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links for 2009-03-26

Loraine Lawson: New Views on Integrating Legacy Systems"Whatever shall we do with legacy systems?" asks IT Business Edge writer Loraine Lawson. In searching for...

Loraine Lawson: New Views on Integrating Legacy Systems"Whatever shall we do with legacy systems?" asks IT Business Edge writer Loraine Lawson. In searching for answer she references Oracle's Shailender Kumar.(tags: oracle legacy transformation Middleware ofm middle)Léon Smiers Blog: Oracle Coherence experiences from the fieldLéon Smiers shares the details of two projects that he describes as "excellent [cases] for the usage of a grid database based on the middle tier."(tags:...

links for 2009-03-25

Video: Interview with Thomas ErlA short interview with noted SOA author Thomas Erl, recorded at OTN Architect Day in Toronto.(tags: soa otn oracle thomaserl...

Video: Interview with Thomas ErlA short interview with noted SOA author Thomas Erl, recorded at OTN Architect Day in Toronto.(tags: soa otn oracle thomaserl youtube)Techtarget Survey: SOA Still on the Rise (David Chappell Blog)"Governance ranks high as a challenge as well as organizational buy-in," says David Chappell, " and according to Gartner's Massimo Pezzini who was quoted in the article, those not adopting SOA say it is due to lack of skills."(tags: soagovernance...

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g Released

The 11g release of Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE), a certified set of free Eclipse plug-ins designed to help you develop, deploy, debug, and test...

The 11g release of Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE), a certified set of free Eclipse plug-ins designed to help you develop, deploy, debug, and test applications for Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Database, was announced at EclipseCon yesterday and is now available for download from OTN.OEPE is a pretty good example of how Oracle's involvement in open-source platforms such as Eclipse (Oracle is an Eclipse Strategic Developer and Board Member) yield tangible...

Video: Interview with Thomas Erl

I caught up with SOA author Thomas Erl after his keynote presentation at OTN Architect Day in Toronto, and recorded this interview:     All  but one of the...

I caught up with SOA author Thomas Erl after his keynote presentation at OTN Architect Day in Toronto, and recorded this interview:     All  but one of the day's presentations have been posted to the OTN Architect Day group on Oracle Mix.  I'll update that list after I chase down the remaining presenter.   Technorati Tags: oracle,otn,soa,service-orientation,software architect,otn architect day

Oracle and the Open Source Movement

It's often said that when it comes to involvement in the open source ecosystem, the only thing asked of corporate patrons is to contribute either 1) code or 2)...

It's often said that when it comes to involvement in the open source ecosystem, the only thing asked of corporate patrons is to contribute either 1) code or 2) money. IBM is a great example of a company that understands the concept.It's incredibly under-covered (in large part because we're so quiet about it), but Oracle is as well. Just by way of example, Oracle is the second-most-active employer of developers working on the 2.6.29 Linux Kernel, and Brfts architect Chris...

links for 2009-03-24

Garfield: 'Chaos Scenario' Has Arrived for Media, Marketing - Advertising Age - NewsAccording to AdAge's Bob Garfield, "Any hope for a seamless transition -- or...

Garfield: 'Chaos Scenario' Has Arrived for Media, Marketing - Advertising Age - NewsAccording to AdAge's Bob Garfield, "Any hope for a seamless transition -- or any transition at all -- from mass media and marketing to micro media and marketing are absurd."(tags: recession internet economy marketing TV)Virtual Neighborhoods (Fusion ECM)"[The] difference between community and market segment is important, writes Billy Cripe. "Community is active. It's individuals acting,...

links for 2009-03-20

MIT professor wins Turing Award - The Boston GlobeAs reported by the BG's Robert Weisman, "Barbara Liskov, a veteran Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

MIT professor wins Turing Award - The Boston GlobeAs reported by the BG's Robert Weisman, "Barbara Liskov, a veteran Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who created building blocks for software programming languages that were key to personal computers and the Internet, today will be named the winner of the 2008 A.M. Turing Award, the most prestigious prize in computer science."(tags: technology computing turingaward MIT)Enterprise Architecture webinar on March 27...

links for 2009-03-19

Point to Point = SOA, Huh?Dave Berry explores "the many benefits and challenges of adopting SOA and a shared-services reuse strategy," and the role of the...

Point to Point = SOA, Huh?Dave Berry explores "the many benefits and challenges of adopting SOA and a shared-services reuse strategy," and the role of the enterprise repository in SOA governance.(tags: soa oracle otn soagovernance)Enterprise Architecture: From Incite comes Insight...: Enterprise Architecture and Gardening"Some folks are savage in the pursuit of structure while others thrive in chaos," writes James McGovern. "Enterprise architecture should stimulate, inspire...

Architect Community Survey: Preliminary Results

It's too early to draw any solid conclusions from the results of my Architect Community survey, but an interesting -- if shifting -- picture is developing. A...

It's too early to draw any solid conclusions from the results of my Architect Community survey, but an interesting -- if shifting -- picture is developing. A slim majority (35%) identify themselves as Solution Architects. Enterprise Architects are in 2nd place. Those on the job 1-3 years are tied with those on the job 5 years or more. Only 8% have earned architect certification. TOGAF represents 50% of those certifications. Data integration has a slight lead over SOA as the...