Join us at the OATUG Chicago Regional Summit on September 1, 2026, in Chicago, IL. Oracle users, technology professionals, and business leaders will come together to share insights, explore emerging trends, and discover new ways to maximize the value of their Oracle investments.
We’re especially excited that Biju Thomas, our SVP of Digital Transformation, will be speaking at this year’s event. Don’t miss his featured session, where he’ll share practical expertise and real-world strategies to help organizations navigate the evolving Oracle technology landscape.
If you’ll be attending the summit, we’d love the opportunity to connect, discuss your Oracle initiatives, and explore how we can support your goals. Interested in meeting up? Email us at events@datainstensity.com to schedule time with our team during the event.
Biju Thomas
SVP of Digital Transformation, Data Intensity
Oracle ACE Director
Microsoft MVP
The Multicloud Power Play: Strategic Architectures for Oracle Enterprise Workload
As organizations move beyond single-cloud mandates, the debate over the “best” landing zone for Oracle workloads has never been more critical. Should you go all-in on OCI, or is a Multicloud strategy the smarter play for your enterprise? This session provides a vendor-neutral, deep-dive comparison into the architectural and financial realities of running mission-critical Oracle databases—including Exadata Cloud Service and Autonomous Database—in diverse cloud ecosystems.
We will dissect the technical trade-offs that matter most: performance, fine-grained scalability, operational autonomy, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This isn’t just about high-level theory; we will analyze real-world patterns for high-demand OLTP and Data Warehouse workloads.
Key takeaways include:
- A side-by-side comparison of native OCI deployments vs. Multicloud architectures (such as Oracle Database@Azure).
- Deep dive into latency considerations, data sovereignty, and cross-cloud integration.
- Frameworks for evaluating TCO and operational complexity in a fragmented cloud landscape.
Date: September 1, 2026
Time: 2:30-3:15 PM CT