MacLochlainns Weblog

Oracle Press authors met at the bookstore to sign books for an hour this morning and visit with our editors (shown at left). Then, we went off to the OTN Lounge and JavaOne at the Hilton.

It’s interesting to see different Java solution sets, especially on embedded devices. I also got a good look at the Vaadin server-side AJAX framework. It was interesting. The QuickConnect AJAX framework isn’t represented at the conference, but it’s a free open source project that may interest some.

Java’s dominance in the Oracle product stack is clear. Java is the crux of the SOA architecture for Oracle’s middleware solutions. Interestingly, I’ve met a number who are new to Java. A number of the vendors here are looking for skilled Java programmers, which leads me to see a lot of opportunity for developers.

I snagged a copy of Oracle Essbase and Oracle OLAP today. Oracle Essbase is part of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. I’ve began reading the book this evening. It appears a good starting place for those exploring Oracle Essbase and Oracle OLAP solution space.