Easy and Secure Oracle Database Connections With Database Tools
There's a brand new tool in town, and it's ready to make your life a whole lot easier if you work with Oracle DB in the cloud. It's called "Database Tools...
Installing & Securing Mosquitto for Encrypted MQTT Messaging in the Oracle Cloud
Messaging is critical in the cloud. Maybe you're dealing with industrial IoT applications that read sensors and report conditions from a factory line to...
Quick Pub/Sub Testing for Oracle Advanced Queuing With a Command Line Interface (CLI)
I have been spending a lot of time playing around with Oracle Advanced Queuing (AQ) lately and one of the things that has bothered me is the lack of a ...
Securely Connecting to Autonomous DB Without a Wallet (Using TLS)
I talk to a lot of developers in my job as a Developer Advocate. Sometimes they've been using the products in the Oracle Cloud for a long time, and sometimes...
Send and Receive Messages via REST with Advanced Queuing and ORDS
A while back, I blogged about using Oracle Advanced Queuing (AQ) for messaging within your applications. It's a great option for durable and reliable...
Enterprise Messaging via Oracle Advanced Queuing with Autonomous DB & Micronaut
I’ve written about messaging many, many times on this blog. And for good reason, too. It’s a popular subject that developers can’t seem to get enough of...
How to Securely Connect to Private Resources (for Free!) via the OCI Bastion Service
When working in the cloud, there are often times when your servers and services are not exposed to the public internet. Private virtual cloud networks ...
How To Set Up and Run a (Really Powerful) Free Minecraft Server in the Cloud
In this post, I’m going to show you how to set up and run your very own private, dedicated Minecraft server in the cloud. I have blogged about this before...
Cloud Deck: Automating and Retrieving Info From Your Cloud Tenancy With a Simple Microcontroller
Last month, I discovered a really cool project called Stream Cheap that is an inexpensive, DIY version of the wildly popular Stream Deck...
Can You Invoke OCI REST APIs Directly from an Arduino (ESP-32)?
Recently I had a flash of inspiration to build a standalone project on a microcontroller that would invoke OCI APIs directly from the device. I’ve played...
Authenticating Users with Oracle IDCS via OpenId Connect and Micronaut
Security is the most important aspect of your web application. Fortunately, there are tools available to help make life much easier when dealing with things...
Archiving Stream Data To Object Storage With Service Connectors
Last year, we launched the Service Connector Hub for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. If I’m being honest, I really didn’t pay much attention when the service...