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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU 27 Released

Solaris 11.3 SRU 27 is now available from My Oracle Support Doc ID 2045311.1, or via 'pkg update' from the support repository.

Benefits of Deploying Oracle Linux on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Linux is a proven, secure, and reliable platform for Oracle and non-Oracle applications alike. It is used extensively by thousands of Oracle Cloud customers worldwide, and thousands of ISVs, who certify their software on it.

Announcing the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 Update 6 for Oracle Linux

The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) for Oracle Linux is optimized for the most demanding Oracle workloads and Engineered Systems. The UEK Release 4 Update 6 (4.1.12-112) is the latest kernel available on Oracle Linux 7 and Oracle Linux 6.

Announcing Oracle Container Services 1.1.8 for use with Kubernetes

Oracle Container Services 1.1.8 for use with Kubernetes is based on the upstream Kubernetes version 1.8.4. It is available for Oracle Linux 7 and is designed to integrate with the Oracle Container Runtime for Docker provided and supported by Oracle.

Oracle Linux for Development

Easy access to Linux developer and preview software channels is available in the Oracle Linux yum server. Thousands of EPEL packages available under the EPEL channel are built and signed by Oracle for security and compliance.

How to Bring Your Oracle VM Workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Bring any of your existing Oracle VM-based workloads "as is" and run them on Oracle Cloud. It's easy to get started.

Announcing Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Software Release 2.3.2 and X7-2 Compute Nodes

The latest release of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance 2.3.2 software adds support for X7-2 compute nodes and gets an upgrade of Oracle VM software to 3.4.4.

Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.2.4 Released

Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.2.4 is the latest maintenance update. Oracle VM VirtualBox enables users to create and update virtual machines locally, and deploy them to Oracle VM Server, Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, or Oracle Cloud.

EVENTS

Attention all developers: #OracleCode is coming to a city near you.

The first Code city is Los Angeles on Feb 27, 2018, followed by many others.

Register now for your chance to attend. Check out this code link for more details.

We will also be present at other developer related events including the following in February.

Developer Week in Oakland, CA Feb 5-7. More details here.

Dev Nexus in Atlanta Feb 21-23. More details here.

TECH ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS AND REVIEWS

Check out the following year end review

There was a lot that took place in 2017, from our record 21 city worldwide Oracle Code tour, to amazing community activities, including the addition of new communities, launch of the Dev.O site, new advocacy programs, OpenWorld17 and JavaOne17, our focus on Women in Technology and more. Here is the blogpost that encapsulates it all. Hope you enjoy it and feel free to comment.