BbWorld 2009
Advanced System Administration
Looking to acquire advanced system administration tips, tricks and practices about building custom report, monitoring and more? The sessions below will provide you the tools you need to keep your system in top form.
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PrintThursday, 7/16/2009
DevCon '09: Oracle data recovery -or- "Sherman, set the WABAC machine to ..."
7/16/2009 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Glen Parker, System Administrator, University of South Florida
Scott Wurzel, System Administrator/DBA, University of South Florida
Flashback queries can be used to seamlessly bring back Oracle database data that is otherwise irretrievably deleted. Recover deleted tests, recover recycled courses, rebuild an accidentally deleted Guest user. This talk will go over the prerequisites to using Flashback, and then cover scenarios that the author has encountered in day to day operations. Also, we'll setup a simple backup and recovery system using RMAN, the Oracle Recovery Manager.
Topics
Disaster Preparedness
7/16/2009 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Glen Parker, System Administrator, University of South Florida
Scott Wurzel, System Administrator/DBA, University of South Florida
Flashback queries can be used to seamlessly bring back Oracle database data that is otherwise irretrievably deleted. Recover deleted tests, recover recycled courses, rebuild an accidentally deleted Guest user. This talk will go over the prerequisites to using Flashback, and then cover scenarios that the author has encountered in day to day operations. Also, we'll setup a simple backup and recovery system using RMAN, the Oracle Recovery Manager.
Topics
Disaster Preparedness
DevCon '09: Blackboard Learn, Release 9 Technical Architecture
7/16/2009 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
John Fontaine, Senior Director, Technology Evangelism, Blackboard
Blackboard Learning System - CE & Vista License administrators take note - attend this session to get an overview of the product architecture for Blackboard Learn, Release 9. We'll show you how to take advantage of the changes, enhancements, and new functionality.
Target Audience
IT Scalability and Strategies
Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led, Openness and Extending Blackboard Software
7/16/2009 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
John Fontaine, Senior Director, Technology Evangelism, Blackboard
Blackboard Learning System - CE & Vista License administrators take note - attend this session to get an overview of the product architecture for Blackboard Learn, Release 9. We'll show you how to take advantage of the changes, enhancements, and new functionality.
Target Audience
IT Scalability and Strategies
Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led, Openness and Extending Blackboard Software
DevCon '09: Performance Optimization of Blackboard Learn
7/16/2009 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Mesfin Mulugeta, Principal Software Engineer, Blackboard
Pengfei Wu, Software Performance Engineer, Blackboard
Join us as we review the critical areas to optimize in Blackboard Learn from a configuration standpoint. This session covers not just where to optimize, but how to determine that you need to optimize.
Target Audience
IT Scalability and Strategies
Topics
Blackboard Led
7/16/2009 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Mesfin Mulugeta, Principal Software Engineer, Blackboard
Pengfei Wu, Software Performance Engineer, Blackboard
Join us as we review the critical areas to optimize in Blackboard Learn from a configuration standpoint. This session covers not just where to optimize, but how to determine that you need to optimize.
Target Audience
IT Scalability and Strategies
Topics
Blackboard Led
Friday, 7/17/2009
DevCon '09: Blackboard Learn and Virtualization
7/17/2009 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Anand Gopinath, System Performance Engineer, Blackboard
Nakisa Shafiee, Senior Software Performance Engineer, Blackboard
Target Audience
IT Scalability and Strategies
Topics
Blackboard Led
7/17/2009 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Anand Gopinath, System Performance Engineer, Blackboard
Nakisa Shafiee, Senior Software Performance Engineer, Blackboard
Target Audience
IT Scalability and Strategies
Topics
Blackboard Led
DevCon '09: Co-Production Capabilities: Upgrading from Blackboard Learning System - CE License, Release 8 to Blackboard Learn, Release 9
7/17/2009 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Matt Brady, Client Support Engineer, Blackboard
Thinking about your upgrade path to Blckboard Learn, Release 9 from CE or Vista, Release 8? Join us for this session as we show you how to setup and configure your implementation to run in co-production mode with Release 9. This includes moving users from Release 8 to Release 9 in co-production, moving Release 8 courses to Release 9 in co-production and setting up the integrated environment. Regardless of your operating system, you need a plan that allows users to seamlessly access and move between both systems - this session will show you how.
Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led
7/17/2009 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Matt Brady, Client Support Engineer, Blackboard
Thinking about your upgrade path to Blckboard Learn, Release 9 from CE or Vista, Release 8? Join us for this session as we show you how to setup and configure your implementation to run in co-production mode with Release 9. This includes moving users from Release 8 to Release 9 in co-production, moving Release 8 courses to Release 9 in co-production and setting up the integrated environment. Regardless of your operating system, you need a plan that allows users to seamlessly access and move between both systems - this session will show you how.
Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led
DevCon '09: Monitoring Blackboard for Performance and Availability
7/17/2009 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Nick J. McClure, Lead Systems Programmer, University of Kentucky
Discuss different types of Application and Server monitoring that can be used to determine the uptime and performance of the Blackboard Application, Database Servers, and Network. We'll talk about the types of tools that can be used, and what information to provide to management, support staff and users.
7/17/2009 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Nick J. McClure, Lead Systems Programmer, University of Kentucky
Discuss different types of Application and Server monitoring that can be used to determine the uptime and performance of the Blackboard Application, Database Servers, and Network. We'll talk about the types of tools that can be used, and what information to provide to management, support staff and users.
DevCon '09: Upgrading from Blackboard Learning System "Classic" to Blackboard Learn, Release 9
7/17/2009 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Volker Kleinschmidt, Senior Client Support Engineer, Blackboard
During the first half of 2009, Blackboard Client Support has been helping clients around the world upgrade their Testing and Production instances of Blackboard Learn Classic, Release 8 to Blackboard Learn Release 9.0. In this session, engineers from Blackboard Client Support will review best practices for upgrading, the order of upgrade steps, as well as any known obstacles that early adopters have already successfully overcome. Regardless of if your system runs on a Windows or a UNIX operating system, if you are planning to upgrade to Blackboard Learn Release 9.0 this session can help you understand how to prepare and execute a successful upgrade.
Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led
7/17/2009 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Volker Kleinschmidt, Senior Client Support Engineer, Blackboard
During the first half of 2009, Blackboard Client Support has been helping clients around the world upgrade their Testing and Production instances of Blackboard Learn Classic, Release 8 to Blackboard Learn Release 9.0. In this session, engineers from Blackboard Client Support will review best practices for upgrading, the order of upgrade steps, as well as any known obstacles that early adopters have already successfully overcome. Regardless of if your system runs on a Windows or a UNIX operating system, if you are planning to upgrade to Blackboard Learn Release 9.0 this session can help you understand how to prepare and execute a successful upgrade.
Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led
DevCon '09: Using MyEclipse for Custom Blackboard Reports
7/17/2009 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Celine Lemarinier, Web Application Developer, Innovative Technology Center - University of Knoxville Tennessee
Mark Spurlock, Technical Systems Development Manager, Innovative Technology Center - University of Knoxville Tennessee
An actively used Blackboard installation is a repository of information that could provide us with valuable insight into the behavior, habits, and needs of our institution's users. Campus leadership, therefore, desires reports that extract and present this information in a useful format. At UTK, we have developed a well presented and personalized solution for generating reporting templates with an easy-to-use interface. This session demonstrates how to build Blackboard-based reports using the 'MyEclipse' IDE.
7/17/2009 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
National Harbor 6
Speakers
Celine Lemarinier, Web Application Developer, Innovative Technology Center - University of Knoxville Tennessee
Mark Spurlock, Technical Systems Development Manager, Innovative Technology Center - University of Knoxville Tennessee
An actively used Blackboard installation is a repository of information that could provide us with valuable insight into the behavior, habits, and needs of our institution's users. Campus leadership, therefore, desires reports that extract and present this information in a useful format. At UTK, we have developed a well presented and personalized solution for generating reporting templates with an easy-to-use interface. This session demonstrates how to build Blackboard-based reports using the 'MyEclipse' IDE.