Plan your VMware Virtualization Activities at Collaborate 2012 in Las Vegas

The virtualization of Oracle on VMware is one of the fastest growing areas in the IT industry.  So the timing is right to join on a number of VMware activities during the Collaborate 2012 Oracle users group conference in Las Vegas April 22 - 26.  This conference brings together the IOUG, OAUG and Quest Oracle user groups.  There are going to be a number of activities around VMware virtualization and the new IOUG virtualization Special Interest Group (SIG) at Collaborate.

A Special Interest Group (SIG) is one of the best ways to network, meet new friends, interact with experts and peers, and to feel more a part of the users group and conference.  I highly recommend you consider joining the IOUG vSIG.  Virtualization is becoming the center of the Oracle eco-system, so join the vSIG which will contain activities, events and knowledge sharing around the hottest topic in the IT industry.  Everyone in the vSIG is looking forward to meeting you.  The vSIG will contain the top Oracle VM and VMware virtualization knowledge experts.  Also, please feel welcome to use the vSIG members as your good will ambassadors if you are new to the Collaborate conference.  Come introduce yourself to us during the IOUG vSIG Welcome Reception on Sunday April 22nd.

Here is a schedule of VMware activities at the Collaborate 2012 Oracle Users Conference in Las Vegas, April 22 - 26, 2012.
Sun   Apr. 22     

• 4:00 pm -  5:00 pm    IOUG vSIG Welcome Reception
• 5:00 pm  -  7:00 pm    IOUG Welcome Reception

Mon. Apr. 23   

•  9:45 am - 10:45 am  Michael Corey Virtualizing Oracle On VMware
• 12:15 am -   1:15 pm Everyone  IOUG vSIG member meeting

Tue. Apr. 24   Virtualization Boot Camp Day

•   8:00am - 9:00 am  VMOE Demystifying Oracle DB Virtualization I of III
• 10:45 am - 11:45 am 

  VMOE Demystifying Oracle DB Virtualization II of III
• 12:00 pm - 12:30pm   Don  Sullivan Oracle RAC 11gR2 on VMware
• 12:00 pm - 12:30pm   Mark Holohan Oracle Apps in the Private Cloud 
•   2:00 pm - 3:00 pm  VMOE Demystifying Oracle DB Virtualization III of III
•   4:30 pm - 5:30 pm  Eric Jenkinson DB Performance in a Virtualized World

Wed Apr 25 

•  3:00 pm - 4:00 pm  Don Sullivan - VOE Team Oracle on VMware: Expert Panel
•  4:15 pm - 5:15 pm  Franz-Lien/Sanjiv  Onward with JDE EnterpriseOne 9.0 on VMware

Thu Apr 26 

•  11:00 am - 12:00 pm  Dave Welch   Virtualizing Oracle BCA
•  11:00 am  - 12:oo pm  Dean Richards   Monitoring Oracle DBs in a VMware Environment

VM Over Easy (VMOE team) - George Trujillo, Charles Kim, Michael Corey, Don Sullivan and Kannan Mani

The IOUG vSIG Combining VMware and Oracle Virtualization Experts

The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) virtualization Special Interest Group (vSIG) is combining the top virtualization expertise in the Oracle and VMware ecosystems under one umbrella.  This allows members to leverage the knowledge from both ecosystems.  VMware with 81+ % of the virtualization market brings significant virtualization expertise and experience from the market leader.  Numerous VMware customers are running tens of thousands of virtualized servers.  VMware contains a tremendous amount of very large virtual datacenter management knowledge.   Oracle has entered the virtualization market and is now offering the Oracle VM to it's technology stack.

There is no other organization that can combine the top virtualization experts with the top Oracle database experts into one knowledge space.  With the tremendous growth of the virtualization of Oracle databases and applications, every DBA and application owner looking at the future should be a member of this SIG.

vSIG Networking Events

• Sunday                 4-5pm                                   IOUG vSIG Meet and Greet
• Sunday                 5-7pm                                   IOUG Welcome Reception (SIGs will have  designated area)
• Monday               12:15pm-1:15pm            IOUG vSIG Meeting
• Monday               6-8pm                                   IOUG vSIG Lounge in IOUG Booth in Exhibit Hall

vSIG Presentations

• Virtualizing Oracle On VMware  –Quick Tips - Michael Corey - #826
• Demystifying Oracle DB Virtualization (OVM/VMware) Part I of III - Virtualization Over Easy Team #469
• Demystifying Oracle DB Virtualization Part II of III - Virtualization Over Easy Team - #470
• Demystifying Oracle DB Virtualization Part III of III - Virtualization Over Easy Team - #468
• Virtualizing Oracle 11gR2 RAC on VMWare vSphere: Best Practices - Don Sullivan - #895
• Virtualize Oracle on VMWare Expert Panel: Don Sullivan - #811
• Oracle VM Consolidation and Path to the Cloud on the Cisco UCS- John McAbel - #543
• Oracle VM Implementation and Administration - Edward Whalen - #399
• Using VirtualBox as your Company’s Virtualization Technology - Chris Ostrowski - #165
• Virtualizing Oracle 11g/R2 RAC Database on Oracle VM 3.0: Methods/Tips - Kai Yu - #328
• Plan/Configure/Deploy – Clusters/High Availability with Oracle VM - Tariq Farooq - #659
• What’s New with Oracle VM Server for x86 - Wim Coekaerts - #832

Virtualization Over Easy Team - George Trujillo, Charles Kim,  Kannan Mani, Michael Corey, Don Sullivan 

The IOUG Virtualization SIG is at the Tip of the Spear of New Technology

A recent article from Forbes  http://tinyurl.com/6ubr53g states:

• "Cloud computing will potentially generate at least 14 million new jobs across the globe in the next three years".
• "IDC's research also predicts reveneus from cloud innovation could reach $1.1 trillion per year within the next 36 months.   The analyst firms estimates that last year alone, IT cloud services helped organizations of all sizes and all vertical sectors around the world generate more than $400 billion in revenue and 1.5 million jobs".

This reiterates that the Cloud is a job generator not a job reducer.   There is a continuing demand for expertise and knowledge around the Cloud and Virtualization.  The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) has a Virtualization SIG with leading experts in Virtualization.  Just like Client/Server and Middle-Tier platforms created lots of new jobs that did not exist before, Virtualization and the Cloud are doing the same thing.   During the Collaborate 12 conference, the IOUG Virtualization SIG will be delivering numerous presentations around virtualization and the cloud.  These are some of the key presentations and knowledge transfer anyone in IT needs to be a part of.

IOUG Virtualization Online Education Series

Consolidation, Virtualization, the Cloud and Virtual Machines (VMs) are sone of the hottest topics around database infrastructures today.

The Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) will have three Virtualization Online Education presentations leading up to Oracle Open World.  Then during Oracle Open World the IOUG will be launching a new Virtualization Special Interest Group (SIG).  Due to the popularity and  growth of virtualization this new SIG is being looked at with tremendous enthusiasm.  The upcoming virtualization presentations are:

July 27: 360 Degrees:  Everything to know about Virtualization for Oracle DBAs
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT

Mike Ault and Tariq Farooq, BrainSurface 

August 24: Virtualizing Oracle Database Servers o VMware 

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT

George Trujillo, VMware and Bert Scalzo, PhD

September 21: Virtualized Oracle 11g/R2 RAC Database on Oracle VM: Methods/Tips 

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT

Kai Yu, Oracle Solutions Engineering Lab, Dell Inc.