On Nov 20, 1:56 am, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
> 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
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