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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.

Innovation, Big Data, IOT, Robotics and the Future
Rich Niemiec, Viscosity North America

This presentation will cover tech's acceleration and the cycles of innovation in the world. We'll look at the current Big Data revolution and some of the solutions out there, as well as Oracle's Big Data Solution and the Oracle Cloud. We will review the role that both Google and Facebook have played in the Big Data ecosystem and also how other NoSQL databases like Cassandra and MongoDB fit in. We'll then look at the Internet of Things (IoT) which will drive Big Data even faster. Lastly, we'll look at Oracle Chat Bots and Robots. Prepare for the future now or be left behind!

Rich Niemiec is the current Chief Innovation/Information Officer of Viscosity North America. He is an Oracle ACE Director, a world renowned IT expert, and was a co-founder and the CEO of TUSC, a Chicago-based systems integrator of Oracle-based business solutions started in 1988. Rich has served as President of Rolta TUSC and Rolta EICT. TUSC was the Oracle Partner of the Year in 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, & 2011 (Rolta TUSC). Rich is the past President of the International Oracle Users Group (IOUG) and the current President of the Midwest Oracle Users Group (MOUG).