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Blog: A look at Oracle Service Bus 10g Release 3Chris Tomkins provides an overview of Oracle Service Bus 10g Release 3, the first release of the product...

Blog: A look at Oracle Service Bus 10g Release 3Chris Tomkins provides an overview of Oracle Service Bus 10g Release 3, the first release of the product formerly known as AquaLogic Service Bus since the Oracle acquisition of BEA.(tags: otn oracle soa esb aqualogic BEA)Blog: Why ‘Event Driven Architecture’ is more than ‘Complex Event Processing’ | Service-Oriented Architecture | ZDNet.comJoe McKendrick on the difference between EDA and CEP: "Just as SOA addresses the...

A "My Oracle Support" Primer

Yesterday @eddieawad let the proverbial cat out of the bag about the new My Oracle Support community set to launch within the next few days. My Oracle Support...

Yesterday @eddieawad let the proverbial cat out of the bag about the new My Oracle Support community set to launch within the next few days. My Oracle Support will replace Metalink as the formal process channel for Oracle customers with support contracts.I got a demo today, and it's pretty slick - nice UI, tagging, new forums built on WebCenter Interaction (formerly AquaLogic User Interaction), document sharing, etc. The community is also aligning with OTN in recognizing...

Architecture and Organization

At its most basic, IT architecture, regardless of your specific role on the architect food chain, is about the plan to get from Point A to Point B. While the...

At its most basic, IT architecture, regardless of your specific role on the architect food chain, is about the plan to get from Point A to Point B. While the focus of that transition is on technology and software, that transition is also about people -- at least until SkyNet is complete and the machines don't need us.  But seriously... Architecture is as much about people as it about software, and architecture without effective organization is just a bunch of scribbles on a...

The Real Rescue Package: Transformation, Innovation

Writing on his CounterIntuitive blog, Forrester CEO and founder George F. Colony offers his take on how the current recession will affect technology. The news...

Writing on his CounterIntuitive blog, Forrester CEO and founder George F. Colony offers his take on how the current recession will affect technology. The news is far from depressing, however, and each of the five factors he lists are unquestionably important. But two factors jumped out at me. There's this: 2) Transformation and innovation will lead recovery. CIOs and CEOs are telling me that they plan to change their way out of this mess. Goldman Sachs is scoping best...

Rest in Peace, Carl Backstrom

Carl Backstrom (@carlback), a member of the Oracle family, died last weekend in a tragic car accident.I did not know Carl well, but my few interactions with him...

Carl Backstrom (@carlback), a member of the Oracle family, died last weekend in a tragic car accident.I did not know Carl well, but my few interactions with him were always a pleasure. He was one of those people with a permanent smile on his face, and I know he was a great asset in, and contributor to, the Oracle APEX developer community.His manager, Joel Kallman, blogs here about a possible memorial fund; you may want to check back there for details as they emerge.My...

Rockin' the Oracle Fusion Middleware World Tour

Somebody is racking up some serious frequent-flyer miles... The North American leg of the Oracle Fusion Middleware world tour has already passed through...

Somebody is racking up some serious frequent-flyer miles... The North American leg of the Oracle Fusion Middleware world tour has already passed through Houston, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit,  Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, and Seattle. Next week events will be held in Pittsburgh and Baltimore, not to mention upcoming events in South America, EMEA, and APAC. This is an enormous undertaking, and will eventually comprise about 100 events around the globe (more dates are being...

Oracle Mag Editors' Choice Awards recognize Architects

The winners of the 2008 Oracle Magazine Editor's Choice Awards have been announced, and I'd be falling down on the job if I didn't take a moment to give props...

The winners of the 2008 Oracle Magazine Editor's Choice Awards have been announced, and I'd be falling down on the job if I didn't take a moment to give props to the winners in the Architect categories:  Green IT Architect of the Year Jan Shook, Principal Member, Applications Staff, Verizon Wireless Orangeburg, New York SOA Governance Architect of the Year Bryan A. Mjaanes, Vice President, Zurich Financial Services Group Schaumburg, Illinois Oracle Enterprise Manager...

When the economy sucks, think IT strategy

It's difficult not to be distracted these days by the sucking sound coming from the general direction of my 401k.  A sluggish economy can be a scary thing, but...

It's difficult not to be distracted these days by the sucking sound coming from the general direction of my 401k.  A sluggish economy can be a scary thing, but you know what they say about what happens to some people when the going gets tough, right? In a recent post, Insight-Driven Retailing blogger David Dorf observes the behavior of retailers who exemplify the "tough get going" attitude: They are always reducing costs, especially in IT. But they know that sometimes in...

Technology a distraction in SOA Governance?

In a recent post InfoWorld blogger David Linthicum poses an interesting question regarding the role of technology and tools in an effective SOA governance...

In a recent post InfoWorld blogger David Linthicum poses an interesting question regarding the role of technology and tools in an effective SOA governance practice: Can SOA governance technology be distracting?  In answering that question Linthicum offers this: The real issue is how you defined SOA governance. If you define it as a systemic concept to SOA, and build it into your SOA project plan as a concept, that's fine. If you define it as technology or tools, then chances...