Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: delivering what it promised
There were few surprises in the rollout of Oracle’s Fusion Middleware 11g stack. A year after it announced the roadmap for converging the then newly acquired BEA products, Oracle has delivered most of what it planned. The BEA products have rounded out the Fusion Middleware stack, with WebLogic Server providing the critical mass cornerstone that the product family previously lacked. The company has effectively paired technologies from both sides, such as BEA’s JRockit deterministic virtual machine with Oracle’s Coherence Java object caching, making high-performance products such as Oracle CEP more effective. The result is a highly comprehensive, well-integrated middleware stack.
Oracle’s standard messages for the well-integrated stack are mixed. The company heavily emphasizes that Fusion Middleware 11g is “hot pluggable,” which means it supports customers wishing to implement best-of-breed strategies that require replacement of individual Fusion Middleware products with standards-compliant third-party alternatives. On the other hand, it also promotes proprietary development and management technologies optimized for Oracle products. Oracle’s “you-can-have-it-both-ways” message is not unique, but given its emphasis on standards, it could clarify the message more effectively.
Oracle’s standard messages for the well-integrated stack are mixed. The company heavily emphasizes that Fusion Middleware 11g is “hot pluggable,” which means it supports customers wishing to implement best-of-breed strategies that require replacement of individual Fusion Middleware products with standards-compliant third-party alternatives. On the other hand, it also promotes proprietary development and management technologies optimized for Oracle products. Oracle’s “you-can-have-it-both-ways” message is not unique, but given its emphasis on standards, it could clarify the message more effectively.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IN A NUTSHELL
OVUM VIEW
MIXED MESSAGES ON STANDARDS
ORACLE’S BEST SURPRISE IS NO SURPRISE
THE CORE BUILDING BLOCKS
ORACLE DELIVERED WHAT IT PROMISED
MIXED MESSAGES ON STANDARDS
ORACLE’S MESSAGE CUTS BOTH WAYS
ORACLE’S STANDARDS MESSAGE IS NOT UNIQUE
ORACLE FUSION MIDDLEWARE IS BROAD AND MOSTLY DEEP
THE PRODUCTS OF ORACLE FUSION MIDDLEWARE 11G
THE PLUMBING
ORACLE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (ADF)
ORACLE PLATFORM SECURITY SERVICES (OPSS)
ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER
11G IS CORNERSTONE FOR ORACLE’S APPLICATION GRID
ORACLE COHERENCE DATA GRID AND JROCKIT JVM JUICE WEBLOGIC PERFORMANCE
MIGRATION SPEED BUMPS AHEAD FOR EXISTING ORACLE/BEA CUSTOMERS
ORACLE IS STILL QUIET ON THE FUSION MIDDLEWARE CLOUD STRATEGY
SOA AND BPM STRATEGY
COMMON SERVICE COMPONENT DESIGN AND RUNTIME
COMMON EVENT PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE ECHOES RIVALS
SOA GOVERNANCE
EVOLUTION IN BPM PLANS
REST SUPPORT
ORACLE APPLICATIONS SUPPORT LIMITED TO RECENT VERSIONS
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
CONNECTORS
ORACLE IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
WEBCENTER PORTAL
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND ALM
DESKTOP INTEGRATION
ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER
IN A NUTSHELL
OVUM VIEW
MIXED MESSAGES ON STANDARDS
ORACLE’S BEST SURPRISE IS NO SURPRISE
THE CORE BUILDING BLOCKS
ORACLE DELIVERED WHAT IT PROMISED
MIXED MESSAGES ON STANDARDS
ORACLE’S MESSAGE CUTS BOTH WAYS
ORACLE’S STANDARDS MESSAGE IS NOT UNIQUE
ORACLE FUSION MIDDLEWARE IS BROAD AND MOSTLY DEEP
THE PRODUCTS OF ORACLE FUSION MIDDLEWARE 11G
THE PLUMBING
ORACLE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (ADF)
ORACLE PLATFORM SECURITY SERVICES (OPSS)
ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER
11G IS CORNERSTONE FOR ORACLE’S APPLICATION GRID
ORACLE COHERENCE DATA GRID AND JROCKIT JVM JUICE WEBLOGIC PERFORMANCE
MIGRATION SPEED BUMPS AHEAD FOR EXISTING ORACLE/BEA CUSTOMERS
ORACLE IS STILL QUIET ON THE FUSION MIDDLEWARE CLOUD STRATEGY
SOA AND BPM STRATEGY
COMMON SERVICE COMPONENT DESIGN AND RUNTIME
COMMON EVENT PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE ECHOES RIVALS
SOA GOVERNANCE
EVOLUTION IN BPM PLANS
REST SUPPORT
ORACLE APPLICATIONS SUPPORT LIMITED TO RECENT VERSIONS
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
CONNECTORS
ORACLE IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
WEBCENTER PORTAL
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND ALM
DESKTOP INTEGRATION
ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Oracle’s Fusion Middleware product family
Figure 2: WebLogic Server 11g components
Figure 3: Oracle SOA and BPM capabilities
Figure 1: Oracle’s Fusion Middleware product family
Figure 2: WebLogic Server 11g components
Figure 3: Oracle SOA and BPM capabilities
