Exadata Version Three Announced at Oracle Openworld 2012

Here is my understanding of the new Exadata announcements. Version 3 will ship with Oracle DB 11.2.x first and then will allow upgrade to Oracle 12C later.  The current Exadata V2 customers can upgrade the Exadata software for the write back using the flash cache features. Half RACK Exadata V2 customers could opt for the other half with the Stony Bridge (Intel processors in the new hardware) and run the new Exadata software on the whole RACK  and could also move to Oracle 12C.

Visit http://Oracle Exadata.org for more disussions.
(based on my understanding of the new announcements)

First Exadata Virtual Conference - Jan 19-20, 2012 Concluded

The First Exadata Virtual Conference held on Jan 19-20, 2012, was a great success and attended by about 300 attendees per session... There were 6 sessions spread over two days in Webcast Format...
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Happy New Year!  Exadata SIG announces the First Exadata Virtual Conference on Jan 19, Jan 20 (Thur/Friday) 2012. The two day event will be 2 PM to 5 PM EST each day.

Registration url:  (please register for each day separately)

Jan 19  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/885760088

Jan 20  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/702427145


Day 1  - Jan 19, 2012 - Thursday  1:30-5 PM EST     Conf kick off at 1:30 PM ET  (Arup/Vinod)

Speaker 1> Phil Stephenson – State of Exadata 2012   - 2 PM ET

Speaker 2> Jim Czuprynski - Exadata Database Machine: Understanding Why It Works As Well As It Does   3 PM ET

Speaker 3> Anuj Mohan -  Top Exadata features you need to know.   4 PM ET

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Day 2 – Jan 20, 2012   Friday    2-5:30 PM ET    5-5:30 PM - Attendee Feedback and closing session (Shyam)

Speaker 1> Stephen Holder – Smart Scan    2 PM ET

Speaker 2> Kevin Courtney - Exadata Customer Case Studies: Key Considerations when Planning and Executing a Complex Database Consolidation  3 PM ET

Speaker 3> Andy Colvin - Surviving Exadata Patching     4 PM ET