Oracle Autonomous Cloud Platform: The Vision for Efficient and Productive Enterprise–Webcast June 7th 2018

Join us in our ongoing ‘Oracle Autonomous Cloud Platform’ webcast series to learn more about the transformative Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) based cloud platform services. The first presentation of the series will cover the vision of the Oracle Autonomous Cloud Platform and the value it adds to your business.

In this session you will learn about:

  • The vision for Oracle Autonomous Cloud Platform that extends Autonomous capabilities across the entire Oracle Cloud Platform 
  • How Oracle is applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) to its entire next-generation Cloud Platform services to help customers lower cost, reduce risk, accelerate innovation, and get predictive insights
  • Get guidance on how to get started with Oracle Autonomous Cloud Platform

For details please visit the registration page here.

 

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Setup of PaaS Computes (SOACS/MFTCS/DBCS) over IP Network for VPN Connectivity by Shub Lahiri

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Executive Overview

PaaS customers, in the past, have been able to provision their instances only over the flat network of Oracle Public Cloud (OPC). However, at present, support for PaaS computes with IP networks has been released. As a result, customers now have a choice to provision PaaS instances, e.g. SOA Cloud Service (SOACS), MFT Cloud Service (MFTCS) or Database Cloud Service (DBCS), using IP networks.

This option clearly comes with 2 distinct advantages. Firstly, there is no need to configure GRE tunnels between PaaS compute and the VPN Gateway running in OPC. Secondly, the customers have the flexibility of defining their own network subnet and topology for their PaaS instances running within OPC.

Since this feature is recently released, this blog is an attempt to provide guidance with the basic setup and configuration of PaaS computes using IP networks.

Solution Approach

To demonstrate the use case, a 2-node SOACS cluster, with an Oracle Traffic Director (OTD) serving as the load balancer, is provisioned first with IP networks. The steps outlined here are conceptually the same for an MFTCS cluster as well. The cluster is then connected to an on-premises private network over VPN.

The overall solution architecture with the network topology and VPN connectivity is shown in Fig. 1 here.

Fig. 1 PaaS Computes over IP Network with VPN connectivity to on-premises network

Solution Architecture

Before provisioning of the SOACS cluster, it is necessary to create a DBCS instance for the SOA Infrastructure repository.

Therefore, in summary, 5 compute instances are provisioned in the identity domain within OPC, as listed below.:

  • Database Cloud Service (DBCS)
  • SOA Cloud Service – Node 1 (SOACS-1)
  • SOA Cloud Service – Node 2 (SOACS-2)
  • Load Balancer (OTD)
  • Corente Service Gateway (CSG) – VPN Gateway (Oracle Public Cloud) Read the complete article here.

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ICS SOAP Connection – Retrieve File Uploaded WSDL by Greg Mally

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When working with Oracle Integration Cloud Service (ICS) SOAP Connections, it is common to upload a WSDL file when configuring the Connection Properties:

The focus of this blog is how to retrieve/recover the WSDL in the event the original file is not available. This can be accomplished in several ways that include an on-line and/or off-line approach. Regardless of the approach, it is important to understand that when the WSDL file is uploaded it is added to the connection as an attachment.

On-Line WSDL Retrieval via REST AP

ICS provides a set of REST APIs for managing and monitoring integrations, adapters, connections, lookups, and packages (https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/integration-cloud-service/rest-api.html). One of these APIs can be used to retrieve the attached WSDL for the SOAP connection and interestingly enough, it is called Retrieve an Attachment. There are quite a few ways to work with REST APIs that include tools like SoapUI, browser add-ons like Postman/RESTClient, or linux commands like cURL. For this blog, we will be using linux cURL (https://curl.haxx.se/).

The Retrieve an Attachment API requires three pieces of information to construct the URL for the REST call:
1.  ICS host name ([domain].integration.[region].oraclecloud.com … the first part of the ICS Console URL)
2.  ICS Connection ID:

3.  ICS Connection Property Name (targetWSDLURL). Read the complete article here.

 

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ICS File handling options and tips by Mani Krishnan

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Introduction

Oracle Integration Cloud Service (ICS) provides file handling capabilities through technology adapters and other application-specific adapters. This post focuses on the most commonly used file handling methods in ICS, using FTP, File and REST adapters and some techniques to tackle advanced file handling requirements. Information in this post is applicable to release 17.2.5 of ICS.

File handling in ICS

FTP adapter is widely used for transferring and process files. It provides ability to read, download, write and delete files at an FTP/SFTP location.  Size limits apply to files read via FTP, 2MB for “Read” operation and 10MB for “Download to ICS” operation. Files could be decrypted, unzipped upon Read and zipped, encrypted during Write operation. Refer to the guide about using FTP adapter for more information.

File adapter allows file polling, read and write operations on an on-premise location, using ICS connectivity agent.  The target and source directories are locally accessible from the server where ICS connectivity agent is deployed.  Refer to the guide about using File adapter for more information.

REST adapter allows receiving files as HTTP multipart attachments, and sending file as attachments, given that the target endpoint is capable of processing files sent as attachments. Incoming HTTP requests are limited to 10MB in size. In an upcoming release (currently 17.2.5) , REST adapter will be capable of receiving and sending files in raw form in HTTP body using content type “application/octet-stream”. This will allow uploading to and downloading files to content servers, such as Microsoft SharePoint.

Finally, StageFile action, allows reading, writing, listing, zipping and unzipping of files within ICS. It allows reading and processing files previously downloaded into ICS or created by StageFile write action.  Note that the files handled by StageFile are temporary in nature, accessible only during execution of an integration instance.

Base64 encoding and decoding

File content that’s binary, not readable or non-conforming (to XML schema, for example) need to be converted to base64-encoded string so that web services can handle them. Likewise, web services return such content as base64-encoded string that need to be converted to files. ICS FTP adapters allow this through a schema shown below. Read the complete article here.

 

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Wellness First: an inside look at Beacon technology by Alessia Sacchi

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“Just like lighthouses have helped sailors navigate the world for thousands of years, electronic beacons can be used to provide precise location and contextual cues within apps to help you navigate the world.” (The Google Beacons development team)

What I find thrilling about beacons is that in their simplest sense they are unaware of themselves or any devices around them and we – humans – are not aware of them. So how is possible that these tiny transmitters are being used to help people in their daily lives? According to reports, 5 million beacons attached to the walls around the world are used to offer great help to people with regard to an array of things like travel, shopping, parking, entertainment, transportation, inventory management, assets tracking, indoor navigation  and at last but not least in the healthcare space through more efficient processes and improved patient-care.

Wellness First is a fictitious gym that utilizes beacons to improve the customer experience. In this post we’ll take a close look at the Ionic Framework Mobile App I’ve built that uses Estimote beacons to target a customer located near the room where a Yoga class  is just about to start and offers an unbeatable discount. Read the complete article here.

 

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Integrate and Extend SaaS hands-on training June 25th & 26th 2018 in Dubai

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For SaaS partners we offer two days hands-on trainings to extend and integrate SaaS with Oracle PaaS:

Dubai, June 25th & 26th 2018

In case you can’t attend watch thee Partner Overview Webcast on-demand here and get the partner resource kit here.

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Oracle Named a Leader in 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service for the Second Year in a Row by Vika Mlonchina

 

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Oracle announced in a press release today that it has been named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service” report for the second consecutive year. Oracle believes that the recognition is testament to the continued momentum and growth of Oracle Cloud Platform in the past year.

Gartner views integration platform as a service (iPaaS) as having the “capabilities to enable subscribers (aka "tenants") to implement data, application, API and process integration projects involving any combination of cloud-resident and on-premises endpoints.” The report adds, “This is achieved by developing, deploying, executing, managing and monitoring integration processes/flows that connect multiple endpoints so that they can work together.”

“GE leverages Oracle Integration Cloud to streamline commercial, fulfilment, operations and financial processes of our Digital unit across multiple systems and tools, while providing a seamless experience for our employees and customers,” said Kamil Litman, Vice President of Software Engineering, GE Digital. “Our investment with Oracle has enabled us to significantly reduce time to market for new projects, and we look forward to the autonomous capabilities that Oracle plans to soon introduce.”

Download the full 2018 Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service” here.

Oracle recently announced autonomous capabilities across its entire Oracle Cloud Platform portfolio, including application and data integration. Autonomous capabilities include self-defining integrations that help customers rapidly automate business processes across different SaaS and on-premises applications, as well as self-defining data flows with automated data lake and data prep pipeline creation for ingesting data (streaming and batch).

Oracle also recently introduced Oracle Self-Service Integration, enabling business users to improve productivity and streamline daily tasks by connecting cloud applications to automate processes. Thousands of customers use Oracle Cloud Platform, including global enterprises, along with SMBs and ISVs to build, test, and deploy modern applications and leverage the latest emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning and bots, to deliver enhanced experiences.

A Few Reasons Why Oracle Autonomous Integration Cloud is Exciting

Oracle Autonomous Integration Cloud accelerates the path to digital transformation by eliminating barriers between business applications through a combination of machine learning, embedded best-practice guidance, and prebuilt application integration and process automation.  Here are a few key features:

Pre-Integrated with Applications – A large library of pre-integration with Oracle and 3rd Party SaaS and on-premises applications through application adapters eliminates the slow and error prone process of configuring and manually updating Web service and other styles of application integration.

Pre-Built Integration Flows – Instead of recreating the most commonly used integration flows, such as between sales applications (CRM) and configure, price, quoting (CPQ) applications, Oracle provides pre-built integration flows between applications spanning CX, ERP, HCM and more to take the guesswork out of integration.

Unified Process, Integration, and Analytics – Oracle Autonomous Integration Cloud merges the solution components of application integration, business process automation, and the associated analytics into a single seamlessly unified business integration solution to shrink the time to complete end-to-end business process lifecycles. 

Autonomous – It is self-driving, self-securing, and self-repairing, providing recommendations and best next actions, removing security risks resulting from manual patching, and sensing application integration connectivity issues for corrective action.

Discover OAIC for yourself by taking advantage of this limited time offer to start for free with Oracle Autonomous Integration Cloud.

Check here for Oracle Autonomous Cloud Integration customer stories.

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PaaS (Process & Integration) Partner Community Newsletter May 2018

Dear PaaS Partner Community,

You plan a summer holiday at the beach, enjoy the sun, go surfing or get an ice cream? Attend the PaaS Summer Camp 2018 in Lisbon! The Oracle produce management team will train you hands-on in the latest PaaS cloud services. During the one week training you will become an expert in Oracle PaaS ready to deliver successful customer projects, and find some time to visit the beach. You can choose between 6 different tracks including integration & API Management, chatbots, integrate & extend SaaS, application development, innovation including blockchain & case management and a hackathon to build your own PaaS solution. Register for the PaaS Summer Camps 2018 from August 27th – 31st in Lisbon Portugal.

In case you can’t make it to Lisbon attend one of the Oracle Developer Meetups or an Integrate and Extend SaaS training across Europe. As a follow-up of this training we recommend to become an Oracle certified PaaS expert.

Oracle Named a Leader in 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service for the Second Year in a Row. The latest new service of Oracle’s Autonomous Integration Platform is Self-Service Integration (SSI). Get and SSI introduction to see how integrations can be deployed by drag and drop and how this differ from integration in OIC. Thanks to the community for sharing all the Integration articles: Implementing Oracle API Platform Cloud Service & Great APIs need a plan! & API Platform Custom Host Name and Certificate & Oracle API Platform Cloud Service: using the Developer Portal for discovering APIs via the API Catalog and subscribing applications to APIs & Why API-led architecture is important to drive digital transformation & Continuous Integration with Apiary, Dredd, and Wercker & ADVISOR WEBCAST: Cloud Integration Service Administration (OIC, SOACS, MFTCS, APICS) – May 23rd 2018 & Deploying OIC – Definitive Tip #9, Oracle Integration Cloud: New! The Data Mapper Activity & How to install the Oracle Integration Cloud on premises connectivity agent (18.1.3).

The Jarvis Pizzeria team Richard Olrichs & Marcel van de Glind & Marc Kuijpers serve two new articles about  markers and conditions and Aborting a Process. Thanks to the community for sharing all the process articles: Embedding the Oracle OICS Process Workspace Application in an iFrame & Process Cloud Service (PCS) Error Exception Handling.

In our innovation and architecture section IoT is everywhere and why there is no innovation without integration. IDC reports the emergence of blockchain, it’s time to know everything about it!

For a short summery of our key monthly information watch the Fusion Middleware & PaaS Partner Updates on YouTube. The May edition highlights the PaaS Summer Camps and, Integrate & Extend SaaS hands-on training, This month’s community webcast will be the second part of our API Platform cloud service series, please join our monthly PaaS Partner Community Webcast – May 30th 2018.

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API Platform Cloud Service part 2 – PaaS Partner Community Webcast – May 30th 2018

 

Attend our May edition of the PaaS Partner Community Webcast live on May 30th 2018 at 16:image30 CET. In the second part of the API Management webcast series Robert Wunderlich will present a live demo of Oracle API Platform Cloud Service.

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Call ID: 5566478 and Passcode: 253288

UK: +44 (0) 208 118 1001 & United States: 140 877 440 73

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Oracle API Platform Cloud Service:

A great API Management solution supports agile API development, and also makes it easy to keep an eye on KPIs covering every aspect of the API lifecycle. True hybrid API deployment – in the Cloud or on-premises – means that your API solution is modern and adaptable, all while employing the most up-to-date security protocols.

 

Schedule:

Wednesday May 30th 2018 16:30 – 17:30 CET

Visit the registration page here.

Missed our PaaS Partner Community Webcast? – watch the on-demand versions:

· 3rd Generation API Gateways April 17th 2018

· Oracle JET February March 27th 2018

· Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service February 28th 2018

· Container Native Application Development Platform January 23rd 2018

· Oracle free Cloud Demo Services December 15th 2017

· Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) November 21st 2017

· Adaptive Case Management in PCS October 31st 2017

· Oracle OpenWorld 2017 September 25th 2017

· Cloud Compliance & Certification August 2017

· Wercker July 21st 2017

· Sales Play webcast June 28th 2017

· Process Cloud Service update – DMN capabilities May 23rd 2017

· Drive DevOps Agility and Operational Efficiency with Oracle Management Cloud April 25th 2017

· Implementing DevOps and Agile Methodologies in Oracle Projects March 21st 2017

· Mobile Cloud Service & Chat Bots February 28th 2017

· b2b January 31st 2017

· Community Resources & free Cloud trails December 20th 2016

· SOA 12 & BPM Suite 12c Roadmap update November 29th 2016

· Microservices October 25th 2016

· Oracle OpenWorld 2016 update September 27th 2016

· API Cloud Platform Service August 30th 2016

· BPM Suite & PCS Update July 26th 2016

· Integration Cloud Service June 28th 2016

· Sales Plays Webcast June 9th 2016

· Real-Time Integration Business Insight May 31st 2016

For the latest information please visit Community Updates Wiki page (SOA Community membership required).

 

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My private Corner – PaaS Summer Camp 2018

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Become an Oracle cloud expert and enjoy the beach in Portugal. During the day you attend the best PaaS classes with trainers from Oracle product management in the afternoon you enjoy the beach or visit Lisbon. That’s why we call the one week training the PaaS Summer Camps.

Choose between one of 6 different hands-on tracks to get ready to deliver a successful cloud project. For more information please visit the registration page here.

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