UTOUG Training Days 2025: Full Schedule

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9:30am MDT

What You Missed at CloudWorld 2024 & Leveraging AI

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Room 209

Development, Infrastructure (including database)

UTOUG Training Days 2025

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