SOA and WebSphere Process Integration Education – Day 3

Yesterday was pretty demanding in terms of brain cycles – I went through numerous labs showing the various facets of WebSphere Integration Developer (WID). Now, I’m no (serious) programmer, so while the SOA concepts aren’t that difficult to understand, the hidden complexity to WID is mesmorizing. There are so many options everywhere… I would not…

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Automatically restarting WebSphere processes

Same problem as for VNC, I essentially always want WebSphere Application Server processes to be up. Well, the IBM WAS InfoCenter has the answer for us here: Automatically restarting server processes On a Linux or UNIX operating system, after you install the WebSphere Application Server product, set up a Linux and UNIX-based shell script to…

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Hardening VNC for unexpected reboots

The fun thing with Linux is making sure all your apps and network access are restored should the server reboot unexpectedly, or if the power went out and your system is set to reboot automatically in those cases. I got very few hits through a Google search, but still got the info I was looking…

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SOA & WebSphere Process Integration Education – Day 2

When I got to the office for this 2nd day of class, I realized my 2nd Thinkpad was … dead. I hadn’t logged into it for a few days, so I guess I didn’t realize until it was too late. In essence, my HDD was down for the count. I had been considering for a…

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TechSales Wiki Fully Operational

I started inputting content to the TechSales wiki on Sept 16th, and I can say that after two weeks, it’s finally in a state that I like, in terms of presentation, content organization and all. I’ve stumbled a few times as to what I’d put there, but I finally decided to stick to my needs…

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SOA & WebSphere Process Integration Education – Day 1

This first day draws to an end and I’ve spent most of my time downloading the required material (presentations, audio files, VMware images), going through the various Powerpoint presentations and viewing Camtasia movies depicting the products in mock-up situations. The products look slick and make you want to have a copy to really play with,…

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SOA and WebSphere Process Integration Education

For the next four days, I will be attending the SOA and WebSphere Process Integration V6 eSTEW. This is so I can help my fellow IBMers and you (Partners and Clients) as you call for information on our new product line. I like attending classes, even virtual ones. But I do have a short attention…

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