Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

IT Architects gather in Metro D.C.; Virtualization Decisions; Oracle Architect Certification Geek and Poke: How to Draw the Architecture of Your System Updated image now available for Oracle SOA & BPM Development VM http://bit.ly/IZonDo Virtual Developer Day: Hands-on Database App Development (May 15) - with Big Data and Cloud Sessions http://bit.ly/JoNM8a Register Now: Oracle Technology Network Architect Day Reston, VA - May 16. Free event. Two Web Experience Management Trends to...

May 2012 Oracle Technology Network Member Discounts - Save on books, more.blogs.oracle.com OTN members can save up to 40% on titles from major tech publishers. So why aren't you a member? OTN Developer Day - Modern Java Development - inside/outside the enterprise - Redwood Shores, CA - May 30 - Free!www.oracle.comModern Java Development, in and outside the Enterprise. Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Oracle Conference Center 350 Oracle Parkway Redwood Shores, CA...

Cloud by the Numbers | ArchBeat Blogblogs.oracle.com Are "bean counters" driving cloud adoption? Survey says... Webcast: Top Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Linux Deploymentsevent.on24.com May 9, 2012 Noon ET/ 9:00am PTLinux expert Greg Marsden shows you how to avoid common pitfalls, prevent problems and circumvent known issues to accelerate your deployment. Find out how to configure your Linux system the right way, learn diagnostics tricks, and get a wealth of best...

Enterprise Architects: Prep for Big Data Changing Your Company | Nick Kolakowskislashdot.org "Big Data can and will disrupt an organization's strategy, infrastructure and culture," says Kolakowski. Enterprise Architects have to step up, or step off. To win with cloud computing, change IT first | David Linthicumwww.infoworld.com"The dirty little secret," says Linthicum, "is that most of the change to IT needs to occur before the first implementation to make cloud computing...

On April 25 I recorded a podcast with several community members, another free-ranging roundtable discussion of a variety of topics, including—no surprise—cloud computing.  One of the participants in that discussion was Tom Laszewski, making his third ArchBeat Podcast appearance.  Tom is the co-author of several books, including Migrating to the Cloud, published by Syngress (read an excerpt). During the conversation Tom offered the observation that for many organizations the...

Towards Common Operating Platform Environments | Douglas C. Schmidtblog.sei.cmu.edu SEI Principal Researcher Douglas C. Schmidt examines the need for "common operating platform environments that can help collapse today's stove-piped solutions to decrease costs, spur innovation, and increase acquisition and operational performance." Webcast: Oracle’s Business Analytics Strategyevent.on24.comMark Hurd and Balaji Yelamanchili unveil the latest advances in Oracle's strategy for...

Great minds and big ideas shape architectural decisions. By Bob Rhubart May/June 2012 The decisions that IT architects make are informed by a variety of factors and influences, including an up-to-date knowledge of available technologies, a thorough understanding of how best to apply those technologies to solve the problem at hand, and the input of project stakeholders. These factors are common to every IT architect—or at least they should be. But what other, perhaps...

The Top 20 most popular links for the week of 4/22-28/2012, as shared via my social networks.WebLogic Startup Mode: Development or Production? | Frank Munz Call for Nominations: Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards 2012 IT Architects gather in Metro D.C.; Virtualization Decisions; Oracle Architect Certification Register Now: Oracle Technology Network Architect Day Reston, VA - May 16. Free event. Northeast Ohio Oracle Users Group 2 Day Seminar - May 14-15 - Cleveland, OH Orac...

Fun at the Collaborate 2012 show floor | Fun at the Collaborate 2012 show floor | Mark Fontecchioitknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com Mark Fontecchio's post explains why all work and no play is a lousy rationale for attending a user conference. Scripting WebLogic Admin Server Startup | Antony Reynoldsblogs.oracle.com Antony Reynolds explains how to make starting Oracle SOA Suite- or Oracle WebLogic-based systems easier to start than an ancient Vauxhall Viva. WebCenter Portal...