RMOUG 2019 - Slide Decks Are Available!

Hi everybody,

I'd like to share with you the slide decks I presented on April 21 in the Rocky Mountain Oracle User Group (RMOUG) conference.
Thanks to everybody who attended my sessions.

Winning Performance Challenges in Oracle Standard Editions

Oracle Diagnostics and Tuning packs offer comprehensive, valuable performance diagnostics and tuning features such as AWR, ADDM, ASH, ASH Analytics, etc. These optional packs can be licensed only on top of the Oracle Enterprise Edition. Without these packs, diagnosing performance issues may become an overly complex task even for advanced DBAs. In this session, we’ll explore how you could use Oracle’s Statspack report and dictionary views to diagnose performance issues even without using any expensive editions and packs. Also, we’ll see how Quest tools can help DBAs diagnose and solve even the most complex performance issues without relying on the Diagnostics and Tuning packs and for all the Oracle Database editions.

https://www.slideshare.net/PiniDibask/winning-performance-challenges-in-oracle-standard-editions-132800192

Oracle Data Guard for Beginners

Oracle Data Guard is one of the most important options in the Oracle Database, as it allows organizations to ensure high availability, data protection and disaster recovery for their Oracle database environments. In this session, we’ll review the Oracle Data Guard solution from A to Z.

https://www.slideshare.net/PiniDibask/oracle-data-guard-for-beginners-134714942

IOUG Collaborate 2018 - Slide Decks are Available!

Last week I presented 3 sessions at my favorite Oracle conference - the IOUG Collaborate.
The slide decks for my presentations are now available:


Data Guard for Beginners
ASM Conepts, Architecture and Best Practices
Get the Oracle Performance Diagnostics Capabilities You Need without Spending a Fortune


I'd like to thank everybody who attended my sessions! Hope to see you again next year.

RMOUG 18 Slide Decks - Now Available

Hi everybody,

This week I attended the RMOUG (Rocky Mountain Oracle User Group) conference in Denver, Colorado. It was my first time attending RMOUG and I must say that although it's not a very big event (I think around 350 attendees), I was very impressed by the quality of the event and the great content which was presented by very good speakers. I highly recommend it to anybody who considers attending next year's RMOUG. It's a great place to network, learn, and have fun.

I presented 2 sessions. The slide decks are now available:

• Oracle Database Locking Mechanism Demystified
• Winning Performance Challenges in Oracle Multitenant

I'd like to thank everybody who attended my sessions! Hope to see you again next year.

ILOUG Tech Days 2018 Summary

Last week, ILOUG (Israel Oracle User Group) hosted an awesome Oracle conference in Israel which included 30 Oracle speakers from 9 countries and 45 different sessions.
This event was organized by Ami Aharonovich, Zohar Elkayam, and Oren Nakdimon, all good friends and Oracle ACEs.
It was a very well organized event, and awesome content which was delivered by 19(!) Oracle ACEs. In addition, there was a presence of Oracle Product Management as both Maria Colgan and Gerald Venzl attended and delivered several great sessions including an Oscar-candidate show of the IT Wars (DBA vs. Developer).
Also worth mentioning, Chris Saxon from Oracle presented an awesome SQL magic show :)

My session was about overcoming performance challenges when consolidating (pluggable) databases into a single Multitenant container. You can download my presentation here: https://www.slideshare.net/PiniDibask/winning-performance-challenges-in-oracle-multitenant

Thank you everyone who joined my session, and hope to see you again next year!

My Upcoming Speaker Events in H1 2018

Hi everybody,

I'd like to share with you the plans for my upcoming speaking activities for the first half of 2018:

• Israel Oracle User (ILOUG) Group Tech Days 2018 (Jan 22-23) - Very excited to present a session in one of the best Oracle conferences that ever took place in my country. I will be presenting a session titled "Winning Performance Challenging in Oracle Multitenant" on January 23rd about how to effectively monitor and diagnose performance issues in Oracle Multitenant environments and if needed implement resource management plans to ensure high QoS (Quality of Service) for the pluggable databases.
• Rocky Mountain Oracle User Group (RMOUG) Training Days (Feb 20-22) - This will be my first time attending (and speaking) at this event. I will deliver 2 sessions:
• "Winning Performance Challenging in Oracle Multitenant"- similar to the one I will be presenting at ILOUG
• "Oracle Database Locking Mechanism Demystified" - In this session I will be talking about the concepts of Oracle Database locking mechanism, advanced locking scenarios, best practices to avoid performance issues which relate to blocked SQLs, and ways to investigate lock issues using Oracle dictionary views and performance monitoring tools
• Independent Oracle User Group (April 22-26) - IOUG Collaborate is definitely my favorite Oracle Conference in the world - it's a combination of great location and very technical presentations. I got accepted to present the following sessions:
• ASM Concepts, Architecture and Best Practices - Since it was introduced back in 2003 with Oracle 10g, ASM became an essential part of almost every Oracle DBA's life. In this session you will learn ASM from A to Z - starting with the basic concepts of the ASM all the way to the new features of ASM and important best practices that will help you increase the performance and stability of your Database environments.
• Oracle Data Guard for Beginners - Oracle Data Guard is one of the most important options in the Oracle Database as it allows organizations to ensure high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for their Oracle database environments. In this session we'll review Oracle Data Guard solution from A to Z.

I invite you all to my sessions and looking forward to meeting you there!

My Oracle OpenWorld 2017 Presentation - Slide Deck is Now Available!

Last week, on October 1st, I've presented a session at Oracle OpenWorld about Database consolidation using Oracle Multitenant option.
I was invited to speak on behalf of the IOUG (Independent Oracle User Group) at Oracle OpenWorld for the second year in a row! Thank you IOUG for this great opportunity! It was fun (as always).

I got several requests to share my presentation - so here you go: https://www.slideshare.net/PiniDibask/oow-17-database-consolidation-using-the-oracle-multitenant-architecture

Oracle OpenWorld 2017 was a great experience, with some exciting announcements about the future Oracle 18c release (I will write a separate blog post about this upcoming release).

I'd also like to thank everybody who attended my session, and hope to see you again next year!

Summary of Austrian Oracle User Group (AOUG) 2017 conference

Last week (on June 20th) I presented a session about the Oracle Database Locking Mechanism at the Austrian Oracle User Group (AOUG) conference.
This event took place in beautiful Vienna and was my first attending this event.
It's a small, one-day event . There were 180 attendees - small, but still very fun well-organized.
I particularly enjoyed the keynote of Maria Colgan & Gerald Venzl (both Product Managers for Oracle) about Oracle Database 12c and DevOps - it was a very amusing show in which Maria played the role of the DBA and Gerald played the role of the developer and together they showed how they can work together happily by leveraging Oracle Database 12c features and technologies.
Another session that I particularly enjoyed was presented by Maris Elsins about Mining the AWR and how to find alternative Methods for Identification of the Top SQLs in order to address various performance issues.

You can find in event page links to my presentation as well as other presentations from this event.
I'd like to thank everyone who attended my session, and I hope to see you again next year.

My Upcoming Speaker Events for H1 2017

I'm very excited to share with you that I've been accepted to speak at 2 Oracle events that will take place in the first half of 2017: The OUGN and IOUG Collaborate.

OUGN 17

This year the Oracle User Group Norway event will take place from 8 - 11 February in Norway.
The title of my presentation is "Winning Performance Challenges in Oracle Multitenant Architecture". In this session we will cover how to effectively monitor and diagnose performance issues in Oracle Multitenant environments and if needed implement resource management plans to ensure high QoS (Quality of Service) for the pluggable databases. 
Here is a link to my session: https://guidebook.com/guide/85471/event/15235506/

IOUG Collaborate 17

This year the IOUG Collaborate event will take place from 2- 6 April in Las Vegas.
The title of my presentation is "Database Consolidation Using the Oracle Multitenant Architecture". In this session we will explore the new Oracle Multitenant architecture as well as some tools and best practices that will help you consolidate your databases and ensure a high SLA for each pluggable database. I've already presented this session at the IOUG COLLABORATE 16 and OOW 16 so I'm very happy to present this interesting topic again at the IOUG Collaborate 17. 
Here is a link to my session: https://app.attendcollaborate.com/event/member/318780

Hope to see you there!

DOAG 2016 Summary

Introduction

Last week I attended my first DOAG conference (German Oracle User Group) and wanted to share with you my DOAG experience :)
For those of you who are not familiar with DOAG, it is one of the large Oracle conferences out of the US (if not the largest one). I think it was very well organized, I attended some really good sessions, and also presented Quest's products in our booth.

Sessions

Here are some sessions that I specifically remember as great and wanted to mention here:

• Oracle Hacking Session
• Initialization parameters –- why bother?
• Exploring Best Practices for Getting Started with DBaaS
• Multitenant New Security Features Clarify DevOps/DBA roles
• Data Guard in Oracle Database 12.2 - Crash Course

I've presented a session named "Oracle Database Locking Mechanism Demystified" (see picture below from my session) and as always - had lots of fun presenting (quite a lot of people showed up - around 100 attendees). I'd like to thank anyone who attended my session!
Here is a link to my presentation : http://www.slideshare.net/PiniDibask/doag-oracle-database-locking-mechanism-demystified

Booth

For those of you who came to the Quest booth - you probably saw me there as I spent most of my time there showing our Database Monitoring Solutions (Foglight for Oracle and Spotlight for Oracle). I would like to thank everyone that came to experience and watch our team demonstrates our products' capabilities

Hope to see you again next year!

Oracle OpenWorld 2016 - Summary

Oracle OpenWorld 2016 event took place last week (September 18-22) so it's time for a quick summary :)

This was my third time attending the OOW event and the best one I've ever been to. Here is why.

Speaking at the Oracle OpenWorld

Speaking at the Oracle OpenWorld, the largest Oracle conference in the world, was something that I really wanted to do for many years. 

This year my dream came true and I had the opportunity to present during the Sunday User Group sessions on behalf of IOUG. The opportunity was given to my because my IOUG COLLABORATE 16 session on "Database Consolidation using the Oracle Multitenant Architecture" was highly rated and well attended, therefore I was honored by IOUG to present the same topic in the OOW. 

The attendance for the session was impressive; quite a lot of people showed up - around 150 attendees and I really enjoyed it.

Here is a link to my presentation:
http://www.slideshare.net/PiniDibask/database-consolidation-using-the-oracle-multitenant-architecture

You can find below a picture from my session :)

Thank You IOUG for this great opportunity!

Presenting at Dell's booth

Most of my time I spent in my company's booth talking with customers and demonstrating our products. As you probably know I work for Dell Software (soon to be Quest Software again) as a Product Manager for Database Solutions. The booth was very busy and fun! Here are some pictures from the booth:

Final Words

I would like to thank everyone who attended my session and/or attended Dell's booth. It was great to meet so many people who are passionate about Oracle Database (and technology in general). Looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

Getting Excited with Oracle OpenWorld 2016 !

Hi everyone,
Oracle OpenWorld 2016 will take place next week (September 18-22).

This year I will be speaking as part of the Sunday (September 18th) user group sessions .
The title of my presentation is "Database Consolidation Using the Oracle Multitenant Architecture" (UGF6588).
In this session we will explore the Oracle Multitenant architecture as well as some tools and best practices that will help you consolidate your databases and ensure a high SLA for each pluggable database. Here is a link to my session.

In addition, I plan to spend most of my time in our (Dell Software's) booth (#621).
Visit us to learn more about the latest features in our solutions:

• Toad
• Foglight
• Shareplex
• Stat

Looking forward to seeing you all next week!

My Upcoming Speaker Events

I'm very excited to share with you that I've been accepted to speak at 2 big Oracle events: The Oracle OpenWorld and DOAG.

Oracle OpenWorld  

This year the Oracle OpenWorld event will take place from 18 - 22 September in San Francisco.
The title of my presentation is "Database Consolidation Using the Oracle Multitenant Architecture". In this session we will explore the new Oracle Multitenant architecture as well as some tools and best practices that will help you consolidate your databases and ensure a high SLA for each pluggable database.

DOAG 

This year the DOAG event will take place from 15- 18 November in Nuremberg.
The title of my presentation is "Oracle Database Locking Mechanism Demystified". In this session we will review the locking mechanism of Oracle Database from A to Z. We will start by covering the basic concepts of the different lock types and modes all the way to the most advanced locking scenarios. We will also show tools that can assist DBAs to investigate and solve even the most complex locking scenarios.

Hope to see you there!

My Upcoming Webinar for DBTA (Database Trend and Applications)

I'm happy to update that I will be presenting a webinar on How Oracle 12c Multitenant Architecture Can Simplify Database Consolidation. The webcast is organized by DBTA (Database Trends and Applications).

For registration: http://www.dbta.com/Webinars/929-How-Multitenant-Architecture-Can-Simplify-Database-Consolidation.htm

Hope to see you there!

COLLABORATE 16 event - Summary

Last week (10-14 April) the COLLABORATE 16 event took place, at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.

The event is a technology and applications forum for the Oracle Community. As an educational conference, COLLABORATE 16 helps users of the full family of Oracle business applications and database software gain greater value from their Oracle investments. Created by and for customers, COLLABORATE 16 offers an expert blend of customer-to-customer interaction and insights from technology visionaries and Oracle strategists. 

I presented 3 sessions during this event:

• Database Consolidation Using the Oracle 12c Multitenant 
• Best New Features of Oracle Database 12c 
• Ensuring Data Protection Using Oracle Flashback 

Many people attended my sessions and all the rooms were full in all the sessions. Also, the feedbacks for my presentations were really good so I'm very happy! I want to thank everyone who attended my sessions and thanks to the IOUG for accepting my presentations and allowing to speak in this awesome event!

My updated presentation are available in my site under the "Publications" page.

Below are some pictures from the event. See you next time!

IOUG COLLABORATE 16 event will take place next week in Las Vegas!

Hi everyone,

The IOUG COLLABORATE 16 event will take place next week on April 10-14, at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.

I will be presenting 3 sessions:

• Database Consolidation Using the Oracle 12c Multitenant 
• Best New Features of Oracle Database 12c 
• Ensuring Data Protection Using Oracle Flashback 

I will also be at Dell's booth, so you are more than welcome to visit me and Dell Software at booth #1109.

See you there!

Help me spread the word about my sessions at COLLABORATE 16 IOUG event!

Hi everyone,

I'm very happy to update you that I got accepted to speak at the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) COLLABORATE event in Las Vegas from April 10-14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

I will be presenting 3 sessions:

• Database Consolidation Using the Oracle 12c Multitenant (Session ID: 4018)
• Best New Features of Oracle Database 12c (Session ID: 4716)
• Ensuring Data Protection Using Oracle Flashback (Session ID: 4020)

Following is my official speaker page: https://collaborate.zerista.com/profile/member/959726

I hope to see you there!

Oracle OpenWorld 2015 - Summary

This year I attended the Oracle OpenWorld conference for the second time (my first time was last year), and it was amazing! Many customers came to visit Dell's booth to learn about our Oracle-related solutions for monitoring, replication, management, etc. The sessions were really good and Elton John gave a great show at the appreciation event.

Below are some pictures of myself having fun and also explaining about the advantages of Foglight for Oracle to the conference attendees who came to visit Dell's booth:

Oracle OpenWorld 2015 is taking place next week!

As you probably know, Oracle OpenWorld 2015 is taking place next week (October 25-29, 2015).
I'd like to invite you all to visit Dell's booth #601 and learn how Dell can help you maximize your Oracle investment by improving database performance, administration, change management, and more.

You can meet me at at Dell's booth and I'd be happy to show you how Oracle DBAs are winning performance challenges using Foglight for Oracle