Whether you are a developer, a DBA, a data scientist, an educator, or just curious about databases, the free Oracle Database 18c Express Edition (XE) is the ideal way to get started. It is the same powerful Oracle Database that enterprises rely on worldwide, packaged for simple download, ease-of-use and a full-featured experience.

Included with the Oracle Database XE is Oracle's low-code development framework Oracle Application Express (APEX).

In this session, we will show you how Oracle XE and Oracle APEX enable you to easily build stunning, scalable and secure apps, with world-class features, that can be deployed anywhere.

We will discuss:

• The benefits of low-code development
• Oracle APEX: availability, architecture, use cases and developer community
• Oracle XE: features, use cases, comparison to Standard and Full Editions of the Oracle Database
• Demonstration: building and deploying responsive web applications with Oracle APEX and Oracle XE

When you attend this information-rich presentation, you will also learn about low-code application development using Oracle APEX. We will introduce you to the various deployment options on the Oracle platform, starting with a completely free on-premises deployment using the Oracle XE database and Oracle REST Data Service.

We will also teach you how to use Oracle's free evaluation APEX service at apex.oracle.com to deploy your applications to the Oracle Database Cloud.

Joel R. Kallman, Co-Creator of Oracle Application Express & Sr. Director of Software Development, Oracle
Marc Sewtz, Sr. Software Development Manager, Oracle
Gerald Venzl, Sr. Principal Product Manager, Oracle

Joel R. Kallman, Senior Director of Software Development, Oracle

Joel R. Kallman is Senior Director of Software Development for Oracle's Server Technologies division at Oracle America, Inc. He is responsible for the development and product management of Oracle Application Express. Joel has been at Oracle since 1996 and is the co-creator of Oracle Application Express. He is a contributing author of several books on Oracle technology, including Expert One on One Oracle, Beginning Oracle Programming, and Mastering Oracle PL/SQL: Practical Solutions. Joel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Information Science from the College of Engineering, Ohio State University.

Marc Sewtz, Senior Software Development Manager, Oracle

Marc Sewtz is a Senior Software Development Manager at Oracle Corporation in New York. With over 20 years of industry experience, Marc held roles in Consulting, Sales and Product Development and today manages a global team of Software Developers and Product Managers in the Oracle Application Express (APEX) development team, part of the Oracle Database Tools group. Marc and his team are responsible for product features such as the Oracle Application Express User Interface and Theme infrastructure, Mobile development, Dynamic Actions, Reporting, Charting, Tabular Forms and PDF printing. Marc has a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Applied Sciences in Wedel, Germany.

Gerald Venzl, Senior Principal Product Manager, Oracle

Gerald Venzl is a Senior Principal Product Manager for Oracle. During his career Gerald has worked as a Developer, DBA, Performance Tuner, Software Architect, Consultant and Enterprise Architect prior to his current role. This allowed Gerald to live several different lives in the IT sector, providing him with a solid understanding of the concerns in those individual areas while gaining a holistic view overall. In his current role Gerald is responsible for improving the developer experience of the Oracle Database and the Oracle Cloud. Besides that, Gerald focuses on advocating how to build systems that provide flexibility yet still meet the business' needs.