Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

@alexgorbachev says: {Expensive | High-End | Modern} SANs Never Fail… Not! "Is there a silver bullet? Well, not as solution but as a concept, yes — simply admit that SANs do fail — this what should drive infrastructure design for business continuity. Actually, I should extrapolate it to another design principle — everything fails, but that’s another story." -- Oracle ACE Director Alex Gorbachev (tags: otn oracle oracleace infrastructure) @myfear: JavaFX Platform - the Official...

Edwin Biemond: Oracle SOA Suite 11g Identity Service and Human Task Oracle ACE Edwin Biemond shows you how to use the Identity web service in Oracle SOA Suite 11g to to add users and groups with their managers (build a hierarchy ) without the need for an expensive Directory server. (tags: oracle soa otn webservices soasuite) InfoQ: Are You a Software Architect? "The line between software development and software architecture is a tricky one. Some people will tell you that it doesn't...

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...