Thursday was the last day of the conference. In some ways I was sad to part from my friends and in other ways I was glad to return home. This week felt longer than your usual conference week and it seems like I've been away from home for at least a month. Today was a … Continue reading OOW16: Day 5 – Conclusion & Summary
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OOW16: Day 4 – Concert Night
Breakfast + Kscope17 Planning Meetings It was a very quick sleep the night before, so I was up only a handful of hours after the previous late night. Luckily, the day started at Mel's Diner with back-to-back Kscope17 planning meetings. Mel's was the perfect breakfast joint after a night of heavy partying. Yum. Booth Duty … Continue reading OOW16: Day 4 – Concert Night
OOW16: Day 3 – Adventures in Conferencing
2MTT Video This day started off with a 2 Minute Tech Tip ("2MTT") video for OTN. This was my first one and I chose to give tips about best practices for logging Oracle EPM Cloud support cases. The video should be released after OOW. If you've never heard of them before, these 2MTT videos are … Continue reading OOW16: Day 3 – Adventures in Conferencing
OOW16: Day 2 – The Education Continues
Yikes! It's starting to get really difficult to catch up on blog posts...I find myself blogging during sessions and hoping for the best! Swim in the Bay This morning I continued my social exercise activities with the #SQLDev community. As the last part of their "OOW Triathlon" we all went and swam in the ocean. … Continue reading OOW16: Day 2 – The Education Continues
OOW16: Day 1 – A Day of Celebrations
Today started bright and early...which was just fine - my body keeps thinking I'm back in Texas and wakes me up at 6am everyday. But this morning was something a bit special. I joined the SQL Developer community (hosted by Jeff Smith and Kris Rice) on a "run" across the Golden Gate bridge. The distance … Continue reading OOW16: Day 1 – A Day of Celebrations
OOW16: Day -1 EPM Update
It's 2 days before OOW16 officially starts and I'm feeling energized about the direction of EPM Cloud. Today I had the privilege to hear from each of the lead Oracle EPM Product Management folks, ask detailed questions, and share feedback on my product and customer experiences. In the last couple of years, I've seen a … Continue reading OOW16: Day -1 EPM Update
OOW16: Oracle EPM Cloud Sessions
There are so many sessions at the largest annual Oracle conference in the world. And it's crazy how many cloud sessions there are - I heard that over half of the sessions this year are cloud-related. As promised, I've included a list of educational sessions below for the EPM/EPM Cloud folks to consider (excuse any … Continue reading OOW16: Oracle EPM Cloud Sessions
Next Achievement Unlock: OOW16
Tomorrow, I begin my inaugural pilgrimage to the amazing event known as Oracle OpenWorld. It will be my first one (which I hope is the first of many) and I'll finally be able to witness this 60,000+ person event up close. I'm super stoked to see how an entire conference takes over the city of … Continue reading Next Achievement Unlock: OOW16
EPM Cloud Quick Tip: Logging into Cloud via FR Studio
Most of my tips come from the high frequency of questions received about EPM Cloud. This tip is no exception. This seems to be the #1 question I get in relation to Financial Reporting ("FR") and EPM Cloud products. When connecting FR desktop Studio to EPM Cloud products, the login process is slightly different. Most … Continue reading EPM Cloud Quick Tip: Logging into Cloud via FR Studio
EPM Cloud Quick Tip: Resolving “Unable to connect” Login Error
This tip comes from a set of errors that I've recently been receiving. When attempting to log into one of our EPM Cloud products, I receive the following type of error (and note that I'm using Firefox as my web browser): There are two important elements with this error: The URL has switched to a … Continue reading EPM Cloud Quick Tip: Resolving “Unable to connect” Login Error