Kscope 2011 recap as presented to coworkers @ Info Support on 13/7/2011

1. Kaleidoscope
2011
Recap
@Sander_Mak

2. What?
Kaleidoscope =>
Kscope
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3. The conference
• 1000+ a?endees
– (Including and )
Sander Quintus
Mak van Houdt
• 3 hotels fully booked
• 300+ sessions
– 4 tracks
– typically 15 sessions in parallel
• Organizer ODTUG:
– Oracle Developer Tools User Group
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4. The conference
• 1 day symposium, 4 tracks:
– Database
– Business Intelligence
– Apex
– Fusion Middleware (our focus)
• 4 conference days
– Same tracks
– Hands‐on training
– Kickoff with keynote Joey Asher:
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5. Big announcements
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6. Big announcements
Not an official Oracle conference, so
virtually none.
Focus: tools, best prac]ces, developer‐to‐
developer
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7. Big party
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8. Big party
Yes.
@ Queen Mary
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9. Tracks: Database
• PL/SQL is all you need. Ever.
• Recently released: SQL Developer 3
• Many monitoring/performance talks
• MySql: several talks, low interest
• Oracle DB superstar:
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10. Tracks: Database
• PL/SQL is all you need. Ever.
• Recently released: SQL Developer 3
• Many monitoring/performance talks
• MySql: several talks, low interest
• Oracle DB superstar:
Tom Kyte
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11. Tracks: Database
• Oracle and .Net announcement:
– Oracle Data Provider for .Net gets MS En]ty
Framework support
– Linq2Sql for Oracle DB
• .Net s]ll ‘2nd class ci]zen’ in terms of support
and knowledge @ Oracle
• ODTUG would like more Oracle/.Net talks
– Opportunity for Info Support?
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12. Tracks: Apex
• Applica]on Express, Oracle’s ‘ligthweight’ RAD
environment
– Think Excel‐to‐Web or Access‐to‐Web
– Even an Access migra]on tool
– Browser based development/deployment
– PL/SQL underneath
• Originally all inside DB
– Now matures with JEE listener support
– Scales surprisingly well (RAC)
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13. Tracks: Apex
tryapexnow.com / apex.oracle.com
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14. Tracks: Apex
• Apex 4.1 due for release
– Support for mobile
– Plugin system
– Data upload
– Improved errorhandling
– Dynamic ac]ons/jQuery/HTML5
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15. Tracks: BI
• Did not a?ends sessions from BI track
• Session overviews, most popular:
– Essbase (BI, OLAP)
– Hyperion (Performance Management, Planning,
Financial Management)
– OBIEE (BI, OLAP)
• Most exhibitors were BI related
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16. Tracks: Fusion Middleware
• Introduced last year
• Smallest track
• Many Dutch par]cipants
– Amis
– Vennster (old Approach Alliance)
– Whitehorses
• ‘Thursday Thunder’ all Dutch team
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17. Tracks: Fusion Middleware
• Most important products
– WebLogic (almost no sessions @ kscope)
– ADF (newest OEPE has ADF support)
– SOA Suite
– BPM Suite: adds BPMN 2.0 support
– WebCenter suite: portal environment
– Applica]on Integra]on Architecture (AIA)
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18. Tracks: Fusion Middleware
Oracle’s fusion apps strategy:
• Apps with integrated content management
(through WebCenter)
• ‘Social collabora]on’
• Fusions apps integrate from UX perspec]ve (no
silos)
• Unrivaled enterprise app. integra]on:
– Oracle has many 3rd party offerings
– Use knowledge and exper]se from ver]cals to
integrate
• On‐premise and on‐demand
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19. Tracks: Fusion Middleware
• Most important ques]on:
How do I get rid of Forms?!?!111!!??
• Possibili]es:
– Applica]on Development Framework
– JHeadstart Forms2ADF (Oracle NL)
– Apex
• Several vendors with commercial tool‐support,
not really convincing
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20. Tracks: Fusion Middleware
• Forms is 20+ years old
• But s]ll supported...
• Example: Bol.com is migra]ng to ADF
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21. Tracks: Fusion Middleware
• SOA Suite 11.1.1.4.0 (PS3)
– WebSphere 7 cer]fied deployment
– Single VM development
– BPEL 2.0
– Purging strategies
• Many sessions focused on
– Explana]on of features
– Deployment configura]ons
– Error handling strategies
– Performance tuning
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22. Tracks: Fusion Middleware
• SOA Suite 11.1.1.4.0 (PS3)
– WebSphere cer]fied deployment
– Single VM development
– BPEL 2.0
– Purging strategies
• Many sessions focused on
– Explana]on of features
– Deployment configura]ons
– Error handling strategies
– Performance tuning
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23. Wrapping up
• Developer’s conference, real insights
• Although our focus area (Fusion Middleware) is
rela]vely immature
• The Dutch are leading the FMW interests at
ODTUG
• Majority is just looking how to dump Forms
(preferably with magic)
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24. Next year
QuesMons?
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