The TDWI Fall Conference was buzzing, and word was that there was a record number of new TDWI members attending this conference. It sure seemed like a full house at the Oracle Hospitality Suite on Monday night. Over 150 people stopped by to cheer on their favorite football team, play some pool and try their hand at the football toss. A good time was had by all!
The buzz continued on the show floor, with the Oracle booth drawing a big crowd Tuesday and Wednesday. With the recent announcement of Oracle Exadata V2 and the Sun Oracle Database Machine, there was a lot to talk about! There were also a lot of people interested in hearing about Oracle's GoldenGate acquisition and its new data integration product portfolio.
This time around Oracle hosted a free 2-hour Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Best Practices Workshop. Led by OBIEE product manager Alan Fuller, the session focused on best practices for dashboards, ad-hoc reporting, metadata design, and pro-active detection and alerts and attracted nearly 50 attendees.
But, the most exciting news of the conference was that a new Money Machine record was set - $228!! Who will break that record? We will be at the TDWI Winter Conference to find out!
