{"id":247,"date":"2013-01-15T12:49:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T18:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oraerp.com\/blog\/?p=247"},"modified":"2013-01-15T12:49:24","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T18:49:24","slug":"takeaways-from-oracle-cloudworld-2013-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oraerp.com\/blog\/takeaways-from-oracle-cloudworld-2013-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Takeaways from Oracle CloudWorld 2013 Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot went on today 15<sup>th<\/sup> Jan, 2013 at Oracle CloudWorld, Dubai, I believe this was the maximum crowed of attendees in<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-249\" alt=\"cloudworld\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cloudworld.jpg?resize=140%2C117\" width=\"140\" height=\"117\" \/>any oracle event in Dubai during recent years. Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates was a good venue with ample space and was also very well planned and organized by Oracle. Reached early morning and registration also went smooth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oracle.com\/events\/global\/en\/cloudworld\/index.html\">Oracle CloudWorld<\/a> was the first event from series of Cloud events across the globe with the theme of <i>\u201c<\/i><i>Mobile, social, and\u00a0cloud are redefining how business gets done. Discover what your company can do to take advantage of these new opportunities and gain a competitive advantage at Oracle CloudWorld. Experience insightful keynotes, real-world case studies, in-depth Q&amp;A sessions, hands-on demos, face-to-face networking, and dedicated tracks for different audiences.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Before sharing about the conference I thought let me put some highlight on \u2018Cloud\u2019 There are many definitions of Cloud Computing are, here is one of them that seems to represent the most commonly held view.\u00a0 It\u2019s from the National Institute of Standards (NIST).<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cCloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-251\" alt=\"cloudworldreg1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cloudworldreg1.jpg?resize=173%2C179\" width=\"173\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cloudworldreg1.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cloudworldreg1.jpg?resize=289%2C300 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Breaking it down, cloud computing is composed of:<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>5 essential\u00a0 characteristics<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>3 service models<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>4 deployment models\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mark Hurd, President of Oracle came first time to Dubai to launch this event, started with the opening key note of Mark\u00a0Hurd <i>\u201cParting The Clouds: Transforming How you Do Business in the Age of Collaboration and Advocacy\u201d <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Few of the highlights of keynotes are: Oracle\u2019s strategy to simplify IT with the introduction of full stack offerings along with On-Premise, Private Cloud, Public Cloud and Hybrid Cloud<\/p>\n<p>Few of the bits on statistics grabbed from Mark\u2019s keynote: \u00a0In 2 years data in the planet will double, some of which will be worthless, we should figure out to get wisdom out of it. Staggering Stat: Internet users exceed 2 billion worldwide with global penetration reaching 42% by 2016. More smartphones sold than PCs in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/keynote1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-252\" alt=\"keynote1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/keynote1.jpg?resize=230%2C173\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/keynote1.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/keynote1.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Executive from Emirates Airlines presented case study of Emirates during the keynote.<\/p>\n<p>Last speaker of keynote session was Charlene Li, founder of Altimeter Group and she presented session \u201cSocial Business\u00a0and Cloud\u201d, this session was awesome. <i>\u2018Social business is about relationships\u2019<\/i> very truly presented to audience of CloudWorld and \u2018Master the art of failure\u2019 Charlene tells, Follow the <i>Google mantra: &#8220;Fail fast. Fail smart&#8221; and learn from mistakes. <\/i>She also presented 6-stages of Social Business Maturity<i>: Planning, Presence, Engagement, Formalized, Strategic, and Transformation. <\/i>You can get more about Charlene on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charleneli.com\/\">http:\/\/www.charleneli.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were number of tracks covering sales, Customer Service and Support, Finance and Operations, Human Resources and Application Developers during the entire day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/meoug1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-253\" alt=\"meoug1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/meoug1.jpg?resize=230%2C173\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/meoug1.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oraerp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/meoug1.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We as a part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meoug.com\/\">Middle East Oracle User Group (MEOUG)<\/a> got stall from Oracle to showcase volunteer group of Oracle<\/p>\n<p>Users community and attract more volunteers to come forward and join MEOUG.<\/p>\n<p>In the evening there was a Networking Cocktail Reception with surprise touch of regional Arabic belly dancer J<\/p>\n<p>In the end, will wait for your comments \u2026\u2026. 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