The Dallas Oracle Users Group (DOUG) Training Day offers a full day of hands-on learning, expert-led sessions, and networking. This in-person event features multiple tracks covering Oracle databases, applications, development, performance, security, recovery, and cloud technologies. Attendees will hear from Oracle experts and ACE speakers and connect with peers in a vibrant, collaborative setting. This event is ideal for DBAs, developers, consultants, analysts, and anyone passionate about Oracle tech..
Data Intensity is pleased to announce that Biju Thomas—Oracle ACE Director and SVP of Digital Transformation—will be speaking at DOUG Training Day 2025, taking place on November 13 at the Grapevine Convention Center.
We’re excited to support this premier Oracle community event and contribute to a day filled with expert insights, hands-on learning, and meaningful connections.
Speaking Session

Achieving Multicloud Agility: Unlocking Value with Oracle Database@GCP Autonomous Serverless
The digital economy requires a multicloud strategy that provides agility, performance, and cost efficiency without sacrificing the mission-critical reliability of Oracle Database. The Oracle Database@Google Cloud (Database@GCP) offering, which features Dedicated Exadata Service and Autonomous Database Serverless, is a solution to this challenge. We will explore why you should consider multicloud, review the options for running Oracle databases in Azure, AWS, and GCP, and examine the strategic and technical benefits of running your core Oracle workloads on Google Cloud. Discover how Autonomous Database Serverless on Database@GCP enables you to leverage Oracle’s self-managing database alongside Google Cloud’s data services like BigQuery and Vertex AI.
Speakers
Govindaraj Palanisamy, Enterprise Architect – Data, AI, and Innovation, Global Payments
Biju Thomas, SVP Digital Transformation, Data Intensity and Oracle ACE Director
Time & Location
9:00-9:40 AM | Conference Room A