Feeds in IBM Lotus Notes 8.5

In this article, by Karen Hooper, author of IBM Lotus Notes 8.5,we will delve into what a feed is and how to set them up in Lotus Notes. We will also look at how to view feeds. Then we will see how to set up our feeds so that we always receive the latest content from the websites we are interested in.

To summarize, this article will cover:

• What are feeds
• How to add feeds
• Viewing feeds
• How to manage our feeds

OSB Deployment Automation using Oracle Enterprise Manager

In most medium to large enterprises, integration developers have to deal with managing multiple initiatives spread over multiple departments. In the WebLogic and Oracle Service Bus (OSB) world, this translates to multiple WebLogic/OSB projects in multiple WebLogic domains. Typically, the integration developers are tasked with project development and testing while the WebLogic administrators are responsible for the deployment and operational support. This handoff is not entirely smooth due to different tools and processes in the development and operational organizations.

WebLogic administrators have to deal with multiple OSB projects. Typically, the OSB project deployment should follow the existing methodology in the enterprise. The operational team should centrally maintain the deployment artifacts, and this should be a different location than the one used by the development team. The deployment itself should be a well-defined procedure with a series of repeatable steps. Further, the set of best practices for the enterprise should be invoked at deployment time. This article by Narayan Bharadwaj, author of BPEL Management with Oracle Enterprise, talks about deploying multiple OSB projects to an OSB environment in a standardized manner. Specifically, this article talks about:

• Challenges
• Solution
• Step-by-step exercises:
  • Viewing the Software Library
  • Uploading projects to the Software Library
  • Viewing the project deployment procedure
  • Scheduling project deployment

BPEL Process Monitoring

BPEL processes are the new generation of workflow. It provides IT with an automated framework for enterprise-wide business processes. Monitoring BPEL processes is important for business analysts and administrators to maintain business visibility and resolve problems quickly. This article by Narayan Bharadwaj, author of BPEL Management with Oracle Enterprise talks about viewing deployed BPEL processes and their constituent partner links. Further, monitoring of BPEL processes and partner links using a combination of metrics and synthetic tests is covered.

In this article we will cover:

• Challenges
• Solution
• Step-by-step exercises:
  • Navigating to the BPEL PM target home page
  • Navigating to the BPEL process home page
  • Creating the BPEL process aggregate service
  • Creating a SOAP test to monitor a partner link
  • Creating a SOAP test to monitor a BPEL process
  • Testing the SOAP tests

Managing the IT Portfolio using Troux Enterprise Architecture

This article by Richard J. Reese, author of the book Troux Enterprise Architecture Solutions, introduces the concept of managing the assets of IT like an investment portfolio. Establishing a single-source-of-truth for all IT-related information provides a basis for planning and analysis. The article also introduces the Troux Transformation Platform as a market-leading EA repository tool.