This presentation, which was first presented during Sangam16, discusses general and specific support rules for the Oracle Database and Oracle RAC with the purpose of enabling you to determine whether a given system is supported, certified or even recommended. This presentation was last updated on August 31st 2017 (minor update).
"It can always get worse!" – Lessons Learned in over 20 years working with Or...Markus Michalewicz
First presented during the DOAG 2022 Conference and Exhibition, this presentation discusses and reviews the most significant lessons learned in over 20 years of working with Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture. It explains why documentation is good, but automated checks are better, and why standardization can help increase the availability of nearly all systems, including database systems.
Oracle RAC on Extended Distance Clusters - PresentationMarkus Michalewicz
NOTE that a newer version of this presentation (covering Oracle RAC 12c Release) has been uploaded to my SlideShare: https://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/oracle-extended-clusters-for-oracle-rac
This presentation can be used as an illustration for some of the ideas and best practices discussed in the paper "Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node on Extended Distance (Stretched) Clusters"
Oracle Cloud is Best for Oracle Database - High AvailabilityMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation looks behind the covers and evaluates the offerings provided by various cloud vendors and compares them to the Oracle Database offerings available in the Oracle Cloud. The comparison includes Oracle Database in general, focusing on High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR), as those areas have historically distinguished the Oracle Database from other databases and will likely continue to be some of the most distinguishing features when it comes to operating the Oracle Database in the cloud.
The Top 5 Reasons to Deploy Your Applications on Oracle RACMarkus Michalewicz
A presentation for developers, DBAs, and managers. This presentation was first presented in course of the AIOUG Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA)-focus month August 2021. The first reason might surprise you!
Oracle Open World (OOW) 2014 presentation on Oracle Cache Fusion; how it works and how to use it in an optimized fashion to scale an Oracle RAC system.
"It can always get worse!" – Lessons Learned in over 20 years working with Or...Markus Michalewicz
First presented during the DOAG 2022 Conference and Exhibition, this presentation discusses and reviews the most significant lessons learned in over 20 years of working with Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture. It explains why documentation is good, but automated checks are better, and why standardization can help increase the availability of nearly all systems, including database systems.
Oracle RAC on Extended Distance Clusters - PresentationMarkus Michalewicz
NOTE that a newer version of this presentation (covering Oracle RAC 12c Release) has been uploaded to my SlideShare: https://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/oracle-extended-clusters-for-oracle-rac
This presentation can be used as an illustration for some of the ideas and best practices discussed in the paper "Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node on Extended Distance (Stretched) Clusters"
Oracle Cloud is Best for Oracle Database - High AvailabilityMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation looks behind the covers and evaluates the offerings provided by various cloud vendors and compares them to the Oracle Database offerings available in the Oracle Cloud. The comparison includes Oracle Database in general, focusing on High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR), as those areas have historically distinguished the Oracle Database from other databases and will likely continue to be some of the most distinguishing features when it comes to operating the Oracle Database in the cloud.
The Top 5 Reasons to Deploy Your Applications on Oracle RACMarkus Michalewicz
A presentation for developers, DBAs, and managers. This presentation was first presented in course of the AIOUG Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA)-focus month August 2021. The first reason might surprise you!
Oracle Open World (OOW) 2014 presentation on Oracle Cache Fusion; how it works and how to use it in an optimized fashion to scale an Oracle RAC system.
This version of "Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 19c & Later – Best Practices" was first presented in Oracle Open World (OOW) London 2020 and includes content from the OOW 2019 version of the deck. The deck has been updated with the latest information regarding ORAchk as well as upgrade tips & tricks.
Standard Edition High Availability (SEHA) - The Why, What & HowMarkus Michalewicz
Standard Edition High Availability (SEHA) is the latest addition to Oracle’s high availability solutions. This presentation explains the motivation for Standard Edition High Availability, how it is implemented and the way it works currently as well as what is planned for future improvements. It was first presented during Oracle Groundbreakers Yatra (OGYatra) Online in July 2020.
Oracle RAC is an option to the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. At least, this is what it is known for. This presentation shows the many ways in which the stack, which is known as Oracle RAC can be used in the most efficient way for various use cases.
Oracle RAC on Extended Distance Clusters - Customer ExamplesMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation show cases some Extended RAC customers and provides some background on their motivation. It is best consumed together with the more technical presentation http://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/oracle-rac-on-extended-distance-clusters and the the respective white paper http://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/extended-oracle-racclusters
Make Your Application “Oracle RAC Ready” & Test For ItMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation talks about the secrets behind Oracle RAC’s horizontal scaling algorithm, Cache Fusion, and how you can ensure that your application is “Oracle RAC ready.”. It discusses do's and don'ts and how to test your application for "Oracle RAC readiness". This version was first presented in Sangam19.
Oracle Real Application Clusters 19c- Best Practices and Internals- EMEA Tour...Sandesh Rao
In this session, I will cover under-the-hood features that power Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) 19c specifically around Cache Fusion and Service management. Improvements in Oracle RAC helps in integration with features such as Multitenant and Data Guard. In fact, these features benefit immensely when used with Oracle RAC. Finally we will talk about changes to the broader Oracle RAC Family of Products stack and the algorithmic changes that helps quickly detect sick/dead nodes/instances and the reconfiguration improvements to ensure that the Oracle RAC Databases continue to function without any disruption
Oracle RAC Virtualized - In VMs, in Containers, On-premises, and in the CloudMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation discusses the support guidelines for using Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) in virtualized environments, for which general Oracle Database support guidelines are discussed shortly first.
First presented during DOAG 2021 User Conference, this presentation replaces its predecessor from 2016: https://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/how-to-use-oracle-rac-in-a-cloud-a-support-question
Starting with 12c Release 1, Oracle introduced a completely new architecture concept for its database - the Container Database.
With this new architecture, new challenges came up but with the same breath a wide branch of new opportunities.
The presentation will address the capabilities to create fast and easy new (test) databases or clones for a running production database. Five different ways will be discussed.
- Using Local and Remote Cloning
- Using an Unplugged PDB (predefined master)
- Using Refreshable PDBs as a master for new (test) databases
- Snapshot Carousel
Another point of the agenda is the usage of the Snapshot features of ACFS and Direct NFS to speed up the creation process.
Troubleshooting Complex Performance issues - Oracle SEG$ contentionTanel Poder
From Tanel Poder's Troubleshooting Complex Performance Issues series - an example of Oracle SEG$ internal segment contention due to some direct path insert activity.
In-depth overview of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 12c Release 2, which was first presented during UKOUG Tech16 under the title "Under the Hood of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 12c Release 2" and before Oracle Database 12c Release 2 became generally available (GA) in March 2017.
Oracle RAC BP for Upgrade & More by Anil Nair and Markus MichalewiczMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation provides reasons and best practices (BP) guidance on when and how to best upgrade to Oracle RAC 12c. It will consider the currently supported patch sets as well as new features that might make it interesting to upgrade at least step by step (Oracle Grid Infrastructure first, then the Oracle Database). Concrete step-by-steps, code and other examples can be found in the appendixes, of which appendix B - "Enhanced OJVM Patching steps" might be of particular interest after going through appendix A: "Grid Infrastructure Upgrade".
This version of "Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 19c & Later – Best Practices" was first presented in Oracle Open World (OOW) London 2020 and includes content from the OOW 2019 version of the deck. The deck has been updated with the latest information regarding ORAchk as well as upgrade tips & tricks.
Standard Edition High Availability (SEHA) - The Why, What & HowMarkus Michalewicz
Standard Edition High Availability (SEHA) is the latest addition to Oracle’s high availability solutions. This presentation explains the motivation for Standard Edition High Availability, how it is implemented and the way it works currently as well as what is planned for future improvements. It was first presented during Oracle Groundbreakers Yatra (OGYatra) Online in July 2020.
Oracle RAC is an option to the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. At least, this is what it is known for. This presentation shows the many ways in which the stack, which is known as Oracle RAC can be used in the most efficient way for various use cases.
Oracle RAC on Extended Distance Clusters - Customer ExamplesMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation show cases some Extended RAC customers and provides some background on their motivation. It is best consumed together with the more technical presentation http://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/oracle-rac-on-extended-distance-clusters and the the respective white paper http://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/extended-oracle-racclusters
Make Your Application “Oracle RAC Ready” & Test For ItMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation talks about the secrets behind Oracle RAC’s horizontal scaling algorithm, Cache Fusion, and how you can ensure that your application is “Oracle RAC ready.”. It discusses do's and don'ts and how to test your application for "Oracle RAC readiness". This version was first presented in Sangam19.
Oracle Real Application Clusters 19c- Best Practices and Internals- EMEA Tour...Sandesh Rao
In this session, I will cover under-the-hood features that power Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) 19c specifically around Cache Fusion and Service management. Improvements in Oracle RAC helps in integration with features such as Multitenant and Data Guard. In fact, these features benefit immensely when used with Oracle RAC. Finally we will talk about changes to the broader Oracle RAC Family of Products stack and the algorithmic changes that helps quickly detect sick/dead nodes/instances and the reconfiguration improvements to ensure that the Oracle RAC Databases continue to function without any disruption
Oracle RAC Virtualized - In VMs, in Containers, On-premises, and in the CloudMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation discusses the support guidelines for using Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) in virtualized environments, for which general Oracle Database support guidelines are discussed shortly first.
First presented during DOAG 2021 User Conference, this presentation replaces its predecessor from 2016: https://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/how-to-use-oracle-rac-in-a-cloud-a-support-question
Starting with 12c Release 1, Oracle introduced a completely new architecture concept for its database - the Container Database.
With this new architecture, new challenges came up but with the same breath a wide branch of new opportunities.
The presentation will address the capabilities to create fast and easy new (test) databases or clones for a running production database. Five different ways will be discussed.
- Using Local and Remote Cloning
- Using an Unplugged PDB (predefined master)
- Using Refreshable PDBs as a master for new (test) databases
- Snapshot Carousel
Another point of the agenda is the usage of the Snapshot features of ACFS and Direct NFS to speed up the creation process.
Troubleshooting Complex Performance issues - Oracle SEG$ contentionTanel Poder
From Tanel Poder's Troubleshooting Complex Performance Issues series - an example of Oracle SEG$ internal segment contention due to some direct path insert activity.
In-depth overview of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 12c Release 2, which was first presented during UKOUG Tech16 under the title "Under the Hood of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 12c Release 2" and before Oracle Database 12c Release 2 became generally available (GA) in March 2017.
Oracle RAC BP for Upgrade & More by Anil Nair and Markus MichalewiczMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation provides reasons and best practices (BP) guidance on when and how to best upgrade to Oracle RAC 12c. It will consider the currently supported patch sets as well as new features that might make it interesting to upgrade at least step by step (Oracle Grid Infrastructure first, then the Oracle Database). Concrete step-by-steps, code and other examples can be found in the appendixes, of which appendix B - "Enhanced OJVM Patching steps" might be of particular interest after going through appendix A: "Grid Infrastructure Upgrade".
Data Mobility for the Oracle Database by JWilliams and RGonzalezMarkus Michalewicz
With cloud computing, on-premises virtualization, and converged infrastructures, change is a constant. While relocating CPU cycles from on-premises to the cloud is easy, ensuring that data associated with the workload is available is quite difficult. This is the data mobility challenge. The latest generation of Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) and Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System (ACFS) is designed to meet this challenge and this presentation is showing you how.
"Extended" or "Stretched" Oracle RAC has been available as a concept for a while. Oracle RAC 12c Release 2 introduces an Oracle Extended Cluster configuration, in which the cluster understands the concept of sites and extended setups. This knowledge is used to more efficiently manage "Extended Oracle RAC", whether the nodes are 0.1 mile or 10 miles apart.
The presentation was last updated on August 7th 2017 to add a reference to the new MAA White Paper: "Installing Oracle Extended Clusters on Exadata Database Machine" - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/availability/maa-extclusters-installguide-3748227.pdf and to correct some minor details.
Oracle RAC and Your Way to the Cloud by Angelo PruscinoMarkus Michalewicz
Angelo Pruscino, SVP Oracle RAC Development, presents the future of Oracle RAC, including some upcoming technologies and their relevance for the (private) database cloud as part of his Keynote during the DOAG 2014 conference.
Learn about new features in the 19c RAC database. In this session get a good understanding of the architecture of RAC , ASM and the Grid Infrastructure which involves processes, their communication mechanisms, startup sequences and then we move to scenarios and common troubleshooting scenarios with how to proceed to diagnose the same. We will learn to automatically troubleshoot hangs, collect and debug trace, perform best practices on your stack automatically and how to act on the recommendations
Oracle RAC 12c Rel. 2 Under the Hood and Best PracticesMarkus Michalewicz
Under the Hood and Best Practices in one deck highlighting the most important changes you need to be aware of before getting started with Oracle RAC 12c Rel. 2. This deck was created for and first presented as part of the OTN LAD 2017 and will be updated as needed.
Oracle RAC 12c Best Practices with Customer Example (Sanger) as presented during Oracle Open World 2013 (OOW13).
This is part one of the Oracle RAC 12c "reindeer series" used for OOW13 Oracle RAC-related presentations.
Unlocking Business Potential with Oracle Realdatapatrolt
Oracle Database provides a full range of capabilities to protect organizations from all causes of system downtimes, both planned and unplanned. Oracle Real Applications Cluster is one most important among them. Oracle RAC is a high-availability database solution that combines the processing power of multiple interconnected computers that allows multiple instances to access a single Oracle database on shared storage. This provides system redundancy, scalability and fault tolerance to ensure the continuous availability of critical business applications.
AskTom: How to Make and Test Your Application "Oracle RAC Ready"?Markus Michalewicz
Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) is the preferred availability and scalability solution for Oracle Databases, as most applications can benefit from its capabilities without making any changes. This mini session explains the secrets behind Oracle RAC’s horizontal scaling algorithm, Cache Fusion, and how you can test and ensure that your application is “Oracle RAC ready.”
This deck was first presented in OOW19 as an AskTom theater / mini session and will be presented as a full version in other conferences going forward at which time I will provide an updated version of the deck.
Oracle RAC 12c (12.1.0.2) Operational Best Practices - A result of true colla...Markus Michalewicz
This is the latest version of the Oracle RAC 12c (12.1.0.2) Operational Best Practices presentation as shown during IOUG / Collaborate15. As best practices are a result of true collaboration this will probably be the last version before OOW 2015.
Oracle RAC 12c Practical Performance Management and Tuning as presented during Oracle Open World 2013 with Michael Zoll.
This is part three of the Oracle RAC 12c "reindeer series" used for OOW13 Oracle RAC-related presentations.
This part concludes the main part of the "reindeer series" except for one bonus track "Oracle Multitenant meets Oracle RAC 12c" (available via SlidesShare, too).
With the Oracle Multitenant option of Oracle Database 12c, the services of individual pluggable databases (PDBs) can be opened selectively on specified nodes of an Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) cluster. By partitioning the System Global Areas in this way across the cluster, the Oracle Multitenant option with Oracle RAC can be used to “scale out” across a cluster for flexible adaptation to varying load profiles. A true symbiotic relationship: the Oracle Multitenant option makes Oracle RAC better, and Oracle RAC makes the Oracle Multitenant option better!
Achieving Continuous Availability for Your Applications with Oracle MAAMarkus Michalewicz
First presented during Oracle Cloud World 2022, this presentation discusses how to "Achieving Continuous Availability for Your Applications with Oracle MAA". You will learn how Application Continuity and related technologies keep your applications available. Get technical insights into how Oracle Database can help protect your application workflows from interruptions caused by planned maintenance or unplanned outages. Hear from customers about which applications benefit the most right away without code changes—and when customization may be required.
HA, Scalability, DR & MAA in Oracle Database 21c - OverviewMarkus Michalewicz
Oracle Database 21c is Oracle's first Innovation Release and includes a lot of new and innovative HA, Scalability, DR & MAA features to provide the most scalable and reliable Oracle Database available today. This presentation discusses some of the database as well as infrastructure features contributing to this unprecedented level of resiliency.
The Oracle database has met the highest high availability expectations for decades. The goal of this presentation is to show which technologies Oracle is already using today so that this high standard is not disappointed in the years to come.
Sharing some observations, facts & possible conclusions to find out “What’s Next?” in the area of high availability, scalability and the overall development of Oracle and other databases.
This presentation discusses the top 5 reasons as well as various technology updates to provide a reasonable answer to the rather common question: "Why should one use an Oracle Database?". This "2020 "C-Edition" was first presented during the IOUG / Quest Forum Digital Event: Database & tech Week in June 2020 and subsequently updated based on feedback received.
"Changing Role of the DBA" Skills to Have, to Obtain & to Nurture - Updated 2...Markus Michalewicz
The ever-changing IT industry requires DBA's to keep their skills up-to-date. This presentation discusses skills that any DBA should have, but also those that any DBA should obtain and nurture regardless of which new technology is entering the (Gartner) hype cycle. The first ever version of this deck was presented during Sangam18 under the title "(Oracle) DBA Skills to Have, to Obtain and to Nurture" and used in other occasions during 2019. It was subsequently enhanced to a more generic 2019 version, which included an outlook for 2020! This edition of the presentation maintains the generic character, but has been updated to reflect unprecedented changes in 2020 and to cover the latest Oracle technology, to provide a 3-year comparison as well as trends analysis.
Note that the link on slide 25 in the subtitle should have been: https://go.oracle.com/DBA
"Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) for Oracle Database, Exadata and the Cloud" was first presented during Oracle Open World (OOW) 2019. This version of the deck has been updated for OOW London 2020 including the latest information regarding patching and upgrading the Oracle Database with Zero Downtime.
The ever-changing IT industry requires DBA's to keep their skills up-to-date. This presentation discusses skills that any DBA should have, but also those that any DBA should obtain and nurture regardless of which new technology is entering the (Gartner) hype cycle. The first ever version of this deck was presented during Sangam18 under the title "(Oracle) DBA Skills to Have, to Obtain and to Nurture " and used in other occasions during 2019. This is the more generic 2019 edition of the presentation which includes an outlook for 2020!
This presentation is based on Lawrence To's Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Oracle Open World Presentation talking about the latest updates on high availability (HA) best practices across multiple architectures, features and products in Oracle Database 19c. It considers all workloads, OLTP, DWH and analytics, mixed workload as well as on-premises and cloud-based deployments.
Best Practices for the Most Impactful Oracle Database 18c and 19c FeaturesMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation answers the question, “What’s new in Oracle Database 19c ?” in a slightly different way: by providing best practices and a deep dive into the most impactful high availability (HA), scalability, and lifecycle management features in Oracle Database 12c, 18c and 19c, including a short roadmap of features yet to come in the next generation Oracle Database.
This deck was first presented during OOW19 together with Mauricio Feria, who reported on two of his customers and how they have used Oracle Database HA features and Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) to improve their businesses.
Oracle Database Availability & Scalability Across Versions & EditionsMarkus Michalewicz
The Oracle Database provides a comprehensive set of availability and scalability features. The availability of those features, however, differs between versions and database editions (e.g. Standard and Enterprise Edition). This presentation reviews and discusses some of these capabilities across different versions and editions, on-premises and in the Oracle Cloud, including the recent change in support for Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) in the Oracle Standard Edition (SE)2.
Oracle RAC 19c - the Basis for the Autonomous DatabaseMarkus Michalewicz
Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) has been Oracle's premier database availability and scalability solution for more than two decades as it provides near linear horizontal scalability without the need to change the application code. This session explains why Oracle RAC 19c is the basis for Oracle's Autonomous Database by introducing some of its latest features, some of which were specifically designed for ATP-D, as well as by taking a peek under the hood of the dedicated Autonomous Database Service (ATP-D).
From HA to Maximum Availability - A Holistic Historical DiscussionMarkus Michalewicz
Keynote - first presented in course of the DOAG HA Day in Hamburg in September 2018. This deck discusses the Maximum Availability Architecture approach against the background of "Four More Often Than Not Disregarded HA Fundamentals" and also shares HA thoughts that eventually will lead to “Continuous Availability” rather than (just) “High Availability”.
This presentation addresses and tries to provide a reasonable answer to the rather common question: "Why should we still use an Oracle Database?", which more often than not is raised by management, but in the presence of more and more "alternative solutions", also by non-Oracle database administrators who are looking to solve a particular problem.
This is the first presentation of my "Oracle Fundamentals" presentation series.
Note that slide 35 (of 38) is outdated and should not have been included. Unfortunately, SlideShare does not allow for re-uploads anymore and hence, I will leave it in for now.
Presented the "A Cloud Journey - Move to the Oracle Cloud" on behalf of Ricardo Gonzalez during Bulgarian Oracle User Group Spring Conference 2019. This presentation discusses various methods on how to migrate to the Oracle Cloud and provides recommendations as to which tool to use (and where to find it) especially assuming that Zero Downtime Migration is desired, for which the new Zero Downtime Migration tool is described and discussed in detail. More information: http://www.oracle.com/goto/move
Oracle MAA Best Practices - Applications ConsiderationsMarkus Michalewicz
Providing the highest levels of availability is the main goal of Oracle's Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA), which has been available for more than two decades. This presentation looks at Oracle MAA from a slightly different angle, as MAA should really be considered by the DBA as well as by developers and even by non-Oracle customers.
The ever-changing IT industry requires DBA's to keep their skills up-to-date. This presentation discusses skills that any DBA should have, but also those that any DBA should obtain and nurture regardless of which new technology is entering the hype cycle. This presentation was first presented during Sangam18.
Oracle MAA (Maximum Availability Architecture) 18c - An OverviewMarkus Michalewicz
Providing the highest levels of availability is the main goal of Oracle’s Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA), which has been available for more than a decade. This session looks at Oracle MAA from a slightly different angle, as MAA should really be considered by the Oracle DBA as well as by developers and even by non-Oracle customers. First presented in Sangam18.
The Oracle Database with Sharding is a globally distributed multi-model (relational & document) DBMS. It is built on shared-nothing architecture in which data is horizontally partitioned across databases that share no hardware or software. It provides linear scalability, fault isolation and geographic data distribution for shard-amenable applications. This presentation was presented during Sangam18 in December 2018 - original title: "Oracle Sharding 18c for Data Sovereignty and Massive Linear Scalability"
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.