Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Date Recorded: Thursday, October 8, 2009 Time: 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT Listen to this webcast on Oracle Database 11g Release 2. We will discuss how to: Consolidate on low-cost servers and storage grids Compress data for reduced storage and faster performance Control costs throughout the data center Learn how upgrading to Oracle Database 11g Release 2 can transform your business, budgets, and service levels.   Mark Townsend, Vice President, Product Management Mark Townsend has been with Oracle since 1989, and has worked with customers and partners in three major geographies. He currently works with Oracle's Server Technology Division, as the Vice President of Product Management, reporting to the head of Database Development, and is directly responsible for the ongoing R&D planning of future releases, and the co-ordination of the product release process for the database across Oracle. He also manages a global database evangelist program, with a team of database experts that are available for customer presentations, technical insights, and proof-of-concepts and benchmarks. He regularly talks to partners, customers and analysts, to better understand new technology and how it can be successfully applied to existing and emerging data processing requirements. John Brust, Director of Database Product Marketing. John Brust is Director of Database Product Marketing for Oracle Corporation. He manages product marketing for Oracle Database 11g and many of its options, including Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Advanced Compression, and Oracle Active Data Guard. He is host of the Oracle Database Podcast Series. Mr. Brust holds a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame.   This presentation will be available to audience members until October 08, 2010 at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time.   Choose Media Format   Real Media Audio (16k)   Windows Media Audio (16k)   Test Your System   Help   Download Real Player   Download Silverlight