OK, so let's be honest: this is the last thing you'd expect from Oracle. Nevertheless, it's true; an unconference will be running in parallel to the official...
OK, so let's be honest: this is the last thing you'd expect from Oracle. Nevertheless, it's true; an unconference will be running in parallel to the official show agenda. (See the official OTN page for Oracle OpenWorld; and RSVP at upcoming!)If this term is unfamiliar to you, an unconference is simply a crowd-driven event, in which the attendees create their own session agenda. This concept turns the old editorial model, in which a panel of "experts" determines what the...
OK, so let's be honest: this is the last thing you'd expect from Oracle. Nevertheless, it's true; an unconference will be running in parallel to the official show agenda. (See the official OTN...
Rich Manalang has alerted me about the new "people-powered" Satisfaction service, which I would best characterize as a warm and fuzzy discussion forum (with...
Rich Manalang has alerted me about the new "people-powered" Satisfaction service, which I would best characterize as a warm and fuzzy discussion forum (with some other bells and whistles).In general, discussion forums can be intimidating places for newbies; "RTFA" and "RTFD" are the dominant codes of behavior. Discussion forums are also not the best place to ask questions of an innocently naive nature.We've discussed this idea a bit at Oracle and even threw some Askville-like...
Rich Manalang has alerted me about the new "people-powered" Satisfaction service, which I would best characterize as a warm and fuzzy discussion forum (with some other bells and whistles).In general,...
The wheels of progress often grind slowly, but they do indeed grind: I'm thrilled to announce that for the first time ever, Oracle will be hosting a Lunch 2.0...
The wheels of progress often grind slowly, but they do indeed grind: I'm thrilled to announce that for the first time ever, Oracle will be hosting a Lunch 2.0 at its Conference Center on Oct. 22 (RSVP).In the past, Oracle has been taken to the woodshed by Jeremiah Owyang and others for its "closed" mentality. The criticism has been a bit off-target IMO, the main reason being that many of its most obvious efforts are ignored because of the content involved. (The community...
The wheels of progress often grind slowly, but they do indeed grind: I'm thrilled to announce that for the first time ever, Oracle will be hosting a Lunch 2.0 at its Conference Center on Oct. 22...
Imagine my surprise this AM upon receiving a message from our Legal department, informing me that a box of 100 "possibly counterfeit" OTN T-shirts have been...
Imagine my surprise this AM upon receiving a message from our Legal department, informing me that a box of 100 "possibly counterfeit" OTN T-shirts have been intercepted by Customs in Lithuania. They even sent me a nice pic:My first thought: "Wow, the ultimate compliment!" My second (correct) thought: "OMG, Lithuanian Customs has intercepted the T-shirts intended for our Oracle-on-Linux Installfests in the Baltics next week!" Talk about an international incident...Thanks guys,...
Imagine my surprise this AM upon receiving a message from our Legal department, informing me that a box of 100 "possibly counterfeit" OTN T-shirts have been intercepted by Customs in Lithuania....
Oracle OpenWorld attendees, you may not know this, but the wonders of the concurrently-running Oracle Develop Conference (Nov 12-13) can be had for just another...
Oracle OpenWorld attendees, you may not know this, but the wonders of the concurrently-running Oracle Develop Conference (Nov 12-13) can be had for just another 100 bucks. (Non-OpenWorld attendees can also participate, at a cost of $550 until Sept 14.) OpenWorld exhibition/keynote access is included as well.Comprising technical session deep-dives and hands-on labs, Oracle Develop Conference is designed for hardcore developers in the Java/SOA, PHP/scripting languages, .NET,...
Oracle OpenWorld attendees, you may not know this, but the wonders of the concurrently-running Oracle Develop Conference (Nov 12-13) can be had for just another 100 bucks. (Non-OpenWorld attendees...
Facebook-ers, Oracle ACE Eddie Awad has built a new RSS app for bringing OTN headlines into your profile:apps.facebook.com/otnnewsfeed/That's community at work.
Update: Registration for Denver (Oct. 11) and Atlanta (Oct. 18) now open; LA (December) coming soon!-----------------I'm happy to bring you the news that Oracle...
Update: Registration for Denver (Oct. 11) and Atlanta (Oct. 18) now open; LA (December) coming soon!-----------------I'm happy to bring you the news that Oracle Technology Network will be offering free developer workshops ("OTN Developer Day") around the world in 2007-2008, with the first set to occur in the U.S. (Redwood Shores, Denver, and Atlanta) in October. (You may remember these workshops in their previous incarnation as "Oracle Developer Day".) Because frankly, all...
Update: Registration for Denver (Oct. 11) and Atlanta (Oct. 18) now open; LA (December) coming soon!-----------------I'm happy to bring you the news that Oracle Technology Network will be offering...
Man, don't you just hate clearing out the mental cobwebs after vacation, not to mention your email inbox?I still have plenty of both yet to do, but I want to...
Man, don't you just hate clearing out the mental cobwebs after vacation, not to mention your email inbox?I still have plenty of both yet to do, but I want to bring a couple quick items to your attention. First of all, last week we published my podcast interview with Paul Pedrazzi of Oracle AppsLab, who had some interesting things to say about Oracle's new investments in the "community" area and their impact on product development.Second, nominations are now open for the first...
Man, don't you just hate clearing out the mental cobwebs after vacation, not to mention your email inbox?I still have plenty of both yet to do, but I want to bring a couple quick items to...
In Companies still seeking ROI from SOA, Computerworld journalist Heather Havenstein reports on new Nucleus Research findings on the ROI of SOA. The report...
In Companies still seeking ROI from SOA, Computerworld journalist Heather Havenstein reports on new Nucleus Research findings on the ROI of SOA. The report finds that only 37% of companies using SOA have seen ROI. The report also finds that developers working for the 63% of companies on the losing end of that equation aren't using available SOA tools. According to the report, organizations whose developers use SOA tools have increased productivity by 28%. Havenstein writes:...
In Companies still seeking ROI from SOA, Computerworld journalist Heather Havenstein reports on new Nucleus Research findings on the ROI of SOA. The report finds that only 37% of companies using...
