Oracle OpenWorld 2007
Both Greg and I will be at OpenWorld this year, speaking (see the schedule below), working the booth and attending a few tech sessions stop by and visit us and the other Piocon folks at Booth 2822 in Moscone South.

| IOUG: Oracle Application Server High-Availability Options | |
| This presentation addresses Oracle Application Server alternative configurations and the associated benefits and risks of each. | |
| Jeremy Simmons, Piocon | |
| Thursday 11/15/2007 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| Moscone South 307 | |
| S291061 | |
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Procurement Business Intelligence (BI) from Disparate Datasources with Oracle Warehouse Builder and Oracle Portal |
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| IPSCO Inc., a multinational steel manufacturer with 20+ facilities in North America, struggled to produce an enterprisewide view of expenditures from federated procurement systems. In this session, Piocon and IPSCO tell how Oracle Warehouse Builder facilitated the centralization of these disparate datasources into a single Oracle Database 10g warehouse. Combining BI analysis tools including Oracle Discoverer, IPSCO has produced significant, measurable ROI. | |
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| Monday 11/12/2007 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | |
| Westin SF Market Street / City Room | |
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| IOUG RAC SIG: High Availability Options for Oracle Database | |
| From Oracle RAC to cold backups, this session will introduce the various Oracle and third party features, products, and options that provide high availability for Oracle Database. IT Managers, DBAs, and system architects will benefit from the information provided in this technical session. | |
| Dan Norris, Piocon | |
| Sunday 11/11/2007 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
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| Moscone West / 2002 - L2 | |
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| OAUG Oracle BI SIG: How to get the Most out of OpenWorld | |
| With a myriad of presentations spanning a vast array of topics, OpenWorld can be a tough place to navigate. If you are focused on learning about Oracle Business Intelligence, you will find over 300 sessions on this topic alone. Breaking down all the Oracle BI sessions at OpenWorld, this talk will focus on where to find the most pertinent information on Oracle BI given your needs. | |
| Joe Thomas, Oracle; OAUG OBI SIG Chairs: Basheer Khan, Innowave Technology; Glenn Hoormann, Optimum Solutions; Dave Herringtong, DARC; Matthew Vranicar, Piocon | |
| Sunday 11/11/2007 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | |
| Moscone West / 2014 | |
| IOUG: Oracle RAC for Beginners–The Basics | |
| Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) has been steadily gaining momentum. DBAs and managers need to understand the basics of Oracle RAC and how it is managed. Many mistakes are made in attempts to create Oracle RAC environments without having a solid understanding of the architecture. This session focuses on the technical architecture of the Oracle RAC feature, emphasizing frequently misunderstood areas. |
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| Dan Norris, Piocon | |
| Monday 11/12/2007 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM | |
| Hilton / Yosemite Room C | |
| S291026 | |

