Objectives:	An understanding of RDBMS market and relative shares of Oracle and other vendors The concept of disruptive technology and how it affects Oracle and open source RDBMS Key industry and technology trends driving new releases of RDBMS
Abstract:	RDBMS industry and technology trends The RDBMS technology and market have undergone huge changes, with more to come. This session covers key industry and technology trends influencing future directions and how they affect RDBMS professionals. It surveys the recent history of the RDBMS market; trends affecting the future of RDBMS, including grid, virtualization technologies, security, and compliance; trends in the OS and storage technologies; and the effect of open source and Web 2.0 applications
Audiernce Focus:	DBA
Expertise:	Intermediate
Track:	Database
Date:	Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Time:	1:45 PM - 2:45 PM