Planning for CloudWorld … Tuesday is a big day

In years gone by, I’ve arrived in OpenWorld/CloudWorld from Australia on the evening before the event starts, and thus been a total zombie for the first day. This year, due to some “excellent planning” on my part (and not at all due to my misreading the event start date! 😂) I will be arriving one day earlier (so hit me up on Twitter if you want to grab a coffee).

This also means I can plan on catching a full day of awesome content on the first day. Here’s a few keynotes and database sessions that should be on your agenda! I’ve put a link under each one so you can head over to the CloudWorld to register and pre-book your seat, or go straight to my sessions here

(Outside of these times I’ll be cruising around the ACE lounge, the demo grounds, and the various theatre sessions in the exhibition hall. Please come say Hi and have a chat)

8:30am

Grab a strong coffee and kickstart your brain with some early morning SQL tuning

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=LRN3209

or, if you’re already up to speed with SQL tuning, then with 19c being a long term support release, and 23c also being the next long term support release, many of you will have an upgrade coming up, so check out this session to make sure you’re not going to make any mistakes.

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=LRN1030

10:00am

Then ease into the day day with tens of thousands of others😄 by jumping into Safra Catz’s keynote

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=KEY4328

11:30am

Many database professionals have already been tinkering with our Oracle Database 23c Developers Release. This session brings us into the next phase – accessing those new features in the cloud.

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=LRN3019

or this one is one I’ve had on my radar because I want to become better with my Python skills. Generally the spots in the Hands On Labs are (quite rightly) reserved for customers and attendees, so keep your voice down if you see me sneaking in to the back on all fours…ssshhhhh 🤣

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=HOL2224

Whilst there are hundreds of new features in 23c, this is perhaps best described as “the big one”. You should check out JSON Duality views – they are a game changer for developers.

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=LRN2972

12:45pm

I thought it was really nice of the CloudWorld organizers to put this extra highlighting around my session. What a lovely gesture 😂. Jokes aside, I’d love to see you in this session – lets see if we can pack the room to the ceiling!

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=LRN2363

1:50pm

This is a short 20min session, but I’m a big fan of Liana’s posts and videos, so I’ll be keen to check out this JavaScript community theatre session

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=CTT3577

3:00pm

Of course, then its prime time, and Larry Ellison will be taking centre stage for the annual keynote.

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=KEY4331

5:00pm

And before you start planning which pub you’re going to hopefully come say “Hi” at, check out Andy Mendelsohn’s keynote to take us through to the end of Day 1 at CloudWorld

https://reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/cwoh23/catalog/page/catalog?search=SOL2364