In October I announced I was leaving Fujitsu, and I guess I have been quite quiet since then, so what have I been up to? At first my intention was to look for another corporate employer but every time I talked to friends the same discussion happened, people thought I should be working for myself as an independent consultant on where Oracle could help an organisation achieve its strategy.
I thought about it a lot, 25 years with (more...)
In my last post I talked about presentations I am doing this year and I realise that one of my main drives is talking about what Oracle call AppAdvantage which was launched at Oracle Open World. This concept is the understanding of what business issues can be delivered using Fusion Middleware, something that I am really interested in, because Fusion Applications are the ultimate incarnation of this.
I haven't written much about AppAdvantage on this (more...)
It's the annual voting for UKOUG and as a director I urge you to vote, but as Debra Lilley I want you to vote for me.
Times have been hard at UKOUG, a lot of change as we get the right model for the community and as previously shared it is constantly difficult to achieve everything we do within the financial challenges we have. At UKOUG we rely on volunteers and because life changes (more...)
Many of us would love a wee holiday in the sun in January, if like me you live somewhere when winter comes calling at that time of the year. So a trip to Oracle HQ at Redwood Shores where the temperature although chilly for Californians is a balmy 18’-19’ C is my winter bliss. How do I manage this then?
Oracle has an independent user group model which means there are simply too many, (more...)
This journey was great, a toll road with a set speed limit, which it appears we broke constantly, and the road was littered with signs saying 'speeding invites prosecution' and other witty suggestions. Then we reached Agra and I experienced (more...)
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