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A Big Fat Thanks/Things I Learned at Oracle OpenWorld (#oow09)

By justin.kestelyn on October 16, 2009 4:16 PM

OK, it's a wrap! This is a big fat thank you to everyone who attended Oracle OpenWorld 2009, and especially to the Oracle ACEs who dragged themselves, in many cases, across continents and oceans to be there. You truly are...

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Thanks for the Memories, ODTUG and Oracle ACEs

By justin.kestelyn on June 24, 2009 4:27 PM

And now, a brief photo show from ODTUG Kaleidoscope; add comments with links to your own: Oracle ACE Director Briefing @ Oracle HQ: The waiting is the hardest part The delightful Oracle ACE Director Lucas Jellema L to R: ACE...

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Oracle Fusion Middeware 11g ACE Director Briefing: "July 1 will be a happy day"

By justin.kestelyn on June 23, 2009 3:16 PM

I caught up with Oracle ACE Director Chris Bucchere - the "only Plumtree guy" in the ACE pantheon, as he likes to call himself - shortly after his ODTUG afternoon tech session on getting started with Oracle WebLogic Server. Chris'...

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Where Else But ODTUG?....

By justin.kestelyn on June 22, 2009 3:01 PM

Would you bump into Steven Feuerstein while he's in the middle of a jog? Would you see people actually *wearing* their Oracle ACE Director red vests (aka "Stanleys"), not just abusing them? Are people happy to sit through eight straight...

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This is How It Should Work

By justin.kestelyn on February 18, 2009 9:31 AM

I got word from Oracle ACE Director (Fusion Middleware) Chris Muir this morning about an interesting milestone. Chris and other members of his Oz-based outfit, SAGE Computing Services (including Oracle ACE Penny Cookson), worked closely with fellow Oracle ACE Director...

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Oracle ACE: It's a Job AND an Adventure

By justin.kestelyn on November 18, 2008 4:02 PM

In the first known example of its kind, Oracle ACE Director for Apps Floyd Teter (@fteter) reports that his employer's org chart includes the ACE designation in his title: Floyd works at JPL, by the way, eat your hearts out....

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OpenWorld 2008: A Few of My Favorite Things

By justin.kestelyn on October 2, 2008 12:36 PM

Now that Oracle OpenWorld is history, I wanted to recount a few of may favorite things/experiences. Sadly, I don't have much time to enjoy the actual content of the show anymore, so I will have to live vicariously through others...

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Feasting with the Oracle ACEs

By justin.kestelyn on September 24, 2008 7:52 AM

Thanks to all you Oracle ACEs out there who attended our dinner last night! Most photos courtesy of Eddie Awad:...

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Results Are In: The Top 25 User-Suggested Sessions for Oracle OpenWorld

By justin.kestelyn on July 31, 2008 3:45 PM

Just a quick "congrats" to the top 25 user-validated presenters who will be joining the Oracle OpenWorld agenda. Eight of them happen to be Oracle ACEs or ACE Directors, natch. The Oracle OpenWorld Blog has the full list. Someday, someone...

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Of Oracle ACEs, ODTUG, and Bling

By justin.kestelyn on June 19, 2008 12:12 PM

The Oracle ACE presence at ODTUG Kaleidoscope could not have been more productive. I really appreciate the time (and in some cases long travel time) rendered by the 40+ Oracle ACEs in attendance.The Oracle ACE bling that the ODTUG Board...

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Collaborate 08 Dinner: Thank You, Oracle ACEs

By justin.kestelyn on April 15, 2008 11:42 AM

Oracle ACEs, thanks for attending the dinner we sponsored in Denver on Sunday night. Awfully sorry I couldn't be there personally, but I hope to see many of you in New Orleans at ODTUG....

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ACEing Collaborate 08

By blogsadmin on April 1, 2008 11:26 AM

For the first time AFAIK, Oracle ACEs are being formally referenced in a UG technical session - Greg Pike of Piocon will present "ACEs in the Hole: Learning Advanced SQL Techniques from the OTN Forum Pros" at Collaborate 08. Credit...

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New Digg-like Site for Oracle

By justin.kestelyn on January 2, 2008 10:29 AM

Thanks to Oracle ACE Director Matt Topper for his pioneering ora-click site, where you can submit Oracle-related stories for Digg-like treatment. Recently Oracle ACE Director Eddie Awad and Matt worked together to integrate Eddie's OraNA news aggregator feed with ora-click...

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Oracle Blogs Facebook App

By justin.kestelyn on December 14, 2007 10:43 AM

Once again, Eddie Awad comes through with a great Facebook app for the community: the Oracle Blogs app.Even easier to track the Oracle blogosphere!...

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New Doc: Oracle SOA Suite Best Practices

By blogsadmin on December 12, 2007 10:30 AM

Oracle's SOA team (which includes the always enjoyable Clemens Utschig-Utschig) has just released a major piece of documentation that will be well-appreciated by architects: the Oracle SOA Suite 10.1.3x Best Practices Guide. This 272-page guide covers all Oracle SOA Suite...

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More Kudos for Oracle ACEs

By blogsadmin on December 3, 2007 11:05 AM

Enterprise Irregular Vinnie Mirchandani has kind words for Oracle ACEs today, which is really a great thing to see. They deserve all the public recognition they can get.I did remind Vinnie that "appreciation dinners" are just the highest tip of...

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Dumping on the Oracle ACEs

By justin.kestelyn on November 11, 2007 8:17 PM

Several product managers and me spent the whole of this afternoon showering Oracle ACE Directors (for Database and Middleware) with information, including product direction for the SOA Suite, Identity Management Suite, WebCenter, and Database. We also had a very productive...

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Where to Find Me at Oracle OpenWorld (So Far)

By justin.kestelyn on October 19, 2007 3:24 PM

My OpenWorld is schedule is looking less like a blob. The evolving agenda below is exclusive of any keynotes I pop into, time spent on the exhibition floor, or "work" hours in the show office (nope, no sessions - employees...

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OTN Lounge @ OOW Shanghai = Stunning Success

By justin.kestelyn on August 3, 2007 12:17 PM

We were very happy to receive a report from our OTN colleagues in Asia this morning about the packed crowd in the OTN Lounge at Oracle OpenWorld Shanghai this week.In particular, it was great to hear that Oracle ACEs and...

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Bullhorns and Soapboxes: Oracle ACE 2.0

By justin.kestelyn on July 23, 2007 4:07 PM

The consolidation of Oracle's two formal evangelist programs, Oracle ACE and Oracle Fusion Middleware Regional Director (into a pumped-up, two-tiered Oracle ACE Program) was noted with astonishing speed in the blogosphere, notably by ACEs Tim Hall and Eddie Awad.This...

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