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Oracle Open World 2010 It's a wrap!

2010-09-29T08:34:00.002-05:00

Probably a common title for people writing their last blog post about Oracle Open World, but I never said I was original.Like many others have done, I want to thank Oracle for supplying me with the Press/Blogger pass this year. Without that, there was a good chance I would have not had the opportunity to attend. I would also like to thank Mogens, Embarcadero and all of those involved in

Oracle Open World 2010 Day 2

2010-09-20T09:44:00.004-05:00

Day 2 is where all of the fun begins. I have a full day of sessions that I plan to attend and will keep you updated. Once again you can follow my live tweets at http://twitter.com/gvwoodsupdate: I am a little late in updating my day 2 activities, but here goes nothing. It was a good day, just like last year some of the most interesting sessions were not the formal OOW sessions, but this year were

Oracle Open World 2010 Day 1

2010-09-19T09:34:00.004-05:00

This has to be the most common blog title for the day on google. Anyways, after arriving at 9am yesterday and spending most of the day doing tourist type activities and hitting the bed early(jet lag), day one of OOW10 has arrived.I woke up around 6am and jumped on the computer to see a lot of twitter activity with others who have been getting up early. On most days of Open World this will be a

Oracle Open World mobile app

2010-09-17T06:17:00.003-05:00

With only days to go the people over at Pyxis Mobile have released a pretty cool app, available for Blackberry, iPhone, and Android. This app will be all the buzz and I am sure it will enhance your experience at Open World this year. After downloading the app from here you will only need to sign in, then everything you need for the week is at your fingertips. You can see your schedule,

Open World coming soon!

2010-09-10T06:23:00.002-05:00

A little over a week away and I will be boarding a non-stop flight from Pittsburgh to San Francisco for my second trip to Oracle Open World. I guess it's time to start planning what I need.Leading up to next week, I have been checking out all of the available sessions and trying to build the perfect plan. Last year I crammed my whole schedule with back to back sessions only to have to cancel them

Venue changes for events at the 2010 Oracle Open World

2010-08-05T19:09:00.002-05:00

This year the OTN Lounge along with other activities will be taking place at the Mason Street Tent, I am pretty excited about this. I spent a good bit of time hanging at the lounge last year and at certain times of the day it was packed tight, hopefully the new location will allow more visitors. from the Oracle website "The Zone takes to the streets: We've closed down a block of

Oracle Open World 2010 list of Tweeters

2010-07-22T19:13:00.025-05:00

Since OOW10 schedule builder has gone live, I figured it was a good time to start the annual list of Tweeters attending Oracle Open World. Last year there was a blogger meetup and I heard talk about possibly doing a tweetup this year, but I haven't heard anything yet.To be added to the list, tweet username, with 1 line of info adding #gvwoods and I will create the list. Some examples are

Oracle Open World links

2010-07-20T18:54:00.003-05:00

From my registration email:Oracle OpenWorld Starts Now!• Oracle Mix: Jump into the Mix with Oracle’s new social networking tool—join the group dedicated to Oracle OpenWorld. Enter or start a discussion around sessions, keynotes, exhibition halls, or any other topic of your choice. Build a network that extends beyond the conference.• Oracle OpenWorld Blog: Get the inside scoop on Oracle

OOW 2010 Blogger Pass Approved!

2010-07-19T19:17:00.002-05:00

Woohoo! My blogger pass has been approved by Oracle, I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, I had to call to find out if it was approved or not. Thanks Dave for the tip on giving registration a call, sorry you weren't approved this year. The guy I spoke with on the phone said it was approved July 9, but at the moment of writing this, I still have not received an email from Oracle stating it was

My own Mac commercial

2010-07-07T10:20:00.003-05:00

I recently purchased a Mackbook Pro and then moved my "old" Macbook downstairs and set it up with the dual montior for my kids to use. I also have a Dell XP desktop set up there as well. So, this past Saturday our power went off for a few minutes which led to both computers being off. Around 10am or so my kids decided to go downstairs and play on the computers. I went down with them to make sure

Oracle Open World 2010

2010-06-29T14:37:00.003-05:00

Last year, I had a magnificent time at Oracle Open World, I not only met some really great people, I was also mentioned numerous times by the Oracle Communications department for blog posts and twitter updates. This year should be even more exciting since JavaOne has been combined. I have recently applied for a blogger pass and with any luck, I am hoping to be able to attend OOW 2010 as an

Using Oracle Convert, Replace or RawtoHex function

2009-12-03T18:24:00.005-05:00

First let me tell you, our fix here is not the best choice, but is currently our only choice. However, this post is more about a couple of examples of how you may want to use the Oracle convert, replace or rawtohex functions.We received an email a couple of days ago about characters not being displayed in the correct format. Next is an overview of what we are working with. We have a Unicode SAP

SAP Unicode Conversion

2009-11-29T15:31:00.002-05:00

In August, I finally completed my year+ long Unicode conversion project. Below are a few teaser details. The project was to have a combined Upgrade and Unicode conversion. Although it was considered "combined", there was a team of us that would do different tasks on the project. I was lead on the Unicode conversion and will mainly discuss those details. Our ERP system was 6.40 going to 7.0. The

Oracle Open World 09 from a newbie part 4

2009-11-27T09:37:00.005-05:00

The Wrap UpMy flight back to Tennessee left early Friday morning, however, I didn't arrive back home until 11pm. This gave me some well needed time to process what had gone on this past week. In my previous posts, I mentioned everything about the event, but for this post I would like to mention what Open World has done for me. 1. It has given me the opportunity to meet people from all over the

ORA-00604 error with no secondary error

2009-11-27T09:05:00.002-05:00

To give you a little history, we have been having a problem for quite some time with a couple of our jobs running. They would not die every time, but when they did, they would have an ORA-00604 error. When you search online for the reasoning behind this error, just about everyone says to be able to determine the true error, look at the second ORA error. Unfortunately, there was no secondary error

Oracle Open World 09 from a newbie part 3

2009-11-07T22:04:00.003-05:00

Beyond the sessions. What else do you need to do. 1. This is more of a have, then do, but you need a really good smartphone. Unfortunately, I didn't get my iPhone until a week after the conference, but I can say the iPhone was definitely the phone of choice. With the android coming out that may change, but either way you need the best phone you can. This year, I used my sprint phone to tweet

Oracle Open World 09 from a newbie part 2

2009-10-27T18:34:00.002-05:00

Now for the conference.Keys to getting the most out of your experience. 1. Research the speakers. This is one of the most important tasks that you need to do. I learned the hard way that numerous presentations are closer to sales pitches than technical details. If you look at the presenter closer than the title of the session you will be much more satisfied. 2. Do not sign up for every session. I

Oracle Open World 09 from a newbie part 1

2009-10-15T20:52:00.005-05:00

Well now that its over, I wanted to pass on some hints for anybody who may decide to attend next year for the first time. One obvious thing is that if you have the ability to, book early. I am not sure if you will get any better hotel deals, but you will definitely save on the registration fee. You also need to get involved in the social media outlets as they all have a wealth of knowledge to

Exhibitors booth info at Oracle Open World

2009-10-05T14:12:00.004-05:00

*****************Update***********I have added this list to the tweeters list to make a one stop place.http://gvwoods.blogspot.com/2009/10/tweeters-info-at-oracle-open-world.htmlI'll build list of exhibitors tweets at OOW ex. EXTOL guess who did it at booth ... --exhibitors send info with tag #gvwoods@EXTOL_B2Bi: Guess whodunnit at #oow09 in Booth 4041 for prizes. Watch the murder take place at

Tweeters info at Oracle Open World

2009-10-03T09:08:00.042-05:00

Check back as I will continue to update the list. To be added to list, tweet username, 1 line info adding #gvwoods and I will create list.@gvwoods - Oracle DBA from Eastern Tennessee@gregorydwhite - Storage product marketing at Dell.@oracleopenworld- The official blog for all things Oracle OpenWorld @ProLiant - HP ProLiant industry-standard servers and solutions@PoppAtHP - Kristie Popp,

MY Oracle Open World 09 schedule

2009-09-29T18:10:00.005-05:00

With less than 2 weeks to go until I land in San Francisco and begin my first whirlwind trip to Open World, I figured I would list my current jam packed session schedule in case you were interested. 10/11/09 Bridging the Gap between Developers and DBAs IOUG: CSI DBA--Anatomy of a Database Upgrade IOUG: The Top 10+ Things You Should Know About Your Databases IOUG: How Innovations in Storage

Oracle Mix

2009-09-25T14:42:00.008-05:00

If you haven't yet, you should check out https://mix.oracle.com/ Oracle Mix is there for you to: Share Ideas Let us know how we can improve our products or how we do business. See an idea you like, vote on it or add your comments. Join Groups Get together with others around products, industries, or more. Can’t find a group you like? Start one! Network Connect with other customers and get to know

Security using Virtual Private Database

2009-09-21T16:36:00.002-05:00

I learned recently that I will be working on a fairly large project to revamp some of our Oracle security setup and policies. At first glance, it looks as if I will be researching and learning a lot more about Virtual Private Database. Fortunately for me, I will use this opportunity to do double duty, not only to see what to implement, but to also use my research for more blog topics. Stay Tuned

TomTom 130s

2009-09-18T12:48:00.004-05:00

I just purchased my first GPS device, the TomTom 130s. Even though I have wanted one for quite some time now, what geek doesn't like new electronics, I couldn't find any real need for one. Since I will be heading to SF in a few weeks I decided this would be the perfect opportunity. I did some quick searches and found this good deal from Amazon on refurbished units, only $69. I chose standard

Some links for Open World!

2009-09-16T20:17:00.003-05:00

Twitter: http://twitter.com/oracleopenworldhttp://twitter.com/IOUGhttp://twitter.com/Oraclehttp://twitter.com/oraclepartnershttp://twitter.com/OracleDatabasehttp://twitter.com/oracletechnethttp://twitter.com/oraclemixhttp://twitter.com/OracleBlogshttp://twitter.com/OracleCertOthers:http://blogs.oracle.com/oracleopenworld/http://www.oraclecommunity.net/http://www.oracle.com/technology/events/