If you missed this year's zSeries Oracle Special Interest Group Conference 2009, you can still get great insight and knowledge from presentation materials available online.

The organization is a group of companies that have a license for Oracle on z/OS and Linux on the zSeries hardware. There are no membership fees or obligations.

This year's event hit on everything from Oracle-IBM projects on Linux, IBM System z, to storage options and technical hints. Workshop materials and session presentations can easily be grabbed by checking out the conference site.

Also, did you know that this year's Oracle OpenWorld event was an award-winning event for IBM?

Big Blue took home the Oracle North America Titan Award for best CRM solution, the Oracle North America Titan Award for best Life Sciences and Healthcare Solution, and the Oracle Global Award for best Industry solution

In fact, IBM Global Business Services won more Oracle application-based awards than any other GSI this year at OOW.