# To The Cloud And Beyond: Dispatches From Oracle OpenWorld

- Link: https://chatterblast.com/blog/to-the-cloud-and-beyond-dispatches-from-oracle-openworld/
- Published: 2016-10-06T15:00:50-04:00
- Author: Shivani Desai

#### We came.

#### We saw (read: tweeted).

#### We conquered.

That classic idiom we all know and love, coined by the one and only **Caesar** as
he achieved victory against **[Pharnaces II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharnaces_II_of_Pontus),**
is also apt for Team ChatterBlast and our adventures in San Francisco at **Oracle
OpenWorld** (#OOW16)!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKjLerBgxaQ/?taken-by=chatterblast

As my colleagues [so eloquently described](http://chatterblast.wpengine.com/the-blasters-do-san-francisco/)
before our big trip to the West Coast, this was more than a trip. This was an _experience.
_A jaw-dropping, exhilarating _adventure_ unlike any we’ve seen before_. (Maybe 
I’m exaggerating a little.) _And Valerie, Evan, Matt and I survived to tell the 
story!

In a trip that was planned in less time than it takes to say “_supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”
_it’s safe to say that Team ChatterBlast had our hands full as we found ourselves
planning and coordinating live and impactful social strategies on behalf of **Hitachi
Consulting** at #OOW16.

With five full days of keynotes and breakout sessions by powerful tech biz people
like **Larry Ellison** and **Safra Catz**, a trip to the **Sonoma Raceway** with
three-time **Indy500** winner **Helio Castroneves **(and subsequent **Facebook****
Live** session with Castroneves) and a VIP reception (featuring a DJ Spin School
and an incredible aerialist), there was so much to share and weave into our overall
digital strategy. Needless to say, _we did_.

### **You Want Highlights? We’ve Got ‘Em.**

**At the Sonoma Raceway**, our adrenaline was pumping, creative juices were flowing
and cars were racing. Castroneves may not have placed, but his energy and excitement
charged up the entire #HitachiOOW team!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKg_Gtpga9h/?taken-by=hitachioracle

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKgL2Z2g39B/

**Next up: Larry Ellison’s big-time keynote presentation, baby.** Oh boy. What an
experience. Lar Bear. The Elli-inator. Big Lar himself. Not only is Ellison a talented,
concise speaker, but he has no problem shaming the competition. I’ll refrain from
naming names here.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKmBFuxgour/

**Can you imagine our excitement when we were able to work with Castroneves and 
Hitachi Consulting’s Senior Vice President Phil Regnault [on a Facebook Live broadcast](https://www.facebook.com/HitachiOracle/videos/939282629533774/)
in the trusty #HitachiRV?** We were ultra psyched that both Castroneves and Regnault
were not only up for doing the Facebook Live, but were actively excited and eager
to help. They nailed it, if we do say so ourselves. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKjo5XXAEc2/

**Oh, and the big party.** Team ChatterBlast attended Hitachi Consulting’s VIP reception,
live tweeting and “social”-izing with some of the industry’s very best as they finally
had a chance to step away from the conference and relax a bit. There were aerialists
swinging in the air, a DJ spinning the latest beats with reception guests, and the
tastiest ice cream made live on-the-spot with liquid nitrogen.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKmq7JmAMet/?taken-by=hitachioracle

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKmn4rjgnAn/?taken-by=hitachioracle

Worry not, though! Not everything was work during #OOW16 – after all, we were in
San Francisco. We _made sure_ we had some time to play!

Take our dearest Matthew, for example. Nothing tells techies it’s time for lunch
like our very own Creative Director taking the lead.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKlovAgATPn/?taken-by=chatterblast

Evan, on the other hand, saved the day when he reviewed and analyzed more than 200
data points at the Sonoma Raceway. Impressive work, Evan-bot 5000.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKhMMzFgJ9d/?taken-by=chatterblast

These were some of the coolest, most exciting and fun moments that Team ChatterBlast
had out in San Francisco. The whole trip was full of madness, craziness and all 
things social. We returned home exhausted, but supremely proud of our work. **Major
shout out to Hitachi Consulting for the wonderful opportunity. **

To check out all the fun we had in social, search the hashtags #HitachiOOW and #
OOW16 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKrRqkxAgG1/?taken-by=chatterblast