I'm skipping over my Day 4 review, because it really wasn't worth it. The human brain can only take in so much information so fast, I think I reached my saturation point on Thursday, which is convenient because the Thursday sessions are usually 'filler' sessions. Over all, Oracle Open World was pretty much what I expected. A great learning and networking experience. I learned a lot, about a little, and have come back the the office with some ideas on stuff we can do better. So what are those ideas? Glad you asked: Information Lifecycle Management Data goes in, it states that way. We need to find a better way. Why? Large tables can be a drag on over all performance. Also, compliance reasons, such as immutability and retention policies. Performance Engineering In a world with web applications, it's impossible to tune applications for the number of users; instead plan for hardware considerations to maximize stability...