Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

The latest ArchBeat program features a three-part interview with Oracle ACE Director Debra Lilley (ACE Profile). Debra is Oracle Alliance Director at Fujitsu, Executive Member at the International Oracle Users Group Community (IOUG), Director and Deputy Chair at the UK Oracle Users Group (UKOUG), and a partner at Oracle UK.  So yeah, she’s connected.  In this interview Debra talks about her connection to Oracle Fusion Applications. Listen to Part 1Debra talks about her role...

Oracle Technology Network Architect Day: Denver Registration is now open. Sessions will cover IT Optimization and consolidation, cloud computing, the evolving role of enterprise IT, and more. (tags: oracle otn entarch event denver) SOA Suite Integration: Part 2: A basic BPEL process (The Shorten Spot) The latest post in Anthony's Shorten's series about SOA Suite integration with Oracle Utilities Application Framework. (tags: oracle otn soa bpel soasuite) ADF: How to create web...

Oracle Technology Network Architect Day: Denver - March 23 This live one-day event will bring together architects from a broad range of disciplines and domains to share insights and expertise in the use of Oracle technologies to meet the challenges today’s architects regularly face. (tags: oracle otn architect entarch) Java.net Reborn (Oracle Technology Network Blog (aka TechBlog)) "The migration was huge effort. Over 1400 projects were migrated (and some 30 projects are left to...

There are different ways to get to software architect rewards. By Bob Rhubart March/April 2011 What’s the best job in America? According to a CNNMoney.com report on the top 100 jobs for 2010, software architects enjoy the #1 slot, with the best paychecks and the rosiest growth prospects. (The only other IT position in the top 10 was database administrator, coming in at #7.) So how does one calibrate a career trajectory from Point B to Point Architect? Different people come at...

Java.net, the home of Java community projects, has been re-launched with a new look and new tools for developers. The move from CollabNet to the Kenai infrastructure offers more flexibility for developers who want to host or contribute to community projects.  Instead of the large, fixed infrastructure per project (for example, several mailing lists per project), Kenai's ala carte features allow users to take only what they need. "We will continue to have the great mix of...

Apache Tuscany : SCA Java 2.x Releases (tags: ping.fm) Richard Veryard on Architecture: Modernism and Enterprise Architecture "Underlying conventional enterprise architecture theory and practice are some implicit assumptions that could be loosely characterized as modernist. Several people are offering more or less radical departures from conventional enterprise architecture..." - Richard Veryard (tags: ping.fm entarch) Java / Oracle SOA blog: Building an asynchronous web service...

The (non) Importance of Language (Enterprise Architecture at Oracle) "What we call "EA" is almost irrelevant," says Eric Stephens. "But what is not negotiable for those to succeed in business is to manage change. That is what EA is all about." (tags: ping.fm entarch) Andrejus Baranovskis's Blog: Beware of Hackers - Keep ADF Task Flows inside WEB-INF Oracle ACE Director Andrejus Baranovskis with a word of caution. (tags: oracle oracleace otn adf) Introduction to...

This week’s ArchBeat podcast features an unvarnished bit of conversation culled from a recent virtual meet-up. These meet-ups are informal conversations among architects, many of who have participated in previous ArchBeat programs. There’s no prearranged topic, so the participants talk about whatever is on their minds. The most recent meet-up included Oracle ACE Director Ran Batra, director of cloud computing product development with AT&T, and Daniel Templeton, principal...

Eleven BI trends for 2011 | ITWeb Business Intelligence (tags: ping.fm) The Buttso Blathers: WebLogic Schema Files Buttso shares a link. (tags: orale weblogic) Cloud Computing & Enterprise Architecture | Open Group Blog "On the first look, it may seem like Enterprise Architecture is irrelevant in a company if your complete IT is running on Cloud Computing, SaaS and outsourcing/offshoring. I was of the same opinion last year. However, it is not the case. In fact, the complexity is...