Systems Community

Interview- Which Type of Virtualization Should I Use? - I routinely ask techies which type of virtualization they'd recommend for which type of job. I seldom get an answer as crystal clear as Brian Bream's.

Database Community

Hot: Check out the Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 15, 2014 - Over a hundred patches for Oracle products and technologies...including Oracle Database 12c. Get it here: http://ora.cl/6G6
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Oracle Support publishes the Oracle Enterprise Manager Bundle Patch Master Note. Updates apply to: 
Enterprise Manager for Cloud
Enterprise Manager Base Platform - Version 12.1.0.3.0 and later
Enterprise Manager for Fusion Applications - Version 12.1.0.4.0 and later
Enterprise Manager for Oracle Database - Version 12.1.0.4.0 and later
Enterprise Manager for Fusion Middleware - Version 12.1.0.4.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.   Get it here: http://ora.cl/1f8

Friday Funny from OTN Database Community Manager, Laura Ramsey - Famous Oracle ACE Selfie  :)  Taken at Collaborate 2014.

Java Community 

Video: Board Buffet - IoT, Java and Raspberry Pi - Java expert Vinicius Senger and Oracle engineer Gary Collins, discuss IoT and show a bunch of different types of boards, single board computers, and plug computers. 

Free Java Virtual Developer Day - Next month, Oracle will host a Virtual Developer Day covering Java SE 8, Java EE 7 and Java Embedded. The VDD is free to attend, just make sure to register. The complete agenda and the registration details can be found here. 

A classic video: How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters by Josh Bloch 

Friday Funny - with apologies to experts everywhere

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