Oracle OpenWorld - Updates on EPM and Hyperion

Blog - Frequent Updates

Yes, I will be blogging about the conference, but I don't know how frequent it will be. While I will try to blog multiple times per day, I can't guarantee it will be live, because I have several events to attend per day. To that end, I have enlisted some help blogging during OpenWorld, so don't be shocked if you see some updates from someone other than me.

If any news breaks, I or one of my collaborators will blog about it here immediately. If you just want to see the OpenWorld updates, use this link:

http://looksmarter.blogspot.com/search/label/OpenWorld

Twitter - Live Updates

If you do want live updates of every little, random thing that wanders through my mind, I encourage you to follow me on Twitter (account is ERoske). I'll warn you in advance that sometimes very scary things wander through my mind:

http://www.twitter.com/ERoske

I'll be using my twitter account to give color commentary on the entire OpenWorld experience. I'll even have some pictures of what's going on at the conference, so it'll be just like you're there without actually having to suffer through tens of thousands of conference goers.

My OpenWorld Plans

Like most conferences, my schedule will be filled with sessions I'm attending, presentations I've giving, keynotes I'm blogging, meetings I'm attending, and food I'm avoiding. Subject to change at the drop of a hat, here is what I'm intending on doing. The bolded items below are presentations I'm delivering:

Sunday, Oct 11

• 13:00-14:00. Room 3014, Moscone West L3. What’s New in Hyperion and Enterprise Performance Management in the Last 12 Months? (ODTUG) - Al Marciante, Oracle
• 14:00-15:00. Room 3014, Moscone West L3. Is Oracle’s Hyperion EPM 11x Ready for Prime Time, and If So, How Do I Get There? (ODTUG) - Edward Roske, interRel
• 15:30-17:00. Room 3014, Moscone West L3. Enterprise Performance Management: Driving Management Excellence (ODTUG) - John Kopcke, Oracle

Monday, Oct 12

• 08:30-09:45. Hall D, Moscone North. Keynote: The Art of the Possible--Charles Phillips and Safra Catz, Oracle
• 11:30-12:30. InterContinental C, InterContinental Hotel. The Road Map for Oracle’s Hyperion Performance Management Applications - Oracle
• 16:00-17:00. Room 3014, Moscone West L3. What’s New and What’s Coming in Oracle Business Intelligence Answers - Oracle

Tuesday, Oct 13

• 08:30-09:45. Hall D, Moscone North. Keynote: Innovation Across the Stack--Thomas Kurian, Oracle
• 11:30-12:30. Nob Hill AB, Marriott Hotel. Integrating Oracle Business Intelligence, Enterprise Edition Plus, with Oracle Essbase - Edward Roske, interRel
• 13:00-14:00. InterContinental C, InterContinental Hotel. Oracle Hyperion Financial Management: What’s New and What’s Coming - Oracle
• 14:30-15:30. InterContinental A, InterContinental Hotel.Oracle Hyperion Planning: What’s New and What’s Coming - Oracle

Wednesday, Oct 14

• 11:45-12:45. Room 3024, Moscone West L3. Achieving a Common Goal: Creating an Oracle Hyperion Center of Excellence - Edward Roske, interRel
• 13:30-14:00. Oracle Bookstore, Moscone West. Book Signing of "Look Smarter Than You Are with Hyperion Planning: An End User's Guide" - Edward Roske, interRel
• 13:45-14:15. InterContinental A, InterContinental Hotel. New-Product Overview: Financial Close/Disclosure Management Including XBRL - Oracle
• 15:30-16:30. Hall D, Moscone North. Keynote: Larry Ellison - Oracle
• 17:00-18:00. InterContinental A, InterContinental Hotel. Oracle EPM System Infrastructure: What's New and What's Coming - Oracle

Thursday, Oct 15

• 09:00-10:00. Room 308, Moscone South. Oracle Development Panel: Meet the EPM and BI Experts - Robert Gersten, Oracle
• 10:30-11:30. Room 3014, Moscone West L3. Introduction to the New Oracle Essbase Studio - Edward Roske, interRel

If You're at OpenWorld

If you're going to actually be at OpenWorld, all the presentations above (both by me and the ones by Oracle) have seats available at the moment. I encourage anyone attending in real life to pre-register for the sessions you want to see. The way OpenWorld works is that if the room looks like it will fill up, they will not let anyone in who hasn't pre-registered.

If you want to talk with me in person (can't imagine why you would, but crazier things have happened), start by going to the bolded items above. I'll have plenty of time to talk and answer questions during my book signing on Wednesday at 1:30-2:00PM. Contrary to popular belief, these book signings are very lonely affairs. You might also be able to find me at the interRel booth in the Hyperion Pavilion in the Intercontinental Hotel. Hope to see you there!