With just a week to go until Oracle Open World, the largest gathering of Oracle customers, partners, developers, and technology enthusiasts, I thought I would share with you what you can expect.
Of course the Autonomous Database team will be there and you will have multiple opportunities to meet up with us, in one of our technical sessions, our hands-on-labs or at the Oracle demogrounds.
This year the Autonomous Database team has 5 technical sessions:
- Monday, October 22nd at 4:45pm What to expect from Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing
Session PRO3978 at Moscone West – room 3003
Juan Loaiza reveals what motivated Oracle to develop the Autonomous Database and provides a clear understanding of how this unique cloud services works and how you can expect it to change the wait you interact with the Database. - Tuesday, October 23rd at 11:15am An Insider’s Guide to Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing
Session TRN3979 at Moscone West – room 3003
Robert Greene and I will provide an insiders view to the technology underlying Oracle Autonomous Database and give you a guided tour of getting started with the Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing. - Tuesday, October 23rd at 4;45pm Test Drive Automatic Index Creation in Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud
Session TRN3980 at Moscone West – room 3003
After hearing all about Autonomous Transaction Processing in the morning session, we are sure you will be ready for a deeper dive into the Automatic Indexing capabilities. Mohamed Zait (lead architect on the Optimizer team) and I will explain exactly how Automatic Indexing works and share with you the results of this awesome capability in action. - Wednesday, October 24th at 11:15am The Changing Role of the DBA
Session TIP5526 at Moscone West – room 3003
As we move into a new era of Autonomous Database, there is naturally some concern regarding how it will impact the role of the DBA. In this session Penny Avril and I will describe the evolution of the role of the DBA with the introduction of the Autonomous Database and what you can do to prepare. - Thursday,October 25th at 9:00am Autonomous Transaction Processing and the Business-Critical Application
Session CAS5200 at Moscone West – room 3003
In our fifth and final session Robert Greene and Binoy Sukumaran, explain how Oracle Autonomous Database addresses the reality of the business-critical application.
You will also have an opportunity to try out Oracle Autonomous Database for yourself in our hands-on lab, Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Driving School that will run every day in the Marriott Marquis (Yerba Buena Level) – Salon 9B.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP (BYOL) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HANDS-ON LABS.
If you have burning questions related to Oracle Autonomous Database, you can ask them at the Autonomous Database demo booths in the Database area of the demogrounds in Moscone South. Members of theAutonomous Database development team as well as the Product Managers will be there Monday to Wednesday from 9:45am until 5:30pm. The demo booth is also the place to get an Autonomous Database laptop sticker! 
The Autonomous Database team aren’t the only ones talking about Oracle Autonomous Database at this year’s conference. There are also a number of great sessions being delivered by Oracle ACEs including Julian Dontcheff‘s session on Migrating to Oracle Autonomous Data and Jim Czuprynski‘s case study. Check out the full searchable OOW catalog on-line to start planning your trip today!