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Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshops in Warsaw and Prague on Sep 7 and 8

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 0

Quick blog post today since we still have a few remaining seats open and available for next week for the Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshops in Warsaw and Prague on Sep 7 and 8, 2026. Your chance to sign up now and grab your slot. And if you are at POUG, too, then we may meet before already.

Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshops in Warsaw and Prague on Sep 7 and 8

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When and where?

We will deliver two workshops next week, Monday in Warsaw, Poland, and Tuesday in Prague, Czech Republic. It’s full day workshops – and you better stay till the end …

LAOUC 2026: Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Mike.Dietrich User Groups Workshop 0

In a week from now I should arrive in Asuncion, Paraguay, if all goes well. It it time for the Latin America Oracle User Group tour 2026 – and it has been started already going from north to south. I will participate in three stops at LAOUC 2026: Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay. And I am looking forward to see you soon.

Paraguay

🇵🇾 August 26 | Paraguay | Oracle Users Group Paraguay (OUGPY)

Yeah, you beat us Germans at the world cup, and luckily, I did not watch it since I was traveling abroad. Congratulations 🙂 In reverse, I …

How to deal with statistics when you migrate?

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle AI Database 26ai Oracle Database 19c SPA - SQL Performance Analyzer Statistics Workshop 0

Have you done migration projects in the past, or do you have some upcoming projects, and you wonder how you should treat all sorts of statistics in your database? What is the better option? Keep and migrate the existing ones? Regather them right away? A partial-move approach? How to deal with statistics when you migrate? Then this is for you. Sign up to our next Virtual Classroom Seminar on Thursday, June 18 at 14:00h CEST: Statistics and Migrations – Well-Kept Secrets Revealed

How to deal with statistics when you migrate?

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What’s the topic?

Statistics and Migrations – Well-kept Secrets Revealed…

Upcoming in-person workshops in Düsseldorf, London, Vienna, Utrecht and Brussels

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 0

I am ready to take off for some vacation soon. But I’d like to share with you a list of the upcoming workshops we are offering. All those events are in-person events – except the Virtual Classroom Seminar I will list below. Therefore, you need to show up at the day of the event. Zero marketing, no duplication of content either. See you soon in one of the upcoming in-person workshops in Düsseldorf, London, Vienna, Utrecht and Brussels.

Upcoming in-person workshops in Düsseldorf, London, Vienna, Utrecht and Brussels

Workshops and Events in April / May 2026

It is very important to say that we aren’t duplicating content. This …

Sign up for the next Virtual Classroom Seminar: Patch Smarter, Not Harder

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 2

Some of you may have realized: We moved the Virtual Classroom Seminar #27 from its original date in February to March 12 this week. Usually we don’t do this – but we ended up with so much content. If you haven’t already, it is time for you to sign up for the next Virtual Classroom Seminar: Patch Smarter, Not Harder.

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What are we going to talk about?

Database Patching – with or without RAC or Data Guard. With demos, as usual.

The idea is that you may learn a lot. And of course, …

Upgrade Workshops in Copenhagen, Munich and Berlin

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle AI Database 26ai Workshop 4

Your chance to sign up NOW! We are going to run Full Day Oracle AI Database 26ai Upgrade Workshops in Copenhagen, Munich and Berlin. And this is NOT a repeat – it is the 2nd edition of the workshop you may have attended last year in spring with brand-new content, new features.

As usual, zero marketing – just tech!!

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When?

Copenhagen: Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026
- 9:00h – 16:30h
- Scandic Sydhavnen – Sydhavns Plads 15 – 2450 Copenhagen
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Berlin: Monday, Feb 2, 2026
- 9:00 – 16:30h
- Oracle Office – Invalidenstrasse 65 –

Your chance: Full-day Upgrade to 26ai Workshop in Sydney on Jan 20, 2026

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 4

Happy New Year to all of you at first. And just at very short notice a quick announcement for next week in case you are in the Sydney area in Australia. This is Your chance: Full-day Upgrade to 26ai Workshop in Sydney on Jan 20, 2026 has still a few open seats, and you could join, I’d be happy to see and meet you there.

And of course, it will be 2026, and not 2025 … OMG … 🙂

Your chance: Full-day Upgrade to 26ai Workshop in Sydney on Jan 20, 2026

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When, how and why?

Well, this is potentially the day (or a few hours …

Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Mike.Dietrich Upgrade / Migration Workshop 0

Summer season is almost over. And in between Oracle AI World in Las Vegas in October and now, there is one chance to meet us for a Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025. There are still some seats open, so please find the details below.

Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025

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When and why should you attend?

September 17, 2025 – 9:30h-16:30h.

This is a full package of marketing-free technical content – we share not only slides but also information from our projects, lots of customer experience, gotchas, tips and …

Recap AIOUG OCYatra 2025 – a trip through India

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Mike.Dietrich Autonomous Database - ADB AutoUpgrade Workshop 0

I just returned the other day from the most strenuous trips I do once a year: The AIOUG Oracle Community Yatra tour. 6 cities in 9 days. It’s a wild ride with flights and bus transfers in between, monsoon rain, heat and nasty mosquitos – but it is still one of the most exciting trips I do. So, let me recap AIOUG OCYatra 2025 – a trip through India. And explain what’s so special about it.

But at first, a huge THANK YOU to the organizers, especially to Sai and all the volunteers making this a …

OCW25 – Pre-Event Training: Mastering Oracle 23ai Upgrades

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Mike.Dietrich OCW OOW Workshop 0

Time flies so quickly. Soon we’ll get together again in Las Vegas for Oracle Cloud World 2025. This year, it will be in October where hopefully it’s a few degrees colder (or less hot) than in early September last year. And as in the past years, we’ll do at OCW25 – Pre-Event Training: Mastering Oracle 23ai Upgrades.

OCW25 - Pre-Event Training: Mastering Oracle 23ai Upgrades

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Will our pre-event training be different this year?

Of course, we won’t do the same training as we did in 2024. It will be a different training set with plenty of different exercises. …

ora2know Hands-On Workshop: Upgrade to Oracle 19c and 23ai

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle Database 23ai Workshop 2

Let’s kick it off. When the ora2know group started at DOAG conference in Nuernberg in November 2024, we committed ourselves to support them. And this is exactly the reason why I am going to invite you to this unique event in Munich on July 10, 2025. I will run an ora2know Hands-On Workshop: Upgrade to Oracle 19c and 23ai. And you are going to type 🙂 You need to sign up early since we have only a limited number of seats available.

Hands-On-What?

Yes, hands-on. Try it out. Learn from each other. Step left or right, do mistakes, play …

Utrecht in Spring is beautiful – and we’ll be there on May 6

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 0

No worries, I don’t start writing a travel blog. Or, maybe one day I will. But not for now. Daniel and I will be on the road again next week for a full day workshop in Utrecht on May 6 and in Brussels on May 7. Brussels is sold out already, the registration is closed. But in Utrecht we still have a few seats open due to the superb conference auditorium space in the Oracle office. Clearly, Utrecht in Spring is beautiful – and we’ll be there on May 6. And it is very close to Brussels in …

Upgrade 19c and 23ai Workshop in London on April 9, 2025

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 5

London calling! Your chance to attend our first full-day Upgrade 19c and 23ai Workshop in London on April 9, 2025 in a decade. Yes, you read correctly. We’ve run such a workshop the last time in 2014. This was when you used an iPhone 6 at best case. Most importantly, this is an in-person only event. No streaming will be available.

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How do you register?

Simple. No extra cost. Zero marketing. Just tech!! But be aware that you should free up your seat in case you can’t make it since we are really …

Upcoming in-person Oracle 23ai workshops in Berlin, Zürich and Oslo

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 6

It’s fall (or autumn) already, and for us the time for user groups and full-day workshops starts. Please please please … be aware, those workshops are in-person only. No streaming, and no recording will be available. We try to offer them as often as possible, and we have already an impressive list of dates for 2025 between January and May. But we are still in 2024 – and it is your chance to sign up now to ourUpcoming in-person Oracle 23ai workshops in Berlin, Zürich and Oslo in October.

Upcoming in-person workshops in Berlin, Zürich and Oslo

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Rodrigo Jorge is coming to Mexico for full-day in-person workshops

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 0

Thanks to the Oracle marketing team in Latin America we have the pleasure to announce that Rodrigo Jorge is coming to Mexico for full-day in-person workshops. He will deliver the workshops in Monterrey and Mexico City in Spanish, not in English. And this is your unique chance to register now. Seats are limited – but this day is exactly what many of you will need.

Don’t disappoint us – please show up when you registered!!

Rodrigo Jorge is coming to Mexico for full-day in-person workshops

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What’s happening, and when?

Rodrigo Jorge will deliver our Real World Database Upgrade and Migration to Oracle 19c …

Looking forward to YATRA 2024 Tour in India

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 0

Time flies so quickly – and it is already July again. Next week I will fly out to India. And I am looking forward to YATRA 2024 Tour in India. It is always a vibrant experience with tons of energy in every room, with fully motivated people, awesome food and often some travel challenges, too.

What you need to do if you haven’t already? REGISTER NOW!!

Why should you register? Watch this video 🙂

Virtual Classroom Seminar 20: Migration to Oracle Multitenant 23ai – Part 2

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 0

Needed a long title here. And if you haven’t registered yet, please do so now. Thursday, June 27, 2024, we are going to deliver our (potentially last for this year) Virtual Classroom Seminar 20: Migration to Oracle Multitenant 23ai – Part 2. If you missed part 1, no worries, you can watch it on-demand anytime.

Virtual Classroom Seminar 20: Migration to Oracle Multitenant 23ai - Part 2

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Again, we have an exciting deep-dive tech agenda with lots of bits and pieces, and thinks you may not know yet. Hence, regardless if you are already in the Multitenant architecture, or whether you plan to migrate …

Virtual Classroom Seminar #19 “Move to Oracle 23ai” is available – and #20 is coming soon

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 0

Thanks to the over 350 people who attended our Virtual Classroom Seminar #19 – Move to Oracle Database 23ai: Everything you need to know about Multitenant PART 1 on May 16, 2024. And thanks as well for asking so many questions during the seminar. In case you couldn’t attend, or you’ve had to leave earlier, we are sharing the recording with you, and of course the slides as well.

Virtual Classroom Seminar #19 - Move to Oracle Database 23ai - Multitenant Part 1

What were the topics in VC#19?

In VC#19 we talked about the Oracle Multitenant architecture, how to design a new deployment, how the dictionary is laid out. In addition, you will …

Upcoming In-Person Workshops in May 2024 in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Frankfurt

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle Database 23ai Workshop 2

Daniel and I are looking forward to welcome you at one of our upcoming workshops in Copenhagen, Stockholm or Frankfurt. But please register ONLY if you can make it in-person. This is not a virtual event, we don’t stream it. You need to come to one of the locations by yourself.

Upcoming In-Person Workshops in May 2024 in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Frankfurt

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Real World Database Upgrade and Migration to Oracle Database 19c and 23c

We will cover almost everything from the Release Strategy to Patching Best Practices, the quickest path into Oracle Multitenant, AutoUpgrade options, Performance Stability and of course Oracle Database 23c New Features.

Join us for a full …

Oracle Cloud World 2024 in London

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich OCW OOW Workshop 0

Next week it’s Oracle Cloud World 2024 in London. And I hope to see you there. It is a perfect spot to get the latest tech updates but also to meet and synch and discuss.

Not registered yet?

Registration to Oracle Cloud World 2024 in London on March 14, 2024

In addition, there is a DevLive event the day before with about 40 separate sessions.

Upgrade to Oracle Database 23c talk?

Would love to see you there. But certainly there are so many other great sessions. Check out the session catalog, and choose the ones you are the …

Virtual Classroom Seminar 18: XTTS to the Extreme – Video and Slides and more

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Transportable Workshop 2

Thanks for tuning in on Feb 22, 2024 into our Virtual Classroom Seminar 18: XTTS to the Extreme – Video and Slides and more are now available. And thanks for being such a great audience with so many questions.

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Video Recording

As usual, you can access the full recording here.

Please find the entire contents section below in the video’s description. You don’t need to watch the entire seminar, you can also access only the sections you are interested in, or skip sections which are not on your focus.

00:08 – Welcome to

IMPORTANT: Location change for the Warsaw workshop

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 0

Those of you who have received an email to attend the Upgrade / Migration / Performance / 19c / 23c workshop on Feb 27, 2024 in Warsaw, Poland, please note that we have changed the location to accommodate more people.

IMPORTANT: Location change for the Warsaw workshop

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Originally, the workshop was going to happen at the Oracle Office in Warsaw. But we moved it to:

HUB Convention Center
Crowne Plaza® Warsaw – The HUB
Holiday Inn Express® Warsaw – The HUB
Rondo Daszyńskiego 2
00-843 Warsaw

Please make sure to arrive at 9:00h, we will start straight at 9:30h and …

Virtual Classroom Seminar 18: Cross Platform Migration to the Extreme

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Transportable Workshop 0

This week on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 16:00h CET we’d like to invite you to our next Virtual Classroom Seminar 18: Cross Platform Migration to the Extreme. Take the chance to learn about the newest developments in cross-platform transportable tablespace migrations – and there is a lot to talk about.

Virtual Classroom Seminar 18: Cross Platform Migration to the Extreme

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What will be the topics?

We’ll not only discuss but also demonstrate the newest developments and improvements in cross-platform migrations, especially for large and active databases. Learn about the new M5 migration scripts, see them in action – and get an idea …

Your chance – in-person Oracle 23c upgrade workshops in Warsaw and Munich

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 9

We have a rare offer for you. Not Santa but Daniel and I are coming to town. So, this is your chance – in-person Oracle 23c upgrade workshops in Warsaw and Munich. You are signing up for a packed day of tech. No marketing slides – just facts and features, not only Oracle Database 23c, the new upcoming long-term support release. But certainly we’ll have enough for all those you are just in the process of moving to Oracle Database 19c.

Your chance - in-person Oracle 23c upgrade workshops in Warsaw and Munich

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When?

We are absolutely excited to offer you a full-day in-person all-tech …

In-person Upgrade Workshops in Brussels and Utrecht

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 11

For a long time we haven’t met in person I guess. But I know very well that the audiences in Brussels, Belgium, and Utrecht, Netherlands, are very active. And it’s actually the best to meet for In-person Upgrade Workshops in Brussels and Utrecht in October – not via zoom 🙂 And this is your change to sign up if you haven’t already.

In-person Upgrade Workshops in Brussels and Utrecht

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