Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

This week in the Oracle Technology Network Architect Center: Read Marc Chanliau's new OTN article on how an Entitlements Server allows enterprises to externalize fine-grained authorization from an application’s logic. Register for Oracle Technology Network Architect Day at Oracle HQ in Redwood Shores, CA on Tuesday August 30. Listen in as SOA gurus Thomas Erl and Anne Thomas Manes discuss how to deal with SOA foot draggers and the impact of cloud computing on SOA. Part 2 of a...

Fun with JRockit | René van Wijk Van Wijk looks at virtualizing WebLogic Server by using JRockitVE and at the experimental plug-in for JRockit Flight Recording. Couple of things you need to know about the User/Role API | Andre Correa Correa alerts you to two important User/Role API caveats. Agile Software versus Agile Software Development | Douwe Pieter van den Bos "Software build with SOA-tooling and related technologies is not per se Agile," say Van Den Bos. The Smart Grid's...

OTN Architect Day: Redwood Shores, CA - August 30, 2011 Offering a rich schedule of interactive keynotes and two-track breakout sessions, created specifically for IT architects. Guest keynote by Oracle ACE Director Cary Millsap. Free, but seating is limited. Vanilla Apps - An EA's Friend | Pat Shepherd "When the applications have been customized to meet the business’s requirement, these very customizations make upgrading more complex," say Shepherd. Who Uses More...

ArchBeat Podcast: Thomas Erl and Anne Thomas Manes on SOA Governance - Part 2/3 Erl and Manes discuss how to deal with SOA footdraggers and the impact of cloud computing on SOA. Tuning WebLogic LDAP Authentication Providers | Brian Eidelman Eideleman discusses authentication provider settings that affect performance and explains what each setting does. Moving Java Forward: New Java Training! | The Java SourceWith the Java 7 release, Oracle is offering professionals new Java SE...

New LDAP Import Whitepaper available | Anthony Shorten Shorten shares info on an updated version of "LDAP Integration for Oracle Utilities Application Framework based products." Externalizing Fine-Grained Authorization from Applications | Marc Chanliau - Web Security Journal Chanliau describes how an Entitlements Server allows enterprises to externalize fine-grained authorization from an application’s logic. Webcast: Get Proactive with DBA Task AutomationAug 16 - 10am PT / 1pm...

Mastering Oracle BPM Suite 11g Webcast Series - weekly 8/18 thru 9/29 - 10am. PT / 1pm ET Seven consecutive weeks starting 8/18 - 10am. PT / 1pm ET. Speakers include Manoj Das, Meera Srinivasan, Heidi Buelow, Payal Srivastava, David Read, and Mark Nelson. Case Study: Laying a Foundation for Shared Services at PHH Corporation | David BaumDavid Baum describes the role Oracle Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, and Oracle reference architectures played in...

Featured this week in the Oracle Technology Network Architect Center: Oracle Optimized Solution for Agile Product Lifecycle Management Chad Prucha illustrates a pretested environment for Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management that consolidates multiple tiers onto a single Oracle Sun Fire X4800 M2 server using Oracle Solaris Containers as the virtualization technology. The Cloud Computing PrenupCommunity members get their "Dr. Phil" on with advice on navigating the cloud...

Lean Principles and Software Architecture: The Waste of Information Transformation | Nanette Brown - SEI Blog The eight types of waste identified in Lean manufacturing and how they manifest themselves in software development. Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day | Slashdot alphadogg writes "It's the last Friday in July. Have you hugged your system administrators today? TOGAF Certification - more | Pat Shepherd Pat shares more tips on passing the TOGAF test. A quick...

IT jobs: Winners and losers in the cloud era | Kevin Fogarty - InfoWorld Architects and sys admins win, middle managers and tech specialists lose. InfoQ: Cloud Computing Realigns Role of Service Oriented Architecture | JP Morgenthal SOA has been a source of dissension among enterprise, solution and application architects. Now cloud computing is changing the conversation. The Abstract Software Architect: Why Software Architecture Fails | Christine Miyachi"Neglect, abandonment,...