Thanks again to everyone who participated in RMOUG Training Days 2025! Your energy, engagement, and passion made this year's conference truly memorable.
A special Thank you! to our Sponsors and Speakers—your contributions were key to our success. From engaging discussions to deep dives into the impact of AI, this gathering provided a wonderful opportunity for learning, collaboration, and innovation.
PLEASE NOTE: The final presentation slides received from our speakers are now available for viewing, as noted with Presentation Posted.
An email was sent on 2/20/2025 to all conference attendees with the link to our Resource page and password. All available presentations received have been posted, and we will continue to update the page as more presentations are received.
Additionally, RMOUG members can access these presentations by logging into their profile and navigating to the 'Members Resources' tab under 'Past Training Days Presentations'.
Please email Peggy at peggy.king@rmoug.org with questions.
Wednesday, February 12th |
Room 200B | Room 100A | Room 100B | Room 100C |
8:00 am - 8:30 am REGISTRATION and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST SERVED IN EXHIBIT HALL |
Session 1 8:30 am - 9:30 am |
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APEX & ORDS for DBAs and System Admins - 2025 Update | Exadata 11M New Features and Platinum MAA Case Study | ||
Kerry Osborne, Google | Richard Soule | Charles Kim | |||
Maria Zuliani, Google | Insum Solutions | Viscosity North America | |||
Tyrus Clark, Oracle Database / DBaaS Administration |
Presentation Posted Database / DBaaS Administration |
CANCELLED |
Database / DBaaS Administration |
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9:30 am to 9:35 am BREAK 5 minute |
Session 2 9:35 am - 10:35 am |
AI Vector Search Indexes: Unlocking the Power of Vector Data | Make Better Predictions with Spatial ML Algorithms on Oracle Autonomous Database Serverless | Intro to Recursive Structures for Database Developers | Automate and Bulletproof Your Data Guard |
Bobby Curtis | Rahul Tasker | Michael Rosenblum | Charles Kim | |
RheoData | Oracle | Dulcian Inc | Viscosity North America | |
Database/DBaaS Administration |
Presentation Posted Analytics & Applications |
Presentation Posted Developer |
Database / DBaaS Administration |
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10:35 am to 10:40 am BREAK 5 minute |
Session 3 10:40 am - 11:40 am |
The Magic of AI in APEX: How Hard Can It Be? | Leveraging Customer Experiences: Optimizing Fusion Applications Performance |
Model and Query Data with Oracle SQL Property Graph in Oracle Database 23ai |
Best Practices for Upgrade and Migration to Oracle Database 23ai |
Karen Cannell | Gustavo Gonzalez, KNEX | Kai Yu | Alex Zaballa | |
TH Technology | Roger Cressey,ACSI | Independent | Oracle | |
Presentation Posted |
Presentation Posted |
Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | |
Developer | Analytics & Applications | Developer | Database / DBaaS Administration | |
11:40 am to 11:45 am BREAK 5 minute |
KEYNOTE 11:45 am - 12:45 pm (Seating in 100A, 100B, and 100C)
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Google GOLD Sponsor Keynote"Oracle on Google Cloud" with Kerry Osborne
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LUNCH 12:45 pm - 1:25 pm |
LUNCH (seating in 100A,100B,100C) |
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1:25 pm to 1:30 pm BREAK 5 minute |
Session 4 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
What Oracle's Multi-Cloud Options Mean for OCI, Azure, GCP, & AWS Customers | Oracle E-Business Suite on OCI = Improvements & Customer Satisfaction, a Customer Case Study | Oracle Developer Tuning Tips | Identifying Rogue SQL—New ML Techniques for DBAs and Developers |
Sarah Zumbrum | Biju Thomas | Gary Gordhamer | John Beresniewicz, Oracle | |
Oracle | Data Intensity | Viscosity North America | ||
Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | |||
Database/DBaaS Administration | Analytics & Applications | Developer | Database/DBaaS Administration | |
2:30 pm to 2:35 pm BREAK 5 minute
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Session 5 2:35 pm - 3:35 pm |
Oracle on AWS: A Seamless Journey to the Cloud | Destination Known: The OCI Journey | Oracle Recovery Manager Best Practices | |
Nikhil Karnik, AWS | Bill Dunham | Sean Scott | ||
Joyjeet Banerjee, AWS Presentation Posted |
OATC, Inc. Presentation Posted |
CANCELLED |
Viscosity North America Presentation Posted |
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Database/DBaaS Administration | Analytics & Applications | Database/DBaaS AdministrationTopic | ||
3:35 pm to 4:00 pm EXHIBIT HALL BREAK
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Session 6 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Gimme a Vector, Victor: Leveraging Oracle 23c’s New VECTOR Datatype For APEX | Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture Best Practices in the World of Multicloud and AI | Making Oracle AI easy and fun for everyone! | 23ai New Features (& a few 19c/21 features) |
Jim Czuprynski | Glen Hawkins | Becky Wagner | Rich Niemiec | |
Zero Defect Computing, Inc. | Oracle | Iris Blue Technology | Viscosity North America | |
Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | |
Analytics & Applications | Database/DBaaS Administration | Analytics & Applications | Database/DBaaS Administration |
Thursday, February 13th |
Room 200B | Room 100A | Room 100B | Room 100C |
8:00 am - 8:30 am REGISTRATION and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST SERVED IN EXHIBIT HALL
Session 7 8:30 am - 9:30 am |
Curating Data for Insights: A Deep Dive into Oracle Analytics Dataset Editor and Data Flows | Project Management in Today's Complex Cloud and On-Premise World | APEX and AI in the Sky – All the Facts About the AI-Powered APEX Service | Five Top Tips for Highly-Performant PL/SQL | |
Luis Rivas | Bill Dunham | Karen Cannell | Peter Koletzke | ||
Oracle | OATC, Inc. |
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Independent | ||
Presentation Posted |
Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | ||
Analytics & Applications | Developer | Developer | Developer | ||
9:30 am to 9:35 am BREAK 5 minute |
Session 8 9:35 am - 10:35 am |
Modernize Applications Unlimited with Automation and Conversational AI | AI for Data: Vector Search in Oracle Database 23ai | Supercharging Oracle: How the Google Cloud Partnership Unlocks AI-Driven Application Innovation | Hit Every Performance Target You AIM At: Oracle 23ai Automatic In-Memory Features |
Mia Urman | Kai Yu | Len Zheleznyak, Google | Jim Czuprynski | |
AuraPlayer | Independent | Maria Zuliani, Google | Zero Defect Computing, Inc. | |
Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | |||
Developer | Analytics & Applications | Developer | Database/DBaaS Administration | |
10:35 am to 10:40 am BREAK 5 minute |
Session 9 10:40 am - 11:40 am |
Generative AI: How to get started? | Even Newer Features of Oracle Data Pump 23ai—Migrate Like a Pro | Dynamic Mechanisms of Query Building | What's missing from your RMAN backup? |
Bobby Curtis | Alex Zaballa | Michael Rosenblum | Sean Scott | |
RheoData | Oracle | Dulcian Inc | Viscosity North America | |
Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | ||
Analytics & Applications | Database/DBaaS Administration | Developer | Database/DBaaS Administration | |
11:40 am - 11:45 am BREAK 5 minute |
Forum Session 11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
AI Knowledge Exploration & Insight Forum
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9:45 am to 10:00 am Exhibit Hall Coffee BREAK 15 minute |
LUNCH 12:05 pm - 1:25 pm |
LUNCH (seating in 100A,100B,100C) 1:25 pm to 1:30 pm BREAK 5 minute |
Session 10 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Oracle on Google Cloud | Cracking Transformative Insights: Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence in Action | Tapping Oracle AI Services Using A Visual Builder Front End | Oracle Data Guard 23ai - Come for Data Protection, Modernize with CI/CD Advantages | ||
Maria Zuliani, Google Len Zheleznyak, Goggle |
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Peter Koletzke Independent | Glen Hawkins Oracle | |||
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Database/DBaaS Administration | Analytics & Applications | Developer | Database/DBaaS Administration | |||
2:30 pm to 2:35 pm BREAK 5 minute |
Session 11 2:35 pm - 3:35 pm |
Oracle 23ai – new SQL Performance features | Tips and Tricks to Migrating Oracle to Other Clouds | Looks DO matter: Using APEX + VBCS to refresh Oracle EBS UI | Oracle Graph and Financial Sector Fraud Prevention |
Gary Gordhamer | Kellyn Gorman | Mia Urman | Valli Ramanathan | |
Viscosity North America | Redgate Software | AuraPlayer | Freddie Mac | |
Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | |||
Database/DBaaS Administration | Analytics & Applications | Developer | Database/DBaaS Administration | |
3:35 pm to 4:00 pm EXHIBIT HALL BREAK 30 minute - Announcements |
Session 12 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
OCI AI Services In Action | Oracle Generative AI & Vector Database with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) | Start a business with Oracle AI | DB Time, Average Active Sessions, and ASH - Core performance concepts for DBAs |
Ashish Agarwal | Rich Niemiec | Becky Wagner | John Beresniewicz, Oracle | |
Oracle | Viscosity North America | Iris Blue Technology | ||
Presentation Posted | Presentation Posted | Information Sheet Posted | ||
Analytics & Applications | Analytics & Applications | Analytics & Applications | Database/DBaaS Administration |
Color Key: | Database/DBaaS Administration | Analytics / Applications | Developer |