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AIA Foundation Pack Architecture Overview
The Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack (recently renamed to just Foundation Pack) at is Oracle's accelerator framework for implementing SOA-based system integrations. AIA FP...
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SOA Governance FAQ
After more than decade implementing SOA, I’ve come to the conclusion that one of the reasons that prevent organisations from realising the benefits of SOA is the lack of some sort of governance in...
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SOA Transformation through SOA Upgrade
Much has been said about Oracle SOA Suite 10g (or JCaps) upgrades to 11g and how features map between both versions. There is also plenty of information online about this topic both official and...
View ArticleNew in SOA Suite 12c and AIAFP/OER Backward Compatibility Table
Finally Oracle SOA Suite 12cR1 (12.1.3.0.0) is out (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pressrelease/soa-suite-12c-062614).Having implemented all versions of SOA Suite (10.1.3.1-5, 11.1.1.1-7) I am...
View ArticleSOA / API Development Tools Tips
Having been delivering SOA projects for over a decade, I’ve come across many tools some of which I hate and avoid using them (unless a client demands so) and others that have made my life easier when...
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Oracle API Catalog 12c Full Overview
Oracle has recently released Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER) 12c and Oracle API Catalog (OAC) 12c.I am particularly exited on the latter as it aims to simplify management of APIs and promises to be...
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A Word About Microservice Architectures and SOA
In this article I will talk about my first conclusions and my point of view regarding Microservice Architectures. As there is still quite a lot of confusion and debate out there on this topic, I will...
View ArticleInstalling MAF 2.1.2 and MCS Lab Utility on Mac (OS X Yosemite 10.10.4)
During the OFM Summer Camp for Mobile Cloud Service (MCS) it was all going very smooth. In fact too good!! until I had to set up MAF 2.1.2 in JDevleoper and configure the utility provided in the lab...
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Oracle API Management Implementation 12c Book Overview
Digital transformation is at the core of every business strategy regardless of what type of business an organisation is in. Companies that embark on a on a digital transformation journey are able to...
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Converting ADLs to implement end to end JSON in SOA Suite 12.2.1 -PART I
There is no doubt that web [Rest] APIs have become extremely popular and its usage has gone well beyond just building APIs in support of mobile apps. We can see the adoption of resource-oriented...
View ArticleA Microservice Approach for Legacy Modernisation
Very large portion of the world’s business critical systems are considered to be ‘legacy’ –and so is the code underpinning them (ie COBOL, PASCAL, C, to name a few). Although in many cases it is the...
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Comparing Oracle ICS connectors with Workday, Mule, Boomi and Azure
As SaaS adoption continue to increase in organisations of any size, it's only expected that different cloud vendors will stretch their cloud capabilities to try and increase their SaaS/PaaS/IaaS...
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iPaaS. What is it exactly? is it on-premise software running on IaaS?
As cloud adoption continues to rise, the so called 'second wave' of cloud computing becomes less of a prediction and rather a reality we have to deal with. In the past 2 years or so for example, almost...
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Oracle API Platform Cloud Service Overview
Oracle has recently announced the release of Oracle API Platform Cloud Service.Here the official press release.This new platform -not to be confused with Oracle's previous solution, has been built...
View ArticleMy key takeaways from Oracle OpenWorld & JavaOne 2017
I've just literally arrived from Oracle Open World and JavaOne 2017 and my head still hurts with so many interesting announcements and cool new things I want to get my hands on and learn. This blogpost...
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2nd vs 3rd Generation API Platforms - A Comprehensive Comparison
Earlier in the year, June to be exact, I published the OTN article 3rd-Generation API Management: From Proxies to Micro-Gateways -based on a concept I presented in an Oracle OpenWorld 2016 Presentation...
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Is BPM Dead, Long Live Microservices?
With the massive uptake of Microservices Architecture -industry wide- and with it, the adoption of patterns such as Event Sourcing, CQRS and Saga as the means for Microservices to asynchronously...
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A comparison of push vs phone-home communication approaches between API...
API Gateways deliver critical runtime capabilities in enterprise-wide API management infrastructures. However, such runtime capabilities must also be complemented with other design-time and governance...
View ArticleThe Spotify's Engineering Culture. My interpretation and summary.
I've come across the so called "Spotify model" several times. Pretty much every organisation I am working with is using it one way or another either as inspiration for their target organisation or as...
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The Se7en Deadly Sins of API Design
During Oracle Code One 2018 (formerly Java One) I was lucky enough to deliver a funny yet insightful presentation titled "The Seven Deadly Sins of API Design" focused on API design anti-patterns and...
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A brief look at the evolution of interface protocols leading to modern APIs
Application interfaces are as old as the origins of distributed computing and can be traced back to the late 1960's when the first request-response style protocols were conceived. For example,...
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2020 State of the API Report - My Own Thoughts
This morning whilst going through my emails, noticed in my inbox an email titled The 2020 State of the API Report Is Here. As an API author, practitioner and product owner, this immediately caught my...
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Websocket Streaming APIs vs WebHooks
When it comes to push technology, there are LOTs of options out there. And I do mean lots. The market is hot as you can clearly see in the following picture from my Event driven API Strategies...
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What is API Product Management?
Recently I've noticed some good discussions in the API community around what API Product Management actually is and what it entails. Of the content I've come across I can highlight What is API Product...
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API Trends for 2024: A Glimpse into the Future of Interface Technologies
In 2023, the surge of Generative AI captured most of the spotlight in the tech world. I believe it marked an inflection point not just in how we interact with machines but also in society as a whole....
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