ArchBeat Link-o-Rama for 2012-02-01

Today's Quote

"Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century."

-- S. J. Perelman (February 1, 1904 – October 17, 1979)

Today's Links

• Oracle Online Forum: Big Data Essentials
  event.on24.com
  
  Thurs., February 16, 2012 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET
  
  Register for the Big Data Online Forum to learn the essentials of big data -- from the underlying technology underlying to real-world use cases. Oracle's Tom Kyte, Cloudera CEO Mike Olson, and other industry thought leaders will be on hand to explain how big data can deliver revolutionary insight and competitive advantage.
• Oracle Technology Network Virtual Developer Day: Java
  
  Feb 14, 9am - 1pm PT / Noon - 4 PM ET
  
  With more than 9 million developers, Java is the most popular programming language in the world. Get a head start and learn the latest on Java's evolution by taking part in hands on labs and sessions while interacting with Oracle Java experts in live, moderated chats.
• Exadata Installation: Creating Grid Disks | Jason Arneil
  jarneil.wordpress.com
  
  Jason Arneil shares his observations on an Exadata installation and the Griddisk creation process.
• Social Network Sites, Blog recommendations for Oracle Systems | Karoly Vegh
  blogs.oracle.com
  
  For you SysAdmins and system architects, Vegh shares an abundance of links to social media resources devoted to conversation about Oracle Systems.
• Installing Puppet on Oracle Linux | Mark Needham
  www.markhneedham.com
  
  "We've been spending some time trying to setup our developer environment on a Oracle Linux 5.7 build," says Needham, "and one of the first steps was to install Puppet as we've already created scripts which automate the installation of most things."
• Sound SOA Footprint; Cloud Smart Start; Let the Conference Come to You
  www.oracle.com
  
  This week on the OTN Architect Home Page.