Come Learn and Play at the Next

Quarterly Educational Workshop

Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park

2000 Elitch Circle Denver, CO 80204

Play hooky from work!

(shhh, don’t let the boss know)

Instead, tell the boss about the great speakers presenting in the morning.

Heck, invite the boss!

It’s the end of summer, and what better way to celebrate than to spend the afternoon networking with other RMOUG members and their families?

Registration Required! (Please register by August 2nd so we can order food)

Members Registration

Non-Members Registration

Questions please e-mail Heidi at admin@rmoug.org or Carolyn at programsdir@rmoug.org

TROCADERO ROOM
8:00 am Presentations TBA

LONG PEAK PAVILION
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch Pavilion
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch Served
1:00 pm Raffle Drawing
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Board Meeting

Friday, June 14, 2013
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Oracle
7604 Technology Way, Denver, CO (map)

This is a Meetup Group event.  Click here to access the Meetup Event!

In a partnership with the Rocky Mountain Oracle User Group (RMOUG), Avout, an Oracle Gold Partner, has agreed to host an all-day, hands-on lab on June 14th , 2013, covering real‐world issues organizations need to consider when looking at modernizing their Oracle-driven applications. The lab will cover the following subject areas:

• 08:00‐08:45AM – Modern development – what Forms & PL/SQL developers need to know
• 08:45‐09:00AM ‐ Break
• 09:00‐10:00AM – Apex – an introduction
• 10:45-11:00AM – Break
• 11:00‐12:00PM – ADF – an introduction
• 12:00‐12:45PM – Lunch / questions / networking
• 12:45-01:45PM – Apex and ADF side-by-side: Distinguishing Characteristics
• 01:45-02:00PM – Break
• 02:00-03:00PM – Mobile topics

7:30 am –   8:15 am          Continental Breakfast
8:15 am –   9:15 am          XML Processing with Oracle 11g
8:15 am –  9:00 am           A Leap of Faith: Upgrading a Hyperion Environment at Catholic Health Initiatives
9:25 am  –  10:25 am        Three Types of Table Compression
9:10 am –  9:55 am            Using EIS and EAS to dynamically refresh Essbase cubes
10:05 am – 10:50 am        Hyperion Tips & Tricks for Maintaining a Steady and Proficient Environment
10:35 am – 11:35 am        The new 12c kid on the block
11:00 am – 11:45 am        OBIEE and Essbase Jointed at the Hip
11:45 am – 12:45 pm        WIT Session:  “The Imposter Syndrome- When Successful Women Feel Like Frauds”
11:55 am – 12:40 pm        Implementing EPM and Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Lunch to introduce the WIT members 11:45 am during Kellyn’s session
12:45pm   1: 55pm            Board Meeting (open to all members), Board Elections and Annual Membership

Presentations

8:15 am – 9:15 am
XML Processing with Oracle 11g
Don Schaefer, Ingenix,  Senior Software Engineer

With the introduction of Oracle 11g, Oracle has released new versions of three applications utilized for XML Processing:  Oracle XML Developer Kit 11g, Oracle XML DB 11g and JDeveloper 11g.

Specifics for the presentation.

• Oracle XML Developer Kit 11g Release 2.  XML Parsers using industry standard DOM and SAX interfaces.  Java, C++ and the Java API for XML processing.  XSL Processor.  XML SQL Utitlity
• Oracle XML DB 11g Release 2.  Oracle XMLtype Datatype, XMLQuery, XMLTable, Full Text Search over XML Data.
• Processing XML Documents with Oracle JDeveloper 11g Release 2

8:15 am – 9:00 am
A Leap of Faith: Upgrading a Hyperion Environment at Catholic Health Initiatives
Ross B Kimball, Manager, Financial Systems Integration, Catholic Health Initiatives

The challenges of upgrading from 9.3.1 to 11.1.2.1 are many, but there are none that can’t be overcome.  Some of the challenges are substantial, such as the migration from EAS to Calc Manager, or the migration of the user community to the new SmartView.  And some challenges are more subtle such as the migration of Planning forms and Financial Reports.  My presentation will guide users through some of our key lessons learned during the upgrade, and detail out what I consider to be best practices for any Hyperion upgrade.

9:25 am – 10:25 am
Three Types of Table Compression
Tim Gorman,  Independent Consultant, Evergreen Database Technologies, Inc.

There are several types of table compression in Oracle database, and so the question must arise: which are most appropriate, based on what requirements? Why are there different methods, which ones work for what situation, and why?

We will discuss all the different types of table data compression in Oracle database (i.e. basic/advanced de-duplication compression and hybrid-columnar compression), as well as some older often-forgotten techniques for fitting more data into less space. The presentation will begin with a brief review of data compression in general, followed by a review of the formats used for storage in database blocks and rows, the latter supported by block dumps. All leads to a knowledgeable discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each type of table compression in Oracle.  At the end, we get to the subject of the talk, which is a form of compression which has always existed within Oracle database, but which can only be exploited when you know how data is stored internally.

9:10 am – 9:55 am
Using EIS and EAS to dynamically refresh Essbase cubes
Qingchen Chen, Hyperion Applications Analyst, Berry Petroleum Company

Berry Petroleum Company uses Essbase cubes for reporting on Financial, Capital Spending and Production data. We need to refresh all 3 BSO cubes automatically each night. EIS (Essbase Integration Services) is used to refresh Essbase outlines from Oracle source. Load rule is used to load data to Essbase via SQL interface. Automation is scheduled via MAXL scripting.

10:05 am – 10:50 am
Hyperion Tips & Tricks for Maintaining a Steady and Proficient Environment
Lester Trough, Senior Consultant Manager of IT and Support, Abeam Consulting

With the complex nature of Hyperion come a variety of issues which often lead to poor performance which will plaguing your Hyperion environment, along with your end users and IT department. In this presentation we will show you a few key tips & tricks which you will be able to implement within your Hyperion environment to enhance performance. 

10:35 am – 11:35 am
The new 12c kid on the block
Peter Sharman, Oracle, Principal Product Manager

This presentation introduces the new Oracle Database 12c functionality

11:00 am – 11:45 am
OBIEE and Essbase Jointed at the Hip
Sohel Jeelani, Sr. Sales Consultant, Oracle

 OBIEE has been supporting Oracle Essbase as a physical data source since the early 10g versions but now the integration between the two has become seamless. Going forward Oracle intends to tie them together even tighter so that BI content that can be deployed to a broad user audience through Oracle BI Dashboards, Analyses.

11:45 am – 12:45 pm
WIT Session:  “The Imposter Syndrome- When Successful Women Feel Like Frauds”
Kellyn Pot’Vin, Enkitec, Senior Technical Consultant

What is Imposter or Fraud Syndrome?  Why people feel this way, (source of the feelings).  How to deal with situations to ensure fraud syndrome doesn’t impede a women from her goals.

The popular and successful actress Tina Fey, Facebook COO and author Sheryl Sandberg, among others, have all admitted to experiencing this. Research has shown, men often judge themselves consistently as performing better than their actual performance and women do the opposite.  Georgia University psychologists, Pauline Rose Clance and Sue Imes started to use the term “Imposter Syndrome” back in 1978 when referring to those that were susceptible to this, but recognized women suffered from it more often.  Why do highly successful women feel like imposters or frauds?  This session will discuss how women can overcome and deal with the feelings involved with this phenomenon to keep it from holding them back in their goals.

11:55 am – 12:40 pm
Implementing EPM and Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Marisa Gregorio, IT Applications Development Manager, Tri-State Generation and Transmission

Tri-State, a long-time customer of Hyperion Pillar, discusses the evolution from an annual budgeting process, to a monthly forecasting model.  Hear about the why the company moved to a 20-month forecast, the challenges in implementing such a change, and the future direction this utility company is heading with its EPM solutions.

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Saturday, April 6, 2013
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Regis University
3333 Regis Blvd, Denver, CO (map)

computer lab in Carroll Hall, Regis Lowell Campus, Room #19

This is a Meetup Group event.  Click here to access the Meetup Event!

Proposed Agenda for Lab

In a partnership with the Rocky Mountain Oracle User Group (RMOUG) and Regis University, the Bean Consulting Group, an Oracle partner specializing in Essbase and Hyperion Applications, has agreed to host a five–‐hour hands–‐on lab on April 6th , 2013, covering a real–‐world case of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) using Oracle Essbase. The lab will cover the following subject areas:

• 8–‐8:45AM –‐ Enterprise Database Systems and Performance Management –Case Overview
  • Relational Databases
  • Performance Management
  • Multi–‐dimensional Databases
  • System Integration
• 8:45–‐9:00AM –‐Break
• 9:00–‐10:45AM –‐Essbase
  • Essbase Administration Services Console
  • Applications and Databases
  • Outlines, Dimensions and Hierarchies
  • Loading Data with Load Rules
  • Calc Scripts and Member Formulas
• 10:45–‐11:00AM –‐ Break
• 11:00AM–‐12:30PM –‐ Reporting and Analytics
  • Workspace and Financial Reports
  • Reports Studio – An Introduction
  • Ad Hoc Analysis with Smart View
  • Office Integration with Smart View
• 12:30–‐1:00PM –‐ Other Topics & Lunch
  • Other Integration Options
  • Aggregate Storage Option
  • Considerations and Best Practices
  • Security
  • Tuning

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Training Days is an annual two-day, multi-track, training event with bonus pre-conference training opportunities. This event showcases the latest in Oracle and other technologies and techniques, and attracts well-known speakers from around the world. Packed with sessions from the most in-demand topics, Training Days has something for everyone, from novice to expert. The Exhibit Hall is full of companies ready to provide demonstrations of their products and services. Lunch and afternoon snack for both days are included in the conference fee. With all that this annual event offers, it is one of the best training values available.

RMOUG Training Days 2013 is proud to announce a new way to manage the event with the Guidebook Mobile App sponsored by Arisant.   This application is available for download to all Apple and Android products.  With a simple click of the “download guide” of the RMOUG guidebook, the attendee will be able to view schedules, build their own schedule and create reminders to notify them when it’s time for the session, event or keynote.  Read biographies of your favorite presenters, information about the great supporters and exhibitors at the conference, along with crucial daily updates.  Twitter and Facebook links allows the attendee to interact with the conference via social media and network with the conference like never before.

How it Works

1. Go to http://guidebook.com/getit and follow the instructions on how you can install the app for FREE to your iPhone, iPad or Android device.
2. Once installed click on the Guidebook App Icon (pictured above) and then Select Download Guides.
3. Search for RMOUG and select it (the RMOUG Training Days App will now be downloaded to your phone).
4. Now that you have the FREE RMOUG Training Days App you can begin to build your schedule using the “Schedule” icon or — even better you can use the “Tracks” icon.
5. To view your selections use the “My Schedule” icon.
6. There are several other features that will allow you to Tweet, view Networking Opportunities, Sponsor information, and Maps of the Convention Center.

7:45 am – 8:15 am Continental Breakfast
8:15 am – 9:15 am Essbase Calculations – Observations from the Road
9:25 am – 10:25 am Sherlock Holmes for the DBA
10:35 am -11:35 am Introduction to SOA and Oracle SOA Suite
11:45 am -12:45 pm CTO’s Perspective on Adding Geo-spatial and Location-Based Information to Your Data
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Board Meeting

Presentations

8:15 am – 9:15 am
Essbase Calculations – Observations from the Road
Chris Chase, Managing Partner @ The Bean Consulting Group

With nearly 25 years experience in software and database technology I thought I had seen all that programming had to offer; then I discovered Essbase. Learn some interesting observations regarding Essbase calculations accumulated over nearly 10 years of Hyperion implementations. We will discuss aggregations, allocations, eliminations, and driver-based calculations, commands and functions specific to Hyperion Planning, and some of the more confounding aspects such as block creation and cross dimensional operators.

9:25 am -10:25 am
Sherlock Holmes for the DBA
Kellyn Pot’Vin, Senior Technical Consultant @ Enkitec

The DBA has numerous tools, some requiring additional licenses, some standard to any environment. When problems arise, often the administrator is expected to, not only identify, but also correct the problem without impact and in short order. This presentation goes over a number of common Oracle errors and performance issues, showing what tools, tracing to AWR reports, along with how to utilize these to quickly assess a strategy to address problems when they develop to lessen the challenge to managing these types of environments.

Attendees will leave the session with a better understanding of trouble-shooting techniques and when to use what features, tools and reports to address issues.

10:35 am -11:35 am
Introduction to SOA and Oracle SOA Suite
Brian Statkevicus, Senior Consultant @ ECS Team and Greg Opie, Director of Architecture @ ECS Team

Almost everyone has heard of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Some people can accurately describe what it is and isn’t. This introductory session will cover:

• What is SOA?
• What are the business problems solved by implementing SOA?
• Oracle’s SOA Suite
• Demo of a sample business process using SOA Suite
• SOA Case Study

11:45 am – 12:45 pm
CTO’s Perspective on Adding Geo-spatial and Location-Based Information to Your Data
Bradley Brown, CEO/CTO @ InteliVideo

There is a considerable amount of free geo-spatial data available from the government and open source groups. This information can be quite helpful at providing more information about location-based data. For example, if you’re a property management company and you wanted to know close each of your properties are for anything from grocery stores to railroad tracks to flood plains, all of this information is available. If you wanted to know which homes are on a specific golf course, this data is available for free too.

In this presentation, Brad will share what geo-spatial data is available, where you can download the data, and what you might use the information for. You can also create your own layers of information and merge this into your queries. All of this can be done using an Oracle database (even the free version of Oracle) – i.e. without a mapping tool like ESRI. You can easily overlay this information onto Google maps or Google Earth. Brad will share PL/SQL code that will extract shapes into KML

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Overview:
OTN SysAdmin Days are live classroom events with two parallel hands-on Oracle Solaris and Oracle Linux tracks. Attendees are required to bring a laptop to follow practical exercises in an Oracle VM VirtualBox environment.

Oracle Solaris Track

• Steps required to use ZFS, including taking snapshots, cloning data, managing your allocation limits, and recovering from errors.
• Oracle Solaris virtualization technologies, learning how to isolate or consolidate the OS, the storage, or the network.
• Oracle Solaris security – helping you walk through the steps to manage privileges, deal with rights and authorizations, and really understand how security is integrated with the Oracle Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF).

Oracle Linux Track

• Overview of Ksplice, zero downtime kernel updates that enable customers to apply security updates, patches and critical bug fixes without rebooting.
• Installing and configuring Oracle VM VirtualBox, importing the Oracle Linux virtual appliance
• Package management on Oracle Linux using RPM and yum.
• Linux services and run levels, how to start and stop them, checking the status of a particular service.
• Preparing block devices, creating physical and logical volumes.
• Introduction to the Btrfs file system.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12c

• Learn about Oracle Server management and configuration control
• Explore Oracle Solaris and Oracle Linux Management at the enterprise level
• See the Enterprise Manager Application to Disk Value

Best Practices for Deploying Oracle VM
In this session our best practices engineer will go over specific steps to prepare an environment so you can quickly and easily deploy Oracle VM and virtualize your servers, Learn:

• How to prepare your storage, network and planning of your guests for the deployment
• How you can use Oracle VM to rapidly virtualize and deploy to production enterprise applications in minutes
• Specific steps on how to validate and manage the server pools

Finally, we’ll spend the last hour listening to you. What are your most pressing problems? How can we help you do your job better? More easily? For less cost? Or with fewer mistakes?

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