Recent Posts by Juergen Kress

In the past week I have been experimenting with installing Oracle Stream Explorer into a Docker container, in order to simplify provisioning development/show case environments with a single docker run command. Docker is an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship, and run distributed applications. Consisting of Docker Engine, a portable, lightweight runtime and packaging tool, and Docker Hub, a cloud service for sharing applications and automating workflows,...

clip_image002 Each year, the Oracle user groups of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden gather some of the best independent Oracle experts for a tour of the Nordic countries. This year, the tour dates are: Finland, Tuesday, September 15th Copenhagen, Wednesday, September 16th Oslo, Thursday, September 17th Stockholm, Friday, September 18th For details please visit the registration page here. WebLogic Partner Community For regular information become a member in the WebLogic...

Oracle API Gateway is a standards-based, policy-driven, standalone software security solution that provides first line of defense in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) environments. It enables organizations to securely and rapidly adopt Cloud, Mobile and SOA Services by bridging the gaps and managing the interactions between all relevant systems. Oracle Web Services Manager(OWSM) is generally used for application security of a particular service,most customers have any use...

Summary: Did you know that Oracle actually offers four different application cloud models? Use your cloud model choice to differentiate from your competition by providing a unique value proposition your competitors are not selling.Take Action: Watch this short video then schedule a cloud model choice workshop and learn how to optimize model features and deliver a solution with greater value. Oracle has cloud model options where partners can market end of term perpetual license...

Create Competitive Advantage with Financing Summary: Midsize accounts are often the most price sensitive customers, and software financing is the best sales tool for increasing solution affordability and removing closing obstacles related to budgetary, accounting treatment or internal approval issues.Take Action: Create competitive advantage with software financing and leasing by selling a pricing and payment structure that differentiates your solution. As a best practice,...

We are pleased to announce that the following Fusion Middleware (FMW) Proactive patches were released on July 14, 2015. SOA & BPM Bundle Patches: Bundle patches are collections of controlled, well tested critical bug fixes for a specific product  which may include security contents and occasionally minor enhancements. These are cumulative in nature meaning the latest bundle patch in a particular series includes the contents of the previous bundle patches released.  A suite...

More and more organizations today are transforming their IT organizations to run as digital businesses: developing digital experiences for their customers, better integrating systems across Mobile and Cloud, and connecting their customers in new innovative ways. At the atomic level of every Digital Business architecture is one thing: APIs. APIs can make organizations more responsive, more agile and more connected to the needs of their customers.But what does it take to manage...

Create Competitive Advantage with Financing Summary: Midsize accounts are often the most price sensitive customers, and software financing is the best sales tool for increasing solution affordability and removing closing obstacles related to budgetary, accounting treatment or internal approval issues.Take Action: Create competitive advantage with software financing and leasing by selling a pricing and payment structure that differentiates your solution. As a best practice,...

The topic of API Management is getting hotter by the minute. In this four-part OTN ArchBeat Podcast four experts discuss what’s behind the increased interest, and offer some suggestions on how you can make API Management… well, manageable. Listen to the podcast here. Additional Resources Community Discussion: API Management Community Discussion: SOA Governance Governance made easy - Oracle API Catalog 12c, by Andre Evensen Oracle API Catalog 12c Full Overview, by Luis Weir SOA...