UTOUG Training Days 2025

Gateway to Hell – Network Basics for DBAs, DEVs and DevOps

New environments are increasingly based on a software-defined data center, both on-premises and in the cloud. However, more conventional approaches also require database administrators or DevOps teams to understand and handle the network stack. Knowledge of this basic technology is more relevant today than ever before – even if, at its core, it is mostly a creation of the 1980s and 90s.
With a twinkle in our eye, we answer the following questions, among others:
– What’s so great about the Classless Society?
– What does a salami pizza have to do with network technology?
– If Superman likes supernetting, who does subnetting?
– How do nuclear weapons affect network design?
– If my routes come from the GPS, what do I need a router for?
– Who has DNS in their DNA?
We would like to invite all DBAs, developers and DevOperators to rediscover the basics of network technology with us. Everything seen through the practical eyes of experienced, strictly practice-oriented database experts. The lecture is therefore aimed at experienced IT professionals who (only) have little to do with network technology in their day-to-day work and would like to widen their view.

Simple AI Use Cases for Oracle Database Professionals

This session highlights how to use Oracle’s native AI capabilities to forecast future workload behaviors in your database setups, providing a predictive advantage in performance management. Additionally, we explore the role of Large Language Models (LLMs) in boosting Oracle Database Administrators’ productivity. LLMs expedite the process of navigating extensive documentation and can auto-generate SQL statements for established schemas, requiring minimal SQL knowledge. These AI use cases streamline operations and enhance decision-making, adding substantial value to database management.