Michael Azoff, Principal Analyst, Ovum, Software Solutions Group

Oracle Cloud Application Foundation (CAF) is an out-of-the-box, pre-integrated cloud infrastructure solution built around Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS). Release 12c of Oracle CAF is now generally available and is designed for building cloud-based, dynamic enterprise applications.

In addition to WLS 12c, the release comprises Oracle Coherence 12c, Oracle Tuxedo 12c, Oracle Traffic Director/Web Tier 12c, and Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder, along with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c, and Oracle Development Tools 12c. The solution is available for both private and public cloud deployments, but Oracle Coherence 12c availability in Oracle Cloud (Oracle’s public cloud offering) is expected to be released later in 2013.

There are a host of new features in Oracle CAF, but of particular interest are features that address two essential aspects of dynamic cloud applications: the effects of disrupted connectivity, and the need for managing back-end enterprise data …