Application Development Want Continuous Integration for Database and API documentation? We all value well-written, self-explanatory technical documentation. However, writing documentation can be quite arduous and to be frank, a tad boring. That's why we've implemented continuous integration for our documentation using tools such as Apiary and Hercule.
Integration How Much Oracle Integration Cloud Do I Need? Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) is a powerful platform for application integration, process automation, and streamlined mobile and web development. It incorporates machine learning recommendations to accelerate every step of designing and delivering integrations.
Integration OIC ERP Integration Using File Based Data Import (FBDI) Configuring the Oracle ERP Cloud Adapter within Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) for importing bulk data using File Based Data Import (FBDI) into ERP requires many considerations and some important configuration. This post outlines
Infrastructure Linux Patching #10 - Summary of steps for patching an environment A wrap up to our series on Linux Patching - this final article is a brief review of the steps that we examined across all of these articles. There is a lot to consider when patching your Linux environment and it's well worth planning out your approach before you start.
Infrastructure Linux Patching #9 - Rolling back all the changes What's the best way of rolling back Linux patches? Undoubtedly the best way is to use the 'yum' transaction capabilities to manage the whole process. Not only is it easier, but it's totally reliable.
Infrastructure Linux Patching #8 - Applying the security-minimal patch We're now ready how to actually apply the Linux security patches. We discuss the various options and work through the 'update-minimal' option, sharing some handy tips along the way.
Infrastructure Linux Patching #7 - Cataloging the Linux System before and after patching This article looks at cataloging the state of a Linux system - both before and after a patching run, important for both verification and auditing purposes.
Infrastructure Linux Patching #6 - Using RPM tools This article looks at some of the powerful tooling available with the Linux 'rpm' command, a lower level tool that allows you to examine the packages installed on a Linux system.
Infrastructure Linux Patching #5 - Using yum utilities to help in the patching process Using yum utilities to help in the Linux patching process
Integration Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) - Tips & Tricks While working with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) on a number of customer projects recently, I've come across a few handy tips and tricks to make life easier. TIP-1 : Accessing Variables Across Scopes TIP-2
Infrastructure Linux Patching #4 - Scripts to enable and disable non-patching & patching repositories Hi All, This next article in the series discusses how to enable and disable locally available repositories. Surprisingly, this is actually important to do, since if we were to try patching with the
Infrastructure Linux Patching #3 - Nightly refresh of Repositories Hi All, Continuing on with the Linux patching series, this article looks at how to make sure the newly set up patching repositories are kept up to date on a nightly basis. This
Infrastructure Linux Patching #2 - Setting up local repositories and Apache directories Hi All, So onto part #2 of this series - setting up the Linux repositories that will be accessed from our VMs. The reason this is required is because in a secure system
Infrastructure Linux Patching #1 - Introduction and Overview Hi All, As we all know, patching is an important and necessary part of the Support work we do. In terms of Linux, patching of Linux servers is a vital part of ensuring
Containers Monitoring Docker Containers with Oracle Management Cloud Infrastructure monitoring for cloud and next-generation resources can be a challenging and complex problem in managing large scale, high-performance enterprise cloud solutions. Oracle Management Cloud (OMC) provides a great solution that is easy
Application Development Getting a word in! Integrating Oracle Digital Assistant with Alexa Hi Everyone, With the rapid rise in the uptake of virtual assistants, we wanted to explore integrating the Oracle Digital Assistant (ODA) with Alexa, so we can expand the range of platforms we
Oracle Cloud Part #2: Securely Dockerising the Oracle PaaS Service Manager (PSM CLI) TL;DR: Using the rubiconxred/psm docker image with external secrets, we can securely interact with psm CLI without needing anything else installed on our machine. No python, no pip dependency downloads, no
Oracle Cloud Part#1: Getting Started with Oracle PaaS Service Manager for Oracle PaaS Automation Oracle PaaS Service Manager (PSM) is a command line tool that allows you to provision, configure, and manage the life cycle of Oracle PaaS platforms and products. It acts as a wrapper around
Oracle Cloud Connecting To An On-Premise Database Using the Oracle Integration Cloud Agent Framework Over the past few months, we have been working with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC). In this post, we’ll be looking at Integration Cloud Services (ICS) agent framework, which allows us to connect
AWS Part#2: Removing SSH 'pem' files from Jump Boxes in AWS - Getting it working Hi Everyone, In Part #1 of this series : Removing SSH 'pem' files from Jump Boxes in AWS - Introduction, I described the problem of SSH management and started on a solution to restrict
AWS Part #1: Removing SSH 'pem' files from Jumpboxes in AWS - Introduction Hi Everyone, During the work of a major Client Project, one issue that was continually on my mind was how we were using SSH 'pem' files on the non-prod and prod jump boxes.
Middleware WebLogic Log Inspector: Automated Error Checking using WebLogic Admin REST APIs Oracle Fusion Middleware environments often consist of multiple servers distributed across many physical hosts. To provision new environments we have the power of Rubicon Red MyST Studio to automate the creation and deployment
Middleware Tips for Working with Stored Procedures in OSB 12c During a recent engagement, I faced a few issues while creating a database adapter for a stored procedure in OSB 12.2.1.2. I wanted to share the detailed steps to create
Middleware Effective Use Cases for XQuery Library in OSB 12c During my recent engagements, working with SOA Suite 12c, I have realized the strength of the XQuery library feature (introduced in OSB 12c) to simplify SOA 12c implementations by avoiding copying code in
Containers Topdown Polyglot Microservices with OpenAPI In previous blogs, I took you on the journey to containerise a seemingly monolithic application called MedRec, which runs on the WebLogic Application Server. Since then, the strangely familiar, yet fictitious, development team
