grepOra 2.0 is Online! What’s New?

Hi all!

We are glad to announce our version 2.0 is online!

We have been working with the same blog layout since 2015, as being we HAD to make a few improvements to accommodate all changes we had on our structure and also some things to make YOUR experience even better.

We did try to keep the layout as clean as possible, as you are used to. In case you find any big issue, broken link or similar, let us know!

WHAT’S NEW?

1. The HOME page:

  • We made some quick buttons for the main features and we hope you like it!
  • We have now a quick panel with the latest posts on our main categories.

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2. The AGENDA

  • We know some of you get annoyed about the number of events we announce on the blog feed.
  • However, we know some of you come here specifically for this.
  • To accommodate both, we have set an AGENDA to have in a much more modern fashion the list of upcoming events from either the Community around the Globe and also Oracle official events and webinars.
  • We are still getting things around and you’ll keep seeing improvements in this regard soon!
  • You have now the LIST and SCHEDULE view too!

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3. The FORUM

  • YES! You have now an open Forum to ask quick questions and have answers not only from the Authors but from the whole community. ENJOY and USE IT!
  • I have filled with some questions I heard recently and answers, just as an example. But we await YOUR interaction there!

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4. A LEARNING Space

  • As many of you asked, we started a learning space where we recommend some of the books and trainings we have read/tested/validated/like for your development.
  • Among the items we have on the roadmap is start including reviews on trainings and books.
  • By buying the books from the given links you’ll be helping grepOra to keep alive and growing. Thanks!
  • You can expect new sessions, recommendations and reviews soon!

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There are of course tons of quick and tiny improvements here and there all over the pages and spaces. We have rebuilt ALL the pages, like the MEMBERS page. But those are the 4 main improvements.

You can expect for more soon:

  • A Monthly Newsletter will start soon. Subscribe yourself and stay sharp!
  • Book and Trainings Reviews will start to be published soon.
  • The Agenda will become more integrated and have additional sources soon.
  • Expect for more surprises soon!

 

We are glad to have you here. This is all for YOU!

I want to take some space here to also thank Gabriel Morás and Jociéli Maleico for helping out on this reimagination process. Thank you!

Thank you and Enjoy!

 

 

GUOB 2019 Review

Hello all!

Last August 10th I had the privilege of being again (4th in a row) speaking in Groundbreakers Tour São Paulo / aka GUOB Techday 2019!

However, this year for the first time as a GOUB Counselor, organizing this event. So, I’d like to thank you all for being there and for the friends in GUOUB for this great opportunity.

This year I had the pleasure to talk a little bit over a few tips in my session: Tips and Tricks from over 20K hours DBA oncall.

Besides those, I could also be in some other awesome sessions delivered by top speakers in the world, including:

  • Mike Dietrich: Master Product Manager on Database Upgrade / Migration team.
  • Sandesh Rao: VP – Autonomous Database Health e Machine Learning.
  • Ricardo Gonzalez: Cloud Migration Product Manager.
  • Nirmala Sundarappa: Java/DB Product Manager.
  • Ricardo Portilho: Oracle Instructor and Consultant
  • Vicent Romero: Java JDK Compiler Engineer

What I think? I can’t wait for the next one! Besides the great friends we met, it’s amazing to discuss such relevant topics with specialists on the area.

Some additional stuff:
–  Slides from GUOB Sessions
Event Album

Thanks for everything, GOUB Community! See you soon!

UYOUG 2019 Review

Hello all!

This year I had the privilege of attending Montevideo Groundbreakers edition for the fist time! This event is organized by UYOUG. And here goes my thank you and my congratulations to Nelson, Edelweiss, Daniel and Pablo for the great reception and event organization!

There I had the pleasure deliver a session telling a story about a project I have handled recently: ODBCS+OGG+Standby in Cloud: Building an Elastic Environment for your Business.

 

What I think? I can’t wait for the next one! Besides the great friends we met, it’s amazing to discuss such relevant topics with specialists on the area.

Thanks for everything, Montevideo and UYOUG! See you soon!

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CLOUG 2019 Review

Hello all!

So, this is a very special review for me, once this is the most special event I have ever participated personally. Why? Because Jen and Pablo surprised me there with my ACE Director Announcement!  😀

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SO, then, being ACED, I had the privilege to deliver 2 sessions:

  • Amazing Free Tools for Oracle DBAs
  • Tips and Tricks from over 20K hours DBA oncall

But besides those, I could also be in some other awesome sessions, as per:

  • ADWC for Developers and Data Scientists – by Edelweiss Kammermann
  • Navigating on the Exadata Architecture – by Franky Weber Faust
  • Oracle Sharding for Data Sovereignty and Massive Linear Scalability – by Markus Michalewicz
  • Oracle Partitioning for DBAs and Developers. Why, when and how to use it? – by Franky Weber Faust
  • Rogue One: Avoid the Rebels take your data using DBSAT and other Security Best Practices – by Roy Salazar Valverde

 

What I think? I can’t wait for the next one! Besides the great friends we met, it’s amazing to discuss such relevant topics with specialists on the area.

Thanks for everything, Chile! See you soon!

HrOUG: Croatian Oracle Users Group Conference 2019!

Hello all,

I’m very happy to announce I’ll be at this years Croatia Oracle Users Group annual event, in Rovinj, at Hotel Istra 4, in St. Andrew island. When? October 15-18th.

This is one of 6 events on european Oracle Groundbreakers Tour this year.

Lectures will have 20 speakers from Oracle ACE Program (11 directors, 5 ace, 3 associate, 1 alumni). I’m happy to be one of those 11. 🙂

The event also has:

  • 4 keynotes
  • 20 Oracle ACE program speakers
  • 10 Oracle Corp. speakers
  • 3-4 Social evening events

More info:

 

Just a few pics to give a taste…

See you there!

ACE Director Announcement

Hello all!
I’m proud to announce that last August 2nd Oracle promoted me from Oracle ACE to Oracle ACE Director!

And for this I can only thank:

  • ACE Program and Community itself for challenging me on this, which I discovered to be a passion after a while.
  • Friends and family for all your support and encouragement on literally every single step of this journey.
  • GREPORA and all our fellow authors on making it great on Community.
  • Pythian for all great team mates and encouragement regarding community programs.

But what is an Oracle ACE?

The Oracle ACE Program highlights excellence within the global Oracle community by recognizing individuals who have demonstrated both technical skill and strong credentials as enthusiasts and community advocates.

There are 3 levels of (active) Oracle ACEs:
ACE Associate: The entry level.
ACE: Proficient Community Advocate.
ACE Director: Expert Community Advocate.

To learn more about the program, visit Oracle ACE Program – FAQ

I’m glad to say I have covered all those steps (, ) to be where I am right now.
Also, I got originally nominated in 3 Expertises: Database Management & Performance, Cloud, MySQL.

Some additional facts:

  • I’m the first Brazilian ACE Cloud.
  •  I’m the actual youngest ACE Director in the world.
  • I’m the only ACE Director living in Brazil.

In summary, I just want to share my happiness on having this logo now on with you all.

Thanks for all your support!

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AROUG: Oracle Groundbreakers Tour Buenos Aires 2019!

¡Hola! ¿Qué tal, Cómo estas?

Como ya sabes los Grupos de Usuarios de Latinoamérica con el apoyo de OTN y LAOUC organizan por decimo año consecutivo el evento más grande de tecnología Oracle en la región, este año llamado Oracle Groundbreakers Tour, donde reconocidos expertos en tecnologías Oracle recorren el mundo llevando su conocimiento a todas las latitudes.

Este año el tour abarca 10 países y por octavo año consecutivo en Argentina, en Buenos Aires, será el lunes 6 de Agosto en la Fundación UADE – Sede Recoleta (1340 Libertad)

El motivo del presente es para invitarte a este evento, donde tendré el placer y la oportunidad de hablar sobre la tecnología de Oracle y, especialmente su tecnologia en la nube.

Además, habrá presentaciones para diversas áreas de interés: Base de Datos, Cloud computing, DevOps, Linux y BI, así como hands-on labs.

Puedes ver la agenda completa aquí.

Es necesario registrarse aquí para ayudar a estimar la asistencia, pero la inscripción es gratuita!

Subscribe here!

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Te veo allá!

CLOUG: Oracle Groundbreakers Tour Santiago 2019!

¡Hola! ¿Cómo estas?

Como ya sabes, los Grupos de Usuarios de Latinoamérica con el apoyo de OTN y LAOUC organizan por décimo año consecutivo el evento más grande de tecnología Oracle en la región. Este se llamado Oracle Groundbreakers Tour, donde reconocidos expertos en tecnologías Oracle recorren el mundo llevando su conocimiento a todas las latitudes.

Este año el tour abarca 10 países, y en Santiago será el lunes 2 de Agosto en la UNIVERSIDAD SAN SEBASTIÁN (Av Belavista 7, Recoleta, Santiago).

El motivo del presente es para invitarte a este evento, donde tendré el placer y la oportunidad de hablar sobre la tecnología Oracle y, especialmente su tecnologia en la nube.

Además, habrá presentaciones para diversas áreas de interés: Bases de Datos, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Linux y BI, así como hands-on labs.

Puedes ver la agenda completa aquí.
También, aquí para detalles de las charlas.

Es necesario registrarse aquí. Tarifas de acuerdo a la fecha:

  • Early Bird (hasta el 30 de junio 2019): 10.000 CLP
  • Precio Preferencial (1 de Julio al 15 de Julio): 15.000 CLP
  • Precio Normal: (16 de Julio al 1 de agosto): 20.000 CLP
  • Precio Dia del Evento: (2 de agosto): 25.000 CLP

Subscribe here!

Te veo allá!

Roundtable: How are Databases adapting to Cloud architectures? – THANKS!

Hi all!
I just need to thank you all for the attendance on yesterday’s Round Table event!

We had over 130 individuals in presence plus dozens following the live on YourTube. It was great to have the discussions and also to count on your questions and support.

I need also to thanks for SETREM space and support, specially Franzéli Kaspari and Prof. Valsênio Gaelzer for all the efforts on making it happen. Also for both other members of round table Simone Kosmalski, Cristiano Goelzer and Jonas Pacheco who attended physically and participated on discussions.

I’d also specially want to thank Ricardo Gonzalez for attending remotely from over 10kkm our event. Thanks Ricardo!


Hope to join you guys soon again in a second round.

Cheers!