Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

Live Webcast: Next-Generation SOA Governance Cathy Lippert, head of Product Management, SOA Governance at Oracle, introduces Oracle Enterprise Repository 11g, and other SOA Governance innovations in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. (tags: oracle otn soa soagovernance) Live Webcast: Transform Your Enterprise with Data Integration Jack Gustafson (Director of Data Warehousing, DIRECTV) and Irem Radzik (Product Marketing Director – Data Integration, Oracle) explain how you can use...

Capgemini CTO blogger  Andy Mulholland has written a fascinating post that addresses how the enterprise is defined by its communication structure, and how technology has changed that structure, often from the bottom up: Each of our technology eras has resulted in a new business model, organisational structure, set of working methods, and perhaps most importantly of all, a new competitive value proposition. Okay that’s not a new point, but at each shift there has been a key...

The final segment of the panel discussion of the communication challenges in Enterprise Architecture is now available. Listen to Part 1 Listen to Part 2 Listen to Part 3 The panelists for this three-part series :  Brenda Bernal Hughes Enterprise Architecture Services Leader at Cisco Systems. Brenda was also named Security Architect of the Year in the 2009 Oracle Magazine Editor's Choice awards. Brenda, welcome.  (LinkedIn) Todd BiskeVeteran enterprise architect at a number of...

Edwin Biemond: Web Service References and SOA Configuration Plan Oracle ACE and Whithorses architect Edwin Biemond explains one use of the web service adapters in Oracle SOA Suite 11g. (tags: otn oracle oracleace soa webservices)

Chris Tomkins: Domain Value Maps in Oracle Service Bus Chris Tomkins shares some options for handling domain value mapping in Oracle Service Bus. (tags: oracle otn soa soagovernance) Jeremy Oosthuizen: Why do they call it a Data Warehouse and not a Data Bookshelf or Data Cubby Hole? Let's face it, if you want to slice and dice information any which way to really find out the trends and anomalies, you have to keep the it at the lowest level of granularity possible. (tags: otn oracle bu...

Part two of the panel discussion on the challenges of communicating Enterprise Architecture to stakeholders is now available. In this segment the panelists discuss communication strategies, the value of detailed communication plans, and the need for architects to develop their marketing skills. Listen to Part 1 Listen to Part 2 The panelists for this three-part series are: Brenda Bernal Hughes Enterprise Architecture Services Leader at Cisco Systems. Brenda was also named Securi...

Writing in his java.net Editor's Daily Blog, Kevin Farnham shares some exciting news and a call to action... It's time to grow again, really, for java.net -- since the too many months of uncertainty without doubt took a toll on our community, just as it took a toll on the sales of Sun products, as customers wondered about Oracle's ultimate level of commitment to specific areas as the "quiet time" dragged on and on... Well, in case you haven't heard, the story is having a...

Are you sure Paul Verhoeven started this way? In this YouTube video, Oracle ACE Marco Gralike uses a chainsaw and a calculator to explain XML. (tags: oracle oracleace xml) Doug Clarke: EclipseLink on LinkedIn Doug Clarke offers details on the EclipseLink group he has started on LinkedIn. (tags: eclipselink linkedin java community sun) Uli Bethke: Under the hood of the Sunopsis Memory Engine - Part 2 Uli Bethke illustrates one of the use cases for the SME, in-memory low data volume...

So you think it’s the iPad that’s missing features? :: Andrej Koelewijn "Hardware features don’t matter if the usability isn’t there. And that’s where the iPad shines. . .Again, it’s all about the software. Software is the key to ease of use. Apple has just made computing a lot easier." -- Andrej Koelewijn (tags: oracle otn apple ipad software usability) London Coherence SIG: Winter Edition: 26th February 2010 « Brian Oliver Brian Oliver shares the details on the upcoming...