San Diego Oracle Users Group

The acceleration of change and innovation in the publishing industry today is dizzying, and the pace can be overwhelming. But this change/forward/fast environment is also ripe with opportunity for those who embrace it and learn to adapt and innovate quickly.

O’Reilly’s TOC Conference is where the publishing and tech industries converge, as practitioners and executives from both camps share what they've learned from their successes and failures, explore ideas, and join together to navigate publishing’s ongoing transformation. TOC 2012 delivers a deft mix of the practical and the visionary to give attendees the tools and guidance they need to succeed—and the inspiration to lead change.

O'Reilly Strata Conference — Making Data Work, happening February 28-March 1, 2012 in Santa Clara, CA, is the leading event for the people and technology driving the data revolution. The home of data science, Strata brings together practitioners, researchers, IT leaders and entrepreneurs to discuss big data, Hadoop, analytics, visualization and data markets.

From startups to the Fortune 500, smart companies are betting on data- driven insight. Get control of the new data opportunity at Strata—immerse yourself in three full days of hands-on training, information-rich sessions, and an Expo Hall filled with the key players and products.

For web developers and designers short on time but overwhelmed with new technologies that need to be learned as quickly as possible, listening to webcasts is quickly emerging as one of the most effective — and even entertaining! — ways to gain those new skills.

O’Reilly Media offers a host of technical webcasts, with new ones appearing all the time. Check out the offerings at their webcasts subsite.

O’Reilly Media, a highly-respected technical publisher, offers to members of our user group a generous 40% discount for all printed books and 50% for all e-books. Enter discount code "DSUG" at their store site. In addition, any orders over $29.95 qualify for free shipping in the United States.

O'Reilly Answers is a community site for sharing knowledge, asking questions, and providing answers that brings together our customers, authors, editors, conference speakers, and Foo (Friends of O'Reilly). O'Reilly is at the center of an amazing exchange of knowledge sharing and idea generation, and we want you to join us in changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators.

The O'Reilly School of Technology was built as a place to give aspiring programmers and administrators a ladder into the Information Technology and Systems industry. With unique, online, hands-on courses leading to certification from the world-famous University of Illinois, OST will help you gain an edge in your career -- on your own time, at your own pace. When you have completed our courses, you will not only have certification, but you will also have a portfolio of completed projects to show for your effort.

InsideRIA is the premiere community site for rich Internet applications (RIAs). It is an online community developed by O'Reilly and sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated, whose goal is to create an invaluable resource for information on the ever-changing state of design and development of RIAs. InsideRIA brings some of the leading members of the RIA community together, where you can engage with them in an ongoing narrative about where RIA technology is headed. We hope InsideRIA will become your first-stop resource to stay on top of news, events, opinions, and learning.

This user group now has a brand-new Web site, built from the ground up using Drupal, by Web developer Michael J. Ross (SDOUG's webmaster). The site is kindly hosted by SDOUG vice president Sean Scott of Argentive.

There were several reasons that prompted this effort. While the old site was adequate for the group's needs, it was based upon the old CMS Mambo, which suffers from all of the problems found in its successor, Joomla. Also, the previous site was in need of a facelift after years of an unchanging style. Lastly, it was a good excuse to learn more about Drupal and its capabilities!