Get a peek at new offerings for Software-as-Service applications. Learn how organizations are using Oracle technology and engineered systems to developed private cloud foundations. Take away practical recommendations for your next steps towards the Cloud. Key focus areas covered: Overall Oracle cloud solutions, Oracle On Demand SaaS applications, Oracle virtualization, engineered systems and management automation.
Steve Miranda is senior vice president of Fusion application development for Oracle Corporation. He is responsible for development of Financials, HR and Payroll, Procurement, CPM, Projects, CRM, SCM, and the functional architecture group. Miranda has been with Oracle since 1992, holding a variety of leadership positions within the development organization.
Motivational Keynote: Off Balance on PurposeDan Thurmon8 a.m., Monday, April 11
Maintaining your balance in today’s off-balance world is a never-ending challenge. That’s why Thurmon tells you to give up trying to live your life “on balance,” and start living “Off Balance On Purpose.” This is the only way you will experience true happiness, accomplish meaningful goals and lead a life which has lasting significance. The O.B.O.P. philosophy is based on three powerful principles:
1.You will never achieve perfect balance. You are in a constant state of being off balance, making adjustments in one area of life that affect other areas of your life.
2.Being “Off Balance” is the desired method of operation. Off balance is how you accomplish goals, grow, and make a meaningful difference to others.
3.“On Purpose” has two very important meanings: First, your actions must be intentional and deliberate. This means taking responsibility for what you do and making conscious choices about how you will invest your precious resources of time, energy and money. Secondly “On Purpose” means that your decisions and actions are directly linked to your values, beliefs, mission and goals. Instead of living a life of activity, you need to start building a “pattern of action” that comes from the very core of who you are.
For these reasons, information governance is an increasingly important area that is directly tied to an organization’s ability to enhance the quality, protect, audit, manage and ultimately increase the value of your organization’s enterprise information throughout its lifecycle — into Trusted Information. Join Sunil Soares, Director of Information Governance at IBM, as he discusses the core information governance disciplines that can help enhance your organization’s capabilities by leveraging people, process and technology to ensure your enterprise information is of highest quality, protected and managed throughout its life-cycle.
Sunil Soares works with a team of more than 200 industry consultants to position information governance to IBM’s top clients. He has worked with clients across multiple industries including banking, insurance, life sciences, retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare and government. Soares helps clients assess their information governance maturity and determine the appropriate processes and tools to move forward. His book, The IBM Data Governance Unified Process details the 14 steps and almost 100 sub-steps to implement an Information Governance program.
Quest Meeting of the MembersFeaturing Quest President Darrell Hawkes & Apollo 13 Astronauts, Captain James Lovell & Fred Haise4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 12
The Meeting of the Members is your chance to gather exclusively with fellow Quest members and share your excitement and passion for this organization, we invite all Quest attendees to come and enjoy this motivational keynote. You’ll hear from Quest President Darrell Hawkes, who will provide a preview for Quest in 2011 and beyond, plus discover who among you is the grand prize giveaway winner of a NEW Toyota Camry DS! The Toyota is provided by Central Florida Toyota Scion.
Even more exciting is the chance to hear from two of our most beloved American heros; Captain James Lovell and Astronaut Fred Haise. Fred Haise, portrayed by actor Bill Paxton in the blockbuster Ron Howard film, Apollo 13, served as the lunar module pilot during the ill-fated 1970 space mission. He retired as president of Northrop Grumman Technical Services (GTS), a wholly owned subsidiary company of The Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Captain James Lovell, Jr. was chosen in September 1962 for the space program following extensive experience as a naval aviator and test pilot. Lovell executed various commands in the Gemini Mission Program, including serving as backup pilot for the Gemini 4 flight, and pilot on the history-making Gemini 7 flight that saw the first rendezvous of two manned spacecraft in 1965. He was also the backup commander for the Gemini 9 flight, and in 1966 he commanded the Gemini 12 spacecraft to successfully conclude the Gemini Program. These men will share their inspiring stories and Mr. Hawkes will ask questions that you've always wanted to know. Wear your Quest green and we'll see you there, who knows what other surprises will await you!
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