The International zSeries Oracle SIG is a loosely organized group of companies that have a license for Oracle on z/OS and Linux on the zSeries hardware. There are no membership fees or obligations. Communications are done through Oracle mailings, emails and this website.
In Brief: Next Conference
zSeries Oracle Special Interest Group Conference 2009
The 2009 conference will be held April 19'th thru April 24'th, 2009, at Oracle Headquarters in Redwood Shores, California. The conference will also provide two extra free days (April 22'nd thru April 24'th) of hands on training to SIG members who p reregister for the conference. These workshops will be offered on a first come, first served basis as space is limited.
- April 19’th
- April 20-22
- April 22-24
| Evening Reception | |
| Main Conference | |
| Work Shops (free to paid attendees on a first come basis) |
The cost for the conference is $545 which includes Sunday's reception, breakfast and lunch, dinner and entertainment Tuesday evening.
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The conference starts with a Welcome Reception on Sunday evening, April 19'th, sponsored by Oracle Corporation. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (morning) sessions include presentations by customers, Oracle Corporation, IBM, and others. The entertainment event on Tuesday evening is sponsored by IBM Corporation. The main conference will end with a served lunch on Wednesday. The optional workshops will be hosted Wednesday afternoon, all day Thursday, and Friday morning.
The conference hotel is the Sofitel San Francisco Bay Hotel which is located several blocks from Oracle Headquarters. The conference room rate is $168 a night for a standard room. Note: This is updated Oracle negotiated rate as of 4/2/09. This rate will be available up until the conference, but we recommend you make a reservation ASAP in order to guarantee your room reservation.
Post Conference Workshops
With Oracle's recent announcement regarding future support of the z/OS platform the following 2 workshops will be held in conjunction with the conference:
Oracle on Linux on System z Workshop:
In conjunction with the Oracle zSeries SIG 2009 Conference, IBM is hosting a special 'no-charge' workshop for conference attendees who are considering consolidating and moving Oracle DB workloads to a Linux environment using z/VM software and System z hardware technology. This 2.5 day workshop is designed for system administrators, DBA's, and planners considering a move of Oracle to Linux on System z, and offers practical, hands-on experience through a combination of lectures and labs to install and configure SUSE Linux. A hands-on customization of z/VM will be performed to establish an environment for a Linux system. The workshop includes the installation and customization of Oracle 10g, and will include a discussion of performance tooling for Linux and z/VM that can be used to monitor and tune the system environment.
z/VM and Linux Performance Workshop:
Barton Robinson of Velocity Software will spend 2 days teaching performance analysis of Linux on z/VM, and z/VM. All relevant z/VM and Linux subsystems can be analyzed in detail using ESALPS. This workshop will be a shorter version of the normal 4 day workshop put on by Velocity Software.
Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA):
This workshop will focus on implementing a database in a RAC/ASM/Grid Control environment. During the hands on training you will learn to manage an Oracle database in Oracle MAA environment.
Note: You must bring your own LAPTOP to this class in order to participate.
The cost for the conference is $545 which includes Sunday's reception, breakfast and lunch, dinner and entertainment Tuesday evening.
There is no additional fee for paid conference attendees to participate in these workshops. Travel, food, and lodging expenses are the responsibility of the individuals attending the workshop. The SIG may coordinate travel and supply a bus to and from IBM and Velocity locations, but this will be coordinated based on pre-registered attendance this year. Seating is limited. The main SIG Conference concludes Wednesday, April 22'th, the workshops will begin at 1pm, Wednesday April 22, and end at 1pm Friday, April 24'Th
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