TCOUG Spring Meeting 2013

Roddy Rodstein – Mokum Solutions, Inc., "Rethink Your Oracle Database Cloud Strategies"

Challenge your existing Oracle Database strategy and look to the clouds! This one hour session will challenge your existing Oracle Database Strategies and demonstrate the value of Oracle's Cloud Control DBaaS.

Benjamin Wood – Oracle, "MySQL for 11g Shops"

From Facebook to Ticketmaster, MySQL powers high volume applications and high growth companies. Learn how MySQL, now owned by Oracle, is utilized in enterprise level stand- alone deployments and in other cases teamed up with 11g. Covered in this discussion will be similarities and differences between MySQL and 11g, a demonstration of MySQL Enterprise Monitor, and best steps for getting started with this amazingly capable database.

John Andrew – Oracle, "Cloud Strategy"

Learn what Oracle is doing in the cloud and how you can take advantage of Oracle private and public cloud solutions.

Rob Mandiville – Confio, "Virtualizing Our Environment"

More and more companies are virtualizing with VMware, and databases are the next logical step. Some companies have attempted to virtualize databases on VMware but went back to physical hardware because of performance issues. There are many reasons this may have happened, but quite often the decision to go back to physical hardware was not based on hard facts. This presentation will explore the fundamentals of monitoring databases in a VMware environment because it can be much different than when running on a physical machine. If you are using classic O/S monitoring tools, you may be getting misleading information. You will learn business and technical benefits of virtualization, master new terms and concepts, pick up useful planning tips and tricks and cover best practices for maintaining optimum performance in a VMware environment.

Brad Wulf – Dell, "Beyond the Basics of Toad – New and Little Known Tips"

We find that most Toad users utilize only 20% of the product, when they could be getting so much more out of it. This session will introduce you to some of the most effective tips for getting the most out of your Toad investment. We will show you how to boost productivity, significantly improve your organization's code quality, optimize database performance and reduce risks associated with database changes. Plus, we will give you unique insight into the newest Toad release. Join us for this informative session.