of your applications. APEX Collections can store large amounts of data within session state, including CLOBs and BLOBs. They are a necessity when working with Interactive Grids and reducing application to database server connections.

Speakers

Marty Booth

Senior DBA, Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory

Marty enjoys working with data and designing database structures. An Oracle APEX enthusiast, he also has a passion for forecasting and monitoring weather conditions and playing the piano.

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT
Room 105

Development

9:30am MDT

What You Missed at CloudWorld 2024 & Leveraging AI

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT

Room 209

A keynote by Larry Ellison highlighted why four clouds are key to Multi-Cloud Databases, while Safra Catz emphasized Oracle's commitment to customers. Andy Mendelsohn unveiled new 23ai features and AI-enhanced SQL, Juan Loaza introduced the Oracle Vector Database and the new Oracle GenDev environment for AI development, and Steve Miranda discussed over 100 AI features in Oracle Applications. My session will integrate key insights from these discussions, focusing on practical AI applications.

Speakers

Rich Niemiec

Chief Innovation Officer, Viscosity North America

Rich Niemiec is the current chief innovation officer of Viscosity North America. A world-renowned IT and data expert, he co-founded and served as CEO of TUSC, a Chicago-based systems integrator of business solutions founded in 1988. Rich is inducted into both the Chicago and E&Y National... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT
Room 209

Development, Data (not database)

9:30am MDT

From Data Silos to Unified Platforms: Leveraging Oracle Autonomous Database for Cross-Cloud and Multiplatform Integration

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT

Room 213

In today’s multi-cloud, multiplatform environment, a unified data platform is critical for maximizing the potential of an organization’s data assets. Oracle Autonomous Database supports this all-data strategy by seamlessly integrating with OCI, Azure, GCP, AWS, and third-party platforms like Snowflake and Databricks.

This session explores how Oracle’s advanced data platform enables seamless data integration across clouds, unifying structured and unstructured data into a cohesive system. Highlights include the latest enhancements for managing unstructured data, such as full-text indexing and semantic vector search, along with automation tools for efficient metadata integration.

Learn how multiple Autonomous Databases can operate as a single, unified platform, delivering high-performance analytics and insights regardless of data location. Featuring real-world demonstrations, this session provides actionable strategies to leverage Oracle’s data platform for driving value across all data sources and environments.

Speakers

Alexey Filanovskiy

Senior Prinicipal Product Manager, Oracle

Alexey has more than 16 years of experience in data warehousing and data lakes, including 12 years at Oracle. He began as a data warehouse developer, working with technologies like Oracle Exadata, Teradata, and Apache Hadoop. In 2012, he became a sales consultant at Oracle, promoting... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT
Room 213

Infrastructure (including database), Data (not database)

9:30am MDT

Hard Road to Hardening: CIS Benchmarks and Linux Security for Beginners

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT

Room 220

This project report covers our experience hardening systems running Linux as the backend for Oracle Database. As long-time Linux and Oracle professionals, we unexpectedly found ourselves tasked with a nontechnical yet highly complex issue. Despite our experience, we were overwhelmed by the vast amount of knowledge we needed to acquire in the security domain.

This is a story of criminal threats, self-imposed limitations, calculated risks, hidden dangers, familiar habits, external pressures, real-world challenges, practical applications, performance, overhead, tools, and the key question: Who will maintain this?

Join us as we share our journey toward enhanced security—and the trade-offs that came with it.

Speakers

Martin Klier

Senior DB Expert, Performing Databases GmbH

Martin Klier has nearly 20 years of experience in Oracle database administration, focusing on high-availability solutions with RAC and Data Guard. In recent years, he has specialized in performance analysis and tuning of complex systems.Klier is an Oracle ACE Director and frequently... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:15am MDT
Room 220

Infrastructure (including database)

10:30am MDT

The Path to Multicloud for Oracle DBAs

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT

Room 224

This session explores how Oracle DBAs can transition to a multicloud environment by extending core DBA tasks such as server setup, database creation and configuration, user management, access control, backups, and performance tuning to cloud platforms. We’ll focus on how these tasks adapt and expand in multicloud settings.
The session will also examine Oracle-Azure multicloud, along with AWS and Google Cloud offerings, exploring how these platforms support seamless database operations across providers. Practical use cases for Oracle-Azure multicloud integration will be discussed, highlighting the flexibility and performance advantages of a multicloud strategy. Attendees will gain a roadmap for building multicloud expertise, leveraging Oracle, Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud for scalable, cross-platform database management.

Speakers

Anuj Mohan

Principal Enterprise Architect, Big River Steel

Anuj is an Oracle ACE and a frequent speaker at major Oracle conferences, including Oracle OpenWorld, Collaborate, Great Lakes, East Coast, and local user groups. He is also a regular speaker at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). Anuj is the founder of Oracle19cSIG (Quest) and has... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT
Room 224

Beyond Oracle, Infrastructure (including database)

10:30am MDT

Security Forum for DBAs and Developer

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT

Room 105

Speakers

Karen Cannell

CTHO, TH Technology

Karen Cannell is the CTHO of TH Technology, a U.S.-based consulting firm specializing in Oracle technology solutions, particularly APEX. With more than 30 years of IT experience, she has served the government, engineering, healthcare, and fisheries industries. Karen is an Oracle ACE... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT
Room 105

Development, Development

10:30am MDT

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Database Changes Using Oracle SQLcl & Liquibase

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT

Room 209

Almost all developers and DBAs are familiar with Oracle's SQL Developer and SQL Command Line (SQLcl) tools—but did you know SQLcl includes an Oracle-customized version of Liquibase?
What is Liquibase, and why should you use it for schema changes? How should it fit into a developer's or DBA's daily work? Is it only required as part of a CI/CD pipeline? And how do you get started with this Oracle-specific version of Liquibase?
This session serves as the ultimate beginner's guide to managing database schema changes with SQLcl and Liquibase. It features conceptual explanations in simple, easy-to-understand terms, along with live demos.

Speakers

Simon Pane

Principal Consultant, Pythian

Simon is an Oracle ACE Pro and Oracle Certified Professional with extensive experience presenting at major Oracle and PostgreSQL conferences, including Oracle CloudWorld. He has won multiple speaking and writing awards, including the UKOUG Best New Overseas Speaker in 2016. A former... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT
Room 209

Development, Infrastructure (including database)

10:30am MDT

AD Integration Both OnPrem and in OCI

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT

Room 220

At Idaho National Laboratory (INL), we have successfully integrated Active Directory (AD) with both our on-premises Oracle databases and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Autonomous Databases. This presentation will outline the steps and processes involved in this integration. We will explain how we architected our AD groups, users, and service accounts for seamless integration with on-premises Oracle database servers. Additionally, we will discuss the procedures for connecting AD with OCI Autonomous Databases, highlighting the architectural similarities and differences between on-premises and OCI environments.

Speakers

Brandon Hawkes

Sr. DevSecOps Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory

Brandon Hawkes has more than 10 years of experience in business intelligence, database administration, and DevOps automation for multiple multinational companies and the Idaho National Laboratory. He holds a master's degree in data science and a bachelor's degree in financial economics... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT
Room 220

Infrastructure (including database)

10:30am MDT

Case Study: Payment Processing Company Achieves 100% Uptime Migrating and Upgrading Database to Exadata

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT

Room 213

Learn how one of the largest payment processing companies migrated its mission-critical databases to the latest Exadata platform with zero downtime. During the migration, we upgraded databases from Oracle 12c (12.1) to Oracle Database 19c. This session will cover technical architecture details, how ultra-high availability was achieved, lessons learned, and, most importantly, how we mitigated risks related to performance.

Numerous challenges were overcome as the databases served a global financial client base. The production database migration to the Exadata environment was completed with zero downtime architecture, using a "live cutover" while continuing to process application data. The Exadata clusters consisted of two sets of ten-node RAC compute nodes across two data centers.

Technologies leveraged include:
- Datapump
- GoldenGate
- Real Application Testing
- 10-Node RAC Cluster
- Global Data Services
- 10-Node RAC Cluster Exadata replicating data to another 10-Node RAC Cluster Exadata

Speakers

Charles Kim

CEO, Viscosity North America

Charles Kim is an Oracle ACE Director, VMware vExpert, Oracle Certified DBA, and certified in Exadata, Oracle Linux, Oracle Cloud, and RAC. He joined the Oracle ACE Program in 2008 and became an Oracle ACE Director in 2009. Kim also became a VMware vExpert in 2013. He specializes... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT
Room 213

Infrastructure (including database)

11:30am MDT

Leveraging the Vector Database & AI Panel

Monday March 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT

Room 224

The Oracle AI Panel will answer your questions and discuss how AI will shape our future. We’ll cover practical uses of vector search and the vector database, along with their business impacts. Hosted by Rich, Oracle experts will share their insights on AI's possibilities, benefits, and challenges.

Speakers

Rich Niemiec

Chief Innovation Officer, Viscosity North America

Monday March 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 224

Data (not database), Development

11:30am MDT

Oracle Developer Tuning Tips

Monday March 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT

Room 105

Whether you're new to SQL tuning or celebrating your 10th year, this session offers valuable insights for all skill levels. We’ll begin with a quick introduction to SQL and the Oracle Optimizer, followed by specific examples and tips on various SQL tuning options and methods. The goal is to provide practical takeaways without delving too deeply into any one area. Example code and demonstrations will be included.

Learning objectives include:
- What is SQL tuning?
- Which tools should I use?
- Why Explain Plan may be misleading
- The importance of statistics and histograms
- How to use Tuning Advisor and AWR Top N SQL
- Why SQL Profiles fail
- How to create a SQL Baseline from the cursor cache
- How to create a SQL Patch
- Optimizer tuning techniques
- Why isn’t my index being used? (Index clustering)

Speakers

Gary Gordhamer

Managing Principal Consultant, Viscosity North America

Gary Gordhamer has spent much of his career focusing on enterprise application landscapes and business process digitization. His technical experience spans more than 30 years with Oracle E-Business Suite, middleware, databases, and related technologies. His professional background... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 105

Development, Infrastructure (including database)

11:30am MDT

Streamlined Analytics: Maximizing the Oracle Database for In-Place Processing

Monday March 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT

Room 213

Learn how to leverage Oracle Database's powerful features to eliminate the need for transferring data between OLTP and OLAP/DW environments for analytics and reporting. This session will explore strategic use cases of Oracle's Materialized Views, In-Memory Column Store, Result Cache, Partitioning, and more, showing how these tools can significantly reduce data movement. The focus will be on the key benefits of in-place data processing, including minimized network traffic, reduced processing demands, and lower data redundancy. We will discuss how using these Oracle Database features not only streamlines analytics but also boosts efficiency and data integrity, enabling more agile business practices. Discover how to transform your data ecosystem into a more efficient, integrated environment that cuts costs, reduces complexity, and enhances analytical performance.

Speakers

Franky Weber Faust

Lead Database Consultant, Pythian

Franky Faust is a lead Oracle database consultant at Pythian, specializing in Oracle Exadata and high-availability technologies. He also has extensive expertise in databases such as Snowflake, MySQL, Cassandra, and SQL Server.Franky is dedicated to enhancing his skills, with a focus... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 213

Infrastructure (including database), Development

11:30am MDT

ZDM -- Zero Downtime Migration of Large 100TB+ Databases

Monday March 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT

Room 220

What are some methods that can guarantee a no downtime migration of 100T database? With the increase in demand for 24x7 availability, upgrades and migrations are becoming a challenge. We need fool proof migrations /upgrades while ensuring no downtime. This is challenging enough without adding the size of the database in question to be several terabytes. We will explore some options to successfully migrate large databases with zero downtime. Detailing the methods and illustration of the requirements to help audience understand options available to reproduce the migrations in their client space.
Presentation Objective 1: •Illustrate client requirements that are hard to accomplish and ways to use technology to successfully accomplish a zero downtime 100T DB migration.
Presentation Objective 2: •Detail technical solution that can be used by DBAs in the conference. Valid solutions illustrated for audience benefit.
Presentation Objective 3: •Technically strong solution explained. These can be easily implemented by all in their client space to accomplish successful 100T + DB migrations.
Presentation Objective 4: •As DBAs we are constantly challenged to improve our techniques for upgrades and migration and achieve zero downtime feats. This presentation will be beneficial to all who technical folks and can be taken back to their client space,. Customer case study included

Speakers

Valli Ramanathan

Sr Manager Engineering, Freddie Mac

Valli Ramanathan is an Oracle ACE Associate and Oracle Certified Cloud Architect Professional with over 20 years of experience in managing teams and designing complex database solutions. She has led large DBA teams (local and offshore) to implement innovative, cost-effective solutions... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT
Room 220

Infrastructure (including database), Development

1:15pm MDT

Can Oracle DBAs/Developers Tune Queries in PostgreSQL?

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT

Room 224

Query tuning is essential for peak performance in any database. However, if you're Oracle-focused and suddenly tasked with tuning PostgreSQL queries, the challenge can seem daunting. Many developers and DBAs struggle to pinpoint the root cause of performance issues and often spend too much time trying to resolve them.

In this presentation, I’ll share my proven best practices for tuning PostgreSQL queries and addressing other performance issues. By using Wait Time analysis, reviewing explain plans, and offering tips on key operations to watch out for, you'll learn how to quickly tune queries impacting performance. We’ll also cover SQL diagramming techniques to identify the best execution plan, supported by case studies demonstrating these practices.

Regardless of your database’s complexity or your skill level, this systematic approach will guide you to the right tuning path, eliminating guesswork and saving countless hours in optimizing PostgreSQL performance.

Speakers

Janis Griffin

Senior Systems Consultant, Quest Software

Janis Griffin has more than 35 years of Oracle DBA experience, including the design, development, and implementation of critical database applications. Before joining Quest, she held DBA positions primarily in the telecom and network industries, working with real-time network routing... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT
Room 224

Beyond Oracle, Development

1:15pm MDT

Developing Your First AI Chatbot with GenAI

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT

Room 209

With the rapid growth of generative AI tools over the past two years, creating an AI chatbot has become easier than ever. This presentation explores how AI chatbots differ from rule-based and intent-based models, highlighting their benefits, effectiveness, and emerging risks. It also includes a live, step-by-step demo on developing an AI chatbot and comparing backend services such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and OCI Generative AI.

Speakers

Ahmed Aboulnaga

Director, REI Systems

Ahmed Aboulnaga specializes in technical management, architecture, and consulting, with a focus on Oracle, Java, and cloud technologies. Over the course of his 20-year career, he has delivered enterprise solutions for commercial, government, and global clients. An Oracle ACE and published... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT
Room 209

Development, Beyond Oracle

1:15pm MDT

Getting Started with Oracle Visual Builder - Part 1

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT

Room 105

Discover how to develop with the platform powering the next generation of Oracle Redwood Fusion Cloud Apps. Oracle Visual Builder is a visual development platform designed to simplify the creation of responsive applications using a JavaScript/HTML/REST tech stack.

This demo-focused session will explain the architecture and components of an application and guide you through the basic building blocks needed to create your own applications.

Speakers

Blaine Carter

Product Manager, Oracle

Blaine Carter is a product manager for Visual Builder and Visual Builder Studio. He enjoys discovering how things work and sharing that knowledge with others.

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT
Room 105

Development

1:15pm MDT

"Rogue One" (2024) Best Security Practices for Oracle Databases and How to Use DBSAT

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT

Room 213

This conference covers general best practices for Oracle security and explores new features in database security from versions 12c, 18c, 19c, 20c, 21c, and 23c.

I will explain the importance of protecting data, particularly sensitive information, in compliance with regulations like GDPR and others. The session will also provide a detailed overview of DBSAT, including its functionality, how to use it, and how it helps identify sensitive data within your database.

Additionally, I will cover the basics of database security, highlight key considerations, and briefly introduce DataSafe, an Oracle Cloud OCI tool based on DBSAT. This tool offers a graphical interface with enhanced capabilities.

Speakers

Roy Salazar

Senior Oracle Database Consultant, Pythian

Roy Salazar is a senior IT professional with experience working with Oracle products and technology since 1998. He spent the first six years as a consultant developer and systems analyst, followed by more than 18 years as a DBA and database consultant, working with Oracle versions... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT
Room 213

Infrastructure (including database)

1:15pm MDT

Discover 23ai Features for Database and Application Adminstrators

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT

Room 220

Oracle Database 23ai introduces over 300 new features compared to 21c, which was an interim release and received less attention. This session will focus on the new features in 23ai that are relevant to DBAs and not available in 19c. We will cover each feature and its benefits for your application, business, or database management. The best way to explore the range of features in 23ai is through hands-on experience, and Oracle has simplified access to its powerful converged database. Discover the various options available to developers and database administrators for exploring Oracle Database 23ai.

Speakers

Biju Thomas

SVP of Digital Transformation, Data Intensity

Biju Thomas is an OCI technical solution expert and leads the Digital Transformation practice at Data Intensity. He has been recognized as an Oracle ACE Director since 2015 for his expertise and contributions to the Oracle community. Biju started as a developer, has extensive experience... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm MDT
Room 220

Infrastructure (including database), Development

2:15pm MDT

Beyond Simple RAG: Combining Advanced Techniques for Superior Results

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT

Room 224

RAG, or Retrieval-Augmented Generation, is often seen as a way to enhance language models with extra information. But there's far more potential here than simply adding data. This presentation will guide you in transforming a basic RAG setup into something exceptional.

We'll start by exploring the value of RAG, its limitations, and why just attaching information won't cut it. From there, I'll demonstrate advanced techniques that each add value but, when combined, create a truly powerful RAG app. Through live demonstrations in a working application, you'll see these methods in action. Join us to discover the strategies that will take your RAG app from OK to outstanding.

Speakers

Craig Shallahamer

Applied AI Scientist, OraPub / Viscosity North America

Having worked with Oracle technology since 1989, Craig Shallahamer is a leader in the fields of machine learning, artificial intelligence and Oracle database performance tuning.Craig has extensive experience in constructing and teaching predictive modeling methods, notably developing... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 224

Data (not database), Development

2:15pm MDT

Building a Card Viewer App with Oracle APEX and API Integration

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT

Room 220

In this presentation, we will explore how to leverage Oracle APEX to build a powerful, user-friendly application that dynamically pulls and displays images using external API data. Oracle APEX’s low-code environment streamlines application development, while API integration provides access to a vast library of data and images. Learn how to set up an API connection, manage and display dynamic images, and build intuitive filters for sorting and viewing cards. By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to create interactive, data-driven applications that access and display external data, enriching the user experience and expanding the capabilities of Oracle APEX.

Speakers

Alan Quigley

Senior Software Architect, Viscosity North America

Alan Quigley is a senior software architect with Viscosity North America and has been an Oracle PLSQL and APEX developer for over 14 years.

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 220

Development

2:15pm MDT

Getting Started with Oracle Visual Builder - Part 2

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT

Room 105

Speakers

Blaine Carter

Product Manager, Oracle

Blaine Carter is a product manager for Visual Builder and Visual Builder Studio. He enjoys discovering how things work and sharing that knowledge with others.

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 105

Development

2:15pm MDT

PLSQL Hidden Features for Devs & DBAs

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT

Room 209

"Every problem is a database problem until the DBA proves otherwise."
Learn how to use PL/SQL's lesser-known or rarely used features to understand, debug, trace, log, document, and speed up your code. Discover how DBAs can guide and assist developers in mastering these techniques.

Speakers

Matheus Boesing

Database Consultant, Aggrandize

A frequent speaker in the Oracle community across Latin America and Europe, Matheus is a computer scientist from PUCRS with 15 years of experience as an Oracle DBA. He is an Oracle Instructor and serves as a professor for the databases in cloud postgraduate program in Brazil. Matheus... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 209

Development, Infrastructure (including database)

2:15pm MDT

Hands-On With the New Oracle Multi-Cloud Services

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT

Room 213

Oracle now supports Oracle Database on Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS. What do these services look like, and how do they interact with other cloud services? What’s the difference between provisioning through a third-party cloud versus using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) directly? This demo-heavy session will provide critical details and show live implementation steps in Google Cloud. Learn how to plan and provision Oracle Databases and APEX environments through these new services.

Speakers

Simon Pane

Principal Consultant, Pythian

Monday March 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT
Room 213

Infrastructure (including database), Beyond Oracle

3:15pm MDT

A Fishy Business, Secured: A Real Implementation of RAS in APEX

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT

Room 209

"How much time and resources could you save by implementing security rules just once?

Learn about the challenges faced and lessons learned from a real-world implementation of Real Application Security (RAS) in APEX at a large, multi-government fisheries agency. While RAS often gets a bad rap for being too complex or tricky, it effectively addressed the costly problem of enforcing complex security rules across multiple schemas, roles, applications, and connection methods.

In this session, we’ll share our experience with a complex instance involving hundreds of end users, each governed by intricate rules and access rights. You’ll learn how to:
- Deploy RAS security policies to restrict access to sensitive data
- Differentiate users connecting indirectly via APEX or directly via SQLcl or SQL Developer
- Properly enable RAS in APEX

Join us to explore whether RAS is the right solution to secure your business."

Speakers

Karen Cannell

CTHO, TH Technology

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Room 209

Development, Infrastructure (including database)

3:15pm MDT

Tapping Oracle AI Services Using A Visual Builder Front End

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT

Room 105

If you’ve thought that calling Oracle AI services from a custom application is difficult and complicated, come to this session to learn the real story. It turns out that the APIs offered by Oracle AI services make it easy to tap into their rich features. This session will showcase an example of a Visual Builder front end built to access the Oracle OCI AI Document Service and extract data from an image file. The steps demonstrated can be adapted to any front-end tool and used to leverage other Oracle AI services.

Speakers

Blaine Carter

Product Manager, Oracle

Blaine Carter is a product manager for Visual Builder and Visual Builder Studio. He enjoys discovering how things work and sharing that knowledge with others.

Peter Koletzke

Technical Director and Principal Instructor, Independent

Peter Koletzke is an Oracle ACE Director with over 39 years of experience in the IT industry. He has presented at more than 410 Oracle technology conferences worldwide and received over a dozen user group awards from ODTUG, NYOUG, UTOUG, and ECO/SEOUC. Koletzke is an Oracle Certified... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Room 105

Development

3:15pm MDT

Amazing Free Tools for Oracle DBAs

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT

Room 213

Our scripts utility belt doesn't have to cover it all! Know some outstanding free tools to manage your Oracle Database environment. In this session we'll get in touch with some amazing free tools to check on the database performance, issues, tracing things from your database and server perspectives.

Speakers

Matheus Boesing

Database Consultant, Aggrandize

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Room 213

Infrastructure (including database), Development

3:15pm MDT

Patch and Upgrade Your Database Like a Hero: Internals, Secrets, and More

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT

Room 220

Oracle Database 23ai is a game-changer for patching and upgrading. The new Real Application Cluster (RAC) features enable synchronization of patches between nodes, while the deferred patching feature expands the range of patches that can be applied in a RAC rolling manner. Additionally, new features make data patches more resilient.

Speakers

Alex Zaballa

Distinguished Product Manager, Oracle

Alex Zaballa is an Oracle Database distinguished product manager on the Database Upgrade, Migrations, and Patching team at Oracle. Based in Dallas, he has over 24 years of experience in information technology, focusing on Oracle Database. Alex holds the OCM (Oracle Certified Master... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Room 220

Infrastructure (including database), Development

3:15pm MDT

Take the Edge off Your Soft Skills

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT

Room 224

Like it or not, our jobs are really about helping people. This presentation focuses on developing essential "soft skills" that can transform even the most technical experts into influential team players and leaders within their organizations. Participants will learn how skills like effective communication, problem-solving, adaptability, teamwork, and customer service can enhance daily interactions, improve projects, and create lasting value. Practical examples, case studies, and role-playing scenarios will illustrate how soft skills complement technical abilities, foster collaboration, and drive career growth in our industry.

Speakers

Brandon Mason

Manager of Database Administration, America First Credit Union

Like many DBAs, Brandon graduated in human resource management and started his career in an HR office. While that work didn’t enhance his technical skills, it helped him develop the ability to work effectively with the people who manage systems. Brandon has been an Oracle DBA for... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Room 224

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