“Dreams don’t work unless you work towards it”. This is true in my life. It is almost eight years of voluntary work towards Oracle Users group activities in India and still the journey is continuing with great All India Oracle Users Group.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my supporters Murali Vallath, Debra Lilley, Mary Lou & Stany Dias
And now, last but not least, thanks to my family Mother (Lakshmi) , Wife (Jayanthi), Daughter (Jaganmayee), Son (Vivaan Vatsal) & Sister (Sai Priya) for scarifying their happiness towards community.
Let me start dreaming again 🙂
Some of milestones in my life
- I have been with All India Oracle Users Group (AIOUG) for eight years and currently serving as Vice President and Director of Finance. I am one of the founding members of the AIOUG and helped its growth since its inception.AIOUG BOD Link – http://www.aioug.org/boardofdirectors.php
| Si No | User Group | Position |
| 1 | All India Oracle Users Group | Vice President & Director of Finance (Year 2015 – Till Date) |
| 2 | All India Oracle Users Group | Director of Finance & Secretary (Year 2008 – 2014) |
| 3 | All India Oracle Users Group | Director – Website Initiative (Year 2007 – 2008) |
| 4 | IOUC | Member of IOUC Product Development Committee (PDC) |
| 5 | Asia Pacific Oracle User Community | Committee member of APOUC |
- I have been an Oracle ACE for One year five months, an honor I have enjoyed and strived to be an ambassador for the program.
- It has allowed me to extend my network and given me the opportunity to speak at conferences outside of my country at Oracle Open World, UKOUG – Tech Conference etc.,
| Si No | Conference Name | Location | Month/Year | Session Title |
| 1 | UKOUG – Tech 14 | Liverpool/UK | Dec-14 | Oracle Big Data for Dummies |
| 2 | UKOUG – Tech 14 | Liverpool/UK | Dec-14 | Oracle VM : Greatest Platform for Deploying Oracle Database & Applications |
| 3 | Oracle Open World -2014 | SFO/USA | Sep-Oct/2014 | Oracle Big Data for Dummies Around 600 people attended this session |
| 4 | Oracle Open World -2013 | SFO/USA | Sep-Oct/2013 | Oracle VM: For Enterprise DR Solutions |
| 5 | Oracle Open World -2013 | SFO/USA | Sep-Oct/2013 | Deploy Oracle RAC 12c on Oracle VM Virtual Box in 60 Minutes |
| 6 | Java One India 2013 | Hyderabad/India | 8-9 May 2013 | Build A RAC Environment In Under An Hour! |
| 7 | Sangam14 | Bangalore/India | 7th-9th Nov 2014 | Oracle VM : Greatest Platform for Deploying Oracle Database & Applications |
| 8 | Sangam13 | Hyderabad/India | 8-9 Nov 2013 | Deploy Oracle RAC 12c in minutes |
| 9 | Sangam12 | Bangalore | 2-3 Nov 2012 | Power of Oracle RAC OVM templates |
- I am particularly proud of my part in the arranging and delivery of OTN Yathra, Sangam (AIOUG Annual Conference), AIOUG TechDays etc., over the past eight years which has also given me the opportunity to share being on the agenda with such leading speakers such as Tom Kyte, Tim Hall, Maria Colgan, Debra Lilley, Arup Nanda, Jonathan Lewis, Rich Niemiec, Andrew Holdsworth , Graham Wood, Murali Vallath, Hans Forbrich, Lucas Jellema, Raj Mattamal etc.,
- This includes participation in the wider user group communities APOUC and IOUC.
| Summit Name | MM/YY |
| Oracle Asia Pacific User Group Leaders’ Meeting for 2015 @ Taipei, Taiwan | Apr -15 |
| Users Group Leadership Summit @ Oracle HQ, SFO | Sep-14 |
| Users Group Leadership Summit @ Oracle HQ, SFO | Jan-12 |
| APAC Users Group Leadership Summit @Hong Kong | May-10 |
| APAC Users Group Leadership Summit @ Sydney | Mar-08 |
- Participation in the ACE program has also given me the confidence to increase my participation in the AIOUG, where I have been responsible for end to end execution of the event including financial planning, communications to AIOUG members, social media promotions, website updates, event logistics, finding sponsorship opportunities etc., Please find the list of important hosted conferences/events.
| Si No | Conference Name | Location | Link |
| 1 | Oracle RAC Day (www.aioug.org/events/) | Bangalore | Click here to see |
| 2 | OTNYathra 2015 (www.otnyathra.info) | Mumbai | Click here to see |
| 3 | OTNYathra 2015 (www.otnyathra.info) | Pune | Click here to see |
| 4 | OTNYathra 2015 (www.otnyathra.info) | Bangalore | Click here to see |
| 5 | OTNYathra 2015 (www.otnyathra.info) | Chennai | Click here to see |
| 6 | Sangam14 (www.sangam14.info) |
Bangalore | Day1-1, Day1-2, Day2-1, Day2-2, Day3-1, Day3-2 |
| 7 | Oracle VM/Linux SIG (www.oraclevmsig.org) | Bangalore | Click here to see |
| 8 | OTNYathra 2014 | Mumbai | Click here to see |
| 9 | OTNYathra 2014 | Pune | Click here to see |
| 10 | OTNYathra 2014 | Bangalore | Click here to see |
| 11 | OTNYathra 2014 | Chennai | Click here to see |
| 12 | Sangam13 (www.sangam13.info) | Hyderabad | Click here to see |
| 13 | AIOUG TechDay – 2013 | Bangalore | Click here to see |
| 14 | AIOUG TechDay – 2013 | Pune | Click here to see |
| 15 | OTNYathra 2013 | Bangalore | Click here to see |
| 16 | OTNYathra 2013 | Chennai | Click here to see |
| 17 | Sangam12 (www.aioug.org/sangam12.php) | Bangalore | Day1, Day2 |
| 18 | AIOUG TechDay – 2012 | Chennai | Click here to see |
| 19 | AIOUG TechDay – 2012 | Pune | Click here to see |
| 20 | AIOUG TechDay – 2012 | Chennai | Click here to see |
| 21 | Sangam11 (www.aioug.org/sangam11.php) | Bangalore | Day 1, Day 2 |
| 22 | Sangam10 (www.aioug.org/sangam10.php) | Hyderabad | Day 1, Day 2 |
| 23 | AIOUG TechDay | Chennai | Click here to see |
| 24 | AIOUG TechDay – Patni | Mumbai | Click here to see |
| 25 | Sangam09 | Bangalore | Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 |
| 26 | AIOUG TechDay – TCS | Mumbai | Click here to see |
| 27 | AIOUG TechNight – TCS | Bangalore | Click here to see |
- The ACE program has also given me the opportunity to be a beta tester in my specialized area of Oracle 12c and the ACE program.
- In addition to sharing my knowledge in person by speaking, I also blog oadba.com (Specialized blog for Oracle Application DBAs), www.oracle12c.info (Specialized blog for Oracle12c) and www.oraclevmsig.wordpress.com (Specialized blog Oracle VM) and participate in Oracle forums (username – sai-oadba) and tweets at @sai_penumuru
- Apart from my blogs, I am also responsible for delivering AppsGITA – India Oracle Application Users Group Quarterly Magazine. I am one of the Co-Founder and Editor of Apps GITA (http://india.oaug.org/) and my responsibilities includes writing technical articles, reviewing articles from other people and finally delivering the magazine on time which include designing. Please find some of my technical articles listed below.
| Issues | Topic name |
| Oracle AppsGITA Introductory Issue | |
| Oracle AppsGITA – Issue 1 | Oracle EBS – Rapid Deployment Using Oracle VM Templates (Part1) |
| Oracle AppsGITA – Issue 2 | Oracle EBS – Rapid Deployment Using Oracle VM Templates (Part2) |
| Oracle AppsGITA – Issue 3 | Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Release 12.2 (12.2.0) (Part1) |
| Oracle AppsGITA – Issue 4 | Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Release 12.2 (12.2.0) (Part2) |
| Oracle AppsGITA – Issue 5 | |
| Oracle AppsGITA – Issue 6 | Rapid Provisioning of Oracle E-Business Suite Using Virtual Assemblies |
- For my outstanding contribution to the user group community, received many Volunteer Awards
| Award Name | Year | Received From | Link |
| AIOUG Outstanding Volunteer | 2008 | Srikumar Mukherjee, Sen Director, Oracle India | Click here to see |
| AIOUG Outstanding Volunteer | 2011 | Murali Vallath, President of AIOUG | Click here to see |
| AIOUG Outstanding Volunteer | 2012 | Sandeep Mathur, MD, Oracle India | Click here to see |
| AIOUG Founder’s Award | 2013 | Sandeep Mathur, MD, Oracle India | Click here to see |
| Oracle ACE | 2014 | Oracle Technology Network (OTN) | Click here to see |
- Oracle applications is my primary area of expertise, my recent involvement with virtualization and cloud computing demonstrates my interest in keeping my product knowledge in par with the industry trends. Successfully lead the Oracle VM Special Interest Group (SIG) (http://oraclevmsig.org/). The idea is to advance Oracle VM awareness and implementation while enhancing the experience of current Oracle VM users by providing a forum for technical interchange.Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/groups/529344383782546/Blog – http://oraclevmsig.wordpress.com/.
Glance at annual SIG Event -(https://plus.google.com/photos/118205339774196798011/albums/6032843874797076593)
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