In this chapter, you learned about the paradigm of event processing and how it can be used standalone as well as combined with the other components of Oracle SOA and BPM Suite. We covered a number of topics in this chapter. The idea of fast data and how event processing can support the processing of information in real time was discussed at length. The 4Ds (Detect, Derive, Decide, and Do) paradigm was put forth to describe event processing systems. The key elements of event processing and the basic principles and concepts used when talking about event processing applications were also talked about. The three different types of event processing—Simple Event Processing (SEP), Event Stream Processing (ESP), and Complex Event Processing (CEP) were also covered. The conceptual architecture of event processing and how event processing fits into a modern architecture was also dealt with. Oracle Fusion Middleware products supporting event processing were also discussed in detail. The different...