The latest Oracle Technology Network ArchBeat Podcast features a four-part series recorded live during the panel discussion at OTN Architect Day in Tornonto, April 21, 2011. More than 100 people attended the event, and the audience tossed a lot of great questions at a terrific panel. Listen for yourself...

• Listen to Part 1
  Panel introduction and a discussion of the typical characteristics of Cloud early-adopters.
• Listen to Part 2 (June 22)
  The panelists respond to an audience question about what happens when data in the Cloud crosses international borders.
• Listen to Part 3 (June 29)
  The panel discusses public versus private cloud as the best strategy for small or start-up businesses.
• Listen to Part 4 (July 6)
  The panel responds to an audience question about how cloud computing changes performance testing paradigms.

The Architect Day panel includes (listed alphabetically):

• Dr. James Baty: Vice President, Oracle Global Enterprise Architecture Program [LinkedIn]
• Dave Chappelle: Enterprise Architect, Oracle Global Enterprise Architecture Program [LinkedIn]
• Timothy Davis: Director, Enterprise Architecture, Oracle Enterprise Solutions Group [LinkedIn]
• Michael Glas: Director, Enterprise Architecture, Oracle [LinkedIn]
• Bob Hensle: Director, Oracle [LinkedIn]
• Floyd Marinescu: Co-founder & Chief Editor of InfoQ.com and the QCon conferences [LinkedIn | Twitter | Homepage]
• Cary Millsap: Oracle ACE Director; Founder, President, and CEO at Method R Corporation [LinkedIn | Blog | Twitter]

Coming Soon

• IASA CEO Paul Preiss talks about architecture as a profession.
• Thomas Erl and Anne Thomas Manes discuss their new book SOA Governance: Governing Shared Services On-Premise & in the Cloud
• A discussion of women in architecture

Stay tuned: RSS