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Middleware and Cloud Computing
Oracle Fusion Middleware on Amazon Web Services, Rackspace Cloud and RightScale Cloud Management Platform
This book contains all the new and cool AWS stuff: Free Micro Instances, Tags, S3 Reduced Redundancy Storage, EBS-backed AMIs, MySQL RDS Read Replicas and Multi-Availability Zone Instances, Simple Notification Service (SNS), Simple Queue Service (SQS), Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing with SSL Termination, the brand new Amazon Linux and much, much more!
Learn why running Oracle WebLogic Server and Fusion Middleware in the cloud is often easier, sometimes cheaper and typically more reliable than in your own data center - Buzzword-free, comprehensive and vendor-neutral - Clearly written by an independent IT professional, who has delivered successful projects to some of the world's leading companies - Take advantage of the industry's best: Amazon, Rackspace, RightScale and Oracle - Understand what it takes to achieve availability, scalability, monitoring and management of middleware in the cloud - Get started straightaway with a free Micro Instance from Amazon - Discover key features and showstoppers.
Develop your expertise by reading this book.
about the author:
Dr. Frank Munz is an expert in middleware and distributed computing. He has more than 15 years experience working with top middleware vendors such as Sun, BEA, TIBCO and Oracle, throughout Europe and Australia. Frank is the founder of munz & more - a cutting-edge consultancy focusing on Oracle middleware and cloud computing - and also runs his own high-end training program. He loves to talk about features and showstoppers and frequently speaks at conferences all over the world.
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Format:Paperback
If you want the lay-of-the-land of the cloud space, then Frank Munz's sweeping volume is for you. As you would expect from a Ph.D. the expansive yet down-to-earth thesis begins with a definition of terms and builds to a comprehensive synopsis of cloud architecture. As you might expect from
Oracle's Technologist of the year there is a consistent focus on Oracle's rich middleware technology stack, but does not lose sight of other key technologies such as Oracle VM, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, and of course database technologies.
This volume is far from being an extended Oracle sales white paper. The majority of the writing covers what cloud is today.
* It compares Rackspace to Amazon cloud offerings
* The importance of SOA and how it is implemented in real terms without sales gibberish
* An extensive coverage of middleware provisioning, domains, filesystems, deployment suggestions, availability and backup and recovery.
This is an architectural document. Don't expect step by step how-to tutorials. I found it refreshing to see a relatively unbiased presentation coving Amazon's, Racksapace's, and Oracle's technologies all in one volume. Important architectural topics such as capacity planning, system scaling, pricing, and load balancing and more are covered in adequate depth.
It is a book in my toolbox I know I'll pull out just to see what Frank said on the topic.
Oracle's Technologist of the year there is a consistent focus on Oracle's rich middleware technology stack, but does not lose sight of other key technologies such as Oracle VM, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, and of course database technologies.
This volume is far from being an extended Oracle sales white paper. The majority of the writing covers what cloud is today.
* It compares Rackspace to Amazon cloud offerings
* The importance of SOA and how it is implemented in real terms without sales gibberish
* An extensive coverage of middleware provisioning, domains, filesystems, deployment suggestions, availability and backup and recovery.
This is an architectural document. Don't expect step by step how-to tutorials. I found it refreshing to see a relatively unbiased presentation coving Amazon's, Racksapace's, and Oracle's technologies all in one volume. Important architectural topics such as capacity planning, system scaling, pricing, and load balancing and more are covered in adequate depth.
It is a book in my toolbox I know I'll pull out just to see what Frank said on the topic.
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed reading this Middleware and cloud computing book. It is wel-written and doesn't require preliminary
knowledge on the Amazon or Rackspace cloud. I really appreciate the hands-on approach and the step by step explanation of tasks are real time-savers.
Another plus is that the author emphasizes when he is formulating his own opinion. Frank Munz profiles himself as an independent person and I think he did a good job in being neutral.
To be honest I haven't experimented with the Rackspace cloud as it seems more limited than Amazon Web Services and didn't provide a Free Usage Tier like Amazon did.
For me it was a nice introduction to the cloud and I can certainly recommend it to people wanting to experiment with WebLogic Server or Fusion Middleware in the cloud.
knowledge on the Amazon or Rackspace cloud. I really appreciate the hands-on approach and the step by step explanation of tasks are real time-savers.
Another plus is that the author emphasizes when he is formulating his own opinion. Frank Munz profiles himself as an independent person and I think he did a good job in being neutral.
To be honest I haven't experimented with the Rackspace cloud as it seems more limited than Amazon Web Services and didn't provide a Free Usage Tier like Amazon did.
For me it was a nice introduction to the cloud and I can certainly recommend it to people wanting to experiment with WebLogic Server or Fusion Middleware in the cloud.
Format:Paperback
With the explosion of Internet content, especially that for the IT industry, it leaves an interesting question hanging over the worth (if any) of IT textbooks. When you can find an answer on just about anything online, what's the point of shelling out money, especially for IT texts that have been overpriced for sometime?
Frank Munz's Middleware and Cloud Computing: Oracle on Amazon Web Services and Rackspace Cloud book is a good reminder of one key fact about text books in context of an internet society, they can save you a lot of research and time on the internet looking for the nitty-gritty details.
The book is clearly aimed at system administrators & architects who are looking for details about moving Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) products to the cloud. A healthy dose of system admin knowledge is required of readers, with discussions on operating system (particularly Linux), us of command lines, and a knowledge of networking concepts would greatly assist too. FMW knowledge isn't assumed, with an introductory chapter included, but knowledge in Oracle's WebLogic Server (WLS) would be highly beneficial to readers, and a familiarity of Java EE technologies too.
Munz's book is broken into logical halves. The first is a general introduction into "as a Service" cloud computing concepts. For readers who have heard the terminology but haven't kept up with all the in's and out's of what a cloud service is, this provides an opportunity to learn the lingo and also learn how to critique the cloud offerings, which is (let's just say) over hyped by IT marketing.
The first part of the book also takes care to look in depth at Amazon Web Services (AWS), including images, instances, storage and even pricing. In this area the book departs from a typical theoretical text encouraging readers to create their own AWS accounts and gives details on how to configure and run your own instance. The text however doesn't just focus on AWS, and also looks at Rackspace's equivalent cloud services.
The second half is where Munz's book shines. Moving on from cloud basics, readers are led through considerations on designing and architecture within the cloud, management, availability and scalability, all in context of FMW and specifically of WLS and its supported JEE technologies. In each area the reader is brought back to specific considerations and limitations of Amazon's & Rackspace's platforms. On completing the book it becomes obvious this is a well thought out inclusion, as like enterprise home-baked operating systems and network infrastructure, cloud vendors' platform are not born equal or include every feature required. The implication being certain FMW features and designs simply won't work on specific cloud platforms.
The book isn't without fault. Munz does take a narrative approach that may not be everybody's cup of tea. In turn there's a section that takes an unfortunate cop out on not tackling Oracle's (let's just say) less than favourable licensing. Yet overall the outcome for FMW professionals, in particular administrators and architects, is a positive one, and a recommended read. In turn it's the careful research into actually testing what FMW features will really work on each cloud vendor's platform, all collated into 1 book rather than sprayed across the internet, which will save readers significant time: prewarned is prearmed.
Frank Munz's Middleware and Cloud Computing: Oracle on Amazon Web Services and Rackspace Cloud book is a good reminder of one key fact about text books in context of an internet society, they can save you a lot of research and time on the internet looking for the nitty-gritty details.
The book is clearly aimed at system administrators & architects who are looking for details about moving Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) products to the cloud. A healthy dose of system admin knowledge is required of readers, with discussions on operating system (particularly Linux), us of command lines, and a knowledge of networking concepts would greatly assist too. FMW knowledge isn't assumed, with an introductory chapter included, but knowledge in Oracle's WebLogic Server (WLS) would be highly beneficial to readers, and a familiarity of Java EE technologies too.
Munz's book is broken into logical halves. The first is a general introduction into "as a Service" cloud computing concepts. For readers who have heard the terminology but haven't kept up with all the in's and out's of what a cloud service is, this provides an opportunity to learn the lingo and also learn how to critique the cloud offerings, which is (let's just say) over hyped by IT marketing.
The first part of the book also takes care to look in depth at Amazon Web Services (AWS), including images, instances, storage and even pricing. In this area the book departs from a typical theoretical text encouraging readers to create their own AWS accounts and gives details on how to configure and run your own instance. The text however doesn't just focus on AWS, and also looks at Rackspace's equivalent cloud services.
The second half is where Munz's book shines. Moving on from cloud basics, readers are led through considerations on designing and architecture within the cloud, management, availability and scalability, all in context of FMW and specifically of WLS and its supported JEE technologies. In each area the reader is brought back to specific considerations and limitations of Amazon's & Rackspace's platforms. On completing the book it becomes obvious this is a well thought out inclusion, as like enterprise home-baked operating systems and network infrastructure, cloud vendors' platform are not born equal or include every feature required. The implication being certain FMW features and designs simply won't work on specific cloud platforms.
The book isn't without fault. Munz does take a narrative approach that may not be everybody's cup of tea. In turn there's a section that takes an unfortunate cop out on not tackling Oracle's (let's just say) less than favourable licensing. Yet overall the outcome for FMW professionals, in particular administrators and architects, is a positive one, and a recommended read. In turn it's the careful research into actually testing what FMW features will really work on each cloud vendor's platform, all collated into 1 book rather than sprayed across the internet, which will save readers significant time: prewarned is prearmed.
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