Virtual Seminar: "Systematic Oracle SQL Optimization in Real Life"

On November 18 and 19, I’ll be presenting along with Tanel Põder, Jonathan Lewis, and Kerry Osborne in a virtual (GoToWebinar) seminar called Systematic Oracle SQL Optimization in Real Life. Here are the essentials:

What:	Systematic Oracle SQL Optimization in Real Life. Learn how to think clearly about Oracle performance, find your performance problems, and then fix them, whether you’re using your own code (which you can modify) or someone else’s (which you can not modify).
Who:	Cary Millsap, Tanel Põder, Jonathan Lewis, Kerry Osborne
When:	8am–12n US Pacific Time Thursday and Friday 18–19 November 2010
How much:	475 USD (375 USD if you register before 1 November 2010)

The format will be two hours per speaker: an hour and a half for presentation time, and a half hour for questions and answers. Here’s our agenda (all times are listed in USA Pacific Time):

Thursday	8:00a–10:00a	Cary Millsap: Thinking Clearly about Performance
	10:00a–12:00n	Tanel Põder: Understanding and Profiling Execution Plans
Friday	8:00a–10:00a	Jonathan Lewis: Writing Your SQL to Help the Optimizer
	10:00a–12:00n	Kerry Osborne: Controlling Execution Plans (without touching the code)

This is going to be a special event. My staff and I can’t wait to see it ourselves. I hope you will join us.

Hotsos Symposium 2009 Call for Papers

The Call for Papers for Hotsos Symposium 2009 is now open. To submit an abstract proposal for the event, please visit the Call for Papers page. The call will remain open until 24 October. This is your chance to get your name on the agenda and earn a complimentary pass to the event.

I love the Symposium for the people who show up, both the speakers and the attendees. If you've been there, you know: it is the best event of the year for professionals interested in Oracle performance. It's one of the rare places that I can just sit down with a pencil and fill my notebook with answers to long-standing questions and good new ideas to pursue for the coming year.

We've already booked Jonathan Lewis for two technical sessions and the Training Day event, and Tanel Põder has confirmed his participation on the agenda as well. That makes two of my favorites, with lots more on the way.

You're probably aware that earlier this year, I left Hotsos with a few former employees to create Method R Corporation (see our press release for more info). Method R and Hotsos are pleased to continue the tradition of the Hotsos Symposium as a joint venture between our two companies. I hope you'll join us.