Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Handbook (Oracle Press) [Paperback]

Tom Plunkett (Author), TJ Palazzolo (Author), Tejas Joshi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 7, 2012 | ISBN-10: 0071778284 | ISBN-13: 978-0071778282 | Edition: 1

Achieve Extreme Application Performance for a Private Cloud with Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud

Transition to a private cloud computing infrastructure and achieve unmatched levels of performance with help from this Oracle Press guide. Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Handbook shows you how to plan, implement, and maintain a private cloud. Find out how to set up components, deploy Java applications, maximize redundancy and throughput, and migrate legacy workloads. Examples, screenshots, and diagrams are included throughout this comprehensive resource.

• Configure Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud nodes and racks
• Optimize Java EE application performance on Oracle WebLogic Server
• Provision and administer a highly scalable private cloud
• Build, debug, and manage custom Java applications
• Secure, monitor, and tune using Oracle Enterprise Manager
• Leverage capabilities from Oracle Fusion Middleware
• Consolidate Oracle and third-party application workloads

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tom Plunkett is a senior consultant with Oracle. He has taught graduate-level computer science courses for Virginia Tech’s computer science department and has authored several books on topics related to Big Data, Cloud Computing, Java, and Service-Oriented Architecture. Tom has spoken internationally at more than 30 conferences and delivered hundreds of presentations worldwide on the subjects of Big Data, Cloud Computing, Java, and Service-Oriented Architecture. Previously, Tom worked for IBM and the United States Government, and practiced patent law for a law firm. He has a B.A. and a J.D. from George Mason University, and a M.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.

TJ Palazzolo is a senior principal curriculum developer with Oracle University. He is the lead curriculum developer for Exalogic Elastic Cloud, WebLogic Server, and Oracle's virtualization products. TJ develops classroom and online training materials on these and other Oracle Fusion Middleware products. He is also responsible for maintaining the Exalogic rack installations used by Oracle University to deliver education. Prior to working for Oracle, TJ created and delivered training on Java and WebLogic for BEA Systems.

Tejas Joshi is a technical director with Oracle Consulting in the UK. He has worked on many high-profile multi-million-dollar solutions during the past fourteen years in both the public and private sectors, drawing recognition from both Oracle and customers through numerous awards including Consultant of the Year 2012 for Western Continental Europe. Tejas is a recognized Oracle design authority for numerous Oracle customers in the UK and represents Oracle on their respective design boards and steering committees, while reporting directly to CxOs of these organizations. He specializes in delivering IT transformation roadmaps for consolidation, cloud computing, and Fusion Applications. Tejas is a frequent and prominent speaker on many events such as Cloud Academy, Oracle Services events, Oracle networking events, and Oracle product launch events. He is a member of a number of strategic programs within Oracle that work on influencing the future directions of the Oracle products and offerings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (August 7, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071778284
• ISBN-13: 978-0071778282
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > Computers & Technology > Hardware > Design & Architecture

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference guide August 14, 2012

By ksnc

Format:Paperback

This book was extremely helpful in the use of this product. I found the optimization and migration sections to be the most helpful.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Intro to Exalogic Cloud Deployment August 31, 2012

By Harry J. Foxwell, PhD

Format:Paperback

The well-known characteristics and tiers of cloud computing have spawned myriad implementations by a host of vendors and system integrators. One of these, Oracle's Exalogic Elastic Cloud, part of Oracle's family of Engineered Systems, is a key component of Oracle's public and private cloud computing solutions, providing critical PaaS (Platform as a Service) features for cloud developers. These developers need guidance to take advantage of Exalogic's extensive capabilities, and the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Handbook, written by three highly experienced Oracle technologists, provides that guidance.

Part One of the book covers Exalogic's hardware and software components, and includes a very useful chapter on deployment examples, describing best practices for scalabiity, availability, backup and recovery, and multi-tenant security, including integration with other Oracle Engineered Systems and products such as Exadata and storage subsystems.

Part Two is a thorough guide to Exalogic installation features, configuration and monitoring, packaged application software management, and scalable application development.

The book also provides an extensive list of online resources, including pointers to Web sites, whitepapers, instructional videos, and other Oracle documentation.

So, if you're planning to implement Exalogic as part of your cloud infrastructure, or are considering such, you'll find lots of sage advice and best practices in this handbook.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Overview Guide for Exalogic October 2, 2012

By David Mills

Format:Paperback

The authors of this book have done a magnificent job of providing both an end-to-end overview of the architecture, features & capabilities of Exalogic - as well as a rather detailed "deeper-dive" into many of the basic administrative tasks that need to be performed as one learns to start leveraging this machine. In addition, this book provides a nice overview of the various Oracle software products that have now been enhanced with various optimizations to take advantage of the Exalogic machine. Probably the best aspect of having this book is that it truly can be used as an ongoing "reference". This is due in large part to the way in which the material has been organized: Part I containing the overview and concepts, and Part II containing the more detailed administration tasks. I highly recommend this book for anyone desiring to learn more about Exalogic, as well as anyone that has purchased (or is considering a purchase of) the Exalogic machine.