“The information and wealth of knowledge shared from the experts is awesome. It is action-packed and leaves you wanting more.”
-- Cora Beniquez, DISA/PLD IT Spec/DataMgmnt, Oracle DBA
Receive In-Depth Training from IOUG’s First-Ever Bootcamps
One-day Bootcamps
Manageability Bootcamp
Storage Bootcamp
Performance Tuning RAC Environments Bootcamp
Virtualization Bootcamp
11gR2 Bootcamp
Two-day Bootcamps
Better, Faster, Stronger SQL Development Bootcamp
Business Intelligence Bootcamp
Oracle on Linux for IBM System z Bootcamp/Workshop (at IBM Las Vegas)
Oracle MAA on Linux for System z
Security Bootcamp
All dates and times subject to change
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Bootcamp Descriptions
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Manageability Bootcamp (One-day Bootcamp on Monday, April 19)
Bootcamp Owner: Arup Nanda (arup@proligence.com)
Learn everything about manageability. This includes sessions on Oracle indexing, Oracle capacity planning and Advanced RMAN Backup and Recovery. Walk away with tips on how to be more productive and reduce management costs and scale.
Storage Bootcamp (One-day Bootcamp on Monday, April 19)
Bootcamp Owners: Jon Wolfe (jon.wolfe@ci.netl.doe.gov) and James Lui (jlui@jlui.net)
Welcome to Storage 2.0: Will solid-state disk make my system better, faster or cheaper to run? How do I take advantage of multiple SAN’s? Is virtual storage array technology ready for market? Meet and learn from the top experts in information protection technology and find out what your system has at its most basic level and how to make better storage system decisions for your organization.
Performance Tuning RAC Environments Bootcamp (One-day Bootcamp on Tuesday, April 20)
Bootcamp Owner: Kai Yu (Kai_Yu@Dell.com)
Do you want to learn Oracle RAC Tuning techniques from the experts? Learn first-hand from the industry's well-known Oracle RAC tuning experts. This bootcamp consists of five independent technical presentations and one interactive Q&A expert panel that attendees can choose. This bootcamp is designed to provide a good coverage of various tuning techniques. The last session is a one-hour interactive Q&A expert panel.

Virtualization Bootcamp
(One-day Bootcamp on Wednesday, April 21)
Bootcamp Owner: Steve Lemme (steve.lemme@ca.com)
Sponsored by VMware
Get the answers you need about virtualization and cloud computing in this bootcamp. Learn how to run production databases in virtualized environments and rapid software deployment. Discover everything you need to know to support and manage in virtualized environments and learn all the virtualization fundamentals and management essentials.
11gR2 Bootcamp (One-day Bootcamp on Wednesday, April 21)
Bootcamp Owner: Kim Floss (Kimberly_Floss@ioug.org)
Learn everything you need to know about 11g during this one-day bootcamp, including new features of R1 and R2 and how to upgrade to 11gR2. And, discover how to upgrade an Oracle 10gR2 clusterware and install 11gR2, as well as hear about tips and tricks that will apply to any Oracle user.
Better, Faster, Stronger SQL Development (Two-day Bootcamp: Monday, April 19 - Tuesday, April 20)
Bootcamp Owners: Jon Wolfe (jon.wolfe@ci.netl.doe.gov) and James Lui (jlui@jlui.net)
The world of the developer has become fortified with new tools, tuning technology advancements and more knowledge than ever before in the history of programming. Get a broad-spectrum exposure to the latest advancements available to every Oracle developer by tapping our top industry experts, all in one convenient place -- the BFS SQL BootCamp!
Business Intelligence Bootcamp (Two-day Bootcamp: Monday, April 19 - Tuesday, April 20)
Bootcamp Owners: Shyam Varan Nath (shyamvaran@gmail.com) and Dan Vlamis (dvlamis@vlamis.com)
The BI Bootcamp gives a 360-degree view of the entire Oracle business intelligence space. Learn how businesses can benefit from BIWA technologies, such as business intelligence, data warehousing, advanced analytics and enterprise performance management.
Oracle on Linux for IBM System z Bootcamp/Workshop (at IBM Las Vegas) (Two-day Bootcamp: Tuesday, April 20 - Wednesday, April 21)
Join Gaylan Braseleton at the IBM, Las Vegas for the Hands-on Oracle on Linux for System Z Workshop (limited attendance - attendees MUST PRE-REGISTER). DBA's, system administrators, and planners are invited to participate in lectures and hands-on lab exercises.
Oracle MAA on Linux for System z Workshop (Two-day Bootcamp: Tuesday, April 20 - Wednesday, April 21)
Learn how to implement a database in a RAC/ASM/Grid Control environment on Linux for IBM System Z. During this hands-on training, learn to manage an Oracle database in an Oracle MAA environment.
Security Bootcamp (Two-day Bootcamp: Tuesday, April 20 - Wednesday, April 21)
Bootcamp Owner: Michelle Malcher (michelle_malcher@ioug.org)
Security sometimes can be considered project lockdown, but is that really all that security is, controlling access? The security bootcamp is to provide information and best practices around securely configuring the database and application environments, auditing and compliance, coding and developing applications to consider the best security practices, applying security patches and protecting data and company assets. The two days of security-packed sessions will be followed up with a panel discussion with the speakers of the bootcamp to share any additional best practices and answer questions.