Oracle Author Podcasts

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	ORACLE AUTHOR PODCASTS
	Bring Your Own Device for Enterprise Application Access (07 Dec 2012) Providing access to applications is no longer just about IT supplying a managed desktop PC or laptop for a user. Today, users want to access their applications, data, and even their entire desktop environment from their home PCs, Macs, and tablet devices. And they want to work anywhere, not just at the office. In this podcast, Oracle's John Renko and Chris Kawalek discuss how BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is enabling modern work routines and how Oracle can help make working securely from anywhere a reality for your organization. Podcast with Tom Plunkett and Brad Cameron about the new Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Handbook, Published by Oracle Press (03 Dec 2012) Brad Cameron, Vice President of Exalogic Product Development, speaks with Tom Plunkett, lead author of the recently published "Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Handbook", about his motivations for writing the book, the breadth of topics it covers, and how it can help organizations deploy their applications on Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud. Two out of twelve isn't bad: A conversation with Cameron Lackpour and Gary Crisci, contributing author of Developing Essbase Applications: Advanced Techniques for Finance and IT Professionals. (06 Nov 2012) Developing Essbase Applications: Advanced Techniques for Finance and IT Professionals is the proceedings of the best technical Essbase conference there ever could be with unparalleled investigation and explanation of Essbase theory and good practices. Podcast with Mark Rittman and Paul Rodwick about the new Oracle BI Developers Guide, Published by Oracle Press (05 Nov 2012) Paul Rodwick, Vice President of Product Management, Oracle Business Intelligence, speaks with Mark Rittman, author of the recently published "Oracle Business Intelligence Developers Guide", about his motivations for writing the book, the breadth of topics it covers, and how it can help both new and experienced developers using Oracle's business intelligence platform to create rich interactive dashboards using a wide variety of data sources. A conversation with Martijn Verburg and Ben Evans authors of the new book The Well Grounded Developer. (17 Aug 2012) Listen to the authors discuss their new title "The Well-Grounded Java Developer" which offers a fresh and practical look at new Java 7 features, new JVM languages, and the array of supporting technologies you need for the next generation of Java-based software. Ben and Martijn will discuss what they covered with Java 7 features (e.g. Project Coin, try-with-resources, NIO.2 and more) as well as why they covered important topics such as JVM internals, concurrency and performance tuning. The Well-Grounded Java Developer is no longer tied to just one language and the authors also cover why they emphasised a cross-section of emerging JVM-based languages, including Groovy, Scala, and Clojure in this book. Ben and Martijn are also heavily involved in the Java community and Java standards and the OpenJDK. They'll discuss why it's vital for day to day developers to get involved and how it's easier than ever before. A conversation with Oracle ACE Director Ronald Bradford on the Effective MySQL book series (14 Aug 2012) This book on MySQL backup and recovery is an essential guide to protecting your important business information, including working with MySQL in the cloud. All the possible approaches to perform and manage MySQL backups and applicable recovery considerations are covered, including many case studies of known disasters. Advanced features for compression, incremental and remote management capabilities are also described with detailed working examples. A conversation with James Weaver and Stephen Chin about JavaFX and the newly-released Pro JavaFX 2 book (06 Jul 2012) In this podcast Donald Smith (Director, Product Management, Oracle Corporation) will interview co-authors James Weaver and Stephen Chin concerning the newly-released Pro JavaFX 2 book. James and Stephen are developers/speakers/authors who are active in the Java/JavaFX community, and have recently joined Oracle's Java Evangelism team. Pro JavaFX 2 may be obtained from Amazon.com at the following link: http://www.amazon.com/Pro-JavaFX-Definitive-Clients-Technology/dp/1430268727 The podcast looks at Oracle Application Express (APEX) from an Agile perspective. The authors of "Agile Oracle Application Express" (Apress, 2012) show how APEX and Agile work together to make web based application development in an Oracle context more efficient. The authors outline strategies for making the already efficient APEX development framework even more efficient by applying the values and principles of Agile Software Development. (20 Jun 2012) Listen to a lively interaction between David Peake, Oracle Application Express (APEX) product manager, and the authors of Agile Oralce Application Express, Patrick Cimolini and Karen Cannell. Get strategic insights into the relationship between Agile and APEX that will help you and your team become more productive. Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques (14 Jun 2012) Oracle expert and author Rich Niemiec discusses best practices for optimizing performance in his latest book on Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques. A conversation with two luminaries of Governance, Risk and Compliance Management, Nigel King and Adil Kahn (20 Apr 2012) This podcast covers the topic of Governance Risk and Compliance management. A Conversation with Carl Dea Author of the Book, JavaFX 2.0 - Introduction by Example (09 Mar 2012) Learn how to use Java to create graphically exciting client applications with JavaFX 2.0: Introduction by Example. This book takes you through a series of engaging, fun-to-work examples that bring you up to speed on the major facets of the platform. It will help you create applications that look good, are fun to use, and that take advantage of the medium to present data of all types in ways that engage the user and lead to increased productivity.JavaFX 2.0 - Introduction by Example Listen to Manoj Das and Heidi Buelow discuss how you can master Oracle Business Process Management Suite 11g (22 Dec 2011) Written by Oracle business process management experts, Oracle Business Process Management Suite 11g Handbook is a balanced combination of essential BPM concepts, best practices, and a detailed treatment of all the powerful features and functionalities of Oracle BPM Suite 11g. The book explains how to plan, develop, and deploy process-based business applications and enable enterprise-wide continuous process improvement. Heidi Buelow, Sr. Principal Product Manager, Oracle BPM Suite, interviews Manoj Das, one of the authors of Oracle BPM Suite 11g Handbook. Hear Heidi discuss with Manoj how this book can be effectively used to master the concepts needed for successful BPM implementation. Heidi and Manoj dig deep into some of the salient topics such as ADF, Business Rules, and BPMN 2.0. Peter Fugere On His New Book "Oracle Hyperion Financial Management - Tips and Techniques" (05 Dec 2011) Mike Casey, Oracle Director-Product Management sits down with author Peter Fugere to discuss the first Oracle Press book about the popular Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM). This book details the experiences, approaches to design implementation and supporting the premier consolidation and reporting tool in the industry. Written for people new to the tool all the way to experienced developers, this book offer guidance not found anywhere else. Learning Oracle XML DB. A Conversation with the Author about the new Oracle XML DB Book (18 Nov 2011) Oracle XML DB is a key component in Oracle Database. Listen to Vikas Arora, Director of Oracle XML DB Development, interviews Jinyu Wang, the author "Oracle Database 11g: Building Oracle XML DB applications'. They will discuss main reason for the book, the substance of new book, and how you can use book as a practical guide to start building Oracle XML DB applications. A Sneak Peek into Managing Oracle Fusion Applications (02 Oct 2011) How is Oracle Fusion Applications both more complex and easier to manage at the same time? Veteran Support Engineer Richard Bingham talks about the new title Managing Oracle Fusion Applications and explains how the baked-in system management features provide administrators with more of what they need and some of what they might never have thought possible. Meet the authors of the Practical RichFaces 2/edition, Max Katz and Ilya Shikovsky (28 Sep 2011) Max Katz and Ilya Shaikovsky, the authors of Practical RichFaces (Apress, 2nd edition) discuss their motivation for updating the book to the latest RichFaces 4 - the most popular and enterprise ready rich JSF 2 framework. Learn how RichFaces 4 upgrades JSF 2 with advanced customisation, features, and large number of rich components. Learn what's in new in this book, what are some challenges with JSF, what are the future plans for RichFaces, will they include mobile and HTML5 support? Sharing knowledge. Kirk Mosher, VP CRM Product Marketing talks with Alexander Hansal about his new Siebel CRM books (15 Sep 2011) Kirk Mosher, VP CRM Product Marketing and Alexander Hansal, Senior Principal Instructor at Oracle discuss Alex's books - Siebel CRM 8 Installation and Management (published August 2010) and Siebel CRM 8 Developer's Handbook (April 2011). Tune in and find out how you can benefit from the books and Alex's Siebel Essentials blog (http://siebel-essentials.blogspot.com) and how they complement Oracle University course offerings. A conversation with Reza Shafii and Gangadhar Konduri about their new book: Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g - Architecture and Management (12 Sep 2011) Markus Zirn, VP of Product Marketing for Oracle Fusion Middleware, conducts and interview with Reza Shafii and Gangadhar Konduri the authors of a new book: Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g - Architecture and Management. Hear Markus discuss with the authors the book's content and target audience, how it applies to Oracle Fusion Applications, and some of the more exciting areas of functionality in Fusion Middleware 11g. Why PL/SQL? A conversation with Author and Oracle ACE Michael Rosenblum About the Role of Server-side Programming Language (24 Aug 2011) Listen to Oracle ACE Michael "Misha" Rosenblum, one of the contributing authors of the new Apress book "Expert PL/SQL Practices for Oracle Developers and DBAs" discuss the role of server-side development and effective utilization of Oracle's advanced database features (such as Michael's favorite Dynamic SQL). The book is a collection of monographs from experts using PL/SQL in production applications and can be used as ammunition to fight skeptics who claims that PL/SQL "is not cool" any more. A conversation with Patrick Cimolini, Martin D'Souza, and Doug Gault; Authors of Beginning Application Express 4 (10 Jun 2011) David Peake, Principal Product Manager for APEX, chats with some of the authors of Beginning Application Express 4. They will discuss various aspects about the book including the main reason for the book, who the book is focused towards, and some behind the scene information about writing the book.