Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

Online Launch Event: Introducing Oracle Tuxedo 12c - July 31 - 10am PT / 1pm ET Leave your black tie in your closet! This online event on July 31, 2012 consists of two live webcasts. The first, Oracle Tuxedo 12c Overview and Technical Deep Dive, (10am PT / 1pm ET) features speakers Hasan Rizvi Sr. VP Oracle Fusion Middleware and Java; Ajay Patel. VP Oracle Fusion Middleware Product Management; Deepak Goel, Sr Dir. Oracle Tuxedo Product Development; and Todd Little, Chief...

Enterprise Architecture: more than a reconciliation between IT and Business | Luis Moreno Campos "It’s clear that Enterprise Architecture can’t solve all problems just by standing in the middle and trying to reconcile," says Luis Moreno Campos. "There are limitations within every organization that clearly spread beyond the depth and breath of architecture." Using Oracle Fusion Middleware targets with OUAF Based products in OEM 12c | Anthony Shorten"One of the advantages of...

Happy Monday! Here are the Top 10 most popular items shared via my social networks for the week of July 8-15, 2012. The first IT Architecture Certification from Oracle University: Oracle IT Architecture Release 3 EssentialsThe first Oracle IT Architecture certification, Oracle IT Architecture Release 3 Essentials, is now in general availability from Oracle University. The certification covers the Oracle Reference Architecture material published under the IT Strategies from...

TGIF13 Simplifying OIM 11g Series (Chapter One) | Alex LopezThis post by Fusion Middleware A-Team blogger Alex Lopez is the first in a series covering "the design of tools that have the common goal of simplifying or enhancing the functionality provided by OIM 11g." This article this focuses on the design of "a framework that allows business users to define provisioning processes that include approvals, sophisticated approval request routing and advanced user interface...

The first IT Architecture Certification from Oracle University: Oracle IT Architecture Release 3 Essentials The first Oracle IT Architecture certification, Oracle IT Architecture Release 3 Essentials, is now in general availability from Oracle University. The certification covers the Oracle Reference Architecture material published under the IT Strategies from Oracle library and includes Oracle Reference Architecture Overview, Application Infrastructure, Security, Software...

Oracle IT Architecture Release 3 Essentials, the first Oracle IT Architecture certification available from Oracle University, (and the subject of an OTN Archbeat Podcast back in April) is now generally available. The certification is based on material included in the IT Strategies from Oracle library, including the Oracle Reference Architecture Overview, Application Infrastructure, Security, Software Engineering, Service-Oriented Integration, Management and Monitoring,...

Is the future of retail showrooming? | GigaOm "The digital shopper isn’t just digital and she expects to be served seamlessly across all channels, physical and digital," reports GigaOm. Twenty years into the Internet era and the changes just keep coming. Solution architects take note... Agile Bureaucracy: When Practices become Principles | Jim Highsmith.com"Principles and values are a critical part of keeping individuals in organizations aligned and engaged," says Agile guru...

Free Event Today: Virtual Developer Day: Oracle Fusion Development This free event—another in the ongoing series of OTN Virtual Developer Days—focuses on Oracle Fusion development, and features three session tracks plus hands-on labs. Agenda and session abstracts are available now so you can be ready for the live event when it kicks off today, July 10, 9am to 1pm PST / 12pm to 4pm EST / 1pm to 5pm BRT. Podcast: The Role of the Cloud Architect - Part 1/3In part one of this...

Ron Batra James Baty If you want to understand what a cloud architect does, what better way than to talk to people in that role? In this program that’s exactly what we’ll do. Joining me for this conversation are cloud architects Ron Batra and Dr. James Baty. Ron is an Oracle ACE Director and product director for cloud computing at AT&T , and Jim is Vice President of Oracle’s Global Enterprise Architecture Program . This interview was recorded on June 12, 2012. The Conversation Lis...