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 mythical proportions. Working in this industry for years, made me encounter some of the myths and irrational expectations of IoT. Some […]
Robbrecht van Amerongen
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 real-life large-scale energy grid and all the challenges we face implementing this on an Enterprise scale. Robbrecht van Amerongen will talk […]
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 noticed missing the features when I got a new Windows image on my laptop. I would recommend installing this for anyone […]
Welcome to the Zoo of programming languages inspired by the Animal Kingdom
Have you ever come across the following challenge? You have to name something; your own project, own product, company, your boat or even your own child. Coming up with the right name is very important since this is something you have worked on for a long time. So the name […]
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 “smart devices”), buildings, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity which enable these objects to collect […]
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 with this device. This is a short instruction on how to use the Microsoft Hololens for demo purposes. For heavy usage […]
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. Bovendien vertellen wij je graag over de mogelijkheden van orchestration support, advanced Docker integration, Jenkins integration, advanced corrective change reporting en […]
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 something done. Below I list 6 examples of how Google search can help you much quicker to answer a bit more complex questions. Set […]
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 Pipeline specifically for the Oracle stack. This document is an overview and guide for the complete delivery pipeline and shows our […]
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 datacenter. This way oracle delivers on the promise of “private cloud” the notion of a cloud behind your own firewall with all […]
Best Agile Estimation Techniques – beyond Scrum Planning Poker
Many of the agile teams I know are using some form of planning poker for their agile estimation. However, for some agile estimation planning poker is just not the most ideal method. The estimation features are too large, the team is not inspired to poker 300 stories, there is not […]
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+ sessions and network with your peer Oracle Experts. Join us on June 2nd and 3rd and register here for this conference. […]
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 na een tijdje verandert de wens. De gebruikers ontdekken dat ze iets extra’s willen of dat een bepaald stuk functionaliteit net […]
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 Application Builder Cloud Service. The biggest surprise was the different tone of voice during the conference. In the past you could […]
OpenWorld 2015: 14 Continuous Delivery / DevOps recommended sessions
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 and configurations and automate deployments will be paramount for the effective and efficient usage of these platforms. Some organizations can afford […]
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 do it as an auto play. So during th presentation I had to find the mouse button and play the video […]
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 of our business. Data protection serious business and you need to take serious measures to prevent unauthorized access. Almost half of […]
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? Het vinden van experts met de juiste competenties is erg lastig. Bij klanten en partners hoor ik dezelfde geluiden. Vaak wijzen […]
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 in de lijn van het probleem, dat vaak complex is. Geef een ingewikkeld probleem aan een groep hoogopgeleide puzzelaars en je […]
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 heel goed waarom Continuous Delivery belangrijk is, maar worstelen met de vraag “hoe doe je dit dan?”. Hoe start je met […]
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 as build automation, continuous integration or DevOps depending on the fashion and trends. Despite the jargon and popular buzzwords I am […]
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. Maar het toegang verlenen tot deze informatie, op een beheerste wijze en aan de juiste personen op het juiste moment, is […]
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 van een adressenlijst of het uit de lucht halen van een website. Inmiddels vormen IT-systemen een essentiële en serieuze rol in […]
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 oplossen van uitdagende inhoudelijke hobbels waar je lekker je tanden in kunt zetten. Maar in de praktijk loop je als vernieuwer […]
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. This new interface theme is the result of Oracles efforts towards a more usable and comprehensible User Experience by the Oracle […]
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 of all cloud based solutions and their roadmap for launching. I have drafted an overview of these items on the image […]
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 year is that now there is a huge amount of real cloud products available (or soon to be launched). Where the […]
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 Lucas Jellema receiving this award at Oracle OpenWorld in San Fransisco. We are very proud to get reveive this recognition from Oracle. […]
When to use the Oracle Database In-Memory option?
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 performance. This post will answer the question: “what would be an optimal situation for using the Oracle Database In-Memory feature?” The […]
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. These guidelines translate to additional UX requirements when designing and building a new user interface on modern systems. We will also […]
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 see were we came from. Using the Internet Archive (https://archive.org) I made some screenshots of the AMIS blog depicting the different […]
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, SOA and ADF developers the AMIS blog probably is what they grew up with. In the 10 years of its existence, […]
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 to a good Open Source project is sharing information. In my vision the AMIS Technology Blog is an excellent form of the […]
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 it. The brain is good for creating things, linking information, finding patterns and making decisions. Knowing this we do not need […]
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 called “rich snippet”. Compared to a “normal” (boring) snippet. The magic in getting you verified as the author for your articles […]
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 needed to lean upon our US contacts to acquire this device. This gives us a chance to gain knowledge and practical […]
AMIS “Enterprise to Mobility” Oracle ADF Conference May 21-23. Featuring Chris Muir & Frank Nimphius
AMIS is offering a unique 3 day conference (May 21-23) aimed at breaching the divide between traditional Oracle Fusion Middleware experts and the brave new world of enterprise mobility. The enterprise landscape is rapidly evolving to integrate mobile into the mix, and this presents many opportunities to update skills while also […]
Sharing the slides of the UX Event presentations
Below you will find the slides of the presentations of the UX event by AMIS and Oracle. Don’t generate your user interface, design IT! Leveraging FMW for UX Embedding UX In Any Project: Sander Haaksma / Marcel Maas Visualization. One picture beats a thousand words, Lucas Jellema […]
Announcing the Lecture Schedule for the AMIS UX Event on March 18th
Subscribe to this event via this link: http://www.amis.nl/userexperience/ On March 18, 2014, you will have the rare opportunity to fast forward to the future of user interface design and software usability. Jeremy Ashley, Vice President Application User Experience at Oracle USA, and a team of a dozen user experience (UX) […]
Steven Feuerstein Master Class. Anti-Pattern PL/SQL Programming + 12c New PL/SQL Features, December 12 and 13 2013
12 and 13 December 2013 AMIS will host a two day masterclas with Oracle PL/SQL guru Steven Feuerstein. The Design Pattern movement reminds us that most of the code we write is similar to something written last week – or maybe even an hour ago. Once you identify a common […]