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A Quick how-to RMAN backup to OCI Object Storage
This is a quick how-to article on setting up RMAN to backup to Object Storage on OCI. This is applicable when you build your on Oracle database on an OCI instance, or when you have a database on-premise you wish to backup to the (OCI) cloud.
Deploy Angular and Node.js webapp in Azure Pipelines (part 5)
In the previous article I explained how to set up multiple environments for Azure Pipelines. In this article I will explain how you can deploy the artifacts to the on-premise VM’s. This are the artifacts you build in the pipeline. I am using an template for this, because we are […]
On-premise VM’s and Azure Pipelines: Set up with multiple stages in Azure Pipelines (part 4)
In the previous article we discussed how we can build a pipeline and at some tests to it. In this article we’re going to discuss how we can set up the on-premise VM’s so that we can deploy the artifacts to them. You can also deploy the artifacts to an […]
Add tests for Angular and Node.js webapp in Azure Pipelines (part 3)
In the previous article I showed how to build a webapp in the Azure pipeline. In this article I will explain to you how you run tests in your pipeline. I will show you how to do this for both Angular and Node.js. Adding tests frontend – Angular Adding tests […]
Azure Pipeline: Build Angular and Node.js webapp (part 2)
In the previous article, we discussed how we can set up a pipeline with multiple stages in Azure Pipelines. In this article we will discuss how we can build the Angular and Node.js apps in the pipeline itself. I usually put all the build processes in one stage. In that […]
A Free Apache Kafka Cloud Service – and how to quickly get started with it
Last week I presented on Apache Kafka – twice. Once to a group of over 100 students, once to 30+ colleagues. In both instances, I invited attendees to partake in a workshop with hands-on labs to get acquainted with Apache Kafka. I had prepared a Docker Compose based Kafka platform […]
Azure Pipelines: Using and set up a webapp (part 1)
This will be the first part 5 part series about Azure Pipelines. In this first part I will explain to you how to set up your Azure Pipeline so it’s capable of deploying a Node.js and Angular webapp. We will use Node for the backend and Angular for the frontend. […]
Azure Pipelines: How to build and test an Angular and Node.js webapp and deploy it to on-premise VM’s using multiple stages (YAML) – Overview
What is Azure Pipelines? Azure pipelines is a free continuous integration/continuous delivery tool from Azure Devops (Microsoft). Not only can it deploy to the azure cloud, it can also deploy to self hosted VMs. Even multiple, with multiple stages. For instance, an Acceptance, Test and Production environment. All of this […]
Getting started with NoSQL Database Service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
This morning I discovered a new entry in the menu on my Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Tenancy (on Ashburn, USA): the NoSQL Database service had been added overnight. The service offers a key-(schema-less) document store. It also supports ACID transactions, SQL on JSON documents, joins across tables, structured tables and if […]
My Quick Start with Oracle Functions in Fresh OCI Tenancy
This article is fairly rough log of the steps I went through to get going on Oracle Cloud Serverless Functions. It is mainly intended to provide a note to myself, for future reference. However, my description could prove useful to you – the reader. My steps to get going are […]
My first steps with Oracle Cloud API Gateway – the stock response
The API Gateway service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure went live very recently – read my overview article of what API Gateway entails. In brief: API Gateway is a reverse proxy that exposes HTTP endpoints on which external (or internal) clients can make requests. API Gateway can handle these requests: authorize, […]
Introducing Oracle Cloud API Gateway – the light weight public or private router to public and private OCI endpoints
Two days ago, the API Gateway service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure went live – read the announcement. This is a crucial component for many applications and in many solution designs. This new API Gateway is a prime candidate for example for inclusion in our reference architecture for OCI based solution […]
Highlights from Oracle OpenWorld 2019 – Larry Ellison’s Key-Notes
This article gives some brief and key insights in Larry Ellison’s keynote presentation on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle OpenWorld 2019. Note the new mission statement for Oracle: Our mission is to help people see data in new ways, discover insights, unlock endless possibilities. Autonomous was the key word of […]
Creating a Katacoda scenario – A Tailor Made On Line Tutorial Environment – for example for Jupyter Notebook
Learn new technologies using real environments – right in your browser. Katacoda is an online platform that offers hundreds of scenarios and sandbox environments to learn about and play with different kinds of technologies. Katacoda is special in that it not only offers the handson instructions – it also provides […]
First steps with Oracle Analytics Cloud – Gather, Explore, Wrangle, Visualize
Data analytics is what turns data into business value. Oracle has a long history in Data Analytics – from Oracle Discoverer and its predecessors such as Data Browser through OBI EE and Endeca to several cloud services. Oracle Analytics Cloud is the strategic offering to adopt going forward – not […]
From locally running Node application to Cloud based Kubernetes Deployment
In this article I will discuss the steps I had to go through in order to take my locally running Node application – with various hard coded and sometimes secret values – and deploy it on a cloud based Kubernetes cluster. I will discuss the containerization of the application, the […]
Get going quickly with Command Line Interface for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure using Docker container
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is Oracle’s second generation infrastructure as a service offering – that support many components including compute nodes, networks, storage, Kubernetes clusters and Database as a Service. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure can be administered through a GUI – a browser based console – as well as through a REST […]
Running Istio on Oracle Kubernetes Engine–the managed Kubernetes Cloud Service
In a recent post, I introduced the managed Oracle Cloud Service for Kubernetes, the Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE): https://technology.amis.nl/2018/05/25/first-steps-with-oracle-kubernetes-engine-the-managed-kubernetes-cloud-service/. A logical next step when working with Kubernetes in somewhat challenging situations, for example with microservice style architectures and deployments, is the use of Istio – to configure, monitor and manage […]
First steps with Oracle Kubernetes Engine–the managed Kubernetes Cloud Service
Oracle recently (May 2018) launched its Managed Kubernetes Cloud Service (OKE – Oracle Kubernetes Engine) – see for example this announcement: https://blogs.oracle.com/developers/kubecon-europe-2018-oracle-open-serverless-standards-fn-project-and-kubernetes. Yesterday I got my self a new free cloud trial on the Oracle Public Cloud (https://cloud.oracle.com/tryit). Subsequently, I created a Kubernetes cluster and deployed my first pod on […]