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► Kickscale Extended Free Version: https://2ly.link/1zdl4 In dieser Episode sprechen wir mit Rouven, Team Lead im Software-Sales, über die Zukunft von SDRs, moderne SaaS-Vertriebsmethoden und wie du trotz AI als SDR relevant bleibst. Die Rolle der SDRs verändert sich radikal. Klassisches Cold Calling? Bald Geschichte. In dieser Folge erfährst du, warum Events und Account-basierter Ansatz die neuen Waffen im Software Sales sind, welche Skills du brauchst, um in den nächsten Jahren zu bestehen, und wie du dich als SDR unersetzbar machst. Software Sales Formula: zur Software Sales Formula: https://www.softwaresalesformula.com kostenlosen Termin buchen: https://2ly.link/24kPi Timestamps: (00:00) Die SDR Rolle heute (00:29) Intro (01:23) Die Zukunft der SDR Rolle (01:55) Marketingintegration und Rollenwechsel (03:12) Herausforderungen und Fähigkeiten für moderne SDRs (06:52) KI für SDRs (10:41) Effektive Outreach Strategien (13:46) LinkedIn als Outreach Tool (23:52) Kreative Webinar-Ansätze (27:55) Balance zwischen Outreach und Geduld (28:30) Weiterentwicklung von Outbound-Strategien (29:21) Fokusverlagerung von Quantität auf Qualität (31:17) SDRs Verantwortung übertragen (36:25) Kaltakquise Techniken (39:21) Schulung und Entwicklung (42:36) Karrierewachstum (45:40) Fazit Infos: jiri@softwaresalesformula.com https://www.softwaresalesformula.com 

Hosts Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham continue their discussion with Mitchell Flinn, VP of Program Management for the CSS Platform, by exploring how Oracle Cloud Success Navigator helps teams align faster, reduce risk, and drive value.   Learn how built-in quality benchmarks, modern best practices, and Starter Configuration tools accelerate cloud adoption, and explore ways to stay ahead with a mindset of continuous innovation.   Oracle Cloud Success Navigator Essentials: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-cloud-success-navigator-essentials/147489/242186 Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Lois: Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs with Oracle University and with joining me today is Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services.  Nikita: Hi everyone! In our last episode, we gave you a broad overview of the Oracle Cloud Success Navigator platform—what it is, how it works, and its key features and benefits. Today, we're continuing that discussion with Mitchell Flinn. Mitchell is VP of Program Management for Oracle Cloud Success Navigator, and in this episode, we're going to ask him to walk us through some of the core components of the platform that we couldn't get into last week. 01:04 Lois: Right, Niki. Hi Mitchell! You spoke a little about Cloud Quality Standards in our last episode. But how do they contribute or align with the vision of Oracle Cloud Success Navigator?  Mitchell: The vision for Navigator is to support customers throughout every phase of their cloud journey, providing timely advice to help improve outcomes to reduce cost and increase overall value. This model is driven through Oracle Cloud Quality Standards. These standards are intended to improve the transparency and collaboration between customer, partner, and Oracle members of a project. This is a project blueprint to include the ability for business and IT users to align on project coordination, expectations, and ultimately drive tighter alignment. Tracking key milestones and activities can help visualize and measure progress. You can build assessments and help answer questions so that at the right time, you have the right resources to make the right decisions for an organization. Cloud Quality Standards represent the key milestone dates and accomplishments along the journey. You can leverage these to increase project transparency, reduce risk, and increase the overall collaboration. Cloud Quality Standards are proactive list of must haves leveraged by customers, partners, and Oracle. They're a collection of knowledge and lessons learned from thousands of implementations globally. Cloud Quality Standards are partner agnostic and complimentary to all SI methodologies and tool sets. And they've been identified to address delivery issues before they happen and reduce the risk of implementations. 02:34 Lois: Ok, and a crucial component of Oracle Cloud Success Navigator is Oracle Modern Best Practice, or OMBP, right? Can you tell us more about what this is?  Mitchell: Oracle Modern Best Practices are based on distilled knowledge of our customers' needs gained from 10,000 successful delivery projects. They illustrate the business process components and their optimization to take advantage of the latest Oracle applications and technologies. Oracle Modern Best Practices comprise industry best practices and processes powered by Oracle technology. Engineered in Fusion Applications, OMBPs simplify and streamline workflows. They enable organizations to leverage modern, efficient, and scalable practices. As we align our assets with OMBPs, there's a stronger connection between global process owners and business process innovation within a customer's organization. 03:21 Nikita: And how do they help deliver end-to-end success for businesses?  Mitchell: An OMBP approach involves a digital business process, so evolving and adapting in real time to changing market dynamics. End-to-end across the organization, so we're breaking down silos and ensuring there's operational agility and a seamless collaboration between departments. We're leveraging emerging technologies, so utilizing AI, other cutting-edge technologies to automate routine tasks, enabling greater human creativity and unlocking new value and insights. And radically superior results, driving a significant improvement in measurable outcomes. OMBPs are dynamic, and when regularly updated, they meet evolving customer needs and technologies. They're trusted, tested, and validated by Oracle experts and publicly available and download on oracle.com. If you go to oracle.com and search modern best practice, you'll find more detailed introduction to Oracle Modern Best Practices. You'll also find Oracle Modern Best Practice business processes for domains such as ERP, EPM, Supply Chain, HCM, and Customer  Experience. We also have Oracle Modern Best Practices for specific industries. 04:25 Nikita: What are the key benefits of OMBP? Mitchell: Revolutionary new technologies are available for organizations and business leaders. You might wonder how existing business processes are optimized with old technology and how they can drive the best solution. With more emerging technologies reaching commercial availability, existing best practices become outdated. And to stay competitive, organizations need to continuously innovate and incorporate new technology within their best practices. In Oracle's definition of OMBPs, common business processes are considered historic input, but we also factor in what could be done with new technologies. And based on this approach, Oracle Modern Best Practices help us evolve with the organizational needs as market dynamics change, work end to end across organizations to eliminate department silos and ensure agility. It allows us to use technologies such as AI to automate the mundane and unlock human creativity for new value and insight. This allows us to incorporate next generation digital technologies to enable radically superior, measurable results. To achieve these, Oracle makes use of key differentiators such as analytics and AI and machine learning. Analytics are also known as business intelligence provides you with information in the form of pre-built dashboards, showing your key metrics in real time. Embedded analytic capabilities enable you to monitor business performance and make better decisions. 05:44 Lois: And what about AI and machine learning? Mitchell: These focus on building systems that learn or improve performance based on the data that they consume. Smart digital assistants, recommendation engines, predictive analytics, they're all used within AI and machine learning to help organizations automate operations and drive innovation, and ultimately make better decisions faster. 06:02 Nikita: Mitchell, let's move on to the Starter Configuration. Can you explain what it is and how it helps during a cloud implementation? Mitchell: Starter Configuration is a predefined configuration of Oracle Cloud Applications aligned with the Oracle Modern Best Practices. It's very comprehensive and includes business processes in several domains, such as ERP, HCM, Supply Chain, EPM, and so on. It includes sample, master, and transactional data, and predetermined usernames, which aligns and tests based on the same use cases you saw in Oracle Modern Best Practices in Cloud Success Navigator. Customers can request deployment of a Starter Configuration into their test environment. Oracle will run an automated process for replicating the configuration, master data, transaction data, and predetermined usernames from Oracle to the Oracle Cloud Applications Test Environment of the customer's choice. For best user experience, customers can add a basic level of personalization, such as their customer name, limited number of employees, suppliers, customers, and a few other items. Starter Configuration's delivered with predetermined step guides for comprehensive set of use cases. Using these, customers can relay the same use cases they've seen in Oracle Modern Best Practices and Success Navigator. In the Oracle Cloud Applications Test Environment Customer, we've been able to enable an in-app guidance using Oracle Guided Learning. This helps to make it easier for navigation through the business processes supported by the application. Oracle can deploy the Starter Configuration in days, not weeks or months, which means the implementation partners don't need to invest time and effort for the first configuration of an Oracle Cloud Application environment before they can even get the chance to show it to a customer. In turn, once Starter Configuration is deployed, it's ready to be used for solution familiarization and design activities. Using Starter Configuration of Oracle Cloud Applications early in the cloud journey will offer several benefits to customers. 08:00 Lois: What are these benefits? Mitchell: The first, it helps to cut down on environment configuration time from several weeks or months to potentially just days. Next, implementation partners can engage stakeholders early, and get them familiar with Oracle Cloud Applications, especially those that maybe have never participated in the sales cycle. Because customer stakeholders actually see what Oracle Cloud solutions might look like in the future, it becomes easier to take design decisions. Starter Configuration provides hands-on familiarization with Oracle Cloud Applications and Oracle Leading Practices. This makes it easier to understand what leading practices and standard features can be adopted to support future business processes. It also reduces the level of customization and accelerates implementation. 08:45 Transform the way you work with Oracle Database 23ai! This cutting-edge technology brings the power of AI directly to your data, making it easier to build powerful applications and manage critical workloads. Want to learn more about Database 23ai? Visit mylearn.oracle.com to pick from our range of courses and enroll today!   09:10 Nikita: Welcome back! Mitchell, how can customers and implementation partners best use the Starter Configuration?  Mitchell: Customers and implementation partners will work in close collaboration to make the implementation successful. Hence, Oracle recommends that customers and implementation partner discuss how the best use of Starter Configuration will take place. This is one of the key activities in the mobilize stage of the cloud journey. First, Oracle recommends to use Starter Configuration to prepare the customer stakeholders for the project. Customer stakeholders who participate in the project should go to the Oracle Modern Best Practice section of Success Navigator platform in order to learn more about the modern best practices, business processes, personas, leading practices, and use cases. Project team can request Starter Configuration early in the project to allow customer stakeholders to get their hands-on experience with performing use cases in the Starter Configuration. Customer stakeholders will perform use cases in Starter Config to learn more about modern best practices. They'll use the step-by-step guides and Guided Learning to easily perform the use cases within the Starter Configuration. This is how they'll visualize use cases in Oracle Cloud Applications and get a good understanding of Oracle Modern Best Practices. Next, mobilize stage of the journey, project team can use Starter Configuration to visualize the solution and make design decisions with confidence. First, by requesting Starter Configuration, implementation partners can engage stakeholders early and create the space to get familiar with Oracle Applications. This applies especially to those that may have not participated during the sales cycle. You could personalize Starter Configuration to enhance the user experience to help the customer connect to the application and, for example, change the company name, the logo, few supplier names, customer names, employee names, etc. And implementation partners are going to be able to run sessions to familiarize the customer with modern best practices and show how cloud applications support use cases. For structured guidance, the implementation partners can use the step guides. It includes screenshots of OGL within cloud applications environments. And you could run design workshop and use Starter Configuration, show and explain which design decisions must take place to define a customer-centric configuration. Finally, you can show use cases that help you explain what the impact of design decisions might be. 11:20 Lois: Mitchell, before we wrap up, can you take us through how the Release Readiness features facilitate innovation?  Mitchell: In order to innovate with the Release Readiness features, it's important to learn about the new features in a one-stop shop, and then connect with the capability. The first item is to be able to find and familiarize yourself with the content as they exist within Release Notes. From there, it's important to be able to actually experience those items by looking at the text, and pictures, and the Oracle University videos that we provide in the Feature Overviews, as well as additional capabilities that will be coming with the Navigator in the preview environment, your ability to get your hands on in a demo experience through Cloud Success Navigator. Furthermore, it's important for you to be able to explore across theme-based items, which we call Adoption Centers, currently ready for AI in Redwood. This gives you the ability to span across Release Notes and different releases in order to understand the themes of the trends around AI and Redwood, and how those capabilities in our technology can advance your innovation in the Cloud. And finally, you need to be able to understand those opportunities based off of business processes, data insights, and industry benchmarks. That way, you can understand the capabilities as they exist, not just for your business specifically, but in the context of the broader industry and technology trends. From there, it's important for you to then think about your ability to collaborate to drive continuous innovation. We want to be able to leverage Cloud Success Navigator to drive collaboration to increase confidence across all members of the project team, whether it be you as a customer, our partners, or the Oracle team. It should also be able to drive an increased efficiency within decision making, driving greater value and readiness as you think about the proposed adoption changes. Finally, we want to think about the ability to reduce cycles related to features and decisions so that you can more quickly adapt, and adjust, and consume innovations as they're produced on a quarterly basis.  13:09 Nikita: I think we can end with that. Thank you so much, Mitchell, for taking us through the Navigator platform. Lois: And if you liked what you heard today, head over to mylearn.oracle.com and take a look at the Oracle Cloud Success Navigator Essentials course to learn more. It's available for free! Until next time, this is Lois Houston…. 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In this episode of In the Passenger's Seat, host Matt Mitteldorfer sits down with Charlie Cluss, a key leader in ACV's Research & Development team. Charlie shares his unique journey from working in the field as a Vehicle Condition Inspector (VCI) at ACV to now building the very technology our VCIs use to inspect and assess vehicles.Matt and Charlie explore how innovation is reshaping wholesale automotive — from smarter inspections and more accurate condition reports to using data to confidently price a car. They also look ahead at what's coming next in automotive tech and how ACV is staying ahead of the curve.Whether you're a gearhead, a tech lover, or just curious about the future of the industry, this one's for you.

In this episode of the Oracle University Podcast, Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham are joined by Mitchell Flinn, VP of Program Management for the CSS Platform, to explore Oracle Cloud Success Navigator.   This interactive platform is designed to help customers optimize their cloud journey, offering best practices, AI tools, and personalized guidance from implementation to innovation. Don't miss this insider look at maximizing your Oracle Cloud investment!   Oracle Cloud Success Navigator Essentials: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-cloud-success-navigator-essentials/147489/242186 Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Nikita: Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services with Oracle University, and joining me is my co-host Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs.  Lois: Hi everyone! Today is the first of a two-part special on Oracle Cloud Success Navigator. This is a tool that provides you with a clear path to cloud transformation and helps you get the most out of your cloud investment. 00:52 Nikita: And to tell us more about this, we have Mitchell Flinn joining us today. Mitchell is VP of Program Management for Oracle Cloud Success Navigator. In this episode, we'll ask Mitchell about the ins and outs of this powerful platform, its benefits, key features, and the role it plays in streamlining cloud journeys. Lois: Yeah. Hi Mitchell! What is Oracle's approach to cloud technology and customer success, and how does the Cloud Success Navigator support this philosophy? 01:22 Mitchell: Oracle has an amazing amount of industry-leading enterprise cloud technologies across our entire portfolio. All of this is at your disposal. That, coupled with the sole focus of your success, forms the crux of the company's transformational journey. In other words, we put your success at the heart of everything we do. For each organization, the path to achieve maximum value from our technology is unique. Success Navigator reflects our emphasis on being there with you throughout the entire journey to steer you to success.  01:53 Nikita: Ok, what about from a business's viewpoint? Why would they need the Navigator? Mitchell: Businesses across every industry are moving mission-critical applications to the cloud. However, business leaders understand that there's no one-size-fits-all model for cloud development and deployment. Some fundamentals for success are your need to ensure new technologies are seamlessly integrated into day-to-day operations and continually optimize to align with evolving business requirements. You must ensure stakeholder visibility through the journey with updates at every stage. Building system efficiencies into other key tasks, which has to be done at the forefront when considering your cloud transformation. You also need to quickly identify risks and address them during the implementation process and beyond. Beyond the technical execution, cloud deployments also require significant process and organizational changes to ensure that adoption is aligned with business goals and delivers tangible benefits. Moreover, the training process for new features after cloud adoption can be an organization wide initiative that needs special attention. These requirements or more can be addressed through Oracle Cloud Success Navigator, which is a new interactive digital platform to guide you through all stages of your cloud journey. 03:09 Lois: Mitchell, how does Cloud Success Navigator platform enhance the user experience? How does it support customers at different stages of their cloud journey? Mitchell: Platform is included for free for all cloud application customers. And core to Success Navigator is the goal of increasing transparency among customers, partners in the Oracle team, from project kickoff through quarterly releases. Included in the platform are implementation best practices, Oracle Modern Best Practices focused on solutions provided by our applications, and guidance on living within the cloud.   Success Navigator supports you for every stage of your Oracle journey. You can first get your bearings and understand what's possible with your cloud solution using preconfigured starter environments to support your design decisions. It helps you chart a proven course by providing access to Oracle expertise and Oracle Modern Best Practices, so you can use cloud quality standards to guide your implementation approach. You can find value from quarterly releases using AI assistants and preview environments to experience and adopt latest features that matter to you. And you can blaze new trails by building your own cloud roadmap based on your organization's goals, keeping you focused on the capabilities you need for day-to-day and the road ahead. 04:24 Nikita: How does the Navigator cater to the needs of all the different customers? Mitchell: For customers just getting started with Oracle implementations, Navigator provides a framework with success criteria for each stakeholder involved in the implementation, and provides recommended milestones and checklists to keep everyone on track. For existing customers and experienced cloud customers thriving in the cloud, it provides contextually relevant insights based on your cloud landscape. It prepares you for quarterly releases and preview environments, and enables the use of AI and optimization within your cloud investment. For our partners, it allows Oracle to work in a collaborative way to really team up for our customers. Navigator gives transparency to all stakeholders and helps determine what success criteria we should be thinking about at each milestone phase of the journey. And it also helps customers and partners get more out of their Oracle investment through a seamless process. 05:20 Lois: Right. Mitchell, can you elaborate on the use cases of the platform? How does it address challenges and requirements during cloud implementations? Mitchell: We can create transparency and alignment between you, your partner, and the Oracle team using shared view of progress measured through standard criteria. We can incorporate recommended key milestones and activities to help you visualize and measure your progress. And we can use built-in assessments, remove risk, and ask the right questions at the right time to make the right implementation decisions for your organization. Additionally, we can use Starter Configuration, which allows you to experience the latest capabilities and leading practices to enrich design decisions for your organization with Starter Configuration. This can activate Starter Configuration early in your journey to understand what delivered capability can do for you. It allows you to evaluate modern best practices to determine how your design process can work in the future. And it empowers and educates your organization by interacting with real capability, using real processes to make the right decisions for your cloud implementation. You're able to access new features in Fusion updates. You can do this to learn what you need to know about new features in a one-stop shop and connect your company in a compelling capacity. You can find, familiarize, and prioritize new and existing features in one place. And you can experience new features in hands-on preview environments available with you with each quarterly release. You can explore new theme-based approaches using adoption centers for AI and Redwood to understand where to start and how to get there. And you can understand innovation opportunities based on business processes, data insights, and industry benchmarks. 07:01 Nikita: Now that we've covered the basics, can you walk us through some of the key features of the platform? Let's start with the Home page. Mitchell: This is the starting point of the customer journey and the central location for everything Navigator has to offer, including best practice content. You'll find content focused on implementation phase, the innovation phase, and administrative elements like the team structure, program and projects, and other relevant tips and tricks. Cloud Quality Standards provides learning content and checklists for successful business transformation. This helps support the effective adoption and adherence to Cloud Quality Standards and enables individuals to leverage AI and predictive insights. The feature Sunburst allows capability for features to be reviewed in an interactive graphic, illustrating new features by pillar, other attributes, which enable customers to review features curated to identify and adopt new features that meet their needs. It helps you understand recommended features across your application base based off of a production profile, covering mandatory adoption requirements, efficiency gains, innovation capabilities like AI and Redwood to drive business change. Next is the Adoption Center, which addresses the need of our existing and implementing customers. It covers the concept of how Redwood is an imperative for our application customers, what it means, and how, and when we could translate some of the requirements to a business user or an IT user. Roadmap is an opportunity for the team to evaluate which features are most interesting at any given moment, the items that they would like to adopt next, and save features or items that they might require later. 08:36 Lois: That's great. Mitchell, I know we have two new features rolling out in 2025. Can you tell us a little bit about them? Mitchell: Preview Environment. This allows users to explore new features and orderly release through a shared environment by logging into Navigator, eliminating potential regression needs, data adjustments and loads, and other common pre-work. You can explore the feature directly with the support of Oracle Guided Learning. The second additional feature for 2025 is AI Assist. We've taken everything within Navigator and trained an LLM to provide customers the ability to inquire about best practices, solutions, and features within the applications and ultimately make them smarter as they prepare for areas like design workshops, quarterly release readiness, and engaging across our overall Oracle team. Customers can use, share, and apply Oracle content knowledge to their day-to-day responsibilities. 09:32 Have you mastered the basics of AI? Are you ready to take your skills to the next level? Unlock the potential of advanced AI with our OCI Generative AI Professional course and certification that covers topics like Large Language Models, the OCI Generative AI Service, and building Q&A chatbots for real-world applications. Head over to mylearn.oracle.com and find out more.  10:01 Nikita: Welcome back! Mitchell, how can I get started with the Navigator? Mitchell: To request customer access to Success Navigator's environment, you need to submit a request form via the Success Navigator page on oracle.com.  You need to be able to provide your customer support identifier with the help icon around the CSI number. If you don't have your CSI number, you can still submit your request and a member of the Success Navigator team will reach out and coordinate with you to understand the information that's required. Once access is granted, you'll receive a welcome email to Oracle Cloud Success Navigator. 10:35 Lois: Alright, and after that's done? Mitchell: Before implementing Oracle Cloud Applications in your organization, you need to think of a structure that helps you organize and manage that implementation. To implement a solution footprint for a relatively small organization operating in a single country, and with an implementation time of only a few months, defining a single project might be a good enough organization to manage the implementation. For example, if you're implementing Core Human Capital Management applications, you could define a single project for that. But if you're implementing a broad solution footprint for a large business across multiple organizational entities in multiple countries, and with an implementation time of several years, a single project isn't enough. In such cases, organizations typically define a structure of a program with multiple underlying projects that reflect the scope, approach, timelines of business transformation. For example, you're implementing both HCM and ERP applications in a two-phased approach. You might decide to define a program with two underlying projects, one for HCM and one for ERP. For large, international business transformations, you can define multiple programs, each with multiple underlying projects. For example, you might first need to define a global design for a common way of working with HCM and then start rolling out that global design to individual countries. In such a scenario, you might define a program called HCM Transformation with a first project for global design, followed by multiple projects associated with individual countries. You could do the same for ERP. 12:16 Nikita: Mitchell, we've mentioned “cloud journey” a few times in this conversation, but can you tell us a little more about it? How can teams use it to guide their work? Mitchell: The main purpose of Oracle's cloud journey is to provide leading practices and actionable guidance to customers and implementation partners for successful implementations, operations within the cloud, and innovation through Oracle Cloud solutions. These are defined in terms of stages, activities, topics, and milestones. They focus on, how do you do the right things at the right time the first time. For customers, implementation partners in the cloud journey, this allows us to facilitate collaboration and transparency, accelerate the journey, and visualize and measure our progress. 12:59 Lois: We'll stop here for today. Join us next week as we continue our discussion on Oracle Cloud Success Navigator.  Nikita: And if want to look at some demos of everything we touched upon today, head over to mylearn.oracle.com and take a look at the Oracle Cloud Success Navigator Essentials course. Until next time, this is Nikita Abraham… Lois: And Lois Houston, signing off! 13:22 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. 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Samuel Tschepe ist Team Lead für Design Thinking-Programme für Professionals an der HPI d-school des Hasso-Plattner-Instituts und wir besprechen die Rolle von künstlicher Intelligenz im Design Thinking. Vom Analyst, Nutzer, kreativen Partner über Designer bis Coach können unterschiedliche Aufgaben nicht nur verbessert, sondern auf ein neues, anderes Level gehoben werden. Wir schauen dabei anhand dieses Rollenmodells auch auf unterschiedliche Use-Cases und Beispiele. Samuel teilt zudem praktische Tipps, seine bevorzugten Tools und auch seine Meinung, warum wir uns gegenüber KI oft überschätzen. Auch gibt er Einblicke in kostenlose Weiterbildungsangebote der d-school. Wie immer freuen wir uns über Feedback und wenn ihr den Podcast teilt.

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In this episode of the Oracle University Podcast, Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham explore the intricacies of trail files in Oracle GoldenGate 23ai with Nick Wagner, Senior Director of Product Management.   They delve into how trail files store committed operations, preserving the order of transactions and capturing essential metadata. Nick explains that trail files are self-describing, containing database and table definition records, making them easier to work with. The episode also covers trail file management, including the purge trail task and the ability to download trail files directly from the web UI, providing flexibility in various deployment scenarios.   Oracle GoldenGate 23ai: Fundamentals: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-goldengate-23ai-fundamentals/145884/237273 Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode. ------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Nikita: Welcome back to another episode of the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services with Oracle University, and I'm joined by Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs. Lois: Hi there! In our last episode, we discussed the Replicat process. That was a good introduction, and you should give it a listen if you're interested in the fundamentals of GoldenGate 23ai.  00:49 Nikita: Nick Wagner, Senior Director of Product Management for Oracle GoldenGate, is back with us today to talk about how to manage Extract Trails and Files. Hi Nick, it's a pleasure to have you with us. So, we've spoken about trail files in our earlier episodes. But can you tell us about the kind of information that's actually stored in these files?  Nick: The trail files contain committed operations only. In an Oracle environment, the extract process is actually able to understand and read both committed and uncommitted transactions. It holds the uncommitted activity and the cache manager associated settings. As a transaction is committed, it's then flushing that information to the trail file. All this information in the transaction is preserved, so we have not only the transaction itself, but the order of the operations within that transaction. All the changed columns, including the primary key and any scheduling columns are also captured, and this is controlled by the log or sub calls parameter and other parameters within the extract process. The data captured depends on settings in the extract file and you can include additional information, including tokens. The trail files also contain metadata information, where the trail files are what we call self-describing, which means that as we start reading in new objects, we start writing the definition of those objects into the trail file themselves. 02:11 Lois: Nick, what does the structure of a trail file look like? Nick: The trail files have a header information, which simply keeps information about what version of trail file this is, where GoldenGate is handling it, information about that trail file itself. You'll also have three different types of records. You'll have a data record, which contains the actual before and after images, the table update statement, the type of operations. You have a database definition record, which includes information about the database that GoldenGate is capturing from, and then you'll also have a table definition record. As GoldenGate starts up and creates a trail file for the first time, it's always going to write the trail file header and associated database definition record, and then it's going to start reading data out of the source database. As it encounters a new table for the first time in that trail file, it's going to write the metadata for that object as well. This makes it very easy. This means that within a single trail file, any data records I have in there, that trail file also contains the associated table definition record for that table. 03:20 Nikita: Let's talk about compatibility between different versions of GoldenGate. How do the trail files fit into that? Nick: The GoldenGate trail files themselves have information built into them to help understand what they're compatible with as far as GoldenGate releases. If I'm replicating from a new version of GoldenGate to an older version of GoldenGate, I can set the format release value to tell the extract process to write these trail files in an older version. In this case, I can simply say format release 19 and it'll write the trail files in the 19C version. If you're going from an older version to a newer version of GoldenGate, it's automatically able to process the old version trail file structure without having to change anything.  04:02 Nikita: Now, GoldenGate is constantly generating these trail files as it runs. So, how do we manage them over time. What's the cleanup process like? Nick: Within the GoldenGate microservices architecture, the web UI has a way to manage your trail files and clean them up. So there's a purge trail task that allows you to go in and set up rules on how long to keep the trail files around for before they're purged. We have customers that want to reposition extract and so you'll want to make sure that you keep trail files around long enough so that you can handle any reposition that you intend to do. Trail files will always be kept around even past their purge rules if they're still needed for GoldenGate recovery. Also new to GoldenGate 23ai is the ability to download trail files directly from the web UI. This is extremely helpful if you're using OCI GoldenGate or you don't have OS access on the machine where GoldenGate is running. 04:56 Lois: What if we want to look inside these trail files and actually see the individual records? How can we examine them directly? Nick: Well, that can be seen using a tool called Logdump. Logdumps utility, that's installed in your ogghome/bindirectory. It has online help as well as full documentation. 05:14 Lois: And how do you use Logdump? Nick: So to use Logdump, the first thing you'll do is launch the service and then you'll open a trail file. You would specify the full path of the trail file along with the path name and the sequence number of that trail file. Once you've set it up, you'll position into that location within that trail file. Normally people position at record 0 and then they'll do a next, which allows them to get the next information. There's a couple other commands in there, such as POS, which allows you to set the position, scan for header, allows you to scan to the next record if you position within the middle of a record. So, when you first run Logdump, it's not going to have very much information available for you. So, you'll want to turn on a couple of settings. You'll want to enable File Header, GHDR, and Detail to be able to see more information about what's going on within that record within the trail. Logdump also has the ability to show you the actual ASCII values as opposed to the text value. This is very useful for dealing with multibyte data as well as unprintable characters. You can also specify the length of the record to show for each Logdump record. And this is in the reclen parameter, 280 is a rough number and it will usually show about enough that'll fit on a single page. 06:40 Join the Oracle University Learning Community and tap into a vibrant network of over 1 million members, including Oracle experts and fellow learners. This dynamic community is the perfect place to grow your skills, connect with likeminded learners, and celebrate your successes. As a MyLearn subscriber, you have access to engage with your fellow learners and participate in activities in the community. Visit community.oracle.com/ou to check things out today! 07:12 Nikita: Welcome back! Nick, earlier you mentioned data records in trail files. What kind of information do these records contain? Nick: When we start looking at data records within the trail file, we're going to see a little bit different format. It's going to give us information about what type of operation this was, the before, after indicator, is this an after image or a before image? It's going to give us the time information. It's going to tell us what table this record was on and the values within that record. We can also count the number of records in a trail using the count option that tells us how many records in the trail, the average size, and then the operation type breakdown. We can also get some additional details on that count, including having it broken out by table and operation within those tables. This is really useful if you're trying to track down a missing record or an out of sync condition and you want to make sure that GoldenGate is appropriately capturing all the changes. We can also use an option within Logdump called scan for metadata. The shorthand for this command is sfmd, it allows you to scan for something like a database definition record.  You may have multiple database definition records versions within the same trail file. It tells us what type of database this was, the character set, which is important because this information is used by the replica when it goes to apply changes into the target database. We can also scan for metadata to get table definition records. The data types are numeric values that are associated with an internal GoldenGate data type. 08:43 Lois: Thank you, Nick, for your insights. There's a lot more you can find in the Oracle GoldenGate 23ai: Fundamentals course on MyLearn. So, make sure you check that out by visiting mylearn.oracle.com. Nikita: Join us next week for a discussion on parameters, data selection, filtering, and transformation. Until then, this is Nikita Abraham… Lois: And Lois Houston signing off! 09:07 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. 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In this episode, Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham dive into key components of Oracle GoldenGate 23ai with expert insights from Nick Wagner, Senior Director of Product Management.   They break down the Distribution Service, explaining how it moves trail files between environments, replaces the classic extract pump, and ensures secure data transfer. Nick also introduces Target Initiated Paths, a method for connecting less secure environments to more secure ones, and discusses how the Receiver Service simplifies monitoring and management. The episode wraps up with a look into Initial Load, covering different methods for syncing source and target databases without downtime.   Oracle GoldenGate 23ai: Fundamentals: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-goldengate-23ai-fundamentals/145884/237273 Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Nikita: Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services with Oracle University, and with me is Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs.  Lois: Hey there! Last week, we spoke about the Extract process and today we're going to spend time discussing the Distribution Path, Target Initiated Path, Receiver Server, and Initial Load. These are all critical components of the GoldenGate architecture, and understanding how they work together is essential for successful data replication. 00:58 Nikita: To help us navigate these topics, we've got Nick Wagner joining us again. Nick is a Senior Director of Product Management for Oracle GoldenGate. Hi Nick! Thanks for being with us today. To kick things off, can you tell us what the distribution service is and how it works? Nick: A distribution path is used when we need to send trail files between two different GoldenGate environments. The distribution service replaces the extract pump that was used in GoldenGate classic architecture. And so the distribution service will send the trail files as they're being created to that receiver service and it will write the trail files over on the target system. The distribution service works in a kind of a streaming fashion, so it's constantly pulling the trail files that the extract is creating to see if there's any new data. As soon as it sees new data, it'll packet it up and send it across the network to the receiver service. It can use a couple of different methods to do this. The most secure and recommended method is using a WebSocket secure connection or WSS. If you're going between a microservices and a classic architecture, you can actually tell the distribution service to send it using the classic architecture method. In that case, it's the OGG option when you're configuring the distribution service. There's also some unsecured methods that would send the trail files in plain text. The receiver service is then responsible for taking that data and rewriting it into the trail file on the target site. 02:23 Lois: Nick, what are some of the key features and responsibilities of the distribution service? Nick: It's responsible for command deployment. So any time that you're going to actually make a command to the distribution service, it gets handled there directly. It can handle multiple commands concurrently. It's going to dispatch trail files to one or more receiver servers so you can actually have a single distribution path, send trail files to multiple targets. It can provide some lightweight filtering so you can decide which tables get sent to the target system. And it also is integrated in with our data streams, our pub and subscribe model that we've added in GoldenGate 23ai. 03:01 Lois: Interesting. And are there any protocols to remember when using the distribution service? Nick: We always recommend a secure WebSocket. You also have proxy support for use within cloud environments. And then if you're going to a classic architecture GoldenGate, you would use the Oracle GoldenGate protocol. So in order to communicate with the distribution service and send it commands, you can communicate directly from any web browser, client software-- installation is not required-- or you can also do it through the admin client if necessary, but you can do it directly through browsers. 03:33 Nikita: Ok, let's move on to the target initiated path. Nick, what is it and what does it do essentially? Nick: This is used when you're communicating from a less secure environment to a more secure environment. Often, this requires going through some sort of DMZ. In these situations, a connection cannot be established from the less secure environment into the more secure environment. It actually needs to be established from the more secure environment out. And so if we need to replicate data into a more secure environment, we need to actually have the target GoldenGate environment initiate that connection so that it can be established.  And that's what a target-initiated path does. 04:12 Lois: And how do you set it up? Nick: It's pretty straightforward to set up. You actually don't even need to worry about it on the source side. You actually set it up and configure it from the target. The receiver service is responsible for receiving the trail file data and writing it to the local trail file. In this situation, we have a target-initiated path created. And so that receiver service is going to write the trail files locally and the replicat is going to apply that data into that target system. 04:37 Nikita: I also want to ask you about the Receiver service. What is it really? Nick: Receiver service is pretty straightforward. It's a centrally controlled service. It allows you to view the status of your distribution path and replaces target side collectors that were available in the classic architecture of GoldenGate. You can also get statistics about the receiver service directly from the web UI.  You can get detailed information about these paths by going into the receiver service and identifying information like network details, transfer protocols, how many bytes it's received, how many bytes it's sent out. If you need to issue commands from the admin client to the receiver service, you can use the info command to get details about it. Info all will tell you everything that's running. And you can see that your receiver service is up and running. 05:28 Are you working towards an Oracle Certification this year? Join us at one of our certification prep live events in the Oracle University Learning Community. Get insider tips from seasoned experts and learn from others who have already taken their certifications. Go to community.oracle.com/ou to jump-start your journey towards certification today! 05:53 Nikita: Welcome back. In the last section of today's episode, we'll cover what Initial Load is. Nick, can you break down the basics for us? Nick: So, the initial load is really used when you need to synchronize the source and target systems. Because GoldenGate is designed for 24/7 environments, we need to be able to do that initial load without taking downtime on the source. And so all the methods that we talk about do not require any downtime for that source database. 06:18 Lois: How do you do the initial load? Nick: So there's a couple of different ways to do the initial load. And it really depends on what your topology is. If I'm doing like-to-like replication in a homogeneous environment, we'll say Oracle-to-Oracle, the best options are to use something that's integrated with GoldenGate, some sort of precise instantiation method that does not require HandleCollisions. That's something like a database backup and restoring it to a specific SDN or CSN value using a Database Snapshot. Or in some cases, we can use Oracle Data Pump integration with GoldenGate. There are some less precise instantiation options, which do require HandleCollisions. We also have dissimilar initial load methods. And this is typically when you're going between heterogeneous environments. When my source and target databases don't match and there isn't any kind of fast unload or fast load utility that I could use between those two databases. In almost all cases, this does require HandleCollisions to be used. 07:16 Nikita: Got it. So, with so many options available, are there any advantages to using GoldenGate's own initial load method?  Nick: While some databases do have very good fast load and unload utilities, there are some advantages to using GoldenGate's own initial load method. One, it supports heterogeneous replication environments. So if I'm going from Postgres to Oracle, it'll do all the data type transformation, character set transformation for me. It doesn't require any downtime, if certain conditions are met.  It actually performs transformation as the data is loaded, too, as well as filtering. And so any transformation that you would be doing in your normal transaction log replication or CDC replication can also go through the same transformation for the initial load process. GoldenGate's initial load process does read directly from the source tables. And it fetches the data in arrays. It also uses parallel processing to speed up the replication. It does also handle activity on the source tables during the initial load process, so you do not need to worry about quiescing that source database. And a lot of the initial load methods directly built into GoldenGate support distributed application analytics targets, including things like Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery. 08:28 Lois: And what about its limitations? Or to put it differently, when should users consider using different methods? Nick: So the first thing to consider is system proximity. We want to make sure that the two systems we're working with are close together. Or if not, how are we going to send the data across? One thing to keep in mind, when we do the initial load, the source database is not quiesced. So if it takes an hour to do the initial load or 10 hours, it really doesn't matter to GoldenGate. So that's something to keep in mind. Even though we talk about performance of this, the performance really isn't as critical as one might suspect. So the important thing about data system proximity is the proximity to the extract and replicat processes that are going to be pulling the data out and pushing it across. And then how much data is generated? Are we talking about a database that's just a couple of gigabytes? Or are we talking about a database that's hundreds of terabytes? Do we want to consider outage time? Would it be faster to take a little bit of outage and use some other method to move the data across? What kind of outage or downtime windows do we have for these environments? And then another consideration is disk space. As we're pulling the data out of that source database, we need to have somewhere to store it. And if we don't have enough disk space, we need to run to temporary space or to use multiple external drives to be able to support it. So these are all different considerations. 09:50 Nikita: I think we can wind up our episode with that. Thanks, Nick, for giving us your insights.  Lois: If you'd like to learn more about the topics we covered today, head over to mylearn.oracle.com and check out the Oracle GoldenGate 23ai: Fundamentals course. Nikita: In our next episode, Nick will take us through the Replicat process. Until then, this is Nikita Abraham… Lois: And, Lois Houston signing off! 10:14 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. 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In this episode of the podcast, we dive into the powerful impact of early intervention for children who are blind or partially sighted as Shawn welcomes Beverly, Team Lead for Early Intervention at Blind Beginnings to share how the program supports families and helps children build critical developmental skills that shape their independence and quality of life. Learn why sensory-rich experiences are essential for children with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), and how activities tailored to each child's needs can build a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Beverly also explains how orientation and mobility training empowers young children to confidently explore the world around them. Plus, get a sneak peek at our STEP (Safe Travel Education for Pre-Schoolers) program, a fun, hands-on initiative for kids aged 3–5 designed to foster sensory engagement, mobility skills, social skills, and networking opportunities for the parents. Blind Beginnings' mission is to inspire children and youth who are blind or partially sighted and their families through diverse programs, experiences, counseling and peer support, and opportunities to create fulfilling lives. Visit us online at www.blindbeginnings.ca to find out more.

Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Mike Belenkie - CEO of Advantage Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$2 Billion. Mr. Belenkie joined Advantage in October 2018 as Chief Operating Officer, and was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in October 2019 and then to President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2022. Between 2012 and 2018, Mr. Belenkie founded and helped lead Modern Resources to become a highly efficient Deep Basin producer which included oversight on all aspects of the Corporation. From September 2008 to December 2011, Mr. Belenkie held roles of increasing responsibility at Painted Pony including Vice President of Reservoir Engineering and Corporate Development. Prior thereto, Mr. Belenkie held various roles at Talisman Energy (1995-2008) within their North American assets, including Team Lead of Montney and Northeast British Columbia. During 2006 and 2007, Mr. Belenkie was a management consultant with RLG International, working with leadership teams in two major producers in Alaska and Canada, while on secondment from Talisman. Mr. Belenkie received his BSc. In Mechanical Engineering from University of Calgary in 1997 and is a registered professional engineer with APEGA.Among other things we discussed Infrastructure, Cash Flow & Canadian LNG Opportunities Ahead.Thank you to our sponsors.Without their support this episode would not be possible:Connate Water SolutionsATB Capital MarketsEPACAstro Rentals Canadian Gas Association Support the show

Installing Oracle GoldenGate 23ai is more than just running a setup file—it's about preparing your system for efficient, reliable data replication. In this episode, Lois Houston and Nikita welcome back Nick Wagner to break down system requirements, storage considerations, and best practices for installing GoldenGate.   You'll learn how to optimize disk space, manage trail files, and configure network settings to ensure a smooth installation.   Oracle GoldenGate 23ai: Fundamentals: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-goldengate-23ai-fundamentals/145884/237273 Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode.   -------------------------------------------------------------   Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Nikita: Hello and welcome to Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services with Oracle University, and I'm joined by Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs.  Lois: Hi there! Last week, we took a close look at the security strategies of Oracle GoldenGate 23ai. In this episode, we'll discuss all aspects of installing GoldenGate. 00:48 Nikita: That's right, Lois. And back with us today is Nick Wagner, Senior Director of Product Management for GoldenGate at Oracle. Hi Nick! I'm going to get straight into it. What are the system requirements for a typical GoldenGate installation? Nick: As far as system requirements, we're going to split that into two sections. We've got an operating system requirements and a storage requirements. So with memory and disk, and I know that this isn't the answer you want, but the answer is that it varies. With GoldenGate, the amount of CPU usage that is required depends on the number of extracts and replicats. It also depends on the number of threads that you're going to be using for those replicats. Same thing with RAM and disk usage. That's going to vary on the transaction sizes and the number of long running transactions. 01:35 Lois: And how does the recovery process in GoldenGate impact system resources?  Nick: You've got two things that help the extract recovery. You've got the bonded recovery that will store transactions over a certain length of time to disk. It also has a cache manager setting that determines what gets written to disk as part of open transactions. It's not just the simple answer as, oh, it needs this much space. GoldenGate also needs to store trail files for the data that it's moving across. So if there's network latency, or if you expect a certain network outage, or you have certain SLAs for the target database that may not be met, you need to make sure that GoldenGate has enough room to store its trail files as it's writing them. The good news about all this is that you can track it. You can use parameters to set them. And we do have some metrics that we'll provide to you on how to size these environments. So a couple of things on the disk usage. The actual installation of GoldenGate is about 1 to 1.5 gig in size, depending on which version of GoldenGate you're going to be using and what database. The trail files themselves, they default to 500 megabytes apiece. A lot of customers keep them on disk longer than they're necessary, and so there's all sorts of purging options available in GoldenGate. But you can set up purge rules to say, hey, I want to get rid of my trail files as soon as they're not needed anymore. But you can also say, you know what? I want to keep my trail files around for x number of days, even if they're not needed. That way they can be rebuilt. I can restore from any previous point in time. 03:15 Nikita: Let's talk a bit more about trail files. How do these files grow and what settings can users adjust to manage their storage efficiently? Nick: The trail files grow at about 30% to 35% of the generated redo log data. So if I'm generating 100 gigabytes of redo an hour, then you can expect the trail files to be anywhere from 30 to 35 gigabytes an hour of generated data. And this is if you're replicating everything. Again, GoldenGate's got so many different options. There's so many different ways to use it. In some cases, if you're going to a distributed applications and analytics environment, like a Databricks or a Snowflake, you might want to write more information to the trail file than what's necessary. Maybe I want additional information, such as when this change happened, who the user was that made that change. I can add specific token data. You can also tell GoldenGate to log additional records or additional columns to the trail file that may not have been changed. So I can always say, hey, GoldenGate, replicate and store the entire before and after image of every single row change to your trail file, even if those columns didn't change. And so there's a lot of different ways to do it there. But generally speaking, the default settings, you're looking at about 30% to 35% of the generated redo log value. System swap can fill up quickly. You do want this as a dedicated disk as well. System swap is often used for just handling of the changes, as GoldenGate flushes data from memory down to disk. These are controlled by a couple of parameters. So because GoldenGate is only writing committed activity to the trail file, the log reader inside the database is actually giving GoldenGate not only committed activity but uncommitted activity, too. And this is so it can stay very high speed and very low latency. 05:17 Lois: So, what are the parameters? Nick: There's a cache manager overall feature, and there's a cache directory. That directory controls where that data is actually stored, so you can specify the location of the uncommitted transactions. You can also specify the cache size. And there's not only memory settings here, but there's also disk settings. So you can say, hey, once a cache size exceeds a certain memory usage, then start flushing to disk, which is going to be slower. This is for systems that maybe have less memory but more high-speed disk. You can optimize these parameters as necessary. 05:53 Nikita: And how does GoldenGate adjust these parameters? Nick: For most environments, you're just going to leave them alone. They're automatically configured to look at the system memory available on that system and not use it all. And then as soon as necessary, it'll overflow to disk. There's also intelligent settings built within these parameters and within the cache manager itself that if it starts seeing a lull in activity or your traditional OLTP type responses to actually free up the memory that it has allocated. Or if it starts seeing more activity around data warehousing type things where you're doing large transactions, it'll actually hold on to memory a little bit longer. So it kinda learns as it goes through your environment and starts replicating data. 06:37 Lois: Is there anything else you think we should talk about before we move on to installing GoldenGate?  Nick: There's a couple additional things you need to think of with the network as well. So when you're deploying GoldenGate, you definitely want it to use the fastest network.  GoldenGate can also use a reverse proxy, especially important with microservices. Reverse proxy, typically we recommend Nginx. And it allows you to access any of the GoldenGate microservices using a single port.  GoldenGate also needs either host names or IP addresses to do its communication and to ensure the system is available. It does a lot of communication through TCP and IP as well as WSS. And then it also handles firewalls. So you want to make sure that the firewalls are open for ingress and egress for GoldenGate, too. There's a couple of different privileges that GoldenGate needs when you go to install it. You'll want to make sure that GoldenGate has the ability to write to the home where you're installing it. That's kind of obvious, but we need to say it anyways. There's a utility called oggca.sh. That's the GoldenGate Configuration Assistant that allows you to set up your first deployments and manage additional deployments. That needs permissions to write to the directories where you're going to be creating the new deployments. The extract process needs connection and permissions to read the transaction logs or backups. This is not important for Oracle, but for non-Oracle it is. And then we also recommend a dedicated database user for the extract and replicat connections. 08:15 Are you keen to stay ahead in today's fast-paced world? We've got your back! Each quarter, Oracle rolls out game-changing updates to its Fusion Cloud Applications. And to make sure you're always in the know, we offer New Features courses that give you an insider's look at all of the latest advancements. Don't miss out! Head over to mylearn.oracle.com to get started. 08:41 Nikita: Welcome back! So Nick, how do we get started with the installation?  Nick: So when we go to the install, the first thing you're going to do is go ahead and go to Oracle's website and download the software. Because of the way that GoldenGate works, there's only a couple moving parts. You saw the microservices. There's five or six of them. You have your extract, your replicat, your distribution service, trail files. There's not a lot of moving components. So if something does go wrong, usually it affects multiple customers. And so it's very important that when you go to install GoldenGate, you're using the most recent bundle patch. And you can find this within My Oracle Support. It's not always available directly from OTN or from the Oracle e-delivery website. You can still get them there, but we really want people going to My Oracle Support to download the most recent version. There's a couple of environment variables and certificates that you'll set up as well. And then you'll run the Configuration Assistant to create your deployments.  09:44 Lois: Thanks, Nick, for taking us though the installation of GoldenGate. Because these are highly UI-driven topics, we recommend that you take a deep dive into the GoldenGate 23ai Fundamentals course, available on mylearn.oracle.com. Nikita: In our next episode, we'll talk about the Extract process. Until then, this is Nikita Abraham… Lois: And Lois Houston signing off! 10:08 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. We'd also love it if you would take a moment to rate and review us on your podcast app. See you again on the next episode of the Oracle University Podcast.

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In this episode, Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham, along with Nick Wagner, focus on GoldenGate's terminology and architectural evolution.   Nick defines source and target systems, which are crucial for data replication, and then moves on to explain the data extraction and replication processes.   He also talks about the new microservices architecture, which replaces the classic architecture, offering benefits like simplified management, enhanced security, and a user-friendly interface. Nick highlights how this architecture facilitates easy upgrades and provides a streamlined experience for administrators.   Oracle GoldenGate 23ai: Fundamentals: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-goldengate-23ai-fundamentals/145884/237273 Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode.   ---------------------------------------------------------------   Episode Transcript:   00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Nikita: Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services with Oracle University, and with me is Lois Houston: Director of Innovation Programs. Lois: Hi there! Thanks for joining us again as we make our way through Oracle GoldenGate 23ai. Last week, we discussed all the new features introduced in 23ai and today, we'll move on to the terminology, the different processes and what they do, and the architecture of the product at a high level. 00:56 Nikita: Back with us is Nick Wagner, Senior Director of Product Management for Oracle GoldenGate. Hi Nick! Let's get into some of the terminology. What do we actually call stuff in GoldenGate? Nick: Within GoldenGate, we have our source systems and our target systems. The source is where we're going to be capturing data from, the targets, where we're going to be applying data into. And when we start talking about things like active-active or setting up GoldenGate for high availability, where your source can also be your target, it does become a little bit more complex. And so in some of those cases, we might refer to things as East and West, or America and Europe, or different versions of that. We also have a couple of different things within the product itself. We have what we call our Extract and our Replicat. The Extract is going to be the process that pulls the data out of the database, our capture technology. Our Replicat's going to be the one that applies the data into the target system, or you can also look at it as a push technology. We have what we call our Distribution Path. Our Distribution Path is going to be how we're sending the data across the network. A lot of times when customers run GoldenGate, they don't have the luxury of just having a single server of GoldenGate that can pull data from one database and push data into another one. They need to set up multiple hops of that data. And so in that case, we would use what we call a Distribution Path to send that data from one system to the next. We also have what we call a Target Initiated Path. It's kind of a subset of your Distribution Path, but it allows you to communicate from a less secure environment into a more secure environment.  02:33 Lois: Nick, what about parameter names. I've seen them in uppercase…title case…does that matter?  Nick: GoldenGate has a lot of parameters. This is something you'll see all over the place within GoldenGate itself.  These parameters are in your Extract and Replicat parameter files during your distribution path parameter files. Parameters for GoldenGate are case insensitive.  Within your own environments, you can set it up to have lowercase, mixed case, whatever you want, but just be aware that they are case insensitive. GoldenGate doesn't care, it's just for readability. And then we also have something called trail files. Trail files is where GoldenGate stores all the data before we're able to apply it into that target system. Think about it as our queuing mechanism, and we're queuing everything outside the database so that we're not overloading those database environments. And that's some of the terminology for the product itself. We also have microservices within GoldenGate. 03:31 Nikita: And at the heart of everything is the Service Manager, right? Talk to us about what it is and what it does. Nick: The service manager is responsible for making sure that everything else is up and running. If you are familiar with GoldenGate classic architecture, this is kind of similar to a GoldenGate manager where that process was there to make sure that processes were running the trail files, or excuse me, that certain error logs were getting written out. If a process went down, the manager would restart that process. The service manager is performing a lot of those same functions. Now attached to the service manager, we have our configuration service. This is new in GoldenGate 23ai. This configuration service is going to allow you to set up GoldenGate for highly available environments. So you can build HA into GoldenGate itself using the configuration service. 04:22 Lois: And what does this configuration service do? Nick: This configuration service essentially moves the checkpoint files that used to be on disk into a database so that everything can be stored inside of a database.  Also attached to the service manager, we have the performance metric service. This is a service that is going to be gathering all the performance metrics of GoldenGate. So it's going to tell you how fast things are going, what the latencies are, how many bytes per second we're reading from, the transaction logs or writing to our trail files. How quickly a distribution path is sending data across a network. If you want to know any of your lag information, you'll get it from the performance metrics server. We also have the receiver service and the distribution service. These two work hand in hand to establish network communication between two GoldenGate environments. So on what we call our source system, we have a distribution service that's going to send the data to our target system. On the target system, a receiver service is going to receive that data and then rewrite the trail files. We also have the administration service that's responsible for authentication and authorization of the users, as well as making sure that people have access to the right information. 05:33 Nikita: Ok. Moving on the deployment, how is GoldenGate actually deployed, Nick? Nick: GoldenGate is kinda nice. So the way that the product is installed is you install the GoldenGate environment and that's what we call our service manager deployment under a specific GoldenGate home. So the software binaries themselves get installed under a home, we'll say U01/OGG23AI. Now once I've installed GoldenGate once, that's my OGG home. I can now have any number of service managers and deployments tied to that same home.  06:11 Lois: Ok, let's work with an example to make this simpler. Let's say I've got a service manager that's going be responsible for three different deployments: Accounting, Finance, and Sales. Nick: Each of these deployments is going to reside in its own directory. Each of these deployments is going to have its own set of microservices. And so this also means that each of these deployments can have their own set of users. So the people that access the GoldenGate accounting deployment can be different than the ones that access the sales deployment. This means with this distribution of roles that I can have somebody come in and administer the sales database, but they wouldn't have any information or any access to accounting or finance. And this is very important, it allows you to really pull that information apart and separate it. Each of these environments also has their own set of parameter files, Extract process, Replicat process, distribution services, and everything. So it's a very nice way of splitting things up, but all having them tied to the same GoldenGate home system. And this home is very important. So I can take a deployment, let's say my finance deployment, and if I want to move it to a new GoldenGate home and that GoldenGate home is a different version, like let's say that my original home is 23.4, my new GoldenGate home is 23.7, I simply stop that GoldenGate deployment. I stopped at a finance deployment. I changed its OGG home from 23.4 to 23.7. I restart the deployment, that deployment is automatically upgraded to the new environment and attached to the new system. So it makes upgrading very, very simple, very easy, very elegant. 07:53 Nikita: Ok. So, we've spoken about the services…some of the terminology. Let's get into the architecture next. Nick: So when we talk about the architecture for GoldenGate, we used to have two different architectures. We had a classic architecture and a microservices architecture. Classic architecture was something that's been around since the very beginning of GoldenGate in the late '90s. We announced that, that architecture was deprecated in 19c. And Oracle deprecated means that feature is no longer going to be enhanced and it'll be patched selectively. And at some point in the future, it'll be entirely desupported. Well, GoldenGate 23ai is that future. And so in 23ai, the classic architecture is desupported, that means that it's no longer in the build at all. And so it's just microservices architecture. 08:41 Lois: Is there a tool to assist with this migration?  Nick: We do have a migration utility that will convert an old classic architecture into the new microservices architecture. But there is quite a bit of learning curve to the new microservices architecture. So it's important that we go through how it works in the changes. 09:04 Are you looking to optimize your implementation strategies and improve efficiency? We have a solution for you! Our new Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Foundations training and certification program. You'll learn to leverage Oracle Modern Best Practice (OMBP) to re-imagine business processes using advanced technologies in Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications such as AI, mobile, analytics, and more. Visit mylearn.oracle.com to get started today.  09:37 Nikita: Welcome back! Nick, what are the benefits of this microservices architecture?  Nick: It's got that simplified lifecycle for patching and upgrading. A lot of the GoldenGate patches that you get, especially these bundle patches, are complete installs as well. So you can go into My Oracle Support and download a complete install of a patch and that way, you don't have to use old patch to apply them. The only time you'll be using old patch is for one-off patches or smaller patches that need to be applied to your GoldenGate system. The microservices product has the same trusted Capture and Apply process that Classic did. There's almost no changes between the two except on how they communicate with their parent processes. And so the same logic that you use to pull data from Oracle or to apply data into Oracle is all the same. 10:25 Lois: And has the interface been upgraded as well? Nick: We've added a really nice, easy to use web interface for the microservices version of GoldenGate. Not only is this web interface work with all your standard browsers, but it's also mobile friendly too. So I can actually control and administer GoldenGate right through my mobile device. It also has new secure remote administration. This is something that the classic architecture was really missing. And so in the classic architecture, to use the command line interface, you had to log into the database server where GoldenGate was installed. Now, the command line interface, as well as the web interface and the REST API, all use remote administration and authentication. So that means that I can install the new command line interface or what we call admin client on my laptop locally and I can connect to any GoldenGate deployment as long as I have the username and password for that deployment. It's also more secure. GoldenGate microservices can also be deployed on premise or in OCI as a service and now also on these third-party clouds like Azure and Google Cloud. And it's also easier for developers to integrate in with the APIs themselves. Everything that GoldenGate does through the admin client as well as the web UI can all be traced. The REST API calls for GoldenGate are all fully published so you can get them right directly from the documentation, you can build your own web interface if you want to. So it makes it very easy. The REST APIs are also streamlined. With a single REST API call, I can do something like add an Extract process, create it, set up my parameter file, and set up the trail files all with a single API command. Whereas in the past, it would require multiple command line interface commands to do that same thing. So it's extremely elegant, very advanced. 12:16 Nikita: What does the microservices architecture look like? I know it's a bit complicated when we're not actually looking at a diagram of it, but just a high level, can you explain the different parts of it? Nick: It's pretty straightforward. But essentially what you've got on each system is a service manager. That service manager is then going to have a number of processes or services beneath it. It'll have the configuration service that stores the checkpoint information for GoldenGate. It'll have the administrative service for the authentication and users, the distribution service to send the data across a network, a receiver service to receive that information, performance metrics to get the performance statistics out of GoldenGate. And then of course, you also have your Extracts and Replicats that capture and apply technology. Each of those Extracts and Replicats will then connect to a database on the Extract side of things. That Extract is going to write to trail files. Those trail files are then going to be sent across the network where they're rebuilt on the target system and the Replicat's going to consume them and apply them into the target database. So the Replicat behaves almost like an end user. So it's taking that trail file data and simply converting it to DML operations, insert, update, delete, or a DDL operation in the case of Oracle, alter table, create table, et cetera, to go into that target database.   13:39 Lois: To look at a diagram of this architecture and learn about it in more detail, check out the Oracle GoldenGate 23ai Fundamentals course on mylearn.oracle.com. So, Nick, if I'm looking to deploy GoldenGate, what should I primarily keep in mind? Nick: So as you go to install GoldenGate and you look at a deployment, there's a couple of important environment variables that you want to make sure you're aware of. So one of the first ones is your OGG_Home. This environment variable is extremely important. This is the location of the GoldenGate software itself. And I want to stress how important it is to always use version numbers when you're setting up your GoldenGate home. When you go to install the software, if you're installing GoldenGate 23.5, use 23.5 within the home directory structure. If you're installing GoldenGate 23.7, use 23.7 inside that directory structure. 14:33 Nikita: Right… that way I'll always know which versions are which, and it'll make it really easy to upgrade and move from one version to the next. Ok, got it. What else, Nick? Nick: There's a couple other important directories. You have your OGG_ETC_HOME. This is where things like the configuration files are going to reside, parameter files, all your certificates for security, including the wallets where we store the credentials for not only the database accounts, but also for the GoldenGate user accounts as well. We have our GoldenGate variable home directory or VAR home. This is where all the GoldenGate log files are residing. And these are the log files that allow you to see what's going on in GoldenGate for auditing purposes. Anytime anybody makes a change to GoldenGate, you're going to see information go into the log files on what was happening and how it was working and what they did, what time they did, what command they issued. Another big important feature about these log files is it also gives you error information and troubleshooting details. So if you ever need to find out what happened in GoldenGate, what went wrong, you would look at these log files to find out that information. And then you also have your OGG_DATA_HOME. This is where those trail files are going to go. Essentially, this is kind of the queuing or overflow for GoldenGate. There's a couple of other additional components. We've got the admin client. This is our command line utility. If you don't want to use a web browser or prefer a command line utility, you can use the admin client. The admin client is also fully scriptable. So if you wanted to write scripts that would go off and automate things in GoldenGate, you can do that. A lot of customers did that with GGSCI in the classic architecture. You can do the same thing now with the admin client. The other component is the microservices security authentication and authorization services. These handle communication security, especially making sure that any passwords or usernames and everything like that is all encrypted. And instead of using an actual username and password, everything through the product is going to be done through an alias. And then it also handles all the authorization authentication, permissions, user accountability, and roles within GoldenGate. 16:39 Lois: Anything else you'd like to talk about before we wrap up for today, Nick? Nick: I also wanted to take a minute to talk about the REST API. All the microservices provide REST APIs to administer them and all of these are fully documented. They can be used by any client that can make REST API calls. So if you wanted to use Python, cURL, a web browser, you can do that as well. They're all just HTTP or HTTPS calls, get, put, patch, the standard REST API standards. And then GoldenGate does provide our admin client as well as a WebUI that use these REST APIs under the covers if you ever wanted to get a more advanced look at how it works. 17:18 Nikita: Well, that's all the time we have for today. Thanks for joining us, Nick.  Lois: Yes, thanks Nick. We look forward to having you back next week to talk with us about security strategies and data recovery. Nikita: And if you want to learn more about the topics we discussed today, head over to mylearn.oracle.com and take a look at the Oracle GoldenGate 23ai Fundamentals course. Until next time, this is Nikita Abraham… Lois: And Lois Houston, signing off!  17:43 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. 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In this episode, we unpack the 3 E's of Team Leads—a simple yet powerful framework built around three E's: Example, Execute, and Experience.Whether you're a dental assistant, front desk lead, or hygienist stepping into leadership, this episode breaks down what it really means to lead without a title. You'll learn how being a calm, competent example, carrying out the vision of your leadership team, and creating a positive experience for both coworkers and patients can elevate your entire practice.We also explore the unique role team leads play as the bridge between leadership and day-to-day operations.Through practical stories and insights, we'll show how consistency, communication, and presence—not position—are what make someone truly influential on a dental team.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/funk-style - License code: KUYOIZCBFCF1FOMP https://uppbeat.io/t/roo-walker/bolt - License code: RS1AU6Y5DGD5A3H8.

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Get ready to explore how generative AI is transforming development in Oracle APEX. In this episode, hosts Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham are joined by Oracle APEX experts Apoorva Srinivas and Toufiq Mohammed to break down the innovative features of APEX 24.1. Learn how developers can use APEX Assistant to build apps, generate SQL, and create data models using natural language prompts.   Oracle APEX: Empowering Low Code Apps with AI: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-apex-empowering-low-code-apps-with-ai/146047/ Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode.   --------------------------------------------------------------   Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Nikita: Welcome back to another episode of the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services with Oracle University, and I'm joined by Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs. Lois: Hi everyone! In our last episode, we spoke about Oracle APEX and AI. We covered the data and AI -centric challenges businesses are up against and explored how AI fits in with Oracle APEX. Niki, what's in store for today? Nikita: Well, Lois, today we're diving into how generative AI powers Oracle APEX. With APEX 24.1, developers can use the Create Application Wizard to tell APEX what kind of application they want to build based on available tables. Plus, APEX Assistant helps create, refine, and debug SQL code in natural language. 01:16 Lois: Right. Today's episode will focus on how generative AI enhances development in APEX. We'll explore its architecture, the different AI providers, and key use cases. Joining us are two senior product managers from Oracle—Apoorva Srinivas and Toufiq Mohammed. Thank you both for joining us today. We'll start with you, Apoorva. Can you tell us a bit about the generative AI service in Oracle APEX? Apoorva: It is nothing but an abstraction to the popular commercial Generative AI products, like OCI Generative AI, OpenAI, and Cohere. APEX makes use of the existing REST infrastructure to authenticate using the web credentials with Generative AI Services. Once you configure the Generative AI Service, it can be used by the App Builder, AI Assistant, and AI Dynamic Actions, like Show AI Assistant and Generate Text with AI, and also the APEX_AI PL/SQL API. You can enable or disable the Generative AI Service on the APEX instance level and on the workspace level. 02:31 Nikita: Ok. Got it. So, Apoorva, which AI providers can be configured in the APEX Gen AI service? Apoorva: First is the popular OpenAI. If you have registered and subscribed for an OpenAI API key, you can just enter the API key in your APEX workspace to configure the Generative AI service. APEX makes use of the chat completions endpoint in OpenAI. Second is the OCI Generative AI Service. Once you have configured an OCI API key on Oracle Cloud, you can make use of the chat models. The chat models are available from Cohere family and Meta Llama family.  The third is the Cohere. The configuration of Cohere is similar to OpenAI. You need to have your Cohere OpenAI key. And it provides a similar chat functionality using the chat endpoint.  03:29 Lois: What is the purpose of the APEX_AI PL/SQL public API that we now have? How is it used within the APEX ecosystem? Apoorva: It models the chat operation of the popular Generative AI REST Services. This is the same package used internally by the chat widget of the APEX Assistant. There are more procedures around consent management, which you can configure using this package. 03:58 Lois: Apoorva, at a high level, how does generative AI fit into the APEX environment? Apoorva: APEX makes use of the existing REST infrastructure—that is the web credentials and remote server—to configure the Generative AI Service. The inferencing is done by the backend Generative AI Service. For the Generative AI use case in APEX, such as NL2SQL and creation of an app, APEX performs the prompt enrichment.  04:29 Nikita: And what exactly is prompt enrichment? Apoorva: Let's say you provide a prompt saying "show me the average salary of employees in each department." APEX will take this prompt and enrich it by adding in more details. It elaborates on the prompt by mentioning the requirements, such as Oracle SQL syntax statement, and providing some metadata from the data dictionary of APEX. Once the prompt enrichment is complete, it is then passed on to the LLM inferencing service. Therefore, the SQL query provided by the AI Assistant is more accurate and in context.  05:15 Unlock the power of AI Vector Search with our new course and certification. Get more accurate search results, handle complex datasets easily, and supercharge your data-driven decisions. From now to May 15, 2025, we are waiving the certification exam fee (valued at $245). Visit mylearn.oracle.com to enroll. 05:41  Nikita: Welcome back! Let's talk use cases. Apoorva, can you share some ways developers can use generative AI with APEX? Apoorva: SQL is an integral part of building APEX apps. You use SQL everywhere. You can make use of the NL2SQL feature in the code editor by using the APEX Assistant to generate SQL queries while building the apps. The second is the prompt-based app creation. With APEX Assistant, you can now generate fully functional APEX apps by providing prompts in natural language. Third is the AI Assistant, which is a chat widget provided by APEX in all the code editors and for creation of apps. You can chat with the AI Assistant by providing your prompts and get responses from the Generative AI Services. 06:37 Lois: Without getting too technical, can you tell us how to create a data model using AI? Apoorva: A SQL Workshop utility called Create Data Model Using AI uses AI to help you create your own data model. The APEX Assistant generates a script to create tables, triggers, and constraints in either Oracle SQL or Quick SQL format. You can also insert sample data into these tables. But before you use this feature, you must create a generative AI service and enable the Used by App Builder setting. If you are using the Oracle SQL format, when you click on Create SQL Script, APEX generates the script and brings you to this script editor page. Whereas if you are using the Quick SQL format, when you click on Review Quick SQL, APEX generates the Quick SQL code and brings you to the Quick SQL page. 07:39 Lois: And to see a detailed demo of creating a custom data model with the APEX Assistant, visit mylearn.oracle.com and search for the "Oracle APEX: Empowering Low Code Apps with AI" course. Apoorva, what about creating an APEX app from a prompt. What's that process like? Apoorva: APEX 24.1 introduces a new feature where you can generate an application blueprint based on a prompt using natural language. The APEX Assistant leverages the APEX Dictionary Cache to identify relevant tables while suggesting the pages to be created for your application. You can iterate over the application design by providing further prompts using natural language and then generating an application based on your needs. Once you are satisfied, you can click on Create Application, which takes you to the Create Application Wizard in APEX, where you can further customize your application, such as application icon and other features, and finally, go ahead to create your application. 08:53 Nikita: Again, you can watch a demo of this on MyLearn. So, check that out if you want to dive deeper.  Lois: That's right, Niki. Thank you for these great insights, Apoorva! Now, let's turn to Toufiq. Toufiq, can you tell us more about the APEX Assistant feature in Oracle APEX. What is it and how does it work? Toufiq: APEX Assistant is available in Code Editors in the APEX App Builder. It leverages generative AI services as the backend to answer your questions asked in natural language. APEX Assistant makes use of the APEX dictionary cache to identify relevant tables while generating SQL queries. Using the Query Builder mode enables Assistant. You can generate SQL queries from natural language for Form, Report, and other region types which support SQL queries. Using the general assistance mode, you can generate PL/SQL JavaScript, HTML, or CSS Code, and seek further assistance from generative AI. For example, you can ask the APEX Assistant to optimize the code, format the code for better readability, add comments, etc. APEX Assistant also comes with two quick actions, Improve and Explain, which can help users improve and understand the selected code. 10:17 Nikita: What about the Show AI Assistant dynamic action? I know that it provides an AI chat interface, but can you tell us a little more about it?  Toufiq: It is a native dynamic action in Oracle APEX which renders an AI chat user interface. It leverages the generative AI services that are configured under Workspace utilities. This AI chat user interface can be rendered inline or as a dialog. This dynamic action also has configurable system prompt and welcome message attributes.  10:52 Lois: Are there attributes you can configure to leverage even more customization?  Toufiq: The first attribute is the initial prompt. The initial prompt represents a message as if it were coming from the user. This can either be a specific item value or a value derived from a JavaScript expression. The next attribute is use response. This attribute determines how the AI Assistant should return responses. The term response refers to the message content of an individual chat message. You have the option to capture this response directly into a page item, or to process it based on more complex logic using JavaScript code. The final attribute is quick actions. A quick action is a predefined phrase that, once clicked, will be sent as a user message. Quick actions defined here show up as chips in the AI chat interface, which a user can click to send the message to Generative AI service without having to manually type in the message. 12:05 Lois: Thank you, Toufiq and Apoorva, for joining us today. Like we were saying, there's a lot more you can find in the “Oracle APEX: Empowering Low Code Apps with AI” course on MyLearn. So, make sure you go check that out. Nikita: Join us next week for a discussion on how to integrate APEX with OCI AI Services. Until then, this is Nikita Abraham… Lois: And Lois Houston signing off! 12:28 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. We'd also love it if you would take a moment to rate and review us on your podcast app. See you again on the next episode of the Oracle University Podcast.  

This episode of Plan Sea was recorded live at the Ocean Visions Biennial Summit 2025, and features conversation with Ocean Visions CEO Brad Ack and other attendees to discuss their work in ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (oCDR). Host Anna Madlener is joined by a special co-host, Danny Gawlowski, Carbon to Sea's Senior Manager of Communications and Policy.Guests on this episode include: Brad Ack, CEO of Ocean VisionsMarc von Keitz, Director at The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentMariam Swaleh, Assistant Registrar of Research and Grants at Technical University of Mombasa, Team Lead at Ocean-Climate Innovation Hub Kenya, and OCI Fellow at the Global Ecosystem of Ocean SolutionsLily Schacht, Senior Carbon Removal Verification Engineer at 350SolutionsMeg Chadsey, Carbon Specialist at Washington Sea GrantPlan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea Initiative & the American University Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal.

In this third and final episode in a podcast series about ‘feeling responsible for the safety of colleagues in a shrinking humanitarian space' MHPSS Hub, Senior Communication Officer, Villads Zahle interviews Team Lead for the Technical Unit at the MHPSS Hub, Sarah Harrison.Almost 300 aid workers were killed in 2024 – the largest number in history. Additionally, more than 220 were wounded and more than 90 kidnapped.These dire numbers reflect a shrinking humanitarian space. A situation worsening over the last decade where it is increasingly challenging to deliver aid unhindered and safely.  This has serious direct implications for humanitarian staff and volunteers but also increases the pressure of those responsible for the security within our organizations.In this three episode podcast series we will discuss the mental challenges and coping mechanisms of the people who are working to keep their colleagues safe.  The podcast Heartbeat of Humanity is mainly for staff and volunteers in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, especially staff and volunteers working in mental health and psychosocial support services.Listen to the podcast here or subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast or wherever you find your podcasts.Find more episodes of Heartbeat of Humanity.

In this special episode of the Oracle University Podcast, Bill Lawson and Nikita Abraham chat with Peter Fernandez, Senior Director of Cloud Certification at Oracle University, about the exciting new Raise Your Game challenge. They discuss how the initiative is designed to enhance participants' skills in Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications and Oracle Cloud Success Navigator. They also cover key details about the challenge, such as how to get started, who can participate, the way it is structured, and the prizes up for grabs.   Raise Your Game: https://education.oracle.com/raise-your-game-saas Oracle University Learning Community:  https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode.   ------------------------------------------------------------------   Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Bill: Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast. I'm Bill Lawson, Senior Director of Cloud Applications Product Management with Oracle University, and with me is Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services. Nikita: Hi everyone! Last week, we concluded our three-part series on multicloud, and today, we're shifting gears and exploring an exciting new challenge that's been thrown down by Oracle University. To tell us all about it, we have Peter Fernandez joining us. Peter is Senior Director of Cloud Certification at Oracle University. Hi Peter! We're thrilled to have you with us today! Peter: Hi Niki, hi Bill! I'm delighted to be here. 01:02 Bill: So, Peter, let's get straight into it. What's this new challenge all about?  Peter: The challenge, which we're calling Raise Your Game, is an incredible opportunity for anyone looking to gain knowledge and gain professional skills about Oracle's Fusion Cloud Applications. We launched a skills challenge on Feb 14, and it will continue until May 15, 2025. This challenge encourages you to build expertise in two key areas: Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications and Oracle Cloud Success Navigator.  This training is geared towards anyone who could be a student in higher ed or someone pursuing a business degree, and Oracle customers and partners who are new to Oracle's Applications or experienced consultants implementing business applications.  01:55 Nikita: And how exactly does the challenge help in building this expertise? Peter: The challenge has two levels. In Level 1, you'll need to complete an Oracle Fusion Cloud Apps Foundations course and pass the corresponding exam. These courses are designed to deepen your understanding of the technology enablers in Oracle's Fusion Cloud Applications and learn about Oracle's Modern Best Practice, or OMBP. These are extremely helpful throughout all phases in the journey when implementing and using Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. The Foundation training itself covers a wide range of topics, including core OMBP processes, key performance metrics, implementation considerations, and technology enablers like AI, ML, mobile, and analytics.  02:49 Bill: Before we move on, Peter, can you tell us more about Oracle Modern Best Practice? We discussed it a few weeks back, but for anyone who missed that episode, it'll be nice to get a quick refresher. Peter: Sure, Bill. Implementing Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications successfully is more than just technology—it's about following best practices that drive efficiency and success and tie back to business requirements.  Oracle Modern Best Practice represent years of accumulated experience, industry insights, and proven methodologies. It serves as a guiding framework for implementing efficient business processes within Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. These best practices map the features and innovations within Oracle applications to the processes that customers perform every day, and that is key.  These curated, industry-leading practices detail how the features that we have built using the most modern technologies can be leveraged to optimize operations.  Having a solid grasp of an OMBP and its associated technology enablers will empower you to ensure smoother business operations and higher customer satisfaction. It will show you how to automate activities, streamline tasks, improve results, and set your team up for continued success.  The goal of these courses is to make it easy for implementers, global process owners, IT teams to identify every opportunity to improve an organization's business processes with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications.  04:33 Bill: So, getting back to Level 1, what do I earn when I complete it? Peter: When you complete this level, you'll earn a Level 1 Oracle University Learning Community badge. This recognizes that you have foundational knowledge in your chosen Fusion application. 04:48 Bill: That sounds exciting. And then there's a Level 2? Peter: There is also a Level 2 and where things get even more exciting. You're going to take your knowledge to the next level by completing the Oracle Cloud Success Navigator Essentials course and passing the associated assessment.  This level in the challenge focuses on particularly applying the knowledge you gained in Level 1 where you'll explore the Oracle Cloud Success Navigator's features and functionality, and get the skills you need to lead organizations through their Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications implementation journey.  05:25 Nikita: And when I complete Level 2, I earn another badge? Peter: That's right, Niki. When you successfully complete Level 2, you'll earn a special Level 2 Oracle University Learning Community badge.  The goal of Raise Your Game is to reach the Summit by completing both Level 1 and Level 2 challenges with the fastest time and the highest pass scores. Both these combined determine your position on the leaderboard and your position in the Top 500, which will be awarded separate prizes at the end of the challenge.  05:59 Nikita: So, when you're done, you'll have both theoretical and practical knowledge. And I understand that there are some fantastic prizes up for grabs? Peter: Absolutely, Niki.  This not only helps with both theoretical but also practical knowledge. Learners also have a chance to be featured on the leaderboard in the Oracle University Learning Community. The leaderboard showcases the people who have achieved Level 1 and Level 2 with the fastest times and the highest scores. Along with the badges I told you about, at the end of the promotion, the top 500 people who complete both Level 1 and Level 2 with the fastest time and highest pass scores will receive an Oracle-branded cap, an Oracle Success Navigator pin, and a special Oracle University Community Success Navigator digital badge.  06:52 Bill: So, Peter, who can participate in this challenge, and are there any prerequisites? Peter: The challenge is open to anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of Oracle Cloud Applications. And while there are no strict prerequisites, a basic understanding of business concepts and some familiarity with Oracle Cloud Applications is recommended.  This will ensure that you're able to make the most of the learning materials and engage with the content effectively. You can always check the program overview on the website if you have more questions about this challenge. We've got an FAQ posted there that should answer most anything you are curious about. 07:31 Bill: That's good to know, Peter. And the fact that I get started no matter my level of experience is great news, too. Peter: Absolutely, Bill. Even if you are a beginner fresh out of college, or a seasoned pro like I mentioned earlier who has been implementing Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (or other applications) for years, I would recommend the challenge and training to you.  Basically, this training is for everyone. This program provides foundational knowledge to improve the implementation approach using Oracle Modern Best Practices. Even those individuals that are certified in Cloud Applications will benefit from learning how these modern best practices fit into their work.  08:12 Nikita: Ok, Peter, I'm ready to do it. How do I get started with the challenge? Peter: That's great. The first step, of course, is to register. And you can do this by visiting oracle.com/education. That's Oracle's main site. oracle.com/education. And select the first tile that you'll see on the webpage, which is the Raise Your Game challenge. If you don't already have an Oracle MyLearn account, you'll need to create one and you'll be prompted to create one. This account gives you access to the Oracle MyLearning platform. Once you're registered, you'll have access to a curated list of learning paths and corresponding certifications. It's important that you review the official rules and promotion details before proceeding with the challenge.  09:12 Unlock the power of AI Vector Search with our new course and certification. Get more accurate search results, handle complex datasets easily, and supercharge your data-driven decisions. From now to May 15, 2025, we are waiving the certification exam fee (valued at $245). Visit mylearn.oracle.com to enroll. 09:40 Nikita: Welcome back! Ok, Peter, I've registered. What's next? Peter: After you're done registering, you need to select the Cloud Application course that aligns with your interests and goals. We have courses on four different areas: Human Capital Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Supply Chain Management, and Customer Experience. Once you complete the training and certification, you're done with Level 1.  For Level 2, we have the Oracle Cloud Success Navigator Essentials course and assessment that you will need to complete. You can check your status on the leaderboard in the Oracle University Learning Community and share your progress on social media. Like I was saying, the time taken to complete each of these levels and the higher scores earned determines the Top 500 winners.  10:36 Bill: And the best part of this challenge is that it's completely free, right? Peter: Absolutely. There is no cost associated with participating in the skills challenge. It is completely free for anyone, anywhere in the world to participate as long as they comply with the official rules of the promotion. You can take any or all of the Foundation Associate certification exams at no cost. With multiple free attempts, there is no time limit for completing the exams, but to be eligible for the prizes, you must complete the exams and assessments by May 15, 2025. That's midnight GMT. 11:16 Nikita: What if someone doesn't pass the certification exam on their first attempt? Peter: If someone does not pass the certification exam on their first attempt, we understand that not everyone does. We've made provisions for that. If you don't pass the foundations associate certification exam, you have the option to retake the exam many times over. 11:37 Nikita: Now, Peter, let's say someone has already registered for the Fusion Cloud Applications Foundations Associate certification exam before joining the skills challenge. Will their exam be considered for the prizes? Peter: Well, that's a great question, Niki. If someone has already registered for the exam before joining the challenge, their exam will be considered for the prizes as long as they first join the skills challenge. This ensures that everyone who engages with the challenge has a fair chance to win. 12:06 Bill: Does course content consumed before the start of the challenge count towards the awards and badges? Peter: Unfortunately no, Bill. Any content consumed or purchased before Feb 14, 2025, that's again 12 AM GMT, does not apply retroactively to awards or prizes in the Raise Your Game challenge. We want everyone to start on an equal footing here. 12:29 Nikita: What about certifications earned before the challenge began? Peter: Again, certifications earned before Feb 14, 2025, again 12 AM GMT, do not qualify for the promotion. That ensures again that the challenge is fair for all participants. 12:48 Nikita: Now, Peter, how many free exam attempts do participants get as part of the challenge? Peter: Since all the Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Foundations Associate Certification exams are free, there is no limit to the number of attempts. Participants can take these exams as many times as they need to. 13:05 Bill: And, Peter, say I want to take more than one of the Foundations courses and exams. Can I do that? Peter: Absolutely. This is a great way for someone to learn about the different areas of business that they may be familiar with. As I mentioned earlier, the Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Foundations training is a program to provide you with knowledge of OMBPs, Oracle Modern Best Practices, that is, and Fusion Cloud Applications. So, it's a great opportunity to cross-skill. You can earn all four certifications if you choose. 13:38 Bill: Peter, thank you so much for joining us today and telling us all about this challenge. It is a really fantastic opportunity for everyone, whether you're new to Fusion Cloud Applications or an experienced implementation professional, to boost your Oracle Cloud Apps expertise. We're really excited to try it out ourselves! Peter: A sincere thank you to you, Bill and Niki. It's been an absolute pleasure. I'd really encourage everyone to jump on this challenge. It's a great way to enhance your learning journey and have some fun along the way. Nikita: I couldn't agree more! Thanks Peter. That's a wrap on this episode. Join us next week for another episode of the Oracle University Podcast. Until then, this is Nikita Abraham… Bill: And Bill Lawson, signing off! 14:19 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. 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"Strategic planning is creating certainty in an uncertain world." – Tim Fulton Strategic planning is essential for success in any business, yet many companies either overlook or struggle with the process. In this episode, Trace Blackmore welcomes back Tim Fulton, President of Small Business Matters, to explore the fundamentals of strategic planning and how businesses can chart their course for success.   Tim shares insights on why strategic planning matters, how to involve the right people, and how to create a plan that actually works. Whether you're a business owner, manager, or part of a team, this episode provides valuable takeaways to help you navigate uncertainty, set clear objectives, and execute effectively. Why Strategic Planning is Critical Strategic planning helps businesses stay focused in an unpredictable world. By analyzing past performance, assessing the present, and setting future goals, companies can adapt to changing markets, industry trends, and emerging technologies like AI. Who Should Be Involved in Strategic Planning? Successful planning requires input from leaders and key employees at different levels. Involving the right people fosters collaboration, avoids blind spots, and ensures that the plan is practical and actionable, rather than created in isolation. The SWOT Analysis: A Tool for Understanding Your Business A SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) helps businesses understand their position. Identifying strengths and weaknesses within the company, along with external opportunities and threats, provides a clearer strategy for growth and risk management. Executing the Plan & Measuring Success A strategic plan is only effective if it's executed properly. Setting SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) ensures clarity, while quarterly reviews and color-coded tracking (Green, Yellow, Red) help teams monitor progress. Methods like the 12-Week Year and OKRs (Objectives & Key Results) keep businesses on track and accountable. Why Having a Third-Party Facilitator Can Make a Difference An outside facilitator brings an objective perspective, helping businesses stay focused and engaged during planning. Leaders who try to both facilitate and participate often struggle to balance these roles. Involving an expert improves discussions and strengthens team buy-in. Common Mistakes in Strategic Planning & How to Avoid Them Many businesses fail in strategic planning due to poor communication, lack of follow-through, and ignoring potential risks. A strong plan must be actively maintained throughout the year to ensure long-term success. Tim Fulton joined Trace Blackmore to deliver essential insights into strategic planning, emphasizing clarity, involvement, accountability, and the power of facilitation. This episode challenges listeners to create meaningful strategies, fostering organizational resilience and success in any environment. Stay engaged, keep learning, and continue scaling up your knowledge!   Timestamps    3:00 – Trace Blackmore encourages listeners to help spread the word about Scaling UP! H2O Podcast by sharing it with their colleagues and network 07:00 – Upcoming Events for Water Treatment Professionals 09:12 – Water You Know with James McDonald 11:00 – Interview starts: Welcoming back Tim Fulton 13:12 – What is Strategic Planning? 15:44 – Who should be involved in Strategic Planning? 23:22 – Why should companies strategically plan 34:58 – Best time for strategic planning 40:00 – Objective and Key Results (OKRs) explained   Quotes  "No weigh-in equals no buy-in.” - Patrick Lencioni, quoted by Trace “Fear is the biggest obstacle preventing businesses from strategic planning.” - Tim Fulton “Not having a plan is a plan for failure.” - Trace Blackmore “Doing strategic planning without a facilitator is like being quarterback and referee at the same time.” - Tim Fulton Connect with Tim Fulton Phone: (678) 427- 9436 Email: timfulton@hotmail.com Website: smallbusinessmattersonline.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timcfulton/  Click HERE to Download Episode's Discussion Guide     Guest Resources Mentioned The Meeting by Tim Fulton Measure What Matters by John Doerr Traction by Gino Wickman    Scaling UP! 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Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.comIt would be great if our strong grades and work history spoke for itself and got us in to highly selective organizations. Unfortunately, admission is 25% subjective and not a reward for past achievement, says Candace Gonzales Tumey, Senior MBA Admission Prep Coach and Team Lead at MLT (Management Leadership for Tomorrow). In this episode of 97% Effective, Coach Candace shares 3 secrets to getting into elite business schools, drawing from her work with top talent at MLT and more than a decade in admissions at the University of California at Berkeley. Candace and host Michael Wenderoth discuss how to talk about your accomplishments without bragging, where most people fail in their networking, and overcoming the #1 challenge for candidates from underrepresented groups. You'll leave this episode with practical, underappreciated strategies to navigate any highly competitive selection process.SHOW NOTES:Rural Virginia, her grandmother and Maria: Why Candace does what she doesCandace's Hard Truth #1: Admissions is 25% Subjective“Luck favors the prepared”Candace's Hard Truth #2: Admission is not a reward for what you've doneWhat does success look like for you?MLT's mission – and why highly qualified talent from underrepresented groups benefit from their supportUnderappreciated Secret #1 to getting in: Your application is a conversationHow to understand what a school seeksYou're still the same person, but shine a spotlight on the aspect that best fits the schoolTalking about yourself without feeling icky: Speak to inform but not to impressUnderappreciated Secret #2 to getting in: Network with the Institution to better understand“Apply with the door open, not with the door closed”Underappreciated Secret #3 to getting in: Consistency over Intensity“You can't be what you can't see”: Talk to people who have been through the process!Are the 3 secrets universally applicable to anyone, not just underrepresented groups?The two sides of imposter syndromeThe #1 thing you can do if you feel imposter syndromeCandace shares the limits of her own knowledgeBreaking rules and your appetite for riskHow AI can help us get in to highly competitive environments – and where to be careful with itBIO AND LINKS:Candace Gonzales Tumey is Senior Coach and Team Lead at Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT). Prior to MLT, she served 14 years in undergraduate and graduate admissions, including at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley as an Associate Director of Admissions. At MLT, she has coached over 200 applicants, 40% of whom are currently at or graduated from the top 3 business schools in the USA. Candace holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Southen California (USC). LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candace-gonzales-tumey-7b9624120/MLT: https://mlt.orgSasha Kelemen, University of Virgina Darden & MLT alum: https://tinyurl.com/y9r97xuwDavid Harris, Stanford Business School & MLT alum: https://tinyurl.com/5de67m32Start with Why (Sinek): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuAThink Fast, Talk Smart podcast on Communication (Matt Abrahams): https://www.fastersmarter.ioZoom Like a Voice Actor, with Claire Fry: https://www.vocalconfidencetraining.comJohn Rice (MLT Founder) speaks to trends in top business schools admissions (Bloomberg): https://tinyurl.com/7asx9p58HBR Article “Stop Tellling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome”: https://tinyurl.com/ykzt838mMichael's book, Get Promoted: What Your Really Missing at Work That's Holding You Back https://tinyurl.com/453txk74Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

How technical do you really need to be as a technical project manager in 2025? Host Galen Low sits down with Kayla Keizer, Team Lead and Senior Technical PM at Plank, to explore the balance between technical know-how and leadership skills.They discuss how PMs can thrive without mastering every technology their teams use, and how leaders can foster high-impact project managers without requiring a DevOps degree. Tune in for insights on mentoring, growth, and navigating the evolving role of technical PMs.Resources from this episode:Join DPM MembershipSubscribe to the newsletter to get our latest articles and podcastsConnect with Kayla on LinkedInCheck out Plank

On this episode of the Astonishing Healthcare podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence's Jonathan Palmer (Sr. Equity Analyst & Team Lead, Healthcare) joins us in the studio for a discussion about the work his team does and the evolving landscape of health tech. Palmer notes interest in Hinge Health's potential IPO and how the market's receptivity to tech-enabled healthcare companies has improved recently. While these companies face pressure to demonstrate profitability amid evolving market dynamics, there's optimism about innovation on several fronts. He also explains the impact of health policy uncertainty and questions about what the FDA, FTC, DOJ, and CMS will do on investors' ability to place bets: ambiguity causes market hesitation, and investors gravitate toward safe havens.The discussion also covers areas of focus for 2025, including:Palmer's favorite Vanguards of Healthcare podcast episodes and why he enjoys speaking with private company CEOs and venture capital leadersBiopharma Innovation, including GLP-1s, oncology readoutsMedTech Advancements like surgical robotics, cardioablation, and evolving insulin delivery systemsCapital Spending Concerns as US providers and China's healthcare sector are under scrutinyHealthcare Services: online pharmacy growth and Medicare Advantage trendsReference Materials Courtesy of Bloomberg IntelligenceNorth America Managed-Care Policy OutlookN.A. Health-Care Tech, Distribution: 2025 OutlookRelated ContentVanguards of Health Care: How Capital Rx is Fixing America's Broken Drug PricingAH057 - How First-Movers are Taking Control of their Health Plans in 2025, with Jeff HoganAH047 - What Project 2025, RFK Jr., and Dr. Oz Could Mean for the Business of Healthcare Under TrumpAH046 - What's Hot In and Around the Pharmacy Supply Chain, with RSM's Tom EveganFor more information about Capital Rx and this episode, please visit Capital Rx Insights.

Josh Arnold, Team Lead at Subaru of Austin, joins us again for his fifth appearance on Beyond the Wrench. Nearly a year has passed since Josh moved to a new shop out of state, and during that time, he's made several key changes in both his personal and professional life. In this episode, he shares his experience moving tools, starting fresh, and adopting healthier habits to take better care of both his mind and body as a technician.Check out the full video version of the podcast on YouTube!About Our Guests:Josh ArnoldTeam Lead, Subaru of AustinSponsor:National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)About Our Host:Jay GoninenCo-Founder & President, WrenchWayjayg@wrenchway.com | 608.716.2122WrenchWay Resources:For Technicians & StudentsCompare & Explore Technician Pay: View salary information for automotive, diesel, and collision technicians near you at wrenchway.com/pay.Find Your Ideal Shop or Dealership: Looking for the best places to work? Discover and research the best shop or dealership for you at wrenchway.com/shops.For Shops & DealershipsHire Top Talent & Assist Schools: Connect with skilled technicians, engage with schools, and help elevate the auto and diesel industry with WrenchWay Top Shop Memberships. For Auto, Diesel, & CTE Instructors:Support Your Program & Connect with Industry: Get resources and equipment for your program and grow your industry partnerships with WrenchWay's free solutions for schools.Connect with us on social: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube TikTok

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In this special episode of the Oracle University Podcast, hosts Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham dive into Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications and the new courses and certifications on offer. They are joined by Oracle Fusion Apps experts Patrick McBride and Bill Lawson who introduce the concept of Oracle Modern Best Practice (OMBP), explaining how it helps organizations maximize results by mapping Fusion Application features to daily business processes. They also discuss how the new courses educate learners on OMBP and its role in improving Fusion Cloud Apps implementations.   OMBP: https://www.oracle.com/applications/modern-best-practice/ Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode.   ---------------------------------------------------------   Episode Transcript:   00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Nikita: Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services with Oracle University, and with me is Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs.  Lois: Hi everyone! For the last two months, we've been focusing on all things MySQL. But today, we wanted to share some really exciting news about new courses and certifications on Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications that feature Oracle Modern Best Practice, or OMBP, and Oracle Cloud Success Navigator.  00:57 Nikita: And to tell us more about this, we have two very special guests joining us today. Patrick McBride is a Senior Director from the Fusion Application Development organization. He leads the Oracle Modern Best Practice Program office for Oracle. And Bill Lawson is a Senior Director for Cloud Applications Product Management here at Oracle University. We'll first ask Patrick about Oracle Modern Best Practice and then move on to Bill for details about the new training and certification we're offering. Patrick, Bill, thanks for being here today.   Patrick: Hey, Niki and Lois, thanks for the invitation. Happy to be here.  Bill: Hi Niki, Lois. 01:32 Lois: Patrick, let's start with some basic information about what OMBP are. Can you tell us a little about why they were created? Patrick: Sure, love to. So, modern best practices are more than just a business process. They're really about translating features and technology into actionable capabilities in our product. So, we've created these by curating industry leading best practices we've collected from our customers over the years. And ensure that the most modern technologies that we've built into the Fusion Application stack are represented inside of those business processes. Our goal is really to help you as customers improve your business operations by easily finding and applying those technologies to what you do every day.  02:18 Nikita: So, by understanding these modern best practice and the technology that enables it, you're really unlocking the full potential of Fusion Apps.  Patrick: Absolutely. So, the goal is that modern best practice make it really easy for customers, implementers, partners, to see the opportunity and take action. 02:38 Lois: That's great. OK, so, let's talk about implementations, Patrick. How do Oracle Modern Best Practice support customers throughout the lifecycle of an Oracle Fusion Cloud implementation? Patrick: What we found during many implementers' journey with taking our solution and trying to apply it with customers is that customers come in with a long list of capabilities that they're asking us to replicate. What they've always done in the past. And what modern best practice is trying to do is help customers to reimage the art of the possible…what's possible with Fusion by taking advantage of innovative features like AI, like IoT, like, you know, all of the other solutions that we built in to help you automate your processes to help you get the most out of the solution using the latest and greatest technology. So, if you're an implementer, there's a number of ways a modern best practice can help during an implementation. First is that reimagine exercise where you can help the customer see what's possible. And how we can do it in a better way. I think more importantly though, as you go through your implementation, many customers aren't able to get everything done by the time they have to go live. They have a list of things they've deferred and modern best practices really establishes itself as a road map for success, so you can go back to it at the completion and see what's left for the opportunity to take advantage of and you can use it to track kind of the continuous innovation that Oracle delivers with every release and see what's changed with that business process and how can I get the most out of it. 04:08 Nikita: Thanks, Patrick. That's a great primer on OMBP that I'm sure everyone will find very helpful. Patrick: Thanks, Niki. We want our customers to understand the value of modern best practices so they can really maximize their investment in Oracle technology today and in the future as we continue to innovate. 04:24 Lois: Right. And the way we're doing that is through new training and certifications that are closely aligned with OMBP. Bill, what can you tell us about this? Bill: Yes, sure. So, the new Oracle Fusion Applications Foundations training program is designed to help partners and customers understand Oracle Modern Best Practice and how they improve the entire implementation journey with Fusion Cloud Applications. As a learner, you will understand how to adhere to these practices and how they promise a greater level of success and customer satisfaction. So, whether you're designing, or implementing, or going live, you'll be able to get it right on day one. So, like Patrick was saying, these OMBPs are reimagined, industry-standard business processes built into Fusion Applications. So, you'll also discover how technologies like AI, Mobile, and Analytics help you automate tasks and make smarter decisions. You'll see how data flows between processes and get tips for successful go-lives. So, the training we're offering includes product demonstrations, key metrics, and design considerations to give you a solid understanding of modern best practice. It also introduces you to Oracle Cloud Success Navigator and how it can be leveraged and relied upon as a trusted source to guide you through every step of your cloud journey, so from planning, designing, and implementation, to user acceptance testing and post-go-live innovations with each quarterly new release of Fusion Applications and those new features. And then, the training also prepares you for Oracle Cloud Applications Foundations certifications.                   05:55 Nikita: Which applications does the training focus on, Bill? Bill: Sure, so the training focuses on four key pillars of Fusion Apps and the associated OMBP with them. For Human Capital Management, we cover Human Resources and Talent Management. For Enterprise Resource Planning, it's all about Financials, Project Management, and Risk Management. In Supply Chain Management, you'll look at Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Inventory, Procurement, and more. And for Customer Experience, we'll focus on Marketing, Sales, and Service. 06:24 Lois: That's great, Bill. Now, who is the training and certification for?  Bill: That's a great question. So, it's really for anyone who wants to get the most out of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. It doesn't matter if you're an experienced professional or someone new to Fusion Apps, this is a great place to start. It's even recommended for professionals with experience in implementing other applications, like on-premise products. The goal is to give you a solid foundation in Oracle Modern Best Practice and show you how to use them to improve your implementation approach. We want to make it easy for anyone, whether you're an implementer, a global process owner, or an IT team employee, to identify every way Fusion Applications can improve your organization. So, if you're new to Fusion Apps, you'll get a comprehensive overview of Oracle Fusion Applications and how to use OMBP to improve business operations. If you're already certified in Oracle Cloud Applications and have years of experience, you'll still benefit from learning how OMBP fits into your work.  If you're an experienced Fusion consultant who is new to Oracle Modern Best Practice processes, this is a good place to begin and learn how to apply them and the latest technology enablers during implementations.  And, lastly, if you're an on-premise or you have non-Fusion consultant skills looking to upskill to Fusion, this is a great way to begin acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to transition to Fusion and migrate your existing expertise. 07:53 Raise your game with the Oracle Cloud Applications skills challenge. Get free training on Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, Oracle Modern Best Practice, and Oracle Cloud Success Navigator. Pass the free Oracle Fusion Cloud Foundations Associate exam to earn a Foundations Associate certification. Plus, there's a chance to win awards and prizes throughout the challenge! What are you waiting for? Join the challenge today by visiting oracle.com/education. 08:27 Nikita: Welcome back! Bill, how long is it going to take me to complete this training program? Bill: So, we wanted to make this program detailed enough so our learners find it valuable, obviously. But at the same time, we didn't want to make it too long. So, each course is approximately 5 hours or more, and provides folks with all the requisite knowledge they need to get started with Oracle Modern Best Practice and Fusion Applications.  08:51 Lois: Bill, is there anything that I need to know before I take this course? Are there any prerequisites? Bill: No, Lois, there are no prerequisites. Like I was saying, whether you're fresh out of college or a seasoned professional, this is a great place to start your journey into Fusion Apps and Oracle Modern Best Practice. 09:06 Nikita: That's great, you know, that there are no barriers to starting. Now, Bill, what can you tell us about the certification that goes along with this new program?  Bill: The best part, Niki, is that it's free. In fact, the training is also free. We have four courses and corresponding Foundation Associate–level certifications for Human Capital Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Supply Chain Management, and Customer Experience. So, completing the training prepares you for an hour-long exam with 25 questions. It's a pretty straightforward way to validate your expertise in Oracle Modern Best Practice and Fusion Apps implementation considerations. 09:40 Nikita: Ok. Say I take this course and certification. What can I do next? Where should my learning journey take me? Bill: So, you're building knowledge and expertise with Fusion Applications, correct? So, once you take this training and certification, I recommend that you identify a product area you want to specialize in. So, if you take the Foundations training for HCM, you can dive deeper into specialized paths focused on implementing Human Resources, Workforce Management, Talent Management, or Payroll applications, for example.  The same goes for other product areas. If you finish the certification for Foundations in ERP, you may choose to specialize in Finance or Project Management and get your professional certifications there as your next step. So, once you have this foundational knowledge, moving on to advanced learning in these areas becomes much easier. We offer various learning paths with associated professional-level certifications to deepen your knowledge and expertise in Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. So, you can learn more about these courses by visiting oracle.com/education/training/ to find out more of what Oracle University has to offer. 10:43 Lois: Right. I love that we have a clear path from foundational-level training to more advanced levels. So, as your skills grow, we've got the resources to help you move forward.  Nikita: That's right, Lois. Thanks for walking us through all this, Patrick and Bill. We really appreciate you taking the time to join us on the podcast. Bill: Yeah, it's always a pleasure to join you on the podcast. Thank you very much. Patrick: Oh, thanks for having me, Lois. Happy to be here. Lois: Well, that's all the time we have for today. If you have questions or suggestions about anything we discussed today, you can write to us at ou-podcast_ww@oracle.com. That's ou-podcast_ww@oracle.com. Until next time, this is Lois Houston… Nikita: And Nikita Abraham, signing off! 11:29 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. 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Chanie Gluck is joined by John Gwin, founder and CEO of The Auctus Group, a consulting firm specializing in financial and operational services for plastic surgeons and dermatologists. In this episode, John shares his passion for technology, leadership, and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). John is also the Vice Chair of the HBMA Innovations Committee and the president of a nonprofit called BRAVE Coalition Foundation.  We delved into the unique structure of The Auctus Group, which employs over 100 team members across eight countries working remotely. John explained his innovative pod model, which fosters collaboration and empowers teams to make decisions collectively, rather than following a traditional hierarchical structure. This approach not only enhances organizational  communication but also promotes a strong company culture.  John then discussed the significant role that technology and AI plays in RCM. He shares insights into the technology tools that have transformed his operations, including DocVocate, Raxia, SuperDial, and more. He highlights the effectiveness of AI tools in improving patient payment rates and streamlining workflows. He also touches on the emerging trend of custom-built tech solutions that can be developed collaboratively, making advanced technology more accessible to smaller billing companies.  This episode is packed with valuable insights for anyone in the healthcare billing space, especially those looking to leverage technology to enhance their offshore operations.   You can learn more about Auctus Group here: https://auctusgroupconsulting.com/    Sponsored by 4D Global, empowering medical billing companies through offshore staffing. 

Releasing Possible Utopia – the podcast where we explore the intersection of politics, gender, and leadership to imagine a better world. From navigating challenges of safety and well-being in public life to uncovering the motivations that drive them, we'll delve into the stories behind the individuals shaping our societies. Together, we'll tackle the tough questions, confront systemic issues, and reimagine what a more inclusive and just political landscape could look likeThis isn't just a conversation about politics; it's a journey toward possibility – a utopia we can begin building today. Let's explore it together."Meet our host of Possible Utopia, Kanksshi Agarwal, Founder of NETRI Foundation, India's first incubator for women in political ecosystem, LiveMint 100 women shaping India, TEDx speaker and Cyril Shroff Scholar at Oxford University.Our first guest is, Viktorya Aydinyan, A public policy expert from Armenia with over eight years' experience of strategic planning, policy development, and public sector reform, Viktorya has co-authored nine national strategies and led over 25 initiatives in public management and human capital development. She advised the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia on strategy, development aid, and public administration reform. Viktorya has also held roles such as, Advisor to the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, and Team Lead for Public Administration Reforms within the Ministry of Justice.In this episode, Kanksshi and Viktorya delve into experiences of a young armenian woman in politics, her role in revolution, her perspectives on public administration, but more so her journey as an ambitious woman in politics, who traverses the delicate world of politics to bring about transformational changes in the society.

OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP PART 2Federal Civil RICO Case: Retired Assistant Chief Shawn Taylor and former City Attorney Bryant Kroll uncover the WITCH HUNT against Millersville Police Department and Veterans For Child Rescue.EXPOSING EVIDENCE OF MASS CORRUPTION ON A TRANSNATIONAL LEVEL WITH TENTACLES FAR AND WIDE FROM CANADA TO UKRAINE, THE BRICS NATIONS TO CHINA. From Election Fraud, Voter Fraud, Geopolitical shifting, Human Trafficking Coverups, Fraudulent Mortgage's, hundreds of billions if not a trillion in fraud and embezzlement.This is systemic corruption! This Civil Federal Rico Case opens the door for a Criminal RICO Case, a template for all of us fighting corruption.JOIN US LIVE FOR SHOW #2: 2/13 10am PST 12pm CST 1pm EST https://Rumble.com/Takeyourpowerbackshow/livePlease Watch & Share: Operation Clean Sweep Part 1: https://rumble.com/v6f4f8d-operation-clean-sweep.htmlSupport Retired Chief Shawn Taylor-Donate at: https://Givesendgo.com/StandwithShawnSupport Former City Attorney Bryant Kroll-Donate at: https://Givesendgo.com/MillersvilleRICOSee the Federal Civil Rico Case: https://BryantKroll.com/downloadsTake Your Power Back Ephesians 6: 11-12KIM YEATER -TAKE YOUR POWER BACK SHOW HOST & TAKE OUR BORDER BACK CO-FOUNDER & TEAM LEAD:https://KimYeater.comhttps://www.TakeYourPowerBackShow.comRumble: https://rumble.com/c/TakeYourPowerBackShowLiveStream: https://rumble.com/TakeYourPowerBackShow/liveX @realkimyeaterFB kimberlyyeater & TakeyourpowerbackshowIG Takeyourpowerback_kimyeaterT takeyourpowerbackshowTake Our Border Backhttps://TakeOurBorderBack. Com (don't connect the .com on FB & IG or they will shadowband)https://rumble.com/c/TakeOurBorderBackLivestream: https://rumble.com/TakeOurBorderBack/liveX @TobbconvoymainX @TobbconvoycaliforniaX @TobbconvoyarizonaX @TobbconvoytexasTOGETHER WE WILL TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!!!

In today's Take Your Power Back Show, TREASONKim Yeater speaks with JJ Carrell as he shares his gripping exposé of the Biden Administration's deliberate and systematic unraveling of U.S. sovereignty in his new book TREASON.  This is not speculation—it's a searing account from someone who witnessed the betrayal firsthand.For 24 years, Carrell served in the U.S. Border Patrol, rising to the rank of Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge. He fought on the frontlines of America's border security, safeguarding a system designed to protect the nation. But in January 2021, everything changed. In his book JJ shares howThe most secure border in U.S. history was destroyed overnight.Construction of the border wall halted. Long-standing immigration laws were replaced with unconstitutional directives. Millions of illegal aliens flooded into the country, enabled by a web of corrupt partnerships between the government and NGOs.Carrell watched his life's work disintegrate in an instant. The policies he was forced to implement as an agent weren't just ineffective—they were a direct assault on the very sovereignty of the United States. Unable to stand by any longer, he made the painful decision to retire and speak out. TREASON is a rallying cry for those who refuse to let America's sovereignty be sold off piece by piece. It's for those who believe in truth, accountability, and the power of exposing corruption, no matter how difficult it is to face.Prepare to be shocked. Prepare to be outraged. Prepare to be moved.Because once you see the full picture, there's no going back. KIM YEATER -TAKE YOUR POWER BACK SHOW HOST & TAKE OUR BORDER BACK CO-FOUNDER & TEAM LEAD:https://KimYeater.comhttps://www.TakeYourPowerBackShow.comRumble:  https://rumble.com/c/TakeYourPowerBackShowLiveStream:   https://rumble.com/TakeYourPowerBackShow/liveX @realkimyeaterFB kimberlyyeater & TakeyourpowerbackshowIG Takeyourpowerback_kimyeaterT takeyourpowerbackshow Take Our Border Backhttps://TakeOurBorderBack. Com  (don't connect the .com on FB & IG or they will shadowband)https://rumble.com/c/TakeOurBorderBackLivestream:  https://rumble.com/TakeOurBorderBack/liveX @TobbconvoymainX @TobbconvoycaliforniaX @TobbconvoyarizonaX @TobbconvoytexasTOGETHER WE WILL TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!!! 

In this episode of The Industrialist, Jeremy Mercer sits down with Michael Khoury, the Senior Vice President and Team Lead of Fifth Third Bank's Dallas Middle Market team.A Dallas native, Michael brings a wealth of knowledge from his 19 years in commercial banking. He shares insights from his previous leadership roles at Wells Fargo and First Citizens Bank and discusses his plans to build and lead a dynamic team to support North Texas.Tune in to discover the strategies behind his successful career and his vision for the future of banking in Dallas.

Take Your Power Back Show Host Kim Yeater Speaks with El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells regarding the El Cajon City council HUGE WIN for the southern Border town of El Cajon California. The controversial anti-sanctuary measure SB54 passed amid much backlash with a 3 -2 Vote. The resolution was voted down 3-2 on January 28th with the promise that slight revisions would be made. This bill was brought back yesterday by City Attorney General Rob Bonta with a rewrite making sure that law enforcement was protected in notifying ICE when people are arrested for crimes. This bill debate centered around El Cajon's cooperation with the federal immigration enforcement. Local law enforcements involvement with federal immigration enforcement had been limited in the past because of the California Values Act. The purpose of the California Values Act was to protect the safety and well-being of all Californians by ensuring that state and local resources are not used to fuel mass deportations, separate families, and ultimately hurt California's economy. The reality was hamstringing our local law enforcement from doing their jobs of protecting the people.This New resolution, Mayor Bill Wells said, “isn't about going after illegal immigrants in schools or business just for being in the country illegally, but we're clear that we want to notify ice when people are arrested for crimes. Amid much opposition Mayor Bill Wells argued that most residents support the resolution, citing 57% of El Cajon voters who backed Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Bill Wells believes that working closely with Border Czar Tom Homan-ICE and local law enforcement is key to keeping Southern CA and El Cajon Safe. Join us for a powerful conversation!!!KIM YEATER -TAKE YOUR POWER BACK SHOW HOST & TAKE OUR BORDER BACK CO-FOUNDER & TEAM LEAD:https://KimYeater.comhttps://www.TakeYourPowerBackShow.comRumble: https://rumble.com/c/TakeYourPowerBackShowLiveStream: https://rumble.com/TakeYourPowerBackShow/liveX @realkimyeaterFB kimberlyyeater & TakeyourpowerbackshowIG Takeyourpowerback_kimyeaterT takeyourpowerbackshowTake Our Border Backhttps://TakeOurBorderBack. comhttps://rumble.com/c/TakeOurBorderBackLivesstream: https://rumble.com/TakeOurBorderBack/liveX @TobbconvoymainX @TobbconvoycaliforniaX @TobbconvoyarizonaX @Tobbconvoytexas

OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP-RICO CASETake Your Power Back Show Host Kim Yeater speaks with retired Assistant Chief Shawn Taylor and former City Attorney Bryant Kroll as they uncover the WITCH HUNT against Millersville Police Department and Veterans for Child Rescue. This 3-part series unfolds the evidence of mass corruption: SHARE VIDEO!!!  https://x.com/RealKimYeater/status/1882552214012792864Join us: 1/30, 2/13, 2/20 at 10am PST 12pm CST 1pm ESTEXPOSING EVIDENCE OF MASS CORRUPTION ON A TRANSNATIONAL LEVEL WITH TENTACLES FAR AND WIDE FROM CANADA TO UKRAINE, THE BRICS NATIONS TO CHINA.From Election Fraud, Voter Fraud, Geopolitical shifting, Human Trafficking Coverups, Fraudulent Mortgage's, hundreds of billions if not trillions in fraud and embezzlement. This is systemic corruption! This Civil Federal Rico Case opens the door for a Criminal RICO Case, a template for all of us fighting corruption.JOIN US LIVE FOR SHOW #1: 1/30 10am PST 12pm CST 1pm EST LIVESTREAM: https://Rumble.com/Takeyourpowerbackshow/liveSupport Retired Chief Shawn Taylor so that he can support us. Donate at: https://Givesendgo.com/StandwithShawnSee the Federal Civil Rico Case: https://BryantKroll.com/downloadsTake Your Power Back Ephesians 6: 11-12 FYI:  I want to re-presence you to Assistant Chief Shawn Taylor of Millersville TN 1st video that went viral reaching over 10 million and exposing Mass Corruption on a Transnational level. If you remember, the TBI seized all evidence that he had been working on. Urinating in his tub.  Phil Williams Channel 5 in TN throwing Shawn slandering Shawn air and making him out to be a conspiracy cop. You may have even seen them using my show interview with Veterans for Child Rescue Craig Sawyer who was working closely with Chief Shawn Taylor on exposing the human trafficking aspect of this mass corruption.  Lasty Fox TV telling the audience where Chief Shawn Taylor lives on 2 separate occasions, putting him in harm's way!!! (17) Kim Yeater | Take Your Power Back Show on X: "

In this episode of the Investing in Integrity podcast, Ross Overline, CEO and co-founder of Scholars of Finance, speaks with Mike Bontrager, Founder of Chatham Financial and Team Lead at Square Roots Collective. This conversation explores Mike Bontrager's entrepreneurial journey in the world of risk management. Mike takes us through the processes of building Chatham Financial and emphasizes the importance of building trust and integrity in finance. He shares several lessons on navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship and how prioritizing client trust has fostered long-lasting relationships at Chatham Financial. Mike and Ross also discuss the role of movements in driving systemic change. Mike addresses the importance of collaboration and ethical leadership in shaping a more trustworthy and stable financial industry. Meet Mike Bontrager Mike Bontrager has spent his career starting and operating both purpose-driven for-profit and nonprofit organizations. In 1991, he founded Chatham Financial and built it into the largest independent financial derivatives advisory services and technology firm. In 2019, he retired from Chatham and founded Square Roots Collective (SRC) to launch ventures under one umbrella to cultivate a community where everyone can thrive and meet their potential. Mike holds a BA in economics from Wheaton College and received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Join Alex and Emma as they discuss the latest System76 hardware and software news. Also, listen to Andrew, Team Lead from 241E Robotics discuss their use of Pop!_OS for programming robots to compete!01:30 Cool Demos at CES and COVESA02:40 New Thelio Mira with AMD CPU03:15 New Pangolin Laptop03:35 Youtuber Emily Young shares her thoughts about Pangolin05:00 COSMIC DE Alpha 5 News featuring Alt+Tab, variable refresh rate and new default media player07:20 Interview with Andrew Captain and Lead Engineer from 241E Robotics08:10 Vex Robotics Challenge09:15 Using Linux and Pop!_OS to program robots09:45 Software Programs for programming Robots, Onshape, FreeCAD, VSCode10:40 How to get started with robotics11:30 Materials to build the robots12:10 The future of robotics12:40 Get in touch with 241E13:00 Game with Emma and Alex

Join host Erin Kienzle as she sits down with JaNay House, Team Lead at The House Huntress Team, a boutique real estate team brokered by Carolina One. Discover how JaNay's unique background, including her service as a Navy Veteran, translates into exceptional service for both Veterans and civilian clients. Learn about their specialization in sought-after neighborhoods like Nexton, Cane Bay, and Carnes Crossroads, while still offering expert guidance across the entire tri-county Lowcountry. The House Huntress Team prioritizes a professional, personalized approach to help you achieve your real estate goals with ease and confidence. Ready to find your dream home? Contact The House Huntress Team today at (843) 806-6025 or visit their website at TheHouseHuntressTeam.com. You can also connect with them on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube at @thehousehuntressteam.

Take Your Power Back Show Host Kim Yeater speaks with Eric B. Maldonado, Christian author, and scholar of "The V Prophecy,"A Revelation to the Churches & All Mankind explores ancient prophecies and their connections to modern times. A sought-after speaker and evangelist, Eric's message of HOPE & EDEMPTION RESONATES GLOBALLY. We will discuss the connection between the Covid Vaccine & The Mark of The Best. Stay tuned you don't want to miss this one!!!  KIM YEATER -TAKE YOUR POWER BACK SHOW HOST & TAKE OUR BORDER BACK STEERING COMMITTEE CO-FOUNDER & TEAM LEAD:https://KimYeater.comhttps://www.TakeYourPowerBackShow.comRumble:  https://rumble.com/c/TakeYourPowerBackShowLiveStream:   https://rumble.com/TakeYourPowerBackShow/live

In this episode of GRIT: The Real Estate Growth Mindset, Brian Charlesworth talks with Veronica Figueroa, a leader in real estate team operations and growth. Veronica shares her journey from managing a complex business that sold over 2,200 homes a year to building a streamlined, sustainable model. Veronica opens up about the challenges of scaling too quickly, explaining how a focus on simplicity transformed her team's operations. "We realized the business was too heavy, and simplicity became our goal," she shares. Her insights into focusing on what truly matters, like clear leadership and sustainable growth, will resonate with anyone feeling overwhelmed by complexity. A major part of Veronica's transformation involved leveraging technology like Sisu to simplify processes and cut costs. "Every transaction starts in Sisu now, and it's made a huge difference for us," she says, reflecting on how operational efficiency has allowed her team to focus on what matters most—culture, performance, and growth. The conversation also dives into key lessons about recruiting and accountability. Veronica stresses the need to maintain high standards even when it's difficult. "You can't lower the bar just because someone doesn't want to comply—it only hurts the team," she explains. She emphasizes that leadership requires balancing data with heart, ensuring every agent feels valued and connected. As the episode closes, Veronica leaves a piece of advice for leaders tackling market shifts. "People need to know where they're going and why they're doing it," she says, adding that clarity and authenticity are essential for inspiring teams to thrive.   Top Takeaways: (2:07) Simplicity and sustainability in real estate leadership (3:58) The dangers of chasing shiny objects in business (8:06) Why recruiting never stops in real estate (8:59) Why team standards should never be negotiable (10:29) The cost of becoming too transactional (12:04) Can outsourcing leadership hurt your company's culture? (15:53) What happens when your team isn't ready for a shifting market? (20:01) How does a strong culture attract top agents? (25:14) How Sisu eliminated redundancies and saved thousands (28:15) Filling operational gaps with vision and talent   This is a must-listen for anyone looking to simplify operations, build a winning culture, and lead with purpose in today's competitive real estate market. About Veronica Figueroa Veronica Figueroa is the CEO and Team Lead of The Figueroa Team at eXp Realty, recognized as one of the top-performing real estate teams in the nation. Her team has served over 2,000 families, achieving $646 million in sales volume in a single year. She has been a Zillow Advisory Board Member since 2016 and is known for her forward-thinking approach to real estate, including leading the I-Buyer movement. As a sought-after speaker, Veronica has shared insights on leadership and business growth at major industry events such as Inman Connect, NAHREP, and the eXp Shareholders Summit. She is passionate about mentoring real estate professionals, helping them strengthen their leadership skills and scale their businesses effectively. Connect with Veronica Figueroa Today!  The Figueroa Team LinkedIn

276 Setting Sights High: Equity and Accessibility in Vision Care with Matthias Hofmann, Co-founder & CEO of Eyebot; Boston, MA, USA We love speaking with MedTech founders and so we were excited to have Matthias Hofmann, the co-founder and CEO of Eyebot join us to explain how his team is transforming the way we receive vision care. Before this interview, we had no idea that 25% of US counties lack a practicing eye care provider. We also hadn't thought about the increasing shortage of vision care providers or that our screen-obsessed society is generating a higher per capita need for corrective eye care. And for many, the cost of vision appointments and glasses are so expensive that they forgo this critical pillar of health care. Today, the Eyebot team is hoping to address the healthcare deserts in the U.S. and work with organizations like WHO and others, their technology can make a difference globally. Here are the highlights of our discussion: - Embrace Dynamism: Startups are incredibly dynamic. Project plans can quickly become obsolete, and flexibility is key to navigating this unpredictability. While the first vision care focused startup Matthias worked on had hurdles it could not overcome, that foundation led the way to take up the challenge again once the technology had advanced. - Overcoming Barriers and Scaling: Eyebot addresses the doctor shortage problem by integrating technology into eyeglass retailers and online stores, expanding first in the New England area, California, and other U.S. states. - Self-Serve Vision Centers: Eyebot's kiosks provide self-serve vision tests using infrared light, making it easy for anyone to check their eyes without prior knowledge or instructions. - Immediate Results and Doctor Referrals: The vision tests take about 90 seconds and can detect over 30 different eye disorders. Once an individual completes the vision test, they use a well-tested framework for telemedicine to ensure compliance and effectiveness and to deliver prescriptions and analysis. While technology can enhance accessibility, routine comprehensive eye exams by human doctors remain crucial. Matthias Hofmann is the Co-founder & CEO of Eyebot, an outcome-focused technology company where tech innovation meets vision care. Founded in 2021, Eyebot is on a mission to make eye care more accessible for everyone - at the touch of a button. What used to take days or weeks can now be accomplished in minutes. Eyebot has been backed by leading deep tech VCs and the U.S. government's National Science Foundation via the SBIR program and in 2024, raised $6M in a seed round to propel their expansion. Matthias holds significant experience in new technology development, Medtech, startups, and securing capital through prior leadership roles such as Director & Product Development at Lumicell, Team Lead at Formlabs, R&D Lead at EyeNetra, and postdoc work at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Matthias attended Virginia Tech where he accentuated his engineering degree with a Ph.D. in philosophy. Connect with Matthias Website: https://www.eyebot.co/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mchofmann/ Connect with Allison: Feedspot has named Disruptive CEO Nation as one of the Top 25 CEO Podcasts on the web and it is ranked the number 10 CEO podcast to listen to in 2024! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/ceo_podcasts/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonsummerschicago/ Website: https://www.disruptiveceonation.com/ Twitter: @DisruptiveCEO #CEO #brand #startup #startupstory #founder #business #businesspodcast #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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About 5.4 million Americans live with some form of paralysis. Sometimes that's just a temporary loss of mobility, but for the Americans whose paralysis is caused by a spinal cord injury, that loss of movement is often permanent, as there's no biological way to heal an injured spinal cord. There are efforts to see if technology might be able to help these individuals regain use of their limbs, and that's the focus of this episode of Stats+Stories with guest Dr. David Friedenberg. Dr. Friedenberg is a Principal Data Science and Neurotechnology and the Team Lead for Machine Learning/AI in the Health Analytics group at Battelle. He's the Principal Investigator on several neurotechnology efforts developing new AI-powered technologies to help improve the lives of people living with motor impairments due to neurological injuries like spinal cord injuries and stroke. An experienced data scientist with consulting experience across several disciplines he is passionate about developing AI/ML-driven solutions to challenging problems for the betterment of humanity.

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This week, we're thrilled to have Kaya Yurieff, the Team Lead on the Creator Economy at The Information and one of our favorite industry reporters. Kaya shares her journey from working at CNN with Jake Tapper to becoming a leading voice in the creator economy. We dive into how her team produces unparalleled insights daily, the evolving landscape of the creator space, and her bold predictions for 2025. Before Kaya joins, Keith and Brendan catch up on the latest news, including highlights from the LinkedIn Partner Summit, TikTok's new affiliate partners, and the myth-busting insights from Instagram's Adam Mosseri. Creator of the week (COW) - Keith: Fitness creator Maxx Chewning announced that he sold his candy brand, Sour Strips, to The Hershey Company. - Brendan: TalkingTalktuah 50k on IG, @cam__george and @peter.ditzler are host a Talk Tuah companion podcast. - Kaya: Josie Balka 600k instagram followers Brand of the week (BOW) - Keith: Sony just broke the record for most comments on a TikTok video - To promote The Last Dance (Venom movie) - Brendan: Anyone but Jaguar. Wharhol lookalikes. Channeling Ridley Scott's famous 1984 ad. - Kaya: Samsung / mythical FAST channel Follow: - Keith: Visa announced it's officially recognizing creators as small businesses - Brendan: Armie HammerTime podcast. - Kaya: Kylie Kelce podcast

In this new episode of our Supply Chain Leadership Across Africa Series, hosts Scott W. Luton and Jenny Froome are joined by Edwin Mulwa, Director and Team Lead, Digital Solutions Global Technical Team at VillageReach, and Derick Lung'aho, Acting Chief Programs Officer at Medic. Together, they explore the transformative power of digital tools in strengthening community healthcare supply chains across Africa.Edwin and Derick share insights into how their organizations are leveraging innovative technology to enhance data visibility, optimize healthcare delivery, and empower community health workers with the tools they need to drive meaningful outcomes. For supply chain and healthcare leaders, this conversation discusses challenges like infrastructure limitations, digital literacy, and the importance of user-centered design. The big takeaway? Strategic partnerships, scalable solutions, and a focus on local needs can ensure better health access and equity for communities everywhere.Additional Links & Resources:Learn more about digital tools for community health workers: https://bit.ly/3OBGrwUConnect with Edwin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiemulwaConnect with Derick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derick-lung-aho-524b9ba/Learn more about Medic: https://medic.org/Learn more about Village Reach: www.villagereach.orgLearn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.comWatch and listen to more Supply Chain Now episodes here: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-nowSubscribe to Supply Chain Now on your favorite platform: https://supplychainnow.com/joinWork with us! Download Supply Chain Now's NEW Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3XH6OVkWEBINAR- Future-Proof Your Logistics: AI-Powered Solutions for Competitive Edge: https://bit.ly/3BouB5EWEBINAR- Unlocking the Power of Digital Transformation: Building AstraZeneca's Resilient, Decision-Centric Supply Chain: https://bit.ly/4fHYooJWEBINAR- The Cold Chain Dilemma: Why Visibility Falls Short and What Really Works: https://bit.ly/4hpu8k9WEBINAR- 2025 Supply Chain Outlook: Preparing for Economic and Commercial Shifts: https://bit.ly/4fKWvYxWEBINAR- Introduction to Microsoft Supply Chain: Enabling Scale and Complexity: https://bit.ly/40K1rszWEBINAR- How Ferguson's Metrics-Driven Strategy Drove an 18% Improvement in Operational Efficiency: https://bit.ly/3YBbsFzWEBINAR- E2E Demand Planning – Tactics for Driving Value at Scale: https://bit.ly/4g5VdaDThis...

Coalmarch's Derek Cummings joins the show to discuss the changing search landscape and its effect on pest and lawn marketing strategies. He covers the increasing integration of AI in search engines, a rise in search on social media directly and how not to get overwhelmed about being 'everywhere.'   Guest: Derek Cummings, Team Lead, SEO, Coalmarch   Hosts:  Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services