
The OpenEdge DBA Files


FinPUG 2019, May 23-25 2019 on the Ferry Princess Anastasia, Helsinki
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring FinPUG 2019 on the Ferry Princess Anastasia in Helsinki, Finland! This unique Progress User Group seminar will make its way to the Oak Room in Petro Palace Hotel, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Spanning over 3 days, there will be valuable education, training and networking, featuring 7 speakers from around the globe.

ProgressNext 2019 Global User Conference, May 6th – 9th 2019 in Orlando, FL
WSS is sponsoring ProgressNEXT, the largest global gathering of the Progress customer, partner and developer community, where people come together to connect, learn and collaborate.

QAD Midwest User Group March 17-19 2019 in Dearborn, Michigan
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring the QAD MWUG Spring 2019 at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan. Spanning over 3 days, there will be valuable QAD education, training and networking….and of course, a little fun! MWUG is the largest independent user group for QAD’s manufacturing management and Enterprise Application software.

PUG Challenge South Africa, 6-7 March 2019 in Midrand
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring the South Africa PUG Challenge at the Midrand Conference Centre in Midrand, Gauteng Province, South Africa. There will be 3 workshops that will provide a hands-on experience and 22 exciting breakout sessions over 2 days. PUG Challenge is a conference for everyone who uses Progress products to develop or run business systems, whether they be developers, software architects, database administrators, infrastructure specialists, business analysts or sales people.

Why is External Shared Storage a Bad Idea for Your Database?
If performance is not important to your database, you can stop reading.

Your database will crash! Should I, would I or could I kill your user process?
A couple of weeks ago we received a ProTop alert about a long running transaction that was threatening to bring down our customer’s ERP system. It is not a pleasant SMS to get on a Saturday night, but I knew I needed to respond quickly to prevent a crash.

EMEA PUG Challenge, October 10-12, 2018 at the Croke Park Stadium, Dublin
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring the EMEA PUG Challenge at the Croke Park Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. With 85 speakers, 500+ attendees and 12 workshops over 3 days, PUG Challenge is a conference for everyone who uses Progress products to develop or run business systems, whether they be developers, software architects, database administrators, infrastructure specialists, business analysts or sales people.

PUG Challenge Americas, October 24-26, 2018 at the Nashua, NH Radisson Hotel
White Star Software is proudly sponsoring the PUG Challenge Americas conference, at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua, New Hampshire. This conference includes 60+ breakout sessions and workshops over 3 days, put on by Progress users for Progress users. It includes sessions covering the 4GL, database, integration, complementary technologies and more.
