Posts Tagged ‘Fusion Middleware’

This post discusses the actual installation of WebLogic Server. Generally speaking, the installation of Oracle WebLogic Server, in reality, involves installing two software products: Java – typically a Java software development kit (SDK) – and WebLogic Server. In a secured deployment, I will install the Java SDK in the same location as WebLogic Server. On […]

This post continues where we left off in discussing the pre-installation tasks of Oracle WebLogic Server. 1) Operating System Firewall Most operating systems include a (software) firewall. The existence of the Windows firewall and Linux firewall (a.k.a. iptables) are common knowledge. Just in case, here are some articles for Solaris and AIX: Setting up a […]

This post discusses the tasks for preparing the operating system before installing WebLogic Server. 1) Validate Operating System The very first thing to do is to validate that the latest critical updates and patches are applied. Everyone talks about it. However, breaches occur regularly because it is not done. I recommend manually running the process […]

I was attending a lunch and learn today where someone asked the following question about publish-subscribe: if the publisher is delayed, how are the subscribers affected? I hear this type of questions often from IT people who have spent their career working on mainframe systems. There are used to processing data in batch, and in […]

This is the second in a series of posts, as the title implies, that focuses on securing Oracle WebLogic Server. This software product is a full fledge Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE). Thus, this series is about technology, right? Yes, it will be primarily focused on technology. However, we have to consider information security […]

I have been working with Oracle WebLogic Server for quite some time. I can count on my hands the number of deployments where security was a concern. This is a first post of a series that focusses on securing WebLogic Server. This series is inspired by the work I am currently doing with a client […]

I read an article this week about considerations for how physicians should handle “prescribing” smartphone apps to patients. Using an app to track calories is not exactly high risk, but using an app to track your blood pressure could be critical to your well-being. This also highlights the importance of proactively engaging patients to direct […]

Jim Bindon is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of all of Avnet’s vertical industries, which includes Healthcare, Government, Finance, Retail, and Energy. His career in healthcare began over 30 years ago as a Director of Radiology followed by 17 years working for the Health Sciences Division of Eastman Kodak. Jim recently spoke to […]

I was standing in line at the airport a few days ago and it occurred to me after the gate agent referred the standby passengers to their smartphones to see their seat assignments how much technology has changed the airline boarding process.  I recalled the days of being frantically taken down the jet way while […]

Missed diagnoses are common at the doc’s office.  Many diseases have common symptoms … to add to that, physician communication with patients during an office visit is decreasing to an average visit of 7 minutes.  How can data fill this gap?  One very important aspect is accurate patient history.  How many times have you flown […]

No one likes to be sick, but it is encouraging that so much information is at our fingertips to help understand our ailments and more importantly how we can prevent becoming ill in the first place. The Internet is not enough though… Last fall, I experienced a circumstance related to the care of my elderly […]

Have you ever wanted to see what the Radiologist said about your MRI along with the image itself? I am a very analytic person and I always ask for “evidence” because I want to see the “slight tear” before I make a decision on whether I need surgery or not.  I believe that data is important to my attitude […]