Architect Center: Grid Computing

Grid computing enables the creation of a single IT infrastructure that can be shared by multiple business processes. Oracle software is specifically designed for grid computing, delivering a higher quality of service to those business processes at a much lower cost.

Download: Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
Be the first to download this new release of the world's #1 middleware.
posted Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:59:13 +0000

Live Webcast: Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Launch (July 1, 7am PT/10am ET)
Be the first to learn how this new release can serve as a comprehensive platform for your business and IT processes via unique, fundamental design principles (complete, integrated, hot-pluggable, best-of-breed).
posted Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:24:17 +0000

Article: The Application Server as Efficiency Driver | ITBusinessEdge.com
"Whether or not you have already virtualized your production environment," writes Mike Piech, "there are important efficiencies to be gained by effectively using the clustering and management automation capabilities of your application servers. "
posted Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:28:10 +0000

Blog: Pushing Real-Time Data Changes from Oracle Database into Oracle Coherence (Making Software Work)
A common requirement when using Oracle Coherence is for the data in it to remain synchronized with the database. This blog post from David Felcey explains the options.
posted Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:58:35 +0000

Oracle Excellence Awards for Application Grid: Nominate Yourself!
Jointly sponsored by Oracle, OAUG, QUEST, ODTUG, IOUG, AUSOUG and UKOUG, the Oracle Excellence Award honors organizations creatively using Oracle Fusion Middleware to offer unique business value. This year, the award will recognize innovators in the Application Grid area. Submit your nomination for by August 14 for a chance to win a free registration to Oracle OpenWorld 2009!
posted Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:49:12 +0000

Article: Why an Application Grid?
"Much remains to be done at the application server layer," according to Adam Messenger and Mike Piech in this SOA Magazine article. "One area ripe for innovation is the ability for application server instances to work together to enable more rapid deployment of new applications and hardware while at the same time improving the utilization of underlying physical resources.'
posted Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:16:50 +0000