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Oracle Database 11g for Dummies

How cool is that? Oracle Database 11g now has its own "For Dummies" edition:"Dummies" books are available for Oracle9i Database and PL/SQL as well, but Oracle...

How cool is that? Oracle Database 11g now has its own "For Dummies" edition:"Dummies" books are available for Oracle9i Database and PL/SQL as well, but Oracle Database 10g was ignored for some reason unknown to me.There really is a lot of Oracle content out there for newbies, contrary to popular belief - even an "Oracle for Newbies" seminar from Belgian consulting outfit iAdvise. We're going to try to leverage that content in some way this year, iAdvise willing.And speaking...

links for 2009-01-09

Did SOA die or do we just suck at architecture?Reacting to Anne Thomas Manes' claim that SOA is dead, Mike Kavis asks: "when are we going to admit that we will...

Did SOA die or do we just suck at architecture?Reacting to Anne Thomas Manes' claim that SOA is dead, Mike Kavis asks: "when are we going to admit that we will continue to fail until we invest in enterprise architecture?"(tags: cloud architecture blog soa)Global CIO: A 10-Point Plan For Success In 2009 -- Global CIO -- InformationWeekIW's Bob Evans presents a hypothetical dialog between a CEO and a CIO -- "the CIO's response to a performance review letter from his CEO which...

Talking about the architecture that refuses to die

In the wake of Anne Thomas Mane's demonstration of the blogging value of bold pronouncements (See SOA is Dead, Long Live Services), tracking reaction to her...

In the wake of Anne Thomas Mane's demonstration of the blogging value of bold pronouncements (See SOA is Dead, Long Live Services), tracking reaction to her article has been more fun than watching YouTube videos of skateboarders demonstrating Darwin's theories of natural selection -- though far more educational. Thanks to a post by David Linthicum, I followed a link to Did SOA die or do we just suck at architecture?, a wonderful post by Mike Kavis. Mike lists six points...

links for 2009-01-08

Which Coherence Edition is Right for Me? (Antony Reynolds' Blog)Antony Reynolds answers the question with concise descriptions of the features and functions of...

Which Coherence Edition is Right for Me? (Antony Reynolds' Blog)Antony Reynolds answers the question with concise descriptions of the features and functions of the Standard, Enterprise, and Grid editions of Oracle Coherence(tags: grid coherence)Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard | The Onion - America's Finest News Source"Everything is just a few hundred clicks away."(tags: funny humor geek)Enterprise Systems | Demystifying Enterprise 2.0: It's About...

SOA: Dawn of the Dead

The blogosphere is buzzing in the wake of this post from Burton analyst Anne Manes, which begins with this flame-bait proclamation: "SOA met its demise on...

The blogosphere is buzzing in the wake of this post from Burton analyst Anne Manes, which begins with this flame-bait proclamation: "SOA met its demise on January 1, 2009, when it was wiped out by the catastrophic impact of the economic recession."The response is best characterized by this tweet from @madgreek65, aka Mike Kavis:...with the best extended counter-argument, IMO, from @DaveChappell ("SOA is Alive and Well No Matter What It's Called"). Sure, Dave is the Chief SOA...

OTN Architect Day is coming to Boston

OTN Architect Program manager Linda Bronson -- who, many of you may remember, headed up BEA's Dev2Dev and Arch2Arch efforts -- has been hard at work planning...

OTN Architect Program manager Linda Bronson -- who, many of you may remember, headed up BEA's Dev2Dev and Arch2Arch efforts -- has been hard at work planning and organizing the OTN Architect Day series that will make its debut in Boston on February 4th. A truly wonderful person, Linda is a veteran organizer of such events, including BEA's Architect Summit series, so she knows what she's doing. If you're a Boston-area architect you should make every effort to attend this...

Who killed SOA?

The reactions to Anne Thomas Manes pronouncement of the termination of SOA's life functions are piling up like cars on a icy interstate, and I can think of no...

The reactions to Anne Thomas Manes pronouncement of the termination of SOA's life functions are piling up like cars on a icy interstate, and I can think of no reason I shouldn't drive right into the pile. Ms. Manes' well-reasoned and thoughtful blog post (SOA is Dead; Long Live Services) suffers from a too-catchy headline, a headline that in my particular case triggered misperceptions that, unfortunately, weren't dispelled until mid-way through the article. That's ironic,...

links for 2009-01-07

Top 10 CIO Issues For 2009 - Global CIO Blog - InformationWeekBob Evans offers IW's list of the 10 items they predict will keep CIO's "excited and delighted in...

Top 10 CIO Issues For 2009 - Global CIO Blog - InformationWeekBob Evans offers IW's list of the 10 items they predict will keep CIO's "excited and delighted in 2009." As predictions go this list is a bit like predicting that baby seals will be nervous around drunk hunters with softball bats. That doesn't mean the list is wrong, just not very... adventurous.(tags: cloud SaaS CIO outsourcing economy)Alaska Air Taps Oracle To Build Customer Loyalty -- Airline Loyalty Programs --...

links for 2008-12-24

Blog: Cuts, Thinks About Cutting, Part 2In a 2nd post on the value of planning, Cary Milsap argues that "there's a time when the incremental value of planning...

Blog: Cuts, Thinks About Cutting, Part 2In a 2nd post on the value of planning, Cary Milsap argues that "there's a time when the incremental value of planning drops beneath the value of actually doing something. "(tags: architecture planning softwaredevelopment)Blog: EU-Japan Collaboration on Open Standards (Trond's Opening Standard)Trond-Arne Undheim describes the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's recently announced "Technology Reference Model (TRM) for the...