The Jan. 27 Oracle presentation on its product strategy for integrating Sun hardware and software produced a lot of information on a variety of solutions and technologies. In this article, readers will find links and references from many different sources to help find material on their valued interests.

ORACLE STRATEGY WEBCAST

Software

Java Strategy Covers JavaFX, JavaSE, Blu-Ray, GlassFish, JavaCard, Developer Sites, JCP, JavaOne Java For Business.

Application Server. GlassFish, WebLogic, protecting investment in existing products, Oracle Application Grid, Grid Architecture, jRockit, Coherence, Tuxedo, OpenMQ, GlassFish WebStack and GF SpaceServer - and Liferay, Sun WebServer, Portal Server, Oracle WebCenter.

Oracle Enterprise Manager and xVM OpsCenter by Richard Sarwal and Steve Wilson. Combined story covers discovery, provisioning, updating, monitoring - including for virtualized assets. Application-to-disk management.

OpenOffice, with Michael Bemmer. Open Source, name changes, Oracle value proposition, Web-Based version, JDeveloper support, Extensions, ODF-support, integration with other Oracle products.

Cloud with Richard Sarwal. A pretty good presentation covering IAAS, PAAS, SAAS; Private and Public Clouds; range from Silo > Grid > Private Cloud > Hybrid including Private and Public Cloud; cloud-in-a-box. Discontinuing the Sun public cloud offering but leveraging Sun's technology, including Q-Layer team for Oracle products that provide flexible, self-service, dynamic services.

Operating Systems by Edward Screven.

Systems

Storage with Mike Shapiro, including OpenStorage and Flash products. Blade Server and x86 Rack Server are covered by Ali Alasti; Archival (tapes) by Jim Cates, and SPARC Servers by Masood Heydari.

Developer

Java Developer Tools by Ted Farrell, Chief Architect and Senior Vice President

Identity Management

Identity Management Strategy by Hasan Rizvi, Senior Vice President, Oracle Fusion Middleware

SOA and Integration Strategy by Hasan Rizvi, Senior Vice President, Oracle Fusion Middleware

By Executive

Charles Phillips: Welcome and Oracle + Sun: Transforming the Industry (43 min.) Download the presentation (PDF)

John Fowler: Hardware Strategy (39 min.) Download the presentation (PDF)

Thomas Kurian: Software Strategy (48 min.) Download the presentation (PDF)

Edward Screven: Operating Systems and Virtualization (19 min.) Download the presentation (PDF)

Juergen Rottler: Customer Service and Support Strategy (23 min.) Download the presentation (PDF)

Jeff Epstein: Operational Strategy (8 min.) Download the presentation (PDF)

Larry Ellison: Oracle + Sun (59 min.) Download the presentation (PDF)

OTHER RESOURCES

Overview and Frequently Asked Questions for the Developer Community

Oracle Java Development Tools FAQ

Guide to Services for Sun Microsystems Customers and Partners

Oracle + Sun Welcome Events - currently being planned; check site for future information on locations and registration.

Part 1 and Part 2 of Java News Round-Up by Terrence Barr, Senior Technologist for Mobile and Embedded Technology at Sun. Part 3 was yet to come. Check his main blog site for the update. [...read more...]

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