Keynote Presenter - Penny Avril, Oracle Corporation

Rise of Cloud and the New DBA Role
Penny Avril, Vice President of Product Management, Oracle Database
The cloud offers a new way of working. It promises greater achievement with less work.
Data is now a form of capital. Exploiting the value from data offers competitive advantages.
In this session we will learn how Oracle is uniquely offering cloud benefits to data management. We will discuss the evolution of the DBA role, with the transition to Autonomous Data Management. Finally, we will review the latest database release, Oracle Database 18c.
As the leader of product management for Oracle Database, Penny drives product management activities across the entire scope of feature technologies and options for the Oracle Database. She orchestrates release and development managers to take the database from design spec through development to production. Penny's role and her expertise provides an exceptional view into the future of the Oracle Database and the Role of the DBA.