Red Hats, Databases and Global Giants


There is now one week and one day between the DigitalDataDay organized for Oracle Enthusiasts. A a recap of the news in the local dailies reveals some theft at a local news station called the Observer.  I cannot help but wonder what kind of tools they chose to use for defence of their data and if they had any members in attendance.

One of the questions that was presented to the team at the tail end of the workshop was about the versatility of Oracle Clouds and the possibilities that exist for virtual lans and virtual networks. The question was also about the ability to deploy these systems in addition to thin clients and servers where for example host clients were deliberately trying to keep their systems leaner (as a cost measure). You could say it was an effort to make the case for virtualization.

Would Observer had less to fear if for example there was a server client
system in place and virtual cloud to put the burden of security and hardware
onto Oracle. Allowing much more control to Observer staff?

Maybe. My guess is that this would be a good time for the Oracle team to market
Cloud Products to NGOs which have in the recent days had quite a struggle securing their physical systems.

So as far as Workshops go, that is probably a good enough summary of some of what transpired at the meeting in the Sheraton.
The first part was really to make a case for the Africa as the place to be for the next data revolution. This was presented by the director for the Middle East and Africa. This was done well and we also found a few others useful ideas:
#Cloud #Mobile #Analytics #Social
In addition to this we revisited some of the major predictions as written by Mark Hurd (an Oracle insider). Some of these ideas are found in my tweeter handle @Tersectionmag
He topped it off with some ideas from Haiti about a successful campaign that sought to place a face behind the
hash tag by comparing the struggles of mainly first world citizens with those of their third world
couterparts.
The Second part was just as engaging only much more techical.  Here we sought to see what makes Oracle systems different. This was coupled by some practical real world examples which the Kenyan
expert used to illustrate the benefits of using the Oracle model for the transformation of business
practice. This was much later on illustrated in practical terms using the browser interface where
we got to see the system as it stands for exclusively cloud users as well as those who chose
the on-site box option.


Attendance was impressive. Uganda Revenue Authority, Bank of Uganda, Law Practitioners,Action Aid and many more.

Many important questions were asked most of which were about the role of government in regulation as well as data security and privacy especially in cloud settings.

Finally we got the opportunity to see what it is like to run and operate on behalf of Oracle and what partnerships with the Data Giant look like in the real world.
A good day if you ask me!

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