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IM8A7368AT Savannah Sparrow

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Hermit Thrush.....IM8A7400CR3AT

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Hermit Thrush judging from the pale but complete eyering (in other photos) and spotting that does not go as low as the Wood Thrush.
Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware.




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IM8A7360AT Savannah Sparrow

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Business Architecture (Part 3 of 4)

William Ulrich and Neal McWhorter, authors of Business Architecture: The Art and Practice of Business Transformation, discuss why the IT and business sides of many organizations can't play nice.




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Debra Lilley on Fusion Applications (Part 1 of 3)

Oracle ACE Director Debra Lilley of Fujitsu talks about her role as the Director and Deputy Chairperson of the UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) and about the UKOUG development group's involvement in Oracle Fusion Applications.




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Debra Lilley on Fusion Applications (Part 2 of 3)

Oracle ACE Director Debra Lilley of Fujitsu talks about Fusion Applications and their implications for Enterprise Architecture, and the importance of user experience.




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Debra Lilley on Fusion Applications (Part 3 of 3)

Oracle ACE Director Debra Lilley of Fujitsu talks about closing the gap between IT and business, and about how business users should be able to use applications without having to think about the underlying technology.




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Andy MacMillan on Enterprise Social Computing - Part 1 of 3

Is the enterprise ready for a social revolution? A conversation with Oracle Enterprise 2.0 VP Andy Macmillan.




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Andy MacMillan on Enterprise Social Computing - Part 2 of 3

Oracle Enterprise 2.0 VP Andy MacMillan talks about how E20 impacts enterprise architecture and the mission of enterprise architects.




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Andy MacMillan on Enterprise Social Computing - Part 3 of 3

Oracle Enterprise 2.0 VP Andy MacMillan discusses measuring the ROI of enterprise social computing.




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Panel Discussion: Who Gets To Be A Software Architect? (Part 3 of 4)

Architects Ron Batra, Bex Huff, Randy Stafford, and Eric Stephens discuss the career path from developer to software architect and talk about whether a great developer necessarily makes a great architect.




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SOA Governance First Steps - Part 1 of 3

Even for organizations that are banking on SOA, SOA governance remains a largely informal process. Bad idea, say experts Cathy Lippert, Mark Dutra, and Bruce Bailey.




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SOA Governance First Steps - Part 2 of 3

Wikis and spreadsheets are great tools - but not for SOA governance. Experts Cathy Lippert, Mark Dutra, and Bruce Bailey talk about the importance of maintaining and carefully managing an inventory of SOA assets.




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SOA Governance First Steps - Part 3 of 3

What's the connection between a well-managed inventory of SOA assets, project delivery, and high-level architecture? Experts Cathy Lippert, Mark Dutra, and Bruce Bailey explain.




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OTN Architect Day Panel Discussion - Part 3 of 4

The panel discusses public versus private cloud as the best strategy for small or start-up businesses.




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Interview: Thomas Erl and Anne Thomas Manes - Part 1 of 3

SOA gurus Erl and Manes talk about their latest book, "SOA Governance: Governing Shared Services on Premise and in the Cloud."




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Interview: Thomas Erl and Anne Thomas Manes - Part 2 of 3

Erl and Manes discuss how to deal with SOA footdraggers and the impact of cloud computing on SOA.




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Interview: Thomas Erl and Anne Thomas Manes - Part 3 of 3

Erl and Manes discuss upcoming books in the Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series and about their takeaways from the SOA and Cloud Symposium in Brazil.




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A for Architecture: Oracle's Fusion Middleware A-Team - Part 1 of 3

Pete Farkas, Deepak Arora, and Derek Sharpe talk about the mission and focus of Oracle's Fusion Middleware A-Team.




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A for Architecture: Oracle's Fusion Middleware A-Team - Part 2 of 3

Pete Farkas, Deepak Arora, and Derek Sharpe discuss the most common problems Oracle Fusion Middleware A-Team members encounter in the field.




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A for Architecture: Oracle's Fusion Middleware A-Team - Part 3 of 3

Pete Farkas, Deepak Arora, and Derek Sharpe describe the interaction between Oracle Fusion Middleware A-Team and product teams, and the hazards of field assignments.




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Panel Discussion: Using Reference Architectures - Part 3

The panel wraps up the discussion with a look at the relationship between reference architectures, reuse, and standards.




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Migrating to the Cloud - Part 3/3

"Migrating to the Cloud" authors Tom Laszewski and Prakash Nauduri talk about what they learned in writing their book, and about the most important books on their IT bookshelves.




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Information Integration - Part 1 of 3

"Oracle Information Integration, Migration, and Consolidation" author Jason Williamson, co-author Tom Laszeski, and book contributor Marc Hebert discuss how their field experience shaped the book's content.




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Information Integration - Part 2 of 3

A conversation about the most daunting Information Integration challenges with "Oracle Information Integration, Migration, and Consolidation" author Jason Williamson, co-author Tom Laszeski, and book contributor Marc Hebert.




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Information Integration - Part 3 of 3

"Oracle Information Integration, Migration, and Consolidation" author Jason Williamson, co-author Tom Laszeski, and book contributor Marc Hebert talk about upcoming projects and about what they've learned in writing this book.




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SOA Made Simple - Part 1 of 3

Oracle ACE Directors Lonneke Dikmans and Ronald van Luttikhuizen, managing partners at Vennster, discuss their upcoming book on "SOA Made Simple."




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SOA Made Simple - Part 2 of 3

Oracle ACE Directors Lonneke Dikmans and Ronald van Luttikhuizen discuss the importance of setting realistic SOA expectations, and talk about what architects in the US and Europe can learn from each other.




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SOA Made Simple - Part 3 of 3

Oracle ACE Directors Lonneke Dikmans and Ronald van Luttikhuizen discuss the architect community in the Netherlands, and preview some of the exclusive OTN content they are working on.




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Unwrapping Oracle WebLogic Server 12c - Part 3

A conversation about Oracle WebLogic 12c's role in the evolution of Oracle Fusion Middleware, plus a quick overview of product information resources.




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Phoenix Architect Day Panel Discussion - Part 3

The panel responds to audience questions about Oracle VM, and about the Exabus I/O subsystem in the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud.




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Cloud Computing: Start Smart - Part 1 of 3

Bob Hensle and Scott Mattoon, the authors of two new Oracle white papers on Cloud Computing, discuss resources and strategies for making smart early cloud decisions.




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Cloud Computing: Start Smart - Part 3 of 3

In the final segment in this series, Bob Hensle and Scott Mattoon discuss why successful cloud migration may lead some organizations to become cloud providers.




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Java EE Development Debate - Part 2 of 3

Jeff West, Arun Gupta, Cary Milsap, and Brian Jimerson continue their debate on the pros and cons of various Java EE development methodologies.




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Java EE Development Debate - Part 3 of 3

Jeff West, Arun Gupta, Cary Milsap, and Brian Jimerson close out their debate on Java EE development methodologies.




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Architect Meet-Up - Part 1 of 3: Meeting the Mobile Challenge

In part one of three part series, this open discussion by a panel of community members focuses on Oracle ADF Mobile and the challenges of defining a mobile strategy for the enterprise.




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Architect Meet-Up - Part 2 of 3: Mobile Security, Availability, and Usability

The community panel discusses the security, availability, and usability challenges in the evolution of the mobile enterprise, then turns its attention to the evolving role of the software developer.




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Architect Meet-Up - Part 3 of 3: Evolving Software Development Roles

The community panel closes out the discussion with a look at the interplay between developers and architects, and the evolving nature of both roles.




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Oracle IT Architect Certification - Part 1 of 3

Three members of the team behind Oracle University's upcoming IT Architecture Essentials Certification talk about what's behind the creation of the exam and what's ahead for those who take it.




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Oracle IT Architect Certification - Part 2 of 3

Three members of the team behind Oracle University's upcoming IT Architecture Essentials Certification talk about what's behind the creation of the exam and what's ahead for those who take it.




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Oracle IT Architect Certification - Part 3 of 3

Three members of the team behind Oracle University's upcoming IT Architecture Essentials Certification talk about what's behind the creation of the exam and what's ahead for those who take it.