Celebrating 20 years of AMIS Technology Blog
On June 16, 2004, the AMIS Technology blog published its inaugural article. This marked the birth of the first technology blog in the Netherlands, a brainchild of Zeger Hendrikse, …
Author: Robbrecht van Amerongen
Taming the IoT Spaghetti: Unraveling the Complexity of IoT Architecture with Pasta Metaphors
In the ever-expanding realm of the Internet of Things (IoT), organizations are increasingly embracing interconnected devices to gather and exchange data. These systems often start with one use case …
Do you have a digital twin or an imaginary friend?
In the realm of interconnected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT), the term “digital twin” often finds its way into discussions. You might have come across this concept …
Using ChatGPT as the best virtual IoT domain expert
With the use of ChatGPT, anyone has access to vast domain knowledge. Even a generalist like me (my colleague would call me a dummy) can act as an expert …
I busted the 12 – The Myths of IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) is for many technology-enthusiast the single most important thing that has ever happened. The impact of this technology on our lives is growing close to …
How to scale and smarten up a real-life energy grid with Azure IoT
In this episode of the IoT Show, we discuss the IoT smart grid project that AMIS Conclusion has created for a customer in The Netherlands. We talk about a …
Review: Greenshot, Easy tool for screenshots
Is it possible to make something simple as making a screenshot easier? Yes, I have been using the free and open-source tool Greenshot for the past year. And I …
Zoo of programming languages named after Animals
Have you ever come across the following challenge? You have to name something; your own project, own product, your company, your boat, or even your own child. Coming up …
Industrial IoT Strategy, The Transference of Risk by using a Digital Twin
The Internet of Things (IoT) is all about getting in-depth insight about your customers. It is the inter-networking of physical devices, vehicles (also referred to as “connected devices” and …
How to run a demo with Microsoft Hololens and share your screen
I was fortunate to use the Microsoft Hololens for a couple of days to experiment and prepare for a demo. Here are some practical tips for doing a demo …
Event: PuppetConf 2016 Review, 24 November – Nieuwegein
Op donderdag 24 november is het Conclusion PuppetConf 2016 review Event. Jij bent hierbij van harte welkom. Tijdens dit event nemen we je mee in de wereld van Puppet. …
6 surprising things you can do with Google search
Next the normal Google search you can use this search box for a lot more things. This search box is often the first place where you type when you want …
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 …
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 …
Discover 7 Agile Estimation Techniques That Outshine Scrum Planning Poker
Agile teams often rely on planning poker for their agile estimation. However, planning poker may not always be the most effective method. The estimation features might be too large, …
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+ …
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 …
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 …
OpenWorld 2015: 14 Continuous Delivery / DevOps recommended sessions
October 15, 2015
Announce / Events, Continuous Delivery, Deployment, Provisioning, Technology
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We can assume the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld / JavaOne conference will be packed with Cloud themed sessions. When you’re using IaaS and PaaS the ability to rapidly create environments …
How to embed and auto play a YouTube video in a PowerPoint presentation
For everyone who wants to auto play a YouTube video in their PowerPoint Presentations. I was able to insert the video in my PowerPoint but I was not able to …
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 …
Er is geen tekort aan IT talent; er is een tekort aan IT competenties
In mijn werk als unitmanager ben ik regelmatig bezig met resourcing vraagstukken. Heb ik de professionals? Welke persoon kan ik op deze opdracht inzetten? Moet ik extra mensen werven? …
Complex probleem? Een simpele oplossing is genoeg
De dagelijkse praktijk van de IT specialist bestaat uit het oplossen van problemen. Nu houdt een IT specialist wel van een uitdaging. De oplossing wordt dan ook vaak gezicht …
Continuous Delivery Maturity Model – Nederlandse versie
De methoden en technieken voor Continuous Delivery winnen steeds meer aan belangstelling. Deze aanpak blijkt vaak de succesvolle strategie achter het realiseren van echte “business agility”. Veel organisaties weten …
Best practices for implementing an efficient continuous delivery process
In the past years I have been involved in implementation/introduction of a continuous delivery process in a lot of software projects. The activities concerned with this are also labeled …
Concurrentievoordeel door Identity- en Access Management
Elke organisatie maakt gebruik van Identity- en Acces Management (IAM/IDM). Dit is een van de basis elementen van goede informatiebeveiliging. Het afschermen van de bedrijfsgegevens is hierbij de eerste stap. …
Cyber security is goed, cyber-weerbaarheid (Cyber Resilience) is beter
Accepteer dat je wordt gehackt Cyber security is een serieuze zaak. De bedreigingen die op ons afkomen beperken zich niet tot het missen van een aantal bestanden, het uitlekken …
Wetgeving frustreert vernieuwing
Je bent bezig met het creëren van iets nieuws? Een nieuw product of bedrijfsmodel waardoor je organisatie een unieke positie in kan nemen? Je zoekt je uitdaging in het …
Oracle and the new road to User Experience; launch of Alta UI – Oracle OpenWorld 2014
One of the new announcements on OpenWorld 2014 is the generic Alta UI. The Oracle product teams have worked hard to apply this new UI to all their products. …
Insight in the Roadmap for Oracle Cloud Platform Services
In my earlier blog posting I listed the different Oracle Cloud Services. Due to the massive introduction of all cloud based solutions it is difficult to have an overview …
Oracle Cloud demystified: Open World 2014 Overview of Cloud offerings
The central theme of Oracle Open World 2014 has certainly been the Cloud. Downtown San Francisco was laced with banners about Oracle and Cloud. The difference compared to last …
AMIS awarded Oracle Specialized Partner of the Year 2014 – EMEA Middleware
We are proud to be able to share that AMIS has won the Oracle Specialized Partner of the Year 2014 – EMEA Middleware Award . AMIS CEO Paul Uijtewaal and CTO …
When to use the Oracle Database In-Memory option?
September 22, 2014
Architecture, Data Warehousing & BI, Databases, Digtial Innovation, Oracle 12
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The application and usage of the Oracle Database In-Memory has been described by Pom Bleeksma in this post. Oracle Database In-Memory can result in huge improvement in application query …
AMIS Whitepaper User Experience Frameworks “Future of optimal UI development”
“ There’s A Lot More Behind This Pretty Face “ The whitepaper “User Experience Frameworks – Future of optimal UI development -” starts with an overview of user experience guidelines. …
History of AMIS Blog design, Congratulations AMIS
It is July 2014 and the AMIS Blog celebrates it’s 10th anniversary. While diving in the history of the AMIS Blog it is very interesting (amusing and somewhat shocking) to …
Congratulations to AMIS, 10 years of blogging
10 year anniversary AMIS Technology blog – Congratulations from around the world Frank Nimphius Oracle, Senior Principal Product Manager @fnimphiu, blogs.oracle.com/jdevotnharvest/, LinkedIn Profile “ For many Oracle Fusion Middleware, …
Knowledge is power, sharing knowledge is powerful
Information sharing stimulates innovation and technical excellence Almost 8 years ago I joined AMIS. Before this, I worked with a lot of Open Source projects and companies. The key …
Google Glass and Wearable Devices. Always Context Aware – AMIS Vision
The worst portable hard disk ever made The human brain is the worst memory drive you can ever imagine. It is not suited for storing information, let alone retrieving …
How to get your picture in Google search results with Google Authorship Markup
Did you ever wonder how you people get their picture in the Google search results? You want this too? Sure you can, this is quite easy. This feature is …
Google Glass explorations; My first glance at Google Glass
As of the beginning of June AMIS has acquired a Google Glass to try out and develop business apps. As this device is not available in Europe yet we …