The Delaware Valley Oracle Users Group Inc. Agenda

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The agenda is still being developed, but this is how it looks so far.  We have added links to more descriptive abstracts to help you pick out the presentation you want to attend.  Just click on the topic to jump to the abstract.

Time Room Topic Speaker(s)
9:00 to 9:50 Renaissance Keynote - Data Warehousing Chris Moli, Oracle Corporation
10:00 to close   Vendor Floor DBE Software, Decision Point Applications, The Maxim Group, Quest Software, Raymond Karsan Associates, Satyam Enterprise Solutions
10:00 to 10:50 Renaissance Practical Oracle8 DBA Tuning Tips Earl Shaffer, Maxim Group
  West Ballroom Package Data Warehousing Joe Paddock and Rob Hasek, Decision Point Applications
  Empire Room TBD TBD
11:00 to 11:50 Renaissance Web based deployment of a Business Intelligence solution for the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Case Study Bob Gomez, ACG
  West Ballroom Distributed Databases: Building a Plan for 100% Reliable Backup & Recovery Dan Hotka, Quest Software
  Empire Room TBD TBD
12:00 to 1:00 East Ballroom Lunch (preorder with this form)  
1:00 to 1:50 Renaissance Fundamentals of Oracle Backup and Recovery Tom Connolly, Raymond Karsan Associates
  West Ballroom Secure Remote DBA Mike Hillanbrand, Dulcian
  Empire Room TBD TBD
2:00 to 2:50 Renaissance Oracle8i Overview Bob Karnila, Oracle Corporation
  West Ballroom Pharmaceutical SIG - Issues and concerns TBD
  Empire Room TBD TBD
3:00 to close Renaissance Expert Panel:  Database Administration Moderator:  Matt Reagan, Centocor, Inc.
  West Ballroom TBD TBD
  Empire Room TBD TBD

Abstracts

These abstracts detail the presentations that are scheduled above.  Click on the time and you will jump to that time in the schedule.

Data Warehousing, Chris Moli, Renaissance, Oracle Corporation, 9:00 AM
This presentation will cover a general Oracle datawarehousing overview, with special attention being paid to our newest product offering:  Oracle Darwin.
Practical Oracle8 DBA Tuning Tips, Earl Shaffer, Maxim Group, Renaissance, 10:00 AM
Tips for shops without a large staff, without the resources to create a distributed database just for statistics, without the budget to bring in "experts" for a few months. Practical tips and areas for you to look at, proven to be very effective in many client sites.
Web based deployment of a Business Intelligence solution for the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Case Study, Bob Gomez, ACG, Renaissance, 11:00 AM
This presentation will provide an overview of a real-life Oracle based Web Business Intelligence Solution for a top tier Pharmaceutical company. The system is currently in production for 250+ users across the country. It offers access to current 3rd party performance data aw sell as field data (e.g. calls, samples, details) which is collected from the 4000+ field representatives. District Managers, Regional Managers, upper management, and home office sales analysts use the system for a variety of analytical purposes from field force evaluation to sales campaigns and physician targeting. The presentation will discuss the approach used to build the system along with what worked and what did not. A live presentation of the web-based business intelligence technology will be included.
Distributed Databases: Building a Plan for 100% Reliable Backup & Recovery, Dan Hotka, Quest Software, West  Ballroom, 11:00 AM
Issues of data availability in today’s computing environment. Dan will discuss backup & recovery as it relates to the distributed Open System Relational Database environment. He will discuss the various data needs, 24x7 availability, acceptable data loss and the backup & recovery needed for each type of data need.
Fundamentals of Oracle Backup and Recovery, Tom Connolly, Raymond Karsan Associates, Renaissance, 1:00 PM
The presenter will lead a "back to basics" overview of Oracle backup and recovery techniques and strategies.  This is an introductory session applicable to all junior DBAs or technical staff that have an interest in learning more about backup/recovery.
Expert Panel:  Database Administration, Matt Reagan, Centocor, Inc., Renaissance, 3:00 PM
Bring your questions, concerns, thoughts and stories.  This is your opportunity to ask the questions you don't dare ask at the office, and come away with answers, directions, and approaches you can take to the database administration issues that you need to handle.

 

 

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