Virtualization is the Engine the Drives the Cloud

The virtualization of production databases and business critical applications continues to accelerate.  With VMware dominating 85% of the virtualization market most of the virtualization of Oracle and SQL Server environments will be on VMware platforms in the next year.

Virtualization hypervisors from different vendors are as different as products from different database vendors.  Comparing Hyper-V, Xen Server and VMware is like comparing SQL Server, MySQL and the Oracle Enterprise Edition.

VMware's tooling, infrastructure and management are some of the key factors that make it the dominant market leader.   Some numbers that demonstrate VMware's maturity, stability and market leadership:

• There are over 20 million VMware VMs.
• A new VMware VM is created every 6 seconds.
• There are over 800,000 vSphere Administrators.
• There are over 68,000 VMware Certified Professionals (VCP).
• Latest release of vSphere 5.0 had over 1 million engineering hours and over 2 million QA hours.   A VMware VM is the most stable platform to run production databases and business critical applications.

Designing and managing the virtual infrastructure is the key to succeeding with virtualization.  No virtualization environment comes close to the maturity and expertise found in the VMware world.

Cloud Directions and Visions - Larry Ellison and Paul Maritz

The Cloud now lists as CIOs number one priority.   Listen to these two industry leaders and compare their visions and thoughts on the cloud.

• Paul Maritz - EMC World 2011
• Larry Ellison - Keynote Oracle Open World 2011

Virtualization Workshops for Oracle DBAs and Developers - NYOUG and HOUG

I will be giving two Virtualization Workshops for Oracle DBAs and Developers for the Houston and New York Oracle User groups.  These presentations have been averaging 150 - 300 attendees so I am looking forward to meeting Oracle enthusiasts on virtualization and the cloud.



HOUG       Wednesday, October 19, 2011  9:00 am CDT, Houston Baptist University
 Located off 59 Freeway and Fondren (exit)
 7502 Fondren Road, Houston, TX 77074
$5 for non-members

NYOUG    Friday, October 14, 2011, 12:00 PM -1:00 pm EDT  - Webinar

Below is the information about the presentations.


Abstract : The default platform for Oracle database/application servers is rapidly moving towards virtual machines. This is why virtualizing Oracle Databases on VMware is one of the largest growth areas in the IT industry. This presentation will show attendees the various virtualization alternative technologies and how virtualization works under the covers. Key features such as vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS /HA clusters and SRM will show attendees how virtualization is completely changing how Oracle environments are being managed. Success recipes for virtualization projects and virtualization best practices will be covered.

George Trujillo is an internationally recognized speaker and leader in the Cloud/Virtualization, Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, MySQL, and Open Source Software user communities. George has over 20 years of Oracle Database Server experience and specializes in Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Streams, Performance and Backup/Recover. Industry recognitions: Oracle ACE in Oracle Fusion Middleware, Sun Ambassador for Sun Microsystem's Application Middleware Platform, VMware Certified Instructor and MySQL Certified DBA. Achievements include serving on the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) Board of Directors, Oracle Fusion Council, and Oracle Beta Leadership Council. George has been selected as one of the IOUG's "Oracles of Oracle" as well as a Master Presenter for the IOUG's Master Series presentations.

IOUG Virtualization Activities at Oracle Open World 2011

The Oracle user community was very involved in virtualization activities at the Oracle Open World 2011, spearheaded by the IOUG.   Key virtualization activities the IOUG were involved in:

• The IOUG delivered a number of presentations on virtualization.
• The IOUG virtualization SIG was launched on opening day of the conference. 

Here are videos from three IOUG leaders speaking on virtualization:

• http://bit.ly/nv96Qn     Andy Flower    - IOUG  President
• http://bit.ly/oWM2cX  John Matelski  - IOUG Vice President
• http://bit.ly/oc5IXW    Michael Corey - Past IOUG President

Virtualization at Oracle Open World 2011

Virtualization and the Cloud are very hot topics at Oracle Open World.  Some key virtualization activities during the conference:

• There were a number of virtualization presentations during the conference.  All were highly attended.  
• Oracle put a big focus on virtualization and encouraged Oracle customers to virtualize.  
• Oracle's big message on virtualization, "Just do it!".

Virtualization is currently a hot skill for Oracle DBAs to know.

Additional virtualization sessions on Oracle VM Server.

• What’s New with Oracle VM Server Virtualization for x86 (Session 15595), Monday, October 3, 2:00 p.m., Moscone South 102.
• Getting the Most Out of Oracle VM Server for SPARC (Session 15605), Monday, October 3, 11:00 a.m., Moscone South 252.
• Oracle Virtualization General Session (Session 15593), Tuesday, October 4, 10:15 a.m., Moscone South 103.