The lab on your laptop

Technical growth with virtualization

Why are we here?

"Oh god, please not another 'cloud' talk"

About you

Help me avoid insulting your intelligence :-)

Hi!

Pythian is a global IT services company that specializes in designing, implementing, and managing systems that directly contribute to revenue and business success. We help companies adopt disruptive technologies to advance innovation and increase agility. Our highly skilled technical teams work as an integrated extension of our clients’ organizations to deliver continuous transformation and uninterrupted operational excellence.

ABOUT PYTHIAN

Top 5% talent worldwide

9 Oracle ACEs

4 Oracle ACE Directors

18 years in business

400+ employees

270+ customers worldwide

The problem

" I want to learn about new stuff!"

• New database release

• New developer tools

• New BI tools

• New middleware bits

• ...etc

The problem

" I want to learn about new stuff!"

• New database release

• New developer tools

• New BI tools

• New middleware bits

• ...etc

"But…"

• Where am I going to host this?• Where can I get the software?• What resources do I need?• Who's going to install/configure?• How long is this all going to take?

(...before I can get to the interesting parts?)

The solution

1. A laptop* 2. Oracle VirtualBox**3. You!4. Patience also helps

*or workstation, we don't judge

**or similar product, still not judging

VirtualWhatNow?

www.virtualbox.org

The easy way

Pre-built Virtualbox VMs and labs from Oracle

The easy way

VMs and lab exercises for…• RDBMS 12c and OEM• BI tools (OBIEE, ODI, Essbase)• Recent releases of Oracle Linux and Solaris• "Big Data" development• General database development

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/community/developer-vm/index.html

The mostly-easy way

OVM templates and virtual appliances on Edelivery "Oracle Software Delivery Cloud"

https://edelivery.oracle.com

The mostly-easy way

The DIY way

Install the software yourself!Learn even more things!(and not just more creative cursing!)

Demo time!

Demo time!

What could possibly go wrong?

Sign me up!

If you want... You will need...

Developer VMs Varies. Some as small as 1 core, 2G RAM, 50G disk

Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c 2 cores, 4-6G RAM, ~75G disk

E-Business Suite Release 12 2 cores, 6-8G RAM, ~300G disk

RAC cluster 2 cores, 6G RAM, ~100G disk

...And of course, more is always better

Do's and Don'ts

Don't......violate your org's licence agreements...violate your org's device policies...create "rogue IT"...expect support*...hit a potato-count/bag-size mismatch error

*Apart from the Internet, where everyone is helpful all the time!

Do's and Don'ts

Do......expect convenience, not performance...learn about snapshots...after that, break stuff...assume things are possible*

*physical limitations still apply (mostly)

Been there, done that. What's next?

• VM-based conference activities (e.g. RAC Attack)

• DIY OVM server

• The Cloud!

Resources

Raise your hand if you like staring at a long list of URLs at the end of a talk!

Thanks!

Q&A