Over the past two days, I had the opportunity to participate in the AOUG User Conference as a speaker and presenter. Like in previous years, the conference took place at the Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen. The theme for this year was “Everything Cloud?”
The first day of the conference started off in a smaller setting with various hands-on sessions and initial technical presentations. One definite highlight was Mike Dietrich’s session on Oracle Traditional and Unified Audit, which he spontaneously filled in. It was my first Oracle Security session with Mike, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to more sessions like that in the future.
To conclude the first day, the AOUG board invited the speakers to a bowling event at Kugeltanz followed by a joint dinner at Luftburg. Aside from the conference itself, this is always a hidden highlight. Even though it was my third time participating, my bowling skills haven’t improved much, but I still look forward to next year.
The second day is the main conference day, featuring keynotes and four streams covering various topics related to Oracle Database, Cloud, PostgreSQL, APEX, and more. This year, Dominic Giles delivered the keynote, discussing the upcoming Oracle 23c version and providing exciting hints about new features.
I myself presented two sessions this year:
- Overview of Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall. See abstract and slides AOUG_2023_AVDF_soe.pdf
- Database Security, but what about performance? See abstract and slides AOUG_2023_SecBench_soe.pdf
While the conference may not be as large as the DOAG Conference, it provides a unique opportunity to expand one’s network and engage in discussions with colleagues, customers, partners, and Oracle representatives. You can find the complete agenda and further information on the AOUG website.
