Daily Archives: January 13, 2012

Jan 13 2012

Installing WebSphere Portal 8 Beta 2 on Windows – How2

David Wilkerson

Davalen, CTO, David Wilkerson took some time out to put together a very informative and amazing article about how to install WebSphere Portal 8 Beta 2 on a Windows machine. 

 

 

 

 

I had a few minutes the other day and decided to check out using the IBM Installation Manager to install the beta for IBM WebSphere Portal 8. Here is my own flavor of the install guide:

To install WebSphere Portal Express and IBM Content Manager Beta on a Windows 32 bit operating system you will need the following files: WAS8-1.zip, WAS8-2.zip, WP8-1.zip, and WP8-2.zip. For other platforms consider the following table:

File size File name Description
1.1 Gb W AS8-1.zip IBM WebSphere Application Sever Network Deployment Trial v8.0.0.1 Part 1
1.7 Gb W AS8-2.zip IBM WebSphere Application Sever Network Deployment Trial v8.0.0.1 Part 2
1.4 Gb WP8-1.zip IBM WebSphere Portal Beta v8 Core Repository files + IBM Installation Manager
500 Mb WP8-2.zip IBM DB2 v9.7 on Windows 32bit
868 Mb WP8-3.zip IBM DB2 v9.7 on Linux x86 32bit
597 Mb WP8-4.zip IBM DB2 v9.7 on Windows 64bit
927 Mb WP8-5.zip IBM DB2 v9.7 on Linux x86 64bit

At the time this document was composed the files could be obtained from a download link at:https://www14.software.ibm.com/iwm/web/cc/earlyprograms/lotus/portalopenbeta/download.shtml Note that the download site also includes files for a VMWare instance.

To read the article in its entirety you can view the article directly on Davids blog, Taking Notez. 

Jan 13 2012

This year at Lotusphere 2012 – Career Opportunities – What???

 by Deborah Corcoran

Yes, this year at Lotusphere I am actively recruiting independent consultants who want to jump start their career in 2012 by working on cutting edge IBM projects! I will be looking for WEF Developers, WebSphere Portal Administrators, Architects and Developers, plus DB2 folks, and Domino gurus!

 

As Dave Jacob blogged previously…“what a difference a year makes….The  growth of contracting opportunities in the WEF space and other IBM software technoligies,  has enabled us to become a Tier 1 provider directly to IBM/ISSL”…

 

So, be sure to stop by the Davalen booth # 312,  I look forward to discussing the opportunities with you, hearing about your skills sets, and your availability to make a great career move in 2012.

Don’t forget, Davalen  authored the WEF Top Gun training materials for IBM, so we will also train you in the technology and keep your career moving forward.

Jan 13 2012

Making Social Business Happen

Len Barker

by Len Barker

This year’s Lotusphere will focus on Business made Social and I know that it will be impossible to walk away from the event without the burning desire to inject more social into your business once you get home.

Turning this desire into reality will require both social engineering and software engineering.  The whole purpose of a making your business social is to involve everyone so your effort to make this happen will be very visible.  Involving Davalen from the start will help ensure success.

I am looking forward to sharing Davalen’s RapidValue approach for creating a social business built on IBM software:

  1. Create excitement
  2. Plan on a series of social victories
  3. Lay down reliable and capable software components
  4. Execute

Each of these simple steps are made successful by a team that understands the many small details behind them.

Stop by and visit with Davalen at Lotusphere 2012 and speak with the experts in making social business happen.