Cloud Computing (2.43MB) Presented at: Los Angeles Oracle Users Group (LAOUG) Presented by: Brad Brown Date: 11/05/2009 Abstract: As the concept of cloud computing rapidly gains momentum, it is generating a mix of excitement, fear and even confusion among the IT community. If you're struggling to separate the hype surrounding cloud computing from reality, this Web briefing is tailored specifically for you. We'll discuss the most pressing concerns of today's IT managers and CIOs including security risks, integration with legacy systems, and changing business needs; how to overcome these concerns; potential benefits; and leading practices for adopting the architecture and integrating data using SOA. Whether you're a potential consumer or provider of the cloud, you won't want to miss this insightful briefing.

Cool ApEx Integration with AJAX, YUI, Google Maps, and more... (5.78MB) Presented at: Los Angeles Oracle Users Group (LAOUG) Presented by: Brad Brown Date: 11/05/2009 Abstract: This presentation will discuss a number of cool Web development toolkits that you will like want to add into your Apex Web projects. The topics for this presentation include (but won't be limited to): AJAX Basics Apex has great AJAX features build into it Yahoo User Interface Toolkit Google Maps

Wimpy Web Services vs. Powerful Flexible Web Services (5.19MB) Presented at: Los Angeles Oracle Users Group (LAOUG) Presented by: Brad Brown Date: 11/05/2009 Abstract: In this presentation, Brad will discuss the importance of strong Web Services, the difference between wimpy services and powerful flexible Web services. Many companies today are attaching SOA MBOs to their technical teams. These performance metrics often measure based on quantity rather than quality. What is quality? Reuse? Performance? Flexibility? Brad will discuss this topic in detail. Brad will also discuss building an open API that provides dynamic services and provides a powerful service architecture for any business.

Building a Flexible UI with APEX (3.72MB) Presented at: Los Angeles Oracle Users Group (LAOUG) Presented by: Brad Brown Date: 11/05/2009 Abstract: Brad will discuss how he built a GUI and GIS application with ApEx for Independent Nation. Independent Nation is a company that specializes in provide intelligence on independent voters to political campaigns. The application is used to provide that intelligence. Merging voter registration, voter contribution and numerous other data sources, Brad built an application that is dynamic and flexible. The application can easily be used for any other GIS-type applications. It's built on data about people, their properties or addresses they live at, and other information about them. This case study will demonstrate Brad's approach to designing and developing applications that allow customization by changing data, not code.

Brad Brown's 2009 LAOUG APEX Demo Apps (65.6KB) Presented at: Los Angeles Oracle Users Group (LAOUG) Presented by: Brad Brown Date: 11/05/2009 Abstract: These are the APEX demonstration applications that Brad used during his 2009 LAOUG presentations.

The Best Oracle Database 11g New Features (6.79MB) Presented at: Collaborate Presented by: Rich Niemiec Date: 05/05/2009 Abstract: This presentation covers the following 11g topics: Using Memory_Target, The buffer cache and the result Cache, Virtual Columns, Invisible Indexes & Online Index Rebuilds, Creating & Rebuilding Indexes Online, DDL Lock Timeout, PL/SQL Expressions/Simple Integer, Secure Files, ADDM Enhancements, SQL Plan Management, SPM) and capturing SQL Plan Baselines, SQL Performance Analyzer, Access Advisor & Query Repair Advisor, Real Application Testing, Interval Partitioning & Partition Compression, Automatic Diagnostic Repository (ADR), Auto Sample, Creating Pending Statistics, Adaptive Cursor Sharing and bind peeking, and Security Enhancements in 11g.

Exceptional Leadership; Be the Uncommon Leader (848KB) Presented at: Collaborate Presented by: Rich Niemiec Date: 05/04/2009 Abstract: This presentation is focused on how to work on your atttibutes to build your leadership ability. Everyone has something that they need to work on, so this is a reminder of things that we should work on every week so that we can lead teams to do great things. It covers the following topics: Are you a Boss or a Leader?, How Leaders Become Leaders, Uncommon Leader Traits, Set your goals now - Build the Team, Historical Ages, and Summary.

Getting Started with SOA (758KB) Presented at: Collaborate Presented by: Chris Ostrowski Date: 05/04/2009 Abstract: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) has been identified by Oracle as a key technology for the future. Oracle's latest versions of the Application Server have all included SOA technologies and its specifications for Oracle Application Server 11g all indicate that Oracle is committed to SOA. As Oracle's development tools (JDeveloper, Application Express, Portal) focus more and more on Web-centric implementations, the Application Server will become a staple in most organizations committed to Oracle technologies. As such, understanding and being able to implement SOA-based solutions will become a prerequisite for developers, administrators and system architects. This presentation will explain Oracle's SOA implementation and how to use it effectively when architecting Web-based solutions.

JDev: Not As Scary As You Think (909KB) Presented at: Collaborate Presented by: Chris Ostrowski Date: 05/04/2009 Abstract: Oracle JDeveloper has become Oracle's flagship development tool. It covers so many Web-based technologies that it can be overwhelming to learn and understand. Oracle has, however, made it relatively easy to get started using the product by incorporating sophisticated "under-the-covers" technologies. These technologies make it easy for developers to create relational data-driven applications in Oracle JDeveloper while writing a minimum of code. The presentation will outline those technologies along with the EVA paradigm that will allow organizations to start building Oracle JDeveloper applications immediately.

Creating Your First Web Service (524KB) Presented at: Collaborate Presented by: Chris Ostrowski Date: 05/04/2009 Abstract: Web Services are the foundation of Service-Oriente Architecture (SOA). Being able to create web services from your existing applications can be steep technical challenge, however. Web Services make use of numerous technologies (such as Java, XML, SOAP, et al) that many Oracle developers are not familiar with. This presentation will explain what web services are, how to create them easily using both Oracle and commercial tools and how to begin constructing your Service-Oriented Architecture environment.

The Best Oracle Database 11g Tuning Features (7.03MB) Presented at: Collaborate Presented by: Rich Niemiec Date: 05/03/2009 Abstract: This presentation is focused on the best new features in 11g related to tuning. It includes topics on Tuning using ADDM and ADDM Enhancements in 11g, SQL Plan Management, SQL Plan Baselines, SQL Performance Analyzer (SPA), Real Application Testing, The Result Cache, Invisible Indexes, Interval Partitioning, Partition Compression, Optimizer Enhancements including using extended statistics for correlated columns, Grid Control and Summary. This is a great presentation to learn, in a simple way, some new features in Oracle 11g.

How Oracle Won the Database World (5.89MB) Presented at: Collaborate Presented by: Rich Niemiec Date: 05/03/2009 Abstract: This presentation is focused on how the relational database came about and how Oracle took the lead and kept it. It also covers the state of Open Source competors and why Oracle will continue to lead in the future. It covers the following topics: The Paper that started it all – E. F. Codd, System-R & Ingres, Oracle is Founded as SDL, V1-V11g of the database, Why did Oracle win?, Future market direction, and Summary. Learn where Oracle has been and where it is headed in the future.

Giving Winning Presentations (4.10MB) Presented at: Collaborate Presented by: Rich Niemiec Date: 05/02/2009 Abstract: The key to great speaking and giving great presentations is that extra effort after the tough technical part is built. Start with the idea that a great presentation is painful to build and it's a learning process for you the speaker as well. Write the presentation with the audience in mind, give the audience visual slides not just bullet points, teach to multiple levels within the audience, and truly care about your audience. Do all of this and you'll never do a bad presentation as long as you also practice! There are 35 tips included here that lead to great presentations and will definitely take your presentations to the next level if you make the effort.

Web Services 101 (617KB) Presented at: Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group (RMOUG) Presented by: Chris Ostrowski Date: 02/14/2009 Abstract: Imagine if you could take existing pieces from your computer systems and reuse or rearrange them in new and different ways. The pieces could be data sources and/or code and it wouldn't matter what operating system, programming language or data source it came from. You could then use development tools or web display technologies like Oracle Portal to build new applications from your existing infrastructure. Does that sound like something that could give you a competitive advantage in your organization? Oh - and you can also use thousands of Web Services provided by other companies to enhance applications for your end users. You can use a Web Service like Google Maps - completely free of charge - to add graphical location data to your applications, without having to develop any of the code yourself.

Oracle High Availability (RAC, ASM, RMAN, and Data Guard) - A Case Study (5.08MB) Presented at: Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group (RMOUG) Presented by: Rama Balaji Date: 02/12/2009 Abstract: Businesses today cannot tolerate downtime. Downtime means loss of business, and ultimately loss of revenue to the company. The real challenge of achieving 24/7 availability comes from productively utilizing all the available resources, software, and hardware. This presentation is a case study of one such customer, whose storage array failed during the heavy transaction processing time. We quickly brought the database back up and subsequently got their entire system restored, all the while maintaining at least two copies of production databases. This presentation is a perfect example of how a mission critical production shop can utilize all Oracle HA features such as RAC, ASM, RMAN, and Data Guard to acheive maximum availability.