Oracle Cloud DayOracle Cloud Day is a full day of talks and interactive experiences covering the hottest topics in data and
cloud
technology. Get up to speed on the latest technologies, best practices, and customer success stories. Why Oracle Cloud Day?Wherever you are on your cloud journey, Oracle Cloud Day can help you take the next step toward building a
more
competitive business.
Cloud Day offers a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in actionable information about the latest
technologies
and best practices, alongside people who share your needs, challenges, and interests. Talks featuring Oracle
experts will leave you inspired to modernize your business and get more from your data. Successful customer
use
cases will prove that you can make your ideas a reality. Highlights:- Keynotes from Oracle cloud visionaries, customers, analysts, partners, and other thought leaders on
what’s
next in data, applications, and AI and analytics
- Three customized tracks designed around modernizing data management, modernizing applications, and
using AI
and analytics to drive insights and build smart applications
- Customer success stories
- The Developer Playground, hosted by developers for developers and packed with dev-inspired technical
talks,
hands-on activities, and fun, interactive experiences
- The Innovation Lounge, a hub where you can get to know your peers in other disciplines, share ideas,
interact with our partners, and explore new technologies
Developer Overview:The Cloud Day Developer Playground skips the regular, curated track schedule in favor of what developers like
to
do most—get hands-on with the latest technology. At the Cloud Day Developer Playground, you will: - Immediately dive into labs, technical presentations, and demos on modern cloud applications.
- Explore paths to cloud-native development
- Get the latest on Oracle Autonomous Database. See how to manage and monitor an Autonomous Database
using
Oracle Application Express, REST, and more.
- Connect with thinkers and doers just like you.
Innovation Lounge:The Innovation Lounge is a self-driven, freeform environment where you can visit with your peers over
delicious
food and drink, explore new technologies, see demonstrations, and connect with our partners. Sitting at
the
center of Cloud Day, the Innovation Lounge is open throughout the day, so you can drop in at your
convenience to
share ideas, explore new ones, or just relax and recharge for the next session. For information about Cloud Day events in other North American cities, visit our main page. "Hands down, this is an event you can’t afford to miss if you are just getting started planning your
cloud
journey or if you are in the thick of it. Come find the answers and inspiration you are looking for!”
Nickoria Johnson
Sr. Director, IT Planning and Applications
Alliance Data Systems
Renaissance Dallas Hotel
2222 North Stemmons Freeway
Dallas,
TX 75207
February 7, 2020
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
SpeakersJames StatenVP, Principal Analyst Serving CIO Professionals, Forrester
James StatenVP, Principal Analyst Serving CIO Professionals,
Forrester James helps CIOs position
themselves and their departments as the
innovation leaders to help drive their company's digital
business initiatives and
transformation. James returned to Forrester in 2018 after
serving as the Enterprise Customer
Advisory Board leader and global head of market development
at Equinix, the global leader in
cloud-neutral connectivity and hosting. Prior to that, he
served as the GM and chief
strategist for Microsoft Azure, helping guide Microsoft's
Cloud & Enterprise division to drive
innovations that empower enterprise digital business
initiatives, including blockchain as well
as API and platform enablement.
In his previous role at Forrester, he led the cloud
computing playbook and pioneered
Forrester's research on infrastructure-as-a-service. Working
out of Silicon Valley, James
holds a master's from the Annenberg School of Communications
at the University of Southern
California and a bachelor's degree from the University of
North Texas. He is also a graduate
of the Executive Program, Singularity University - driving
exponential innovations. Anasuya StrasnerGroup Vice President, Oracle North America Cloud: Customer Experience
Anasuya StrasnerGroup Vice President, Oracle North America Cloud: Customer Experience A key member of the North America Cloud Division’s leadership team, Anasuya Strasner
works across Oracle (product management, business development, marketing, consulting,
sales) – to connect customers and partners with Oracle in ways that drive optimized
customer engagement & success thereby adding value to the customer experience.
Prior to Oracle, Anasuya held several leadership roles in HP’s America’s Enterprise Group
(AEG), Enterprise Business Alliance organization, and US Technology Solutions Group (TSG).
Before joining HP, she was senior director for sales strategy in Oracle’s Advanced
Customer Services (ACS) organization. Edward ScrevenChief Corporate Architect, Oracle
Edward ScrevenChief Corporate Architect, Oracle Edward Screven is chief corporate architect at Oracle.
Reporting to Executive Chairman and
Chief
Technical Officer Larry Ellison, he drives technology and
architecture decisions across all
Oracle
products to ensure that product development is consistent
with Oracle's overall strategy. An
Oracle
veteran since 1986, he is responsible for Oracle's
open-source businesses, including Linux,
virtualization, and MySQL. Screven also leads company-wide
strategic initiatives, including
industry
standards and security. Ajay PatelSVP and GM, Cloud Provider Software, VMware
Ajay PatelSVP and GM, Cloud Provider Software, VMware Ajay Patel, Senior Vice President and General Manager of VMware’s Cloud Provider Software
Business Unit, leads
the team that develops cloud software and manages one of the world’s largest Cloud and
Manage Services
Provider ecosystems through its VMware Cloud Provider Program. In this capacity, Ajay is
responsible for product
development, go-to-market, solutions development, sales and marketing, and all partner
operational systems for
the service provider segment. Ajay’s team is also responsible for driving VMware’s
multi-cloud strategy and go-tomarket of VMware Cloud Services. Previously, Ajay help build
and subsequently led vCloud Air, VMware’s cloud
service business.
Prior to VMware, Ajay led the core middleware business, Cloud Application Foundation, at
Oracle. He led Oracle
Exalogic, a middleware engineered system, and Oracle WebLogic, a Java EE Application
Server, which was #1 in the
market during his entire tenure. He also launched Oracle Java Cloud Service and set the
roadmap for Oracle’s
private cloud solution.
Ajay has over 25 years of enterprise software expertise and was also SVP at Apigee (Sonoa
Systems) and GM for
BEA Systems, Data Services business. His prior experience includes management consulting
and system integration
with Price Waterhouse Coopers, EDS and AT&T.
Ajay holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor’s of Science
in Computer Science from
University of California, Irvine. Ajay previously served as the Treasurer and board member
for Cloud Foundry
Foundation. He is also a board member and technical adviser to several private & venture
funded software
companies. Bharat RampallyVice President – Oracle Practice, XTGlobal
Bharat RampallyVice President – Oracle Practice, XTGlobal Bharat is a Technology Leader focused to Drive Transformation,
Business Growth, Strategy & Innovation. His expertise includes IT Strategy, Enterprise
Applications Management and Project Delivery. He has strong experience in services
consulting across a broad spectrum of Industries
Bharat has successfully led and managed multiple Oracle Implementations, Upgrades and
Support projects of different complexities to meet the targets, ensure quality delivery
and customer satisfaction. He has extensive background in architecting and building
innovative solutions for the enterprise applications.
Kevin BishopChief Technology Officer, Targetbase
Kevin BishopChief Technology Officer, Targetbase Kevin’s career spans almost every aspect of Information
Technology. With experience that includes developing software for operating systems, web
applications, and data warehousing, he’s also spent time in operations management,
strategic consulting, and hardware engineering.
Chris JoosVP, Technology Operations, Targetbase
Chris JoosVP, Technology Operations, Targetbase Chris Joos is a seasoned IT and business leader with over 25
years of experience. He spent 12 years as CIO and COO at Grizzard Communications Group,
and at John H. Harland Company, where he was CIO and interim General Manager of a business
unit. Chris is currently VP, Technology Operations at Targetbase.
Chris has led or been a part of many organization-wide change initiatives throughout his
career including ERP projects, CRM projects, Enterprise Marketing Data Warehouse
implementations, large-scale eCommerce launches and countless sales/customer service/call
center improvement projects.
Bringing a unique blend of business management and technology expertise, Chris truly
enjoys helping businesses perform better by leveraging technology.
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