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NEWS IOUG President Michelle Malcher: Sneak Peak of COLLABORATE 14 COLLABORATE 14, the Independent Oracle Users Group conference, will take place April 7 to 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michelle Malcher, IOUG president and DBA team lead at DRW Holdings, offers a sneak preview of the conference's 1,250 panels and sessions covering the full spectrum of Oracle technology. Read More 2014 Meetings Kick Off with Oracle-Hosted BIWA Summit Find out what transpired at the recent BIWA Summit, where attendees enjoyed a portfolio of content spanning data management, data mining, analytics, business intelligence, visualization, and more. And find out where to be for this year's hottest upcoming special interest and user group meetings. Read More New E-Book: Technical Primer for Securing Oracle Database 12c Oracle security experts have written a new book for database administrators and security professionals who want to learn how to secure Oracle Databases. Written by Oracle's Paul Needham and Scott Rotondo, along with Independent Oracle Users Group President Michelle Malcher, Securing Oracle Database 12c: A Technical Primer, is available as a free download. Read More Back to Top VIDEO StubHub Creates a Safe Market with Oracle Advanced Analytics Learn why StubHub chose Oracle Advanced Analytics to understand customers in its online marketplace. Hear how the company was able to shorten analysis times, and benefit from fast and easy setup as well as the integration of Oracle R Enterprise with the data warehouse. Back to Top   WEBCASTS Increase Productivity and Innovate with Extreme Performance Data Integration Join Oracle development executives and customers BT and SolarWorld to learn how Oracle Data Integrator 12c and Oracle GoldenGate 12c deliver extreme performance, higher IT productivity, and future-ready solutions. Only with Oracle: Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Database Integration Nirvana See product experts explain how optimized integration between the industry's #1 application server, Oracle WebLogic 12c, and the #1 Oracle Database 12c provide you with greater value. On-Demand Oracle Database 12c Monthly Webcast Series Plug into the cloud with a multitenant architecture that lowers cost, increases agility, and minimizes risk. Consolidate and compress databases at a higher density than ever before. In these on-demand webcasts learn from industry and Oracle experts how Oracle Database 12c can help your organization save time and money. Plug into the Cloud Plug into Storage Optimization Plug into Maximum Availability Plug into Defense-in-Depth On-Demand Database as a Service (DBaaS) Webcast Forum Discover your blueprint to DBaaS and learn how to design, develop, and deliver Oracle Database in the cloud. Keynotes feature Oracle's Juan Loaiza, Carl Olofson from IDC, and customers, including the State of Texas, KPN, and e-DBA. Back to Top   PODCASTS University of Twente Reduces Server Sprawl and Improves High Availability with Oracle Database Appliance Listen to Guido van de Zweerde, senior DBA from the University of Twente's ICT Service Center, describe how it consolidated its database server environment and improved high availability with Oracle Database Appliance. City of Atlanta Evaluates Oracle SQL Developer 4.0 Hear Danny Bryant, IT manager at the City of Atlanta, discuss the city's successful evaluation of Oracle SQL Developer 4.0. Amerisource Bergen Realizes a 60 Percent Reduction of Its Storage Footprint with Oracle Advanced Compression in an SAP Environment Listen to Milt Simonds of AmeriSource Bergen describe how Oracle Advanced Compression reduced its storage footprint in an SAP environment by 60 percent with no impact on performance and while significantly lowering storage management costs. Structuring a Business Justification for Oracle Exadata Oracle Exadata Database Machine is an engineered solution for organizing all types of data for both online transaction processing and data warehouse workloads. It delivers extreme performance while simplifying management and reducing costs. Find out how to quantify all the benefits of Oracle Exadata so that you can structure the most complete purchase justification for your business. Back to Top   CUSTOMER BUZZ Yodlee Achieves 50 Percent Reduction in Capital Ependiture and 10 Percent Faster Performance KDDI Selects Oracle SuperCluster to Strengthen Authentication System for Mobile Core Network and Support Rapid Data Growth Alpha Natural Resources Unearths Cost Savings and Performance Gains with Oracle Exadata CaixaBank Selects Oracle for Big Data Infrastructure Back to Top   SPOTLIGHT: ORACLE DATABASE 12c Great news! Oracle Database 12c is now available for download on HP-UX Itanium AIX (PPC64) zLinux64 Back to Top   BLOGOSPHERE Oracle Database Insider Blog Get a Closer Look at Oracle Database Appliance OracleVoice on Forbes.com Database as a Service: A Pioneer Explains How It's Done Back to Top   FIND AN ORACLE PARTNER Back to Top   ORACLE MAGAZINE Oracle Magazine on LinkedIn Go to where the conversation lives. Connect on LinkedIn with Oracle Magazine, the world's largest IT publication, and be a part of our growing community. Network with colleagues around content directly from Oracle Magazine, as well as exclusive content found only here. Join us. Interested in content from Oracle Magazine? Catch up with Oracle ACE Director Kellyn Pot'Vin and get a free subscription to Oracle Magazine today. Back to Top   FEATURED TRAINING Oracle Database 12c Interactive Quick Reference Guide Use this Oracle Database 12c Interactive Quick Reference guide, an intuitive multimedia tool that describes various terms and concepts used in Oracle Database 12c, to learn more about the first database designed for the cloud. Get helpful information about writing custom data dictionary scripts, locating views pertinent to a specific database component, and more. Oracle Database 12c: Fundamentals for Developers and System Administrators Learn how to perform basic Oracle Database 12c administration tasks in this ideal course for database administrators working in small- to medium-sized businesses.. Oracle Database 12c: Security Learn how you can use Oracle Database features to meet the security, privacy, and compliance requirements of your organization. Oracle Database 12c: Full Curriculum Review the full Oracle University curriculum available for Oracle Database 12c. Back to Top   EVENTS Oracle Days: Coming to a City Near You Cloud. Mobile. Social. Big data. The Internet of Things. Oracle customers understand how these technologies are shaping the world, and are taking advantage of the new opportunities created. Come to an Oracle Day event at one of 75 cities worldwide, and see how your peers are putting innovation into practice. Oracle Big Data At Work Event Series Companies are creating huge business value by capturing more data (particularly unstructured data) from social media, sensors and mobile devices. Come to one of 15 events and discover the impressive results business are getting from putting big data to work. Search for a city near you. RMOUG Training Days 2014 February 5–7, 2014 | Denver, Colorado | #RMOUG NoCOUG Winter Conference February 20, 2014 | Redwood Shores, California NYOUG 2014 Spring General Meeting March 14, 2014 OUG Ireland March 11, 2014 | Dublin, Ireland | #oug_ire UKOUG A Day of Real World Performance March 26, 2014 | London, England | #ukoug_realworld COLLABORATE 14–IOUG Forum April 7–11, 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada | #CV14LV NoCOUG 2014 Spring Conference May 15, 2014 | Santa Clara, California Oracle Spatial Summit at the Location Intelligence Summit 2014 May 19–21, 2014 | Washington DC NYOUG 2014 Summer General Meeting June 3, 2014 OUG Scotland June 11–12, 2014 | Linlithgow, Scotland | #oug_scot ODTUG Kscope14 June 22–26, 2014 | Seattle, Washington | #Kscope14 NoCOUG 2014 Summer Conference August 21, 2014 | San Ramon, California Oracle OpenWorld September 28–October 2, 2014 | San Francisco, California DOAG 2014 November 18–20, 2014 | Nuremberg, Germany NoCOUG 2014 Autumn Conference November 20, 2014 | Santa Clara, California Find an Oracle Event Near You Back to Top     Please send questions or comments to newsletter_feedback_us@oracle.com. 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