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Detailed Agenda

08:00AM CST Registration

08:30AM CST       Breakfast

09:00AM CST       Welcome note by TCOUG President, Suresh Sikharam

09:15AM CST       Message from our Sponsor - Collier IT

09:30AM CST       Seamless Integration of Oracle Database with Active Directory

by Don Deets - SME on integrating Oracle Databases into Active Directory, Oracle, Inc.

֎ Starting with version 18c Oracle Database users can be directly authenticated and authorized against Active Directory.  Users can authenticate to the Oracle Database using credentials stored in Active Directory and also be associated with database schemas and roles using Active Directory groups. This technical session will explore the benefits of Single Sign-On and Zero Trust and the options available for the transparent integration of Active Directory with your Oracle Databases. 

10:30AM CST     Annual Elections-Voting/Coffee Break ☕ 

11:00AM CST       OCI Oracle Cloud Database Service Economics

by Biju Thomas, Oracle ACE Director, Global Oracle Practice Lead at Data Intensity, Data Intensity

֎ I was involved in multiple OCI migrations in 2023 and would like to share my experiences in the design and architecture phase. A few topics to cover are:

·        Oracle Database 19c long term support, release of 23c, upgrade support for 11g, 12.1 and 12.2

·        ExaCS economics – when does it make sense to consider dedicated ExaCS solution instead of Oracle DB System PaaS service

·        Standard Edition and OCI DB Services

·        An autonomous database case study – license economics.

·        A few ExaCS features to overcome BYOL product license shortages.

And of course, open forum to answer any OCI migration questions.  

12:00AM CST     Lunch and Networking

1:00PM CST         Oracle Database: Best Monitoring Practices

by Daniel Morgan, ACE Director Alum

Technical Director | Database and Cloud Security, Oracle Professional Services |     Minneapolis, Minnesota US

֎ From the perspective of monitoring, database Security and Performance are very different. When performance is poor every user is an active agent: You have multiple sources of real-time feedback. From the standpoint of security, the feedback will usually come in the form of a failed audit, a successful ransomware attack, or your organization's data being sold on the dark web: None of which are going to make it the best day of your life.  

2:00PM CST     Tea Break ☕ / Election Results

2:15PM CST         Maximize Security and Minimize Headaches with Oracle Database Proxy Users

by Daniel Morgan, ACE Director Alum

Technical Director | Database and Cloud Security, Oracle  Professional Services | Minneapolis, Minnesota US

֎ - Proxy Users are the most secure and easily managed way to provision users in an Oracle Database.
- Proxy users have been fully documented, fully supported, and in your existing license since version 9.2.
- So why isn't everyone provisioning users as Proxy Users?
- Lack of familiarity it seems ... this seminar will hopefully change that for those that attend.
- And who will get to see a user securely connect to an database with zero granted privileges.

3:15PM CST         Raffle (only for in-person attendees)

3:30PM CST         Closing note by the TCOUG President, Suresh Sikharam

Detailed Agenda

08:00AM CST Registration

08:30AM CST       Breakfast

09:00AM CST       Welcome note by TCOUG President, Suresh Sikharam

09:15AM CST       Message from our Sponsor - Collier IT

09:30AM CST       Seamless Integration of Oracle Database with Active Directory

by Don Deets - SME on integrating Oracle Databases into Active Directory, Oracle, Inc.

֎ Starting with version 18c Oracle Database users can be directly authenticated and authorized against Active Directory.  Users can authenticate to the Oracle Database using credentials stored in Active Directory and also be associated with database schemas and roles using Active Directory groups. This technical session will explore the benefits of Single Sign-On and Zero Trust and the options available for the transparent integration of Active Directory with your Oracle Databases. 

10:30AM CST     Annual Elections-Voting/Coffee Break ☕ 

11:00AM CST       OCI Oracle Cloud Database Service Economics

by Biju Thomas, Oracle ACE Director, Global Oracle Practice Lead at Data Intensity, Data Intensity

֎ I was involved in multiple OCI migrations in 2023 and would like to share my experiences in the design and architecture phase. A few topics to cover are:

·        Oracle Database 19c long term support, release of 23c, upgrade support for 11g, 12.1 and 12.2

·        ExaCS economics – when does it make sense to consider dedicated ExaCS solution instead of Oracle DB System PaaS service

·        Standard Edition and OCI DB Services

·        An autonomous database case study – license economics.

·        A few ExaCS features to overcome BYOL product license shortages.

And of course, open forum to answer any OCI migration questions.  

12:00AM CST     Lunch and Networking

1:00PM CST         Oracle Database: Best Monitoring Practices

by Daniel Morgan, ACE Director Alum

Technical Director | Database and Cloud Security, Oracle Professional Services |     Minneapolis, Minnesota US

֎ From the perspective of monitoring, database Security and Performance are very different. When performance is poor every user is an active agent: You have multiple sources of real-time feedback. From the standpoint of security, the feedback will usually come in the form of a failed audit, a successful ransomware attack, or your organization's data being sold on the dark web: None of which are going to make it the best day of your life.  

2:00PM CST     Tea Break ☕ / Election Results

2:15PM CST         Maximize Security and Minimize Headaches with Oracle Database Proxy Users

by Daniel Morgan, ACE Director Alum

Technical Director | Database and Cloud Security, Oracle  Professional Services | Minneapolis, Minnesota US

֎ - Proxy Users are the most secure and easily managed way to provision users in an Oracle Database.
- Proxy users have been fully documented, fully supported, and in your existing license since version 9.2.
- So why isn't everyone provisioning users as Proxy Users?
- Lack of familiarity it seems ... this seminar will hopefully change that for those that attend.
- And who will get to see a user securely connect to an database with zero granted privileges.

3:15PM CST         Raffle (only for in-person attendees)

3:30PM CST         Closing note by the TCOUG President, Suresh Sikharam

Detailed Agenda

08:00AM CST Registration

08:30AM CST       Breakfast

09:00AM CST       Welcome note by TCOUG President, Suresh Sikharam

09:15AM CST       Message from our Sponsor - Collier IT

09:30AM CST       Seamless Integration of Oracle Database with Active Directory

by Don Deets - SME on integrating Oracle Databases into Active Directory, Oracle, Inc.

֎ Starting with version 18c Oracle Database users can be directly authenticated and authorized against Active Directory.  Users can authenticate to the Oracle Database using credentials stored in Active Directory and also be associated with database schemas and roles using Active Directory groups. This technical session will explore the benefits of Single Sign-On and Zero Trust and the options available for the transparent integration of Active Directory with your Oracle Databases. 

10:30AM CST     Annual Elections-Voting/Coffee Break ☕ 

11:00AM CST       OCI Oracle Cloud Database Service Economics

by Biju Thomas, Oracle ACE Director, Global Oracle Practice Lead at Data Intensity, Data Intensity

֎ I was involved in multiple OCI migrations in 2023 and would like to share my experiences in the design and architecture phase. A few topics to cover are:

·        Oracle Database 19c long term support, release of 23c, upgrade support for 11g, 12.1 and 12.2

·        ExaCS economics – when does it make sense to consider dedicated ExaCS solution instead of Oracle DB System PaaS service

·        Standard Edition and OCI DB Services

·        An autonomous database case study – license economics.

·        A few ExaCS features to overcome BYOL product license shortages.

And of course, open forum to answer any OCI migration questions.  

12:00AM CST     Lunch and Networking

1:00PM CST         Oracle Database: Best Monitoring Practices

by Daniel Morgan, ACE Director Alum

Technical Director | Database and Cloud Security, Oracle Professional Services |     Minneapolis, Minnesota US

֎ From the perspective of monitoring, database Security and Performance are very different. When performance is poor every user is an active agent: You have multiple sources of real-time feedback. From the standpoint of security, the feedback will usually come in the form of a failed audit, a successful ransomware attack, or your organization's data being sold on the dark web: None of which are going to make it the best day of your life.  

2:00PM CST     Tea Break ☕ / Election Results

2:15PM CST         Maximize Security and Minimize Headaches with Oracle Database Proxy Users

by Daniel Morgan, ACE Director Alum

Technical Director | Database and Cloud Security, Oracle  Professional Services | Minneapolis, Minnesota US

֎ - Proxy Users are the most secure and easily managed way to provision users in an Oracle Database.
- Proxy users have been fully documented, fully supported, and in your existing license since version 9.2.
- So why isn't everyone provisioning users as Proxy Users?
- Lack of familiarity it seems ... this seminar will hopefully change that for those that attend.
- And who will get to see a user securely connect to an database with zero granted privileges.

3:15PM CST         Raffle (only for in-person attendees)

3:30PM CST         Closing note by the TCOUG President, Suresh Sikharam

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