The document discusses how cloud services are impacting the work of Oracle technology experts. It notes that many database administrator and fusion middleware administrator roles will transition to cloud providers as more systems move to the cloud. It outlines a roadmap for technology experts that includes trialing cloud services, ongoing learning, and adopting a hybrid approach using both on-premises and cloud systems. It concludes that while some tasks will shift to cloud providers, technology experts still have opportunities consulting on cloud services, developing cloud software, and supporting hybrid environments.

1. Impact of Cloud Services on the
work of Oracle technology
experts?
AMIS – Beyond the horizon 2016
Andreas Chatziantoniou - Foxglove-IT BV

2. Bio –
Andreas Chatziantoniou
• Freelance Oracle Fusion Middleware
Consultant
• 17 years Oracle experience/27 years IT
(Unix/C)
• Oracle ACE
• andreas@foxglove-it.nl

3. Agenda
• Where are we now?
• Roadmap
– Trial runs
– Learn
– Use
• Conclusion

4. Show of hands

5. DBA’s
• Who is a DBA and takes care of the day-to-
day operations and technical aspects of the
Database?
– Create a DB
– Patching
– Performance
– Housekeeping
– Support developers
– And so on …

6. Fusion Middleware/WLS
• Who is a FMW Admin and takes care of the
day-to-day operations and technical aspects
of the Application Server, J2EE, FMW?
– Create Domains
– Patching
– Performance
– Housekeeping
– Support developers
– And so on …

7. Infrastructure
• Who of you is also responsible for these
fancy topics:
– Operating System
– Storage
– Network (Router, Firewall, etc.)
– Everything else that smells like technology

8. We are history

9. Where are we now?
• For many years Oracle, our employers and
the market (customers) expected that we
knew every tiny detail of the Oracle
Productstack
• We delivered
– Yeah – we are the EXPERTS!
• Problem
– We are too expensive, to slow, not scalable,
want holidays and have our own opinion, …

10. Will the status quo remain?
• Costs pushes customers into the Cloud
• Time-to-market pushes customers into the
Cloud
• Scalability pushes customers into the Cloud
• Technology (complexity) pushes customers
into the Cloud

11. Roadmap
• In the years to come a large part of our
current activities will be delivered by Oracle
and other service providers
– This will happen in the Cloud
• Which activities will remain that we can
carry out?
• Where and how will we work in the future?
• What do we need to learn and which skills
will the customer require in the future?

12. Roadmap (2)
• Cloud – trial runs
• Cloud - learn
• Cloud - use

13. Will it be a walk in the park?

14. Back-roads
(Cul-de-sac?)

15. Back-roads –
Engineered Systems
• How about Exadata, Exalogic, Oracle
Database Appliance?
– Exa* are good starting points for IaaS, PaaS,
DBaaS
– Virtualization
– Standardization comes naturally

16. Back-road –
Engineered Systems (2)
• Private Cloud as a start for a migration
towards the Cloud
– Exa* != Oracle Cloud Services
– Exa* = Engineered Systems
• It has its own technology
– Oracle Cloud Service = Oracle VM++

17. Back-roads –
Engineered Systems (3)
• Exadata meant a stiff learning curve for the
classic DBA (primarily focused on
operations)
• Exalogic and Fusion Middleware brought
networkadministration to the table

18. Cul-de-sac
• Pretend as if the world does not change
• Pretend that the own company is unique
– Worldwide only very few really are!
• Pretend as if the migration is too complex
• Remember Cobol?

19. From Exa* into the Cloud
• Exa* offers (partially) the same technology as the
Cloud
• Networkconfiguration

20. Cloud trial runs
• Who tried the Cloud already?

21. Cloud trial runs (2)

22. Cloud trial runs (3)
• At this point in time there are 16 publically
accessible Cloud Services that can be tested
for free
• For Oracle Partner (Gold and higher) there
are even more possibilities

23. Cloud trial runs (4)
• Start with DBaaS
– 11g or 12c
– SE1, EE, EE High Performance
– Do it yourself or let Oracle do the job
– SQL*NET, root access, Enterprise Manager, all
DBMS tools
– Portable – on-premises & cloud
• Use Case: Dev/Test and “lift & shift” DB
applications into the Oracle Cloud

24. Cloud trial runs (5)
• Database Schema Service
– Own Schema
– Fully managed service
– Application Development:
• APEX, SQL Developer, Java, RESTful Web Services
• Use Case: Extensions for Oracle Cloud
SaaS applications

25. Cloud trial runs (6)
• Java Cloud Service
– Own WLS (cluster) including root access
– HA, on-demand DR
– Can be modified for all Java applications
• Use Case: “Lift & shift” WebLogic and
other Java applications into the Oracle
Cloud

26. Cloud trial runs (7)
• Java Cloud Service – SaaS Extension
– Pre-configured WebLogic VM for faster
application deployment
– Built-in Integration for Storage, Messaging
– JDeveloper, Eclipse, Netbeans for development
• Use Case: Extend Java EE SaaS
applications

27. Cloud learning
• For Oracle Partners a number of trainings
are available
– http://partners.oracle.com
• Developers
– https://cloud.oracle.com/en_US/paas_support
• Customers
– Almost everything on http://oracle.com

28. Cloud learning (2)
• Partner:
– Certification (specialization) is partially
available
– Lot’s of information for Sales
– WebLogic / SOA Suite community
– Marketplace

29. Cloud learning (3)
• Developers:
– Download Training

30. Cloud learning (4)
• Oracle Learning Library

31. Cloud learning (5)
• Oracle‘s Cloud Stack is growing rapidly
– Is it useful to limit one‘s Cloud Service
exposure?
• This could take place alongside the classic
product lines (tech) or Business products

32. Cloud use
• Before moving into the Cloud it becomes
necessary to figure out which Cloud
Services are right for me
• Current offerings are almost overwhelming
– In addition there are subsets of Virtual Images,
real Cloudsolutions or in-betweenies

33. Cloud use (2)
• Management and Technology
– Aren‘t those topics solved already by the Cloud?
– Nothing is less true!
• How can my current applications that
remain on-premises work with Cloud
applications?
• How about user management?
• Network
– VPN, Tunnel, etc.

34. Cloud use (3)
• Who is doing what?
– Oracle or your own organization?
– SLA must still be honored
– Backup & Recovery
• Backup of the Cloud ;-)

35. Cloud use (4)
• The Cloud should relieve me of most/all
admin activities
– How much is the Cloud provider doing? Contracts?
• Expectation is that there is still a need (albeit
limited) for a local DBA
• If you start with a Virtual Image (often in Java
Cloud Services) then the Fusion Middleware
Administrator will probably do the same as
before

36. Cloud use (5)
• Hybrid Systems
– No customer will go to the Cloud with a Big
Bang
– Small baby-steps with smaller systems and the
bulk remains on premises
– This will have a big impact on the work of the
Oracle administrators

37. Conslusion
• Future of Oracle Technologyexperts
• Near future will bring a huge playing field
for us (combinations are possible)
– Work at a Cloud Provider
– Focus on Private Clouds
– Support hybrid environments
– Consulting on Cloud services
– (Cloud) Softwaredevelopment

38. What is the Cloud?

39. … meaning
• Problems won’t go away
– They just move to a different place
• Whenever Oracle says everything will
become easier
 more work for us

40. Q?
A!
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