Keep up to date with the latest Oracle news, releases, jobs and learning opportunities. This is our list of the best Oracle resources, blogs and accounts you should follow.
Communities
Oracle communities – A platform to exchange information, ask questions and get answers from Oracle experts. Free to register, it is a platform built to allow the Oracle community to continue learning.
Oracle User Group – Join to discuss topics, get the latest information and share what you have learned from using Oracle technology. There are many different user groups about programming languages, engineering, chatbots, machine learning and AI, as well as social and meetup groups.
IOUG – The Independent Oracle User Group is a user group and networking community of Oracle technologies with the goal of sharing best practices and providing technology direction.
UK OUG – The largest Oracle user group in the UK. As in independent user group, it has the goal of maximizing your return on investment in Oracle. This community organises over 50 events throughout the year.
OAUG – Join the Oracle Applications User Group to share best practices and learn how to work smarter, not harder.
Reddit – Get help to solve Oracle challenges by asking the Oracle community.
Women in Technology – A community for female Oracle users with blogs, videos and information about topics and events for women in technology with inspiring advice from women tech leaders.
Training and certification
Oracle training – Get free introductory training and find different options for advanced learning and certification of all cloud products, whether it is via a subscription, courses or user adoption services customized to your plan.
Oracle University – If you are considering gaining an Oracle certification, have a look here to find out more about how to get certified and complete the tests online or in person.
Developers Oracle – Learn the latest in Java, Javascript, chatbots, blockchain, DevOps and APIs.
Quest Oracle Community – Quest is an independent user community with resources for Oracle’s JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and Cloud Applications users. Learn from live webinars, educational resources or join networking user groups.
Youtube channels
Youtube Oracle – Watch the most important key sessions at Oracle events.
Oracle learning library – This channel provides training and learning material produced by the Oracle product development, curriculum, and user assistance teams.
Java – Videos from the Java community and Oracle about everything in the Java world. Tutorials, news and latest releases.
Oracle applications Cloud tutorials – Step by step tutorials to make the most of Oracle apps.
Events
Oracle Events – Find out about all the Oracle events around the world, whether they are small events discussing particular business solutions or the biggest events such as Oracle Open World.
Attend the greatest Oracle events:
- Oracle Code – A free event for developers to explore the latest and greatest developer technologies, practices, and trends. It includes keynote sessions, demos, workshops and hands-on labs hosted by technical experts and industry leaders.
- Oracle Open World – Insight, expertise and community with a uniquely local viewpoint that will help you make choices for your company and your customers. Learn what is working and what is coming next.
- Oracle Cloud Day – An event held in more than 60 locations worldwide, to explore the latest cloud technologies, exchange best practise and walk away with ideas for your business.
- Collaborate19 – A technology and applications forum for the Oracle community. Created by users for users, it is presented by three Oracle User Groups: IOUG, OAUG and Quest Oracle Community. Education during the event is focused on users and real-world applications to amplify their Oracle investments, no matter at which stage of their journey they are.
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News
Oracle Scene – A magazine run by the UKOUG containing selected articles from different Oracle industries. The magazine’s editions can be downloaded on the Oracle Scene site.
Oracle news – The latest news from Oracle itself.
Oracle Blogs – Read about trendy topics, events and who and how the industry is using Oracle technology.
Google News – The online history of posted news about Oracle Corporation.
Women@Oracle – Blogs and inspiration with insights from Oracle’s female leaders.
Oracle Podcasts – Podcast interviews with Oracle technology authors sharing their knowledge and opinion in all Oracle technologies. Find more Oracle podcasts and open talks here
@UKOUG: the latest news about the community, new groups and entries to their 50+ annual events.
@Oracle: the best Oracle news first hand, or one of their many regional accounts – @Oracle_UKI, @Oracle_ME
@oraclejobs_whr: The latest Oracle permanent and contract roles.
@IOUG: the Independent Oracle User Group for their latest news and information about their events.
@OracleWomenLead: an account with the mission of empowering women leaders in the technology industry.