Oracle 3rd Thursday Tech Talks

Can you beat complexity with converged infrastructure?

Data-driven applications are the key to digitally transforming enterprises. These applications go beyond simple reporting; they have analytics that understand then predict optimal outcomes so you can point your business in the right direction.

Today, complexity often limits applications. To create data-driven apps, developers need to integrate different data stores (key-value, document, graph, spatial, relational), then create a separate infrastructure for a data lake or warehouse for machine learning. Infrastructure teams struggle with supporting and optimizing all this different technology.

In this session, we will explain how Oracle’s converged hardware and database lets you integrate all of the needed functionality into a single, integrated technology stack so that you can build applications that drive the business forward.

Can you save time and money by simplifying deployment, maintenance, and support of Oracle database solutions?

Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) is an Engineered System that saves time and money by simplifying deployment, maintenance, and support of Oracle database solutions. Smaller than Oracle Exadata, the ODA contains less storage, less memory, and fewer CPUs. When workload requirements don’t need the capabilities of Oracle Exadata, ODA provides an attractive alternative.

ODA has the unique ability for Capacity-on-Demand software licensing that allows customers the flexibility to only license the cores needed to run the database. The ODA can be deployed as either Bare Metal (database only) or as a Virtualized Platform (database & applications). Also, it provides a quarterly patch bundle that patches the entire system, from the hardware components to Oracle Linux, GRID infrastructure and RDBMS stack.

• Where ODA fits within the Oracle Engineered System product line.
• How ODA supports both database and application workloads.
• Technical details of the ODA architecture and capabilities.

How much Could Your Company Save if Virtualization was Free?

In addition to providing a single point of contact for support of the complete full stack, integrated solution, Oracle Private Cloud Appliance (PCA) offers the flexibility of a general-purpose machine, the elasticity of cloud computing, and the ease of deployment and use of an integrated system.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance includes virtualization at no additional cost, saving you money on licensing. Its built-in multi-tenancy, capacity-on-demand, Infrastructure-as-a-Service and business-continuity capabilities make it the ideal infrastructure for rapid deployment of mixed Linux, Windows and Solaris workloads. This session will:

• Provide an overview of recent Private Cloud Appliance enhancements.
• Discuss key product features and capabilities.
• Review the positioning within Oracle’s Cloud and on-premises infrastructure offerings.

Join us a technical "deep dive" on the NEW Engineered Systems just announced as we broadcast live from Oracle OpenWorld on the last day of the 2019 conference.

We will discuss in detail the advance capabilities of Exadata X8M including...

- Integrated persistent memory and RoCE that delivers 2.5X performance increase and 10X lower latency at same price.

-Performance and Consolidation that Outpaces Traditional Storage.

-Performance and Efficiency that is Dramatically Better than AWS and Azure.

- Machine Learning from Autonomous Database that improves database performance while eliminating manual tuning.

When data breaches occur, guardians of the data have to explain to management and customers why things went wrong. To keep ahead of the threats in this ever changing and high-risk environment, Oracle utilizes in-depth defensive measures across all layers of its systems -- from the bottom to the top of the stack, encompassing all aspects of cybersecurity.

Join us to better understand

• Multi-Layered Security Strategy,
• Interdependence & Synergy Between Layers,
• Imperatives that Support a Robust Multi-Layer Strategy.

Are You "Kicking the Can" with Your VM Strategy?

Today’s corporate database environments are spanning both on-premise and the cloud. These databases typically consist of many different versions and are running on various types and generations of equipment. The complexity results in much of the administration team’s time being spent on troubleshooting issues instead of implementing new projects that could contribute to the growth and success of the enterprise.

As customers look at leveraging cloud to manage cost, improve manageability, and enable just-in-time scale, it's beneficial to also rationalize current deployments and put in place standard methods to classify and manage databases. This session will help you understand how to use Oracle Database consolidation to:

• Reduce overall operational cost,
• Maintain predictable performance,
• Simplify overall resource management,
• Maintain maximum availability,
• Provide the security required for today’s complex environment.

Introducing Oracle Exadata Database Machine X8, Exadata Storage Server X8-2 Extended (XT), Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance X8.

Oracle Exadata X8 servers in Exadata and ZDLRA provide the infrastructure necessary for deploying Oracle on-premises, cloud-based, and autonomous database solutions. Learn about….

• The NEW capabilities and extreme performance for OLTP and analytics.
• The NEW Exadata Storage Server X8-2 Extended (XT) and how it offers Exadata Storage for infrequently accessed, older, or regulatory data at a much lower cost.
• How Exadata Smart Software uniquely optimizes analytics to provide breakthrough performance and availability while lowering cost.
• How Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance X8 provides up to 10X faster data recovery of Oracle Database than conventional data deduplication appliances while uniquely providing sub-second recoverability of all transactions.

Cloud has become a business enabler, providing improved agility and speed to market, faster innovation, and scalability. Moving to the cloud can be challenging for established customers a who have a mix of on-premises legacy systems, virtual private networks, and public clouds. Implementing a Cloud-adjacent architecture offers addresses this challenge by…

• Allowing enterprises to interconnect securely to cloud and IT providers as well as other business partners.
• Lowering latency and networking costs by avoiding MPLS networks and extended dedicated circuits.
• Offering an incremental or phased approach for critical applications when they are ready without affecting system performance or integration dependencies.

Enterprise big data projects have an extremely high failure rate. Why is that? Many big data analytics projects have fuzzy goals, disparate tools with chaotic integration, all exacerbated by a shortage of AI specialists who demand high salaries. Implementing machine learning inside the database solves many of these issues. Oracle is uniquely able to accomplish this by tightly integrating the database with the hardware. Automation and hyper-efficient workflows allow machine learning to rapidly impact business processes and the bottom line. Join the session to learn how you can make that happen.

Can Oracle help me identify inefficiencies in my current system? The Real-World Performance Group is part of the Oracle Database Development organization. Oracle engineers in the group focus on extracting the maximum performance from the Oracle Database and hardware in the real world. They do this by identifying inefficiencies in current systems and applying modern database design and tuning techniques. This is not about parameter tweaking, but how myths, bad design, lack of testing, and lack of understanding cause systems to not perform and to even break down. The session will:

• Provide an overview of the Real World Performance Group
• Discuss the consequences of bad design and configuration
• Outline how application servers and databases can work better together
• Cover how to access Real World Performance Group information and classes