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OTN Architect Day Coast-to-Coast OTN Architect Day goes bi-coastal, with events in Boston on Sept 12 and Los Angeles on Oct 25. Registration is free, and you get 8 hours of technical sessions, panel discussions, roundtables... and a free lunch. Satisfy your appetite for expert insight on cloud computing, service orientation, engineered systems—and stuff your face at the buffet. Does is get any better? Automatically Disable Proxy Service to avoid overloading OSB | Jian LiangHave...

Two Oracle Technology Network Architect Days are on the calendar, bringing a full slate of live expertise and peer interaction to the East Coast (Boston, September 12, 2012) and the West Coast (Los Angeles, October 25, 2012). Each event is an all-day affair, featuring a rich schedule of technical sessions, along with plenty of opportunity for interaction with Oracle experts on community leaders, and your peers. Registration for all OTN Architect Day events is free, but seating...

Oracle Technology Network | Architect CommunityThis week's features on the Oracle Technology Network Architect homepage include a new article on Oracle WebLogic RESTful Management Services, a new white paper on Leveraging Governance to Sustain Enterprise Architecture Efforts, and part 3 of a 4-part conversation with SOA guru Thomas Erl and Oracle SOA experts Tim Hall and Demed L'Her about the growing interest in IT architect training and certification despite the ongoing...

The Top 10 most popular items shared through my social networks for the week of August 5-11, 2012. Leveraging Governance to Sustain Enterprise Architecture EffortsSOA, Cloud computing, Big Data, Mobile computing, BOYD and other factors are already rearranging the enterprise IT landscape in much the same way Godzilla rearranges Tokyo. The potential for these technologies is incredible. But with each new technological innovation, "it is critical to reevaluate relevant EA...

Podcast: Thomas Erl on SOA, Cloud, and Service Technology - Part 3 If the role of the IT architect is one of the most misunderstood and maligned roles in IT, why is there growing interest in training and certification to fill that role? The conversation with SOA guru Thomas Erl and Oracle SOA experts Tim Hall and Demed L'Her continues in part 3 of this 4-part series. Create Oracle Coherence Pivot Table aggregations like MS ExcelJohn "The GridMan" Knight's extensive post...

Architect Day Los Angeles - Oct 25 Hello, LA! Oracle Technology Network Architect Day comes to Los Angeles on October 25, 2012, 8am -5pm at the Sofitel Los Angeles (8555 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048). The event includes expert sessions, panel Q&A, open roundtables, and plenty of opportunity for shop talk with your peers. The event is free, but seating is limited, so don't put off registering. Expand Your Brain with Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne Pre-Conference...

If you're a business or technical decision maker—and that includes System Integrators, CTO, CXO, Chief Architects/Architects, Business Development Managers, Project Managers, Purchasing managers, Technical Leads, Senior Decision Makers, Practice Leads, R&D Heads, and and Development Managers/Leads—and you'll be attending JavaOne 2012 in San Francisco, you should consider telling Siri to add Java Embedded @ JavaOne to your calendar. What is Java Embedded @ JavaOne? Glad you...

Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne certainly fall into the "Learning Experience" category. But did you know that you can ramp up your OpenWorld / JavaOne learning experience with one of Oracle University's pre-conference accelerated training sessions? These fast and furious sessions offer deep-dive technical training with real-world examples and demos you can apply right now, presented in an intense one-day format. Available sessions include: Architect and Design Robust Enterprise...

Leveraging Governance to Sustain Enterprise Architecture Efforts | Eric StephensSOA, Cloud computing, Big Data, Mobile computing, BOYD and other factors are already rearranging the enterprise IT landscape in much the same way Godzilla rearranges Tokyo. The potential for these technologies is incredible. But with each new technological innovation, "it is critical to reevaluate relevant EA governance," says Eric Stephens. "Otherwise, the architectural fragmentation that exists...