Connecticut Oracle User Group (CTOUG) Launched in Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn. - March 3, 2014 - PRLog -- On Wednesday, Feb. 19 over 25 IT database professionals gathered at the Marriott Hartford Farmington for the inaugural meeting of the Connecticut Oracle User Group (CTOUG).

The meeting featured keynote speaker John Watson, Skillbuilders' Director of Oracle Database services, an internationally known Oracle Certified Master DBA, who traveled from Oxford, England to address the group. Highlights from his discussion included Oracle Database 12c new features and general enhancements for both developers and database administrators.

The CTOUG’s mission is to enhance and improve Oracle IT professionals access to leading technology speakers: including Oracle experts, gurus and book authors. It also provides professional peer-to-peer exchange opportunities and lively discussion topics. Interested Connecticut Oracle users are invited join the group on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Connecticut-Oracle-User-Group-7453802 for dates, notes and news about upcoming meetings.

“It’s a great opportunity to have a major IT manufacturer user group here in Connecticut,” said Abeje Woldie, Senior Oracle DBA, “As an Oracle database administrator, I want to have the most up to date information at my fingertips in order to be able to operate and meet our IT datacenter goals and CTOUG will help me do that.”

The next CTOUG meeting will be held in late May or early June at The Hartford Insurance Company in Hartford, Connecticut from 4-6pm. Topics discussed will include multi-tenancy and new features of Oracle 12c.

About Connecticut Oracle User Group (CTOUG)

Launched in 2014, CTOUG is a not-for-profit group of Connecticut Oracle Database Professionals dedicated to providing high quality technical learning experiences and professional networking opportunities. Members will be offered high quality Oracle skill development opportunities at quarterly meetings. The group sponsored by F3 Technology Partners, in West Hartford, CT, offers complimentary membership to all interested Connecticut-based IT professionals. For more information, visit http://ctoug.org or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Connecticut-Oracle-User-Gr... and on Twitter @CTOUGTweets