OpenWorld 2014

Yes, it is that time of year again - OpenWorld is here!

My focus continues to be: Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing and Big Data.

There will be some very exciting & game-changing announcements that I got a preview of at the ACE Director briefings last week.

As is customary, here is my list of sessions you may not want to miss:

• OAUG Fusion Middleware SIG Meeting [SIG9155]
• Sunday, Sep 28, 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM - Moscone West - 3008
• Opening Keynote by Larry Ellison [KEY10426]
• Sunday, Sep 28, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Moscone North - Hall D
• The Business Value of the Cloud [KEY10415]
• Monday, Sep 29, 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM - Moscone North - Hall D
• Introducing Oracle Integration Cloud Service: iPaaS on Oracle Cloud [CON8010]
• Monday, Sep 29, 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM - Moscone South - 302
• The Cloud Platform for Digital Business - Presented by Thomas Kurian [GEN8589]
• Monday, Sep 29, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM - Marriott Marquis - Salon 7/8/9
• Is the Cloud Working for You? If Yes, Wow! If Not, Why Not? [GEN8447]
• Monday, Sep 29, 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM - Moscone South - 103
• How to Deliver Oracle Fusion Middleware as a Service to Your Organization [CON7953] 
• Monday, Sep 29, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM - Moscone South - 262
• Customer Panel: Oracle SOA Suite Cloud Integration—Simple, Fast, and Secure [CON8011] 
• Monday, Sep 29, 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM - Moscone South - 302
• Oracle OpenWorld Tuesday Morning Keynote by Thomas Kurian [KEY10504]
• Tuesday, Sep 30, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Moscone North - Hall D
• Next-Generation Application Development—The Mobile and Cloud Effect [GEN7309] 
• Tuesday, Sep 30, 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM - Moscone South - 103
• Develop & Deploy Mobile Applications with Oracle Mobile Suite: An Overview [CON2479] 
• Tuesday, Sep 30, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM - Moscone West - 3020
• Oracle OpenWorld Tuesday Afternoon Keynote by Larry Ellison [KEY10530]
• Tuesday, Sep 30, 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM - Moscone North - Hall D
• Enable Apps for the Cloud, Mobile, and Beyond [GEN8238]
• Tuesday, Sep 30, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM - Moscone West - 3018
• Oracle Service Bus on Oracle Cloud [CON7824]
• Tuesday, Sep 30, 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM - Moscone South - 302
• Learning Oracle ADF: Birds-of-a-Feather Meeting [BOF9286]
• Tuesday, Sep 30, 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM - Moscone South - 304
• Oracle ADF Enterprise Architects Birds-of-a-Feather Meeting [BOF9287]
• Tuesday, Sep 30, 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM - Moscone South - 304
• Oracle Applications—Don’t Sit on the Sidelines [GEN7778]
• Wednesday, Oct 1, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Moscone West - 2008
• Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Cloud: Practical Scenarios [CON6918]
• Wednesday, Oct 1, 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM - Moscone West - 3004
• Oracle’s Big Data Strategy—Unified Data Management and Analytics [GEN9379]
• Wednesday, Oct 1, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM - Moscone West - 2008
• Bulletproof the Oracle Mobile Platform with Integrated Security [CON6983]
• Wednesday, Oct 1, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM - Moscone West - 3022
• Private Cloud? Public Cloud? Approaches for Oracle WebLogic Server in the Cloud [CON7929]
• Wednesday, Oct 1, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM - Moscone South - 304
• Simplify Enterprise Mobile Connectivity by Using Oracle Mobile Cloud Service [HOL9908] 
• Wednesday, Oct 1, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM - Intercontinental - Sutter
• Oracle ADF Development and Deployment to Oracle Cloud [CON2623]
• Wednesday, Oct 1, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM - Moscone South - 270
• Oracle Sales Cloud: How to Tailor a Simple and Efficient Mobile User Experience [CON7172]
• Wednesday, Oct 1, 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM - Moscone West - 2003
• Simplify Enterprise Mobile Connectivity by Using Oracle Mobile Cloud Service [HOL9908] 
• Thursday, Oct 2, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Intercontinental - Sutter
• Build a Mobile Application with Oracle Application Express 5.0 [HOL9299]
• Thursday, Oct 2, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Hotel Nikko - Golden Gate
• Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service: How to Deliver a Real BI Application in Five Days [CON7618]
• Thursday, Oct 2, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM - Moscone West - 3014
• Why Developers Need Mobile Back End as a Service (MBaaS) [CON7025]
• Thursday, Oct 2, 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM - Moscone West - 3020
• Don’t Rewrite, Reuse! Architecture for Mobile Enablement [CON2571]
• Thursday, Oct 2, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM - Moscone West - 3022
• Oracle Applications Cloud: First-Time User Experience [CON7972]
• Thursday, Oct 2, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM - Moscone West - 3002
• Ten Steps to Mobile Nirvana [CON6494] 
• Thursday, Oct 2, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM - Moscone West - 3022
• Building Secure Enterprise Mobile Apps with Oracle Mobile Application Framework: Best Practices [CON7091]
• Thursday, Oct 2, 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM - Moscone West - 3018
• Using Apple iBeacons to Deliver Context-Aware Social Data [CON8918]
• Thursday, Oct 2, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM - Moscone West - 2005

 Look forward to seeing you at OpenWorld.