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Last week, the Oracle Technology Network Website went fixed-width. There are several reasons for this, most relating to providing a consistent user experience,...

Last week, the Oracle Technology Network Website went fixed-width. There are several reasons for this, most relating to providing a consistent user experience, easier management of Website content, etc. Furthermore, it's fairly standard for developer portals these days - java.sun.com, MSDN, and IBM DeveloperWorks are also all fixed-width sites. (My apologies to everyone who is unhappy about this change, but it really is an overall positive one.)Today, we have rolled out a...

links for 2010-04-01

Jason Williamson: Oracle Releases New Mainframe Re-Hosting in Oracle Tuxedo 11gJason Williamson's update on new features in the latest release of Oracle Tuxedo...

Jason Williamson: Oracle Releases New Mainframe Re-Hosting in Oracle Tuxedo 11gJason Williamson's update on new features in the latest release of Oracle Tuxedo 11g.(tags: otn oracle entarch)Jeanne Waldman: Using Oracle ADF Data Visualization Tools (DVT) Line Graphs to Display Weather InformationJeanne Waldman illustrates the nuts and bolts of modifications she made to a a simple JDeveloper Fusion application that retrieves weather data. I have a simple JDeveloper Fusion...

Podcast Show Notes: Architecture in a Post-SOA World

All three segments of my conversation with Oracle ACE Director Hajo Normann, SOA author Jeff Davies, and enterprise architect Pat Shepherd are now available....

All three segments of my conversation with Oracle ACE Director Hajo Normann, SOA author Jeff Davies, and enterprise architect Pat Shepherd are now available. This conversation was recorded on March 9, 2010, and covered a lot of territory, from the lingering fear of SOA among many in IT, to the misinformation behind that fear, to a discussion of the future of enterprise architecture. Listen to Part 1 Listen to Part 2 Listen to Part 3 If you’d like to engage any of the...

links for 2010-03-31

Andy Mulholland: Rethinking the narrow and deep expertise model"We increasingly realise that we have to read requirements in a more open way to decide what...

Andy Mulholland: Rethinking the narrow and deep expertise model"We increasingly realise that we have to read requirements in a more open way to decide what techniques can be used, what business experience can be added, etc, so the whole idea of encouraging ‘cross’ discipline understanding seems to look increasingly necessary as we look at how technology touches every part of business, and/or any other aspect of life. It is time to rethink the narrow and deep expertise model...

links for 2010-03-30

Antony Reynolds: How is Oracle SOA Suite 11g better than a lawn tractor?SOA author Antony Reynolds describes the correct order for cold-starting an Oracle SOA...

Antony Reynolds: How is Oracle SOA Suite 11g better than a lawn tractor?SOA author Antony Reynolds describes the correct order for cold-starting an Oracle SOA Suite 11g installation.(tags: otn oracle soasuite soa)Steven Chan: Business Continuity for EBS Using Oracle 11g Physical Standby DBSteven Chan reports shares links to two new documents covering the use of Oracle Data Guard to create physical standby databases for Oracle E-Business Suite environments.(tags: oracle otn...

links for 2010-03-26

@rluttikhuizen: Logging messages in Oracle SOA Suite 11g using OWSMOracle ACE Ronald van Luttikhuizen answers questions about logging, inspecting, and analyzing...

@rluttikhuizen: Logging messages in Oracle SOA Suite 11g using OWSMOracle ACE Ronald van Luttikhuizen answers questions about logging, inspecting, and analyzing the contents of SOAP request and response messages in Oracle SOA Suite 11g.(tags: oracle otn soa soap soasuite)

links for 2010-03-25

Andy Mulholland: Grasping the single point that is powering a lot of the change"What has changed, and is changing our environment is a reversal of the...

Andy Mulholland: Grasping the single point that is powering a lot of the change"What has changed, and is changing our environment is a reversal of the technology model from a focus on data and the ‘pushing’ of this structured data towards users, to a ‘pull’ model based on users’ abilities to find unstructured data using search." -- Andy Mulholland(tags: enterprisearchitecture cloud)Pat Shepherd: SOA ChecklistIs SOA the answer for your particular problem? Pat Shepherd's...

links for 2010-03-24

@dhinchcliffe: When online communities go to work"As we see a growing set of examples of successful online communities in the enterprise space (both internally...

@dhinchcliffe: When online communities go to work"As we see a growing set of examples of successful online communities in the enterprise space (both internally and externally), the broad outlines are emerging of what is turning into a vital new channel for innovation, business agility, customer relationships, and productive output for most organizations: Online communities as one of the most potent new ways to achieve business objectives, both in terms of cost and quality."...

links for 2010-03-23

Edward Clay: 10 Best Practices for a Successful Customer Solution EngagementEdward Clay based this new Oracle white paper on information from ITIL, ISO, and...

Edward Clay: 10 Best Practices for a Successful Customer Solution EngagementEdward Clay based this new Oracle white paper on information from ITIL, ISO, and other IT models and methodologies, and on his 17+ years in the IT industry.(tags: entarch oracle otn solutionarchitect itil iso)John Brunswick: Portal Content PersonalizationJohn Brunswick's very thorough post covers terminology and concepts, example scenarios and technical implementation strategies to showcase how...