Cloud Computing

Recent Articles

SOA, Cloud, and Service Technologies [August 2012]
Best selling SOA author Thomas Erl and Oracle SOA experts Tim Hall and Demed L'Her explore the evolution of IT architecture and the emerging role of the IT architect in this edited transcript of an OTN ArchBeat podcast.

The Role of the Cloud Architect [July 2012]
by Bob Rhubart
Cloud architects talk about the role's unique challenges and the skills needed to meet them.

Software Architecture for High Availability in the Cloud [June 2012]
by Brian Jimerson
A look at the paradigm shifts in designing fault tolerance from machine-based architectures to cloud-based architectures, and how enterprise applications need to be engineered to ensure the highest level of availability in the cloud.

Discussion: Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds [June 2012]
by Bob Rhubart
A panel of leading Oracle experts on cloud computing compares and contrasts the various flavors of cloud computing in this transcript of an OTN ArchBeat Podcast.

Community Roundtable: Agility versus Architecture [May 2012]
by Bob Rhubart
What happens to architecture in the rush to deliver solutions? A community panel discusses finding a balance.

Community Roundtable: Architecture, Confidence, and the Cloud [May 2012]
by Bob Rhubart
Cloud computing may be a new take on not-so-new concepts, but getting it right still requires an architectural approach.

Are You Ready to Compete Against the Public Cloud? [January 2012]
by Robert Covington and Brad Goodwin
A look at two companies that have embarked on a transformational journey that embraces many core aspects of cloud architecture.

Everything is PaaSible (from InfoQ) [December 2011]
by William Vambenepe
William Vambenepe takes a look at PaaS as an enabler— especially in the enterprise—that will afford business advantages in terms of cost, time to market and choice of tools.

Using Oracle Coherence with Spring Batch for High-Performance Data Processing [December 2011]
by Vijay Nair
How using the Spring Batch framework, in combination with a multithreaded approach to data loading, can improve the manageability and performance Coherence-based applications

A Brief Introduction on Migrating to an Oracle-based Cloud Environment (from Syngress) [November 2011]
by Tom Laszewski
Addressing multi-tenancy and other key cloud considerations.

Migrating to the Cloud: Methodology and Design [Sept 2011]
by Tom Laszewski and Prakash Nauduri
A sample chapter from Migrating to the Cloud.

The Cloud Computing Pre-Nup [May 2011]
by Bob Rhubart
The cloud represents a relationship. Know how to get out before you jump in.

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Recent White Papers

Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure on SPARC: An Oracle Optimized Solution [June 2012]
by Roger Bitar
Recommendations and best practices for optimizing virtualization infrastructures when deploying the Oracle Optimized Solution for Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure on SPARC.

Network Isolation in Private Database Clouds [April 2012]
This white paper focuses on the options and features that can be used to provide network isolation in an Oracle Private Database Cloud configuration. 

Practices for Database Consolidation in Private Clouds [March 2012]
This white paper describes the different database cloud models and application workloads that work best for each model, as well as the different phases that need to be executed to successfully consolidate applications. 

Private Database Cloud on Oracle Database Appliance [Jan. 2012]
This white paper describes how mid-sized organizations and cost conscious LOBs can successfully deploy Oracle Database Appliance as a standardized cloud building block for achieving cost and operational efficiencies. 

Candidate Selection Tool: Guiding Cloud Adoption [Dec. 2011]
by Bob Hensle
This white paper describes an evaluation framework created to help IT organizations determine which applications, services, modules, components, etc., are appropriate for deployment to a public or private cloud.

Cloud Computing Maturity Model: Guiding Success with Cloud Capabilities [Dec. 2011]
by Scott Mattoon, Bob Hensle, and James Baty
Successful adoption of a Cloud model depends on careful planning that addresses the full range of capabilities implied by a comprehensive Cloud Computing strategy.

Database as a Service - Reference Architecture Overview [Sept. 2011]
This white paper introduces and defines the concept of Database as a Service and elaborates on the benefits of implementing a DBaaS strategy.

Advancing Business Innovation through the Cloud [June 2011]
by Saugatuck Technology
Winners in the new competitive landscape will be those businesses that adopt Cloud solutions to fundamentally change their business models, not simply to improve the efficiency of IT.

Oracle Optimized Solution for Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure [May 2011]
This paper provides recommendations and best practices for optimizing virtualization infrastructures when deploying the Oracle Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure.

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