For
this episode the OTN ArchBeat podcast ventures deep into Oracle HQ for a
conversation with Vikas Anand, Senior Director of Product Management
for Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Integration Cloud Service, and Ram Menon, Product Manager for Oracle Integration Cloud Service.
This discussion was originally made available as a video on the OTN ArchBeat YouTube channel.
But I thought it would be a good idea to make it available in a format
you could consume without crashing into something while driving or
riding a bike or walking.
The Panelists
Vikas Anand
Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Integration Cloud Service
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‘Tis the season to be busy. No, I am not talking about the
tax season but we do have a lot of things cooking up on the Content side of the
house this spring. You will be hearing a lot about Oracle Cloud solutions for
Content and Experience over the next few days and coming weeks.
Here’s a quick snapshot of things to do and places to be, to
have the front row seating (so to say, not literally, of course) for all the
upcoming activities:
Thursday, April 20
10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST
Live Tweet Chat: Is headless Content Management System
signaling the end of Web Content Mgmt?
Follow and participate using #contentdgtl
Don’t sit on the sidelines on this one. Hear what the
industry is saying about the direction of content management and participate in
the live one hour conversation on twitter. Simply use one of the tweet chat
platforms to follow the conversation on #contentdgtl and chime in (more on tweet chat logistics here). Hear and be
heard.
Tuesday, April 25th– Thursday, April 27th, Modern Customer Experience Conference, Las
Vegas, NV
If you are planning to be in Las Vegas for the Modern CX
Conference, don’t miss catching up with our executives, customers and product
experts and see our solutions in action! Here are a few sessions featuring
customers, industry thought leaders, executives and product experts to keep
note of:
Customer
Experience is the new Battleground: A Customer Panel on Business
Transformation [KEY1314] Wednesday, Apr 26 | 8:30 a.m. | Mandalay Bay Ballroom
Content: The Linchpin for Consistent
Experiences in an Omni-channel World [THT1269] Wednesday,
Apr 26 | 1:00 p.m. | CX Hub Theater Thursday, Apr 27 | 1:00 p.m. | CX Hub Theater
Transforming Global Operations for Sales
and Marketing: The Atradius Story [BRK1069] Wednesday, Apr 26 | 4:00 p.m.
| CX Sales Theater 1
Drive Omni-channel Content Operations with
Oracle Content and Experience Cloud [THT1327] Wednesday, Apr 26 | 6:40 p.m. | Modern Marketing
Theater
Deliver Rich and Consistent Omni-channel
Experiences [BRK1190] Thursday, Apr 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Reef A
Bring Proven Digital Marketing Strategies to
Highly Regulated Industries [BRK1105] Thursday, Apr 27 | 3:15 p.m. |
Breakers K and L
We will also have “Omni-Channel Content and Experience”
kiosks in both CX and Modern Marketing Exhibition areas so do come check out
the solutions in action.
Tuesday, May 2nd 10:00 a.m. PDT/ 1:00 p.m. EDT
Live Webcast: Introducing
Oracle Content and Experience Cloud
Join Oracle executive, David Le Strat, for a webcast on May
2 at 10am PDT to learn about Oracle Content and Experience Cloud -- a Digital
Experience platform that drives omni-channel content management and delivers
engaging experiences to your customers, partners, and employees.
We will continue to share exciting updates and information
in the meantime but do mark your calendars so you can catch and participate in
all of the above-mentioned events. You know why it is important for you and I
to participate in these? Well, here’s one reason:
Is SQL
Injection A WebSite Problem?, from
Pete Finnigan's Oracle Security Weblog. Yes, even after all this time the
old SQL Injection attack is still in use and there are enough vulnerable
sites to make it worth a hacker’s while to try it.
Learn about the different SPARC-based cloud solutions. Acquaint yourself with a new on-premises cloud offering called Secure Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure as a Service which implements SPARC Enterprise.
We've spent a lot of time recently discussing chatbots and how they likely will change how customers interact with businesses. Yet, we haven't spent much time discussing the origin of chatbots, what exactly it is they can do for businesses, and how pervasive they might become. That changes today, with this new chatbots infographic:
The infographic provides you with a solid introduction to chatbots through useful and interesting statistics. First, you'll be introduced to some recent milestones in the field of Artificial Intelligence, which have paved the way for mainstream acceptance of chatbots. Remember when Watson defeated Ken Jennings in Jeopardy, or when Deep Blue beat Gary Kasparov in a game of chess? Without previous advancements in AI, chatbots would not be nearly as powerful, or as helpful to us, as they are today.
Next, you'll learn why mobile messaging platforms have become the ideal channel for chatbot innovation. Sixty-five percent of consumers prefer using a messaging app when contacting a business (who calls anyone anymore, anyway,) but businesses often are inundated with thousands, or even millions, of customer requests and complaints and are struggling to keep up. That's where chatbots come in!
Finally, you'll understand the differences between the types of chatbots that currently exist (yes, there is more than one type of chatbot!) and what each type can do for you, and for your customers. Some chatbots are fairly basic and engage only in a structured way based on menu choices (think of these as beefed-up phone trees or FAQs.) Others, however, can monitor intent, are contextually aware, use natural language processing and machine learning, and can even personalize responses to your questions. This second type of chatbot is the type that you'll be able to create using Oracle's mobile chatbot platform, and it's also the type that will revolutionize customer engagement in the enterprise!
We've spent a lot of time recently discussing chatbots and how they likely will change how customers interact with businesses. Yet, we haven't spent much time discussing the origin of chatbots, what exactly it is they can do for businesses, and how pervasive they might become. That changes today, with this new chatbots infographic:
The infographic provides you with a solid introduction to chatbots through useful and interesting statistics. First, you'll be introduced to some recent milestones in the field of Artificial Intelligence, which have paved the way for mainstream acceptance of chatbots. Remember when Watson defeated Ken Jennings in Jeopardy, or when Deep Blue beat Gary Kasparov in a game of chess? Without previous advancements in AI, chatbots would not be nearly as powerful, or as helpful to us, as they are today.
Next, you'll learn why mobile messaging platforms have become the ideal channel for chatbot innovation. Sixty-five percent of consumers prefer using a messaging app when contacting a business (who calls anyone anymore, anyway,) but businesses often are inundated with thousands, or even millions, of customer requests and complaints and are struggling to keep up. That's where chatbots come in!
Finally, you'll understand the differences between the types of chatbots that currently exist (yes, there is more than one type of chatbot!) and what each type can do for you, and for your customers. Some chatbots are fairly basic and engage only in a structured way based on menu choices (think of these as beefed-up phone trees or FAQs.) Others, however, can monitor intent, are contextually aware, use natural language processing and machine learning, and can even personalize responses to your questions. This second type of chatbot is the type that you'll be able to create using Oracle's mobile chatbot platform, and it's also the type that will revolutionize customer engagement in the enterprise!
It is sad seeing how also "The Register", which used to be a quite
decent source of information, has thrown out and published such an
article, without completely verifying the source and the targets.
As
you can see from the 'famous posts on twitter' (which I am not linking
here, as I'd rather not give them more popularity/credibility than they
should deserve, but which you can find following the links on "The
Register", the 'targets' of the privilege escalation are the following
systems:
Solaris 10 (kernel patch 118855-14)
Solaris 8 (kernel patch: 117350-39)
What the article doesn't say, or doesn't even bother to verify is that the first OS is the 'unpatched' version of Solaris 10 6/06 s10x_u2wos_09a X86 (Assembled 09 June 2006)and the latter is a Solaris 8 kernel patch released on Jul 20th 2006
(a month later). I am not making any statement neither on the exploit
itself, nor on the 'disclosure', which might even have been done with
good/genuine intent; what I'm criticizing here is the method of an
authoritative source like "The Register", which likes to label itself as Biting the hand that feeds the IT. Statements like: "[...]
two key programs [...] that can escalate a logged-in user's privileges
to root, and obtain root access remotely over the network, on Solaris
boxes running versions 6 to 10 on x86 and Sparc, and possibly also the
latest build, version 11 [...]", can even be syntactically correct
to some extent, because it's easy saying that something is possibly
true: everything could be possibly true!!!. Here we're not
talking about any Pulitzer prize, but I would at least expect the author
to double-check the facts and provided a complete, impartial
information.
Facts which are not double-checked are gossip, gossip is only useful to spread FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt).
It's
definitely useful bringing to the attention of a wider audience that OS
releases which are almost 11 years old, might suffer of security
leaks... What would you expect to happen if you'd be running any 10+
years old O.S. without applying any patches?
The bottom line is: Keep calm and keep your systems up to date!
This notification describes vulnerabilities fixed in third-party components that are included in Oracle's product distributions. Information about vulnerabilities affecting Oracle products can be found on Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts page.
I’ve had my Apple AirPods for about two months now, and I’ve run about 600 km in them in India, Croatia, and Ireland. I’ve been out in very hot weather and in drizzle. The longest single run was about 30 km.
Testing the Apple AirPods running in Dublin, Ireland. No problems with sweat and drizzle, though I do not use them in heavy rain. I’ve also used them in India and Croatia.
Firstly, the sound quality is excellent, really amazing, and much better than the iconic white Apple EarPods. The set up process and the onboarding to instant use is a cinch; the best Bluetooth connection procedure I have yet to come across. It’s a great example of how Apple does user experience right, before you even use the product for real!
My Apple AirPods have stood up well (touch wood) to all that sweat and drizzle that is part of my running life. I realize that these kind of conditions are not the optimum usage scenario, perhaps, and there risks involved with moisture, but this is my typical running context of use.
I wear a bandana or buff when I run, so the limitations of my non-Apple designed ears and a less than snug fit of the Apple AirPods is minimized. Your mileage may vary but I have not had one drop out while running.
The Apple AirPods music can be controlled by Apple Siri on your Apple iPhone by way of a double-tap, but really that is quite limited in terms of available audio options (and I always have music when I run). However, teamed up with the controls for music offered by the Apple Watch’s Music app, the user experience is a major winner!
I also liked that when you remove the Apple AirPods from your ears they pause the music until you put them back into your ears when they pick up again where they left off. A useful feature for urban runners when stopping to cross busy roads, engage with others, and so on.
Apple AirPods and Apple Watch Music app. A great, integrated user experience on your wrist.
No Fallout
Now the big question: did the things stay in my ears while I was running? So far, yes! But then I always run with a bandana or buff on which affords extra security in that regard.
The Apple AirPods suffer from the same fit limitation discovered by many who didn’t have their ears personally designed by Apple, so your mileage can vary on comfort and snugness of fit as mine did (sometimes I have to leave them sticking out a bit to get a snugger fit which is a bit of a risk I agree).
The angle of the dangle. I get a snugger fit with my Apple AirPods sticking out a bit when I get a bit sweaty. Doesn’t look the best and maybe makes them more prone to catching in something and being pulled out. Your mileage may vary with the fit.
I have to say I am also quite nervous about running with my Apple AirPods without music playing in my ears to let me know they are both still there (I have forgotten they are in at times, and when changing shirts later knocked them flying, for example). I don’t think I would use them at night (in case I dropped one) - in fact I haven’t!
However, on balance, the experience of running without those messy wires combined with that sound quality and Apple Watch controls means I can really enjoy running with them in most circumstances, and I’d recommend you try it.
There’s a Price to be Paid...
On the downside, the Apple AirPods price is very steep (about 180 EUR in Ireland) for something you might lose, and the battery life isn’t long enough for me. I might run twice a day, and despite the 24 hour battery life claim, my Apple AirPods don’t last that long. An audio alert tells you when the power is too low. The little case the AirPods come with helps keep them charged when not in your ears, so you need to bring that with you, and top them up using the lightning connection. I’ve lost Bluetooth connectivity only a few times and you’ll need the case to reset the connection too.
Conclusion: They’re a Runner!
In all, Apple AirPods are a great solution for good weather, daytime and treadmill runners of all musical tastes and distances, especially if you wear a headband!
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, the 'targets' of the privilege escalation are the following 
