Re: some thoughts on OOW 2007

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:56:11 -0800
Message-ID: <1195512963.952826@bubbleator.drizzle.com>

Glen wrote:
> DA Morgan wrote:

>> Noons wrote:
>>> On Nov 19, 1:10 am, hpuxrac <johnbhur..._at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> sniperidoo...
>>>> The other item receiving time from Larry was the fusion app's
>>>> announcements or lack thereof.  My own quick take on this was
>>>> basically "well we are not yet willing to announce that the fusion app
>>>> rewrites of ebiz and other stuff appears to be sliding off the
>>>> original schedules ... next question?".
>>>>
>>>> There's some kind of new holding strategy of integration packs where
>>>> some subset of existing ERP app functionality points will be
>>>> selectively available in fusion ... looks like a treading deep water
>>>> approach as best as I understand it.
>>>
>>> "fusion" was always too near "fiction"
>>> for my taste...
>>>
>>>
>>>> Many of the presentation sessions ( as usual unfortunately ) seemed to
>>>> be a name game thing.  Put something unique in the name of it and try
>>>> to fill a room before people catch on.
>>>>
>>>
>>> oow is a marketeers paradise.  always was, always will be.
>>> its main value for techos is the opportunity for networking with
>>> their peers.  the "unconference" idea might be a germ of
>>> something sensible in future, we'll see...
>>
>> I don't know where you guys were but material presented during some of
>> the sessions was immensely valuable. Larry Carpenter's Data Guard
>> presentations, the presentations on 11g Streams, AQ, and RMAN. If you
>> missed them you missed some real value. The RAC Pack's sessions too.
>>
>> And for the 45,000+ of you that missed Mary Ann Davidson's session in
>> the OTN Lounge on the third-floor of Moscone West. C'est dommage. This
>> is as close as you'll get. <g>
>> http://blogs.oracle.com/maryanndavidson/

>
> I found it good, a little overwhelming, but still bearable if one sticks
> to the things he/she is most interested in. I did have a few instances
> where I had to choose between a few sessions I wanted to see, and I did
> find at least one that wasn't much more that a plug for a 3rd party
> product.
>
> The no slide zone is a great idea, and I wish I had taken some time to
> visit the OTN lounge more when the unconference was happening.
>
> The sunday night live event was ok, albeit a tad over the top at times.
> Hearing Larry talk about the companies beginnings first hand was very
> good, having a loud band playing so you couldn't talk to your neighbor
> was not so good (especially the cheesy "Oracle always rocks" number at
> the end)
>
> All in all I found it valuable, but am thinking about giving next years
> show a pass and taking in the Collaborate event instead.
>
> ps. although I spent even less time out of the conference/hotel confines
> this year than past, I did manage to go run the Golden Gate in the fog..

For me OOW is hard work. I schedule meetings beginning at 7:00am and rarely see a pillow before midnight. And I attend none of the popular events such as Larry's keynote preferring to watch them in the quiet of a hotel room where I can pay more careful attention.

This year I attended about a dozen sessions between meetings and my own Unconference presentations. Richard Foote did at least three Unconference presentations that, alone, were worth the price of admission.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
Oracle Ace Director & Instructor
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org

Received on Mon Nov 19 2007 - 16:56:11 CST