The Evolution in IT providing the backdrop to Oracle OpenWorld 2016
The backdrop for Oracle OpenWorld 2016 – or indeed all IT conferences – is the constant evolution in IT. On many levels – from hardware to philosophy – the …
Category: Architecture
What can we learn from the Microservices movement?
If you’re into integration, SOA or web services, you’ve probably heard the term Microservices fairly often lately. Is applying Microservices architecture the one-size-fits-all solution that can replace the traditional …
You are in trouble when more than 8 kernel options are enabled in oracle executable
A brief headsup for everyone responsible for maintaining kernel options in the oracle executable. The environment where I discovered this is a 3 node racattack cluster with Oracle GI …
One of the many nice new features in 12c database: code based access control
September 5, 2016
Cyber Security, Databases, Deployment, Oracle, Oracle 12, PL/SQL, Software Development, SQL
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Topic of this blog is a nice new feature in 12c, not the plsql package I built that’s using it. So here’s the story.. For one of our customers …
Saving money by understanding Oracle licensing part 2
In part 1 the basics were explained. In this part II other topics will be treated like virtualizing, engineered systems, SE2, Unlimited License Agreements, Cloud and other stuff. Whenever …
Saving money by understanding Oracle licensing, part 1
Oracle and licenses. The general feeling most of the time is that you pay too much for the use of the Oracle products, and it’s not always sure if …
Benefits of a Canonical Data Model (CDM) in a SOA environment
Introduction The last few years I’ve been working in several SOA related projects, small projects as well as quite large projects. Almost all of these projects use a Canonical …
Utilizing your IT environment with Oracle Database Appliance
I admit, I’m a bit of a fan of the Oracle Database Appliance. And I also admit there are some characteristics of the X5-2 ODA’s which made it sometimes …
Digital Transformation calls for comprehensive Information Security measures.
Do you want to know how your company can survive Cyber Security threats? And what can be an approach to stay compliant? Have you ever thought about security related …
Continuous Delivery Pipeline – Overview, considerations and tools for Oracle Database and Fusion Middleware
It is important to consider the broad range of tools and product for creating your Continuous Delivery Pipeline. From this perspective we share our vision on the Continuous Delivery …
How to create a private 10 Gb network on an ODA X5-2
In my previous post Network considerations on an ODA X5-2 I described a solution where I created a private network to optimize network performance between the components running on …
Network considerations on an ODA X5-2
June 24, 2016
ODA, Architecture, Engineered Systems, Oracle, Platform Technology, Technology, Virtualization and Oracle VM
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When you buy an Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) X5-2 off the shelve, you will get a machine with four times 10Gb copper Ethernet (bonded into two interfaces) for public …
Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S and X6-2M, filling the gap
Oracle introduced the ODA X6-2S and ODA X6-2M. And no, they are not the successor of the quite popular ODA X5-2, which we installed and configured quite a number …
Connect Oracle Enterprise Manager 13 to Amazon’s Cloudwatch
Oracle Enterprise Manager 13C has been introduced as a ‘single pane of glass’. Managing and monitoring all the assets, in or out of the public cloud. But when creating …
Chargeback in Oracle Enterprise manager 13C
Since Oracle Enterprise Manager 12C it is possible to allocate the costs of IT resources to the people of organizations who consume them. This is done through the use …
Why go to a seminar or conference?
Developing a solid business case for going to a conference is not always easy. Most of the time the company culture dictates the succes-rate of your attempt. The necessity for …
Continuous Delivery and the Oracle database (III)
April 22, 2016
Continuous Delivery, Agile Scrum, Architecture, Database, Deployment, Oracle, PL/SQL
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In this series of blogs about Continuous Delivery and the Oracle database, I describe how to automate deployments (installations). In the previous two Blogs I have described the tools …
News: The Oracle Microsoft Azure Private Cloud Machine
Last week Oracle announced the Oracle Cloud Machine. This solution enables organizations to reap all the full advantages of the Oracle Cloud products within the walls of their own …
Simple problems and simple solutions
Most developers have struggled with wires in SOA composites. You may find yourself in a situation where a wire has been deleted. Some missing wires are restored by …
Migrating Red Hat Linux subscription to Oracle
I never realized in depth the difference between a Linux subscription and a license. Linux is open source, so the software itself is for free. No license to …
Oracle Conference @AMIS June 2 and 3 >> Register Now
2016 is the 25th anniversary of AMIS. Time for celebration with an Oracle Open World-like conference near Amsterdam in The Netherlands. A perfect way to enjoy one of the 100+ …
Oracle Public Cloud Confusion
I always thought I could address the main differences between private and public cloud. Oracle announced the ‘Oracle Private Cloud Machine’ at Oracle Open World 2015 which runs locally, …
Usage Tracking Reports, using Oracle Enterprise Manager 13C as a SAM tool
Still loving the idea to use Oracle Enterprise Manager as a ‘kind of ‘ Software Asset Management Tool, and get regular centralized reports that tells me what Oracle software …
Performance by using patterns in service implementations
Performance in service oriented environments is often an issue. This is usually caused by a combination of infrastructure, configuration and service efficiency. In this blog article I provide several …
Simple security system using Raspberry Pi 2B + Razberry + Fibaro Motion Sensor (FGMS-001)
In this article I’ll describe how I created a simple home-brew burglar detection system to send me a mail when someone enters my house (so I can call the …
Wat doen we met onze bloemkool automatisering ?
Als je, zoals ik, al een tijdje in de IT rondloopt herken je dit wellicht: een organisatie heeft een systeem, het is al gebouwd en ‘up and running’. Maar …
How to integrate Oracle Enterprise Single Sign on with Windows login.
Last month I helped a customer integrate a legacy application with Oracle Enterprise Single Single On (ESSO) version 11.1.2.3. I configured the legacy application within ESSO so the login …
Oracle Cloud en de Europese Privacy regels; waar moeten we op letten?
December 7, 2015
Book reviews and Publications, Cloud, Cyber Security, Oracle, Technology
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Als Oracle gebruiker ziet u de mogelijkheden van de Oracle Cloud. De grote flexibiliteit, de mogelijkheid om capaciteit bij en af te schalen, instant diensten en het maandelijkse verrekenmodel. Alleen al de korte doorlooptijd voor (tijdelijke) …
Reflections after Oracle OpenWorld 2015 – Identity Management (IAM, OIM, OAM and primarily: IDCS)
Clearly, identity and access management is crucial. For on premises enterprise applications, with mobile apps and no less with cloud based applications. Identity and Access Management revolves around a …
Oracle OpenWorld 2015: Finally a real Vision and Mission. A pleasant surprise
For me the 2015 Oracle OpenWorld was a pleasant surprise. The surprise was not the announcement of an additional set of cloud products like the Identity Cloud or the …
API Management: Oracle’s vision from OOW
Being at Oracle Open World you get a chance to learn about Oracle’s vision and strategy directly. In this blog I’ll summarize some of the things I learned about …
Whitepaper: How to reach an optimal Cloud Security Level
With the rise of cloud applications, a new way of looking at security is required. Security is no longer concentrated only within the perimeter of your company. The scope …
Oracle licenses needed while monitoring your (non-)Oracle environment with OEM
October 20, 2015
Architecture, Database, Databases, Enterprise Manager, IT, Licensing, Platform Technology
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With Oracle Enterprise Manager you are able to monitor an Oracle environment as well as a non-Oracle environment, like Microsoft’s SQL Server. You are also able to exchange notifications …
Database security for MySQL – MySQL Database Firewall
Looking at breaches in information systems and Cyber Crime the focus of the perpetrators is always aimed at our data. The goal is to copy, modify or even destroy the core …
Use DB Vault to protect password strength policy
Suppose your organization wants to enforce a security policy on database password strength. The DBA’s have implemented a password strength verification function in PLSQL such as the oracle supplied …
Managing identity information from multiple sources with Oracle Identity Manager, Part 1
When you are implementing Oracle Identity Manager to manage the identities within your organization, you may have to use multiple sources for identity information. For instance, there might be …
Still no news from the security front…
This week I was doing research for one of our internal knowledge session when I stumbled across an interesting piece of history. I was tracing the history of computer …
Security Features of Standard Edition (One) – Part 2
or Some Musings on the Security Implications of Oracle Database Initialization Parameters Still following the steps of a database installation, this article will muse about some Initialization Parameters with …
Licensing ODA on NUP’s and with different metrics
Since Oracle launched the Oracle Database Appliance a few years ago it has become clear that only the Enterprise Edition is allowed on the machine. But when NOT using …
WebLogic Server and OpenLDAP. Using dynamic groups
Dynamic groups in an LDAP are groups which contain a query to specify its members instead of specifying every member separately. Efficient usage of dynamic groups makes user maintenance …