2019

“My” best records for 2019 – and some other thoughts

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Mike.Dietrich Off Topic 2

Oh well, the older I get the faster years seem to pass by. I think this is natural. And a while ago I read a very good and reasonable explanation for this. But I can’t complain actually. Life is not boring at all – and I learn something new almost every day. As you know, one of the main reasons for this blog is to share parts of my learning experience with you, the good, the bad – and the patches 🙂

But there’s a life apart from Oracle (at least sometimes). And as some of you may know, music …

Thank you, Barcelona – I’ll be back soon :)

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich Workshop 1

I stopped more or less watching Champions League football since it is available on pay TV only for over a year in Germany. But of course I saw the result yesterday: Barca lifting Dortmund into the play-off stage by beating Inter in Milano. Well, I guess, all BVB fans will have celebrated yesterday night. Still, the reason for my blog post is not football. But I’d like to say Thank you, Barcelona – I’ll be back soon 🙂

On Monday, Dec 9, 2019, I held a full day upgrade workshop in Barcelona. The Oracle ACS team did all …

OOW 2019 – Database Upgrade Talks and Labs

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich OOW 0

Oh … time flies so fast. Just a few days until I will sit in a airplane to SFO. And on Monday at 7:00h the registration opens. As we have a lab at 8:30h already, just remembering the loooooong lines around the block last year, I will need to be there very early. It’s just a few days until OOW 2019 – Database Upgrade Talks and Labs information is here.

OOW – Oracle Open World 2019 in San Francisco

OOW 2019 - Database Upgrade Talks and Labs

Photo by Robert McLay on Unsplash

When? September 16-19, 2019

Where? San Francisco, USA

What? Find the session catalog here…

DB Tech Showcase 2019, Tokyo – Japan

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich 0

https://www.db-tech-showcase.com/dbts/tokyo

Sep 25-27, 2019 – Tokyo, Japan

at: UDX Conference Center, Akihabara, Tokyo

My talks:

https://www.db-tech-showcase.com/dbts/tokyo

AutoUpgrade to Oracle 19c – Supercharging Database Upgrades
With the new AutoUpgrade utility you can upgrade hundreds of database – fully unattended. The tool is available since April 2019. Mike Dietrich from Oracle’s Upgrade Development will introduce you to this new tool, how it works, how you will use it – and how it upgrades your databases unattended. It is also time to pass on tips and tricks and secrets. This will make your upgrade experience even smoother and more simple. No marketing

UKOUG TechFest 2019 in Brighton, England

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich 0

https://ukoug.org/general/custom.asp?page=techfest19

Dec 1-4, 2019 in Brighton, England

My talks:

Monday, Dec 2 – 9:00h
AutoUpgrade to Oracle 19c – Tips and Tricks and Real World Experience

Tuesday, Dec 3 – 16:45h
Welcome to the Jungle: Database Patching Insights

https://ukoug.org/page/techfestlineup…

POUG 2019 in Wrozlaw, Poland

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich 0

https://poug.org/en/

Sept 6-7, 2019 in Wrozlaw, Poland

Agenda:
https://poug.org/en/edycja/poug-2019/

My talk:
Sept 7 – 16:00h: Being Smarter Than Chuck Norris – Fallback Strategies Live in Action…

UYOUG Groundbreakers OTN in Montevideo – Aug 5, 2019

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich 0

http://www.uyoug.org.uy/

UYOUG – Grupo de Usuarios Oracle del Uruguay

El Lunes 5 de agosto realizamos por décimo año consecutivo el evento más grande de tecnología Oracle en Montevideo, como parte del Tour Latinoamericano Oracle Groundbreakers, auspiciado por Oracle Developer Community.

Es en ORT sede Centro, dos salas en simultáneo, 12 presentaciones, 8 expertos internacionales más expertos regionales,

Los temas serán: desarrollo de aplicaciones Java, Oracle Middleware, Bases de Datos Oracle, RAC, Autonomous, NOSQL y Oracle Cloud entre otros.

En breve publicaremos los detalles de inscripción.

Los esperamos!

My talk: 9:30h – Life’s good – Upgrading hundreds of databases UNATTENDED to …

GUOB Tech Days 2019 in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich 0

GUOB Tech Days 2019 in Sao Paolo

August 10, 2019

Agenda

My talks:

Sala 1 at 10:25h:
Being Smarter Than Chuck Norris – Fallback Strategies for Database Upgrades
Sala 1 at 13:50h:
Life’s good – Upgrading hundreds and thousands of databases unattended

Location:

Universidade Nove de Julho – Campus Vergueiro

DOAG Datenbank 2019: Roy Swonger will be there!

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich Conference 0

DOAG Datenbank 2019: Roy Swonger will be there!

The last DOAG 2018 conference happened half a year ago – time flies! And if you are eagerly waiting for a lot of cool presentation by very experienced speakers, then visit DOAG Datenbank 2019: Roy will be there!

Upgrade Talks

Roy Swonger, Vice President, Oracle

Roy will deliver two talks. Be aware, the first one is currently not in the web agenda as it was on standby.

How to Diagnose Oracle Database Upgrade Issues

Roy Swonger

Dienstag, 4. Juni, 10:15 – 11:00

Amsterdam 1

The New AutoUpgrade for Oracle Database

Roy Swonger

Dienstag, 4. Juni, 11:15 – 12:00

Düsseldorf 2

My Hands-On Lab USB drives are not giveaways

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich Conference 0

Today I’ve had two very exciting labs at Collaborate 2019 conference. And no worries if you couldn’t finish the lab on time. You can download it via the blog – and instructions are up here as well.

Thanks so much for coming to the labs.

One personal note:

If I offer you USB drives to copy the lab to your laptop, I’d expect that you return them back to me. My USB drives are not the cheapest ones as they have to last for a while and have to be fast at the same time. If you …

FSDC – Full Stack Developer Conference – Helsinki, Finland

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich 0

May 21/22, 2019

Full Stack Developer Conference

Helsinki, Finland…

IOUG Collaborate Conference 2019 – San Antonio, TX

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich 0

Collaborate 2019 – San Antonio, TX

Speaker Info: https://app.attendcollaborate.com/profile/member/961525

My talks and labs:

Agenda

Hands-On Lab: Upgrading Oracle Database

9:15 AM–10:15 AM Apr 7, 2019

CC 2ND FL 207B

Hands-on Lab: Upgrading Oracle Database

12:45 PM–1:45 PM Apr 7, 2019

CC 2ND FL 207B

The New AutoUpgrade Tool for Oracle Databases

10:30 AM–11:30 AM Apr 8, 2019

CC 2ND FL 207B

Techdays Belgium – Antwerp, Feb 7+8, 2019 – Get your ticket NOW!

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich Conference 0

Next week the Techdays Belgium will take place in Antwerp on Feb 7 and 8, 2019. If you haven’t bought a ticket yet, it’s time now. The lineup is awesome. And what an agenda. It’s a very unique chance to see many of the best Oracle experts worldwide live on stage. And have a lot of fun as well.

Techdays Belgium – Antwerp, Feb 7+8, 2019 – Get your ticket NOW!

What are such Techdays all about?

First of all it is a place to learn about the coolest features, the most weird rescues, the future of the …

Happy New Year 2019 to all of you!

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich General 2

Happy New Year 2019 to all of you! And thanks for reading the blog. And thanks also for the warm feedback you gave me in the past 20 months since I started this blog on a new platform.

Photo by Trent Szmolnik on Unsplash

I wish you all a very good start into the new year. If you wonder why I post this while the year is already 7 days old, we Germans have a lot of holidays – and this season it was pretty attractive to take two weeks off with just spending 5 vacation days. Hence, my working …