WebLogic Partner Advisory Council – October 4th Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco

Exalogic elastic cloud

Java SE 7 released

WebLogic optimized solution

JBOSS application server costs more than WebLogic server after 2 years and as much as 35% more over 5 years

IBM WebSphere is 44%-51% more costly than oracle WebLogic

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Updated Oracle Material

On behalf of Oracle, it is our pleasure to invite you to attend the Oracle Application Gird Partner Advisory Council on October 4th in San Francisco, USA. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet and drive a closer engagement with global WebLogic Middleware Product Management Team:

• Mike Lehmann, Senior Director Product Manager will host this workshop.
• Target group: ACE Directors and key architects from our partners
• Topics: Application Grid Roadmap, Partner project experience, your feedback, Q&A session
• Schedule: Wednesday 2:00 – 4:00pm October 4th 2011
• If you are an expert in Application Grid make sure that you attend this workshop!
• For registration please contact sam.sharp@oracle.com

We do hope you will be able to join us – and look forward to welcoming you in San Francisco

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For all WebLogic experts we offer free vouchers ($195 value) for the Oracle Application Grid Certified Implementation Specialist assessment! To proof your WebLogic knowledge you first have to pass the free online assessment Oracle Application Grid PreSales Specialist. For free vouchers please send an e-mail with the screenshot of your Oracle Application Grid PreSales certirficate to brigitte.felisaz@oracle.com including your Name, Company, E-mail and Country with the e-mail subject free WebLogic voucher! *(offer is limited to partner from Europe Middle East and Africa. Partners from additional countries please contact your Oracle partner manager).

Exam Details Oracle Application Grid 11g Essentials Exam is now available in production
Pass this exam to become an Oracle Application Grid Implementation Specialist! The Exam duration was increased from 90 to 120 minutes to give students more time to pick the correct answers! Exam 1Z0-523 covers topics such as:

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts
• Jrockit
• WebLogic Server
• Coherence
• Enterprise Manager controls

Duration: 120 minutes
Number of Questions: 60 questions
Passing Score: 63%
Exam Price: US$ 195

Register online or schedule by phone to take the exam at a Pearson VUE testing center nearest to you.To get the information that can help pass this exam access the Oracle Application Grid 11g Essentials – Exam Study Guide!.

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As of the 16 of August, 2011, All SAP products based on SAP NetWeaver 7.x that are also certified for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 can now be used with the Oracle Exadata Database Machine and the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud

KEY TAKE-AWAYS:

• Oracle customers that also have SAP deployments may now use Oracle Exalogic and Exadata as their standard platform for both Oracle and SAP applications and middleware
• The primary value of running SAP on Exalogic/Exadata is the turn-key simplicity, reliability and scalability of the Exalogic/Exadata Engineered System(s)
• SAP performance on the combined Exalogic/Exadata platform is comparable with other high-end platforms recommended by SAP
• SAP has *NOT* made any optimizations for Oracle Exalogic and Exadata and we are not aware of any plans for them to do so
• SAP has *NOT* become a value added reseller for Exalogic and/or Exadata

Additional nformation (From SAP):

• SAP Announcement statement: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/ora
• SAP statement of support for the Exalogic X2-2 hardware: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/index?rid=/webcontent/uuid/b25e4eae-0e01-0010-23bc-8d0ac42b785d
• SAP Note 1617188 -SAP Software and Oracle Exalogic (Restricted access): http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1617188

The following restrictions on the usage of Exalogic apply:

• SAP NetWeaver 7.x or higher including SAP products which are based on SAP NetWeaver 7.x. Please check the SAP Product Availability Matrix ( www.service.sap.com/PAM) for details regarding supported SAP product releases
• Only Three-Tier SAP installations. SAP instances run on Oracle Exalogic. The Oracle database for SAP must run on Oracle Exadata. Oracle Exalogic can only be used in combination with Oracle Exadata and may not be used in combination with other database server hardware or other non-Oracle databases
• Only Unicode installations of SAP Software
• Oracle Exalogic X2-2 models only
• Oracle Linux only on Oracle Exalogic. Minimum Oracle Linux 5 Update 5 (support for both kernels i.e. RHEL compatible and Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK)). Solaris 11 support is planned for late Q4CY2011
• Minimum Oracle Database Release 11g Release 2 Patchset 1

Additional Information(From Oracle):

• Please see: http://sapcc.de.oracle.com/pages/gtchome.shtml
• Additional collateral (customer facing PPT, white paper) will be developed and published to http://exalogic.us.oracle.com
• No performance benchmark data is available at this time and no benchmarks are planned

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New OPN Specialist Assessment Tests

• Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Sales Specialist Assessment
• Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 PreSales Specialist Assessment
• Exalogic Elastic Cloud Support Specialist Assessment

Pass these assessment tests to gain credit toward meeting the Exalogic Elastic Cloud Competency Criteria!

To get more information on how to become specialized in this area access the knowledge zone and the Business and Competency Criteria!

New OPN Specialist Guided Learning Paths

• Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Sales Specialist
• Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 PreSales Specialist
• Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Implementation Specialist
• Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Support Specialist

New OPN Certified Specialist Implementation Exam

• Exalogic Elastic Cloud T3-1B and Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Essentials (1Z1-569)

Exalogic Elastic Cloud T3-1B and Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Essentials (1Z1-569)
The Exalogic Elastic Cloud T3-1B and Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Essentials exam is intended for system administrators who have implemented and are managing an Exalogic Elastic Cloud environment in a data center. The exam targets a broad range of topics from fundamentals and initial machine setup to storage and network configuration. In addition to on-the-job training, preparation can include attending Oracle University's Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Administration course.

This certification is available to all candidates, but it is geared toward members of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. OPN Members earning this certification will be recognized as OPN Certified Specialists. This certification helps their companies qualify for the Exalogic Elastic Cloud Specialization.

The beta testing for this exam will end on September 17th, 2011. For Oracle Partners we offer FREE beta exam vouchers. Due to the high demand we process the requests on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact opn-edu_ww@oracle.com for additional information and to get your freen voucher.

To get the information that can help pass this exam access the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud T3-1B and Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Essentials - Exam Study Guide!

ADF Specialist Assessment Tests/Exams

• Oracle Application Development Framework 11g Essentials Exam (1Z0-554)
• Oracle Application Development Framework 11g Sales Specialist Assessment Test
• Oracle Application Development Framework 11g PreSales Specialist Assessment Test
• Oracle Application Development Framework Support Specialist

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After nearly five years of collaboration within the worldwide Java community, Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 is ready for download! The major features of Java SE 7 are Project Coin, the Fork/Join framework, the New File System API, and InvokeDynamic. It's an important step in Java’s evolution. Learn more:

• Download Java SE 7
• Read the Press Release: Oracle Announces Availability of Java SE 7
• Watch the technical presentations from Oracle's global event on July 7
• View Moving Java Forward: A Video Discussion about Java 7
• Find a JUG meeting covering Java 7 near you
• Access Java 7 Training
• Get Involved in Open JDK

Learn more about Java EE Support for JDK 7 in Oracle GlassFish Server 3.1.1 - Podcast
Java Spotlight Podcast - Special Java 7, GlassFish 3.1.1, NetBeans 7.0.1 - Podcast
Video: Java EE 6 Does Java 7 with GlassFish 3.1.1 - YouTube
Social Media: Twitter | The Daily Dose Blog | GlassFish on Facebook & Java EE Blogs: The Aquarium | Miles To Go

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Oracle Optimized Solution for Oracle Weblogic Suite implements the Oracle WebLogic Suite application server on Oracle servers, storage and networking technology to deliver simplicity, performance, scalability, security and savings. Integration of all layers of the solution has been defined, optimized, tested and captured, so that customers can deploy an in-memory cache to help their applications and services respond faster. Which results in increased performance, reliability, and scalability of data-intensive transaction processing.

• Optimized Solution for Oracle WebLogic Suite – A technical white paper
• Optimized Solution for Oracle WebLogic Suite – A business white paper
• Oracle Full-Stack Integration: Maximize the value of IT investments from applications to disk
• Sales playbook optimized solution for Oracle WebLogic suite
• Bill of material & sizing optimized solution for Oracle weblogic suite

For more information please contact Jörg Meiners at joerg.meiners@oracle.com

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This cost differential is primarily due to the following reasons:

• Oracle WebLogic Server enjoys significant ease-of-use and productivity advantages over JBoss, enabled by a robust array of available tools for configuration, administration, and management.
• These ease-of-use and productivity advantages translate to savings in both the time and the cost of the people required to implement, administrate, and operate the system – resulting in the 35 percent savings versus performing the same activities with JBoss.

According to Crimson, “The cost advantage that JBoss enjoys by offering free software is cut in half by the time the application goes live for the first time, cut in half again by the end of the first year after purchase, and completely eliminated before the 18-months-from-purchase mark. From that point onwards, WebLogic Server is less expensive on a TCO basis – an advantage that grows every year, based on its 50 percent per year operating cost advantage.”

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Crimson Consulting Group just published a whitepaper, titled “ Oracle WebLogic vs. IBM WebSphere TCO Comparison.” In this whitepaper Crimson estimated that IBM WebSphere and related products are between 44% to 51% more costly than Oracle WebLogic over a five year horizon.This cost differential is primarily due to three factors:

• Oracle’s performance advantage of 10-30%, which means less hardware, software, and support costs for the same workloads.
• Oracle’s cohesive approach to application platform design, which reduces operational costs (OpEx). The ongoing operational costs for IBM WebSphere were between 41% and 43% higher than Oracle WebLogic.
• IBM’s higher personnel costs and dependence on professional services, which raises “people costs” and reduces agility. IBM personnel costs are 50% more expensive.

The conclusions were based on in-depth interviews of IT professionals with extensive experience of application server and data grid deployments. Please use this Crimson whitepaper when you’re in a WebLogic deal against IBM. It can be shared externally with your prospect.

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• GlassFish Server 3.1.1 Released GlassFish Server 3.1.1 includes a comprehensive feature-set with Java EE support for JDK 7. Enhance developer productivity, gain performance, get an extensive runtime. Download now!
• NetBeans IDE Provides Full Support for Java SE 7 Run NetBeans IDE on top of JDK 7 with full support for the Java SE 7 language features. NetBeans IDE 7.0.1 also includes performance and patch updates.
• Java Spotlight Podcast: Adam Messinger on Java 7 Interview with Adam Messinger, Vice President of Development in the Fusion Middleware group at Oracle, on JDK 7 release, JDK 8 and more.
• New! FXML for JavaFX Applications The JavaFX 2.0 Beta has recently introduced FXML, an XML-based markup language that is ideally suited to defining the user interface of a JavaFX application. Check it out!
• Java Magazine Premier Issue The premier issue of Java Magazine includes Mark Reinhold on The Most Important Features of Java 7, Herb Schildt on How JDK 7 Will Change the Way You Write Code, Adam Bien on Resource Injection with Java EE 6, Dick Wall on Scala on the Java Virtual Machine and more. Subscribe for free.
• Rock Star Speakers: JavaOne and Devoxx Get the best from the best! Th Java Champion speakers for JavaOne and Devoxx 2011 Rock Star speakers have been announced, expect more confirmed speakers very soon!
• New Learning Paths for Java 7 Announced Oracle University will be introducing new and updated courses over the next few months that will teach novice and experienced Java Programmers and Application Developers how to get the most from the features and enhancements available with Java SE 7. Are You Ready for the Java Associate and Java Programmer Certification Exams? Test your knowledge with our new certification exam pre-assessments which will help you identify skill gaps so you can better prepare for the real exam: Java Associate Certification Pre-Assessment and Java Programmer Certification Pre-Assessment.
• Oracle Tuxedo ART for CICS and Batch 11.1.1.2.2 is now generally available
  • Release Notes Highlights include enhanced coverage of mainframe batch and online environments; ease-of-use benefits to simplify mainframe migration projects, including an Eclipse UI plug-in for the Workbench
• Tuxedo Certification - the following were completed this month:
  • Tuxedo 11gR1 on AIX 7.1
  • Tuxedo 11gR1 PS1 for OVMS 8.3 on OVMS 8.4
  • Tuxedo 11gR1PS1 32bit client only installer on Windows 7 32-bit
  • Tuxedo 11gR1 PS1 64-bit on OEL6 64-bit
  • Tuxedo 11gR1 on OS400 V7R1
  • Tuxedo 11gR1 on Solaris 11 x86-64
• Patches
  • WebLogic Server 10.3.4.0.2 - PSU July Update | Release Notes | Patch # 12357891
  • Coherence Java 3.6.1.5 (Patch 5) has been released to Metalink as patch 12831208
  • Oracle JRockit - CPU July Update | Release Notes for R28.1.4
    • JRE and JDK 6 Patch # 12706519
    • JRE and JDK 5.0 Patch # 12706523
• Demonstrations - DSS is releasing three new demos which showcase Tuxedo 11g - DSS
  • Mainframe Rehost Demo: Shows how IBM CICS and Batch applications can be migrated to Tuxedo ART grid using Tuxedo ART Workbench
  • Dynamic Language Support Demo: This demo shows how one can develop and deploy applications written in PHP
  • Tuxedo Scalability Demo: This demo shows almost linear scalability aspect of Tuxedo runtime
• Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, the Best Foundation for Cloud Computing (15 Aug 2011) & Applications in the Cloud: A Development Paradigm Shift in Collaboration (08 Aug 2011) & Cloud Performance, Scalability, and Elasticity with WebLogic and Coherence (21 Jul 2011)
• Oracle WebLogic Server Selected by Choice Hotels to Power Its Cloud Infrastructure
• Learn How to Configure a WebLogic Server 11g Domain—Free Introductory Lesson from Oracle University This introductory one hour sample lesson showcases our live virtual class format, a great alternative to traditional in-class training.
• Oracle Is #1 in the Worldwide Application Server Software Platform Grew faster than industry average and outpaced nearest rival.
• Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Delivers Record Setting Performance for Two-Processor System on SPECjEnterprise 2010 Benchmark Beats IBM by 47 percent.
• White paper: Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database Certified on Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud
• Whitepaper: Summit ADF Application - A case study in redeveloping an Oracle Forms application using Oracle ADF - PDF | Oracle JDeveloper 11g Code Samples - OTN

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Please check your local OPN Training Calendar for additional training and locations here.

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Please feel free to invite your colleagues to join the WebLogic Community and to participate in the WebLogic Assessment tests. For registration please login the Oracle PartnerNetwork and go to: www.oracle.com/goto/emea/soa

For any questions on the above or concerning WebLogic and Oracle in general please contact the Oracle EMEA Alliances & Channels WebLogic Team.

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Oracle EMEA WebLogic Team
Jürgen Kress