Oracle Mobile Cloud Service has a lot of options which allows it to integrate with other services and systems. Since it runs JavaScript on Node.js for custom APIs, it is very flexible. Some features allow it to extent its own functionality such as the Firebase configuration option to send notifications […]
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Oracle Mobile Cloud Service (MCS) and Integration Cloud Service (ICS): How secure is your TLS connection?
In a previous blog I have explained which what cipher suites are, the role they play in establishing SSL connections and have provided some suggestions on how you can determine which cipher suite is a strong cipher suite. In this blog post I’ll apply this knowledge to look at incoming […]
Oracle Mobile Cloud Service (MCS): An introduction to API security: Basic Authentication and OAuth2
As an integration/backend developer, when starting a project using Mobile Cloud Service, it is important to have some understanding of what this MBaaS (Mobile Backend as a Service) has to offer in terms of security features. This is important in order to be able to configure and test MCS. In […]
Oracle Mobile Cloud Service (MCS). Implementing custom APIs using JavaScript on Node.js
Oracle Mobile Cloud Service is a mobile backend as a service. MCS does its magic by providing a lot of features to make implementing mobile services easy such as (among many others) authentication, logging/analytics, lookups and calling other services. There are also features available to make integration with mobile clients […]
Revelation at Oracle OpenWorld 2016: MCS is Multi Channel Service (as well as Mobile Cloud Service)
While web applications and mobile apps are the common channels for user interaction, they are not the only ones. Oracle is recognizing that fact and as a result MCS (Mobile Cloud Service) is undergoing some changes that may earn it a new name: Multi Channel Service. MCS – launched in […]
Cloudy with a chance of Services – OFMForum XXII Valencia
Last week I had a cloudy week. I attended the 22nd edition of the Fusion Middleware, and 1st PaaS, Partner Community Forum. This time we flew with 9 people from AMIS to Valencia, Spain for an amazing week of Cloud content. Fusion Middleware & PaaS Partner Community Forum XXII From my […]
Oracle and Mobile – an overview
This article had the working title ‘blurred lines’ because I felt that people might be confused about what Oracle offers in the mobile space. However, putting it on the internet with that title is not a good idea, because it would attract lots of people that are looking for […]
Reflections after Oracle OpenWorld 2015 – Mobility and Internet of Things
Internet of Things continues to be of great potential interest – with tens of billions connected devices to sense and record and report and actuate when necessary. Cars, running shoes, trees, animal wild life, home appliances, kiosks and vending machines, cash registers and other point of sales equipment, thermostats, medical […]
First flight into the Oracle Mobile Cloud Service
Last week I attended the Oracle Mobile Cloud Service (MCS) track as part of the Oracle Summer Camps in Lisbon. Besides the great location and networking opportunities, it’s was a great learning experience. It turned out it not only was the first MCS training for me, it even was the […]
Key take-aways from the Oracle PaaS Cloud announcements – Integrate, Accelerate, Lead
Monday June 22nd was the launch date for Oracle for 24 (and more) Cloud Services. June is traditionally an important month for Oracle when it comes to product launches and important announcements. This year is the same in that respect. The announcements came in a many-hour live webcast including a […]