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Lessons from Googlenomics: Data abundance, Insight scarcity

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By Brenda Michelson on June 29, 2009 6:53 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
“"What's ubiquitous and cheap?" [Google’s Hal] Varian asks. "Data." And what is scarce? The analytic ability to utilize that data.” The June issue of Wired has an excellent article by Steven Levy, entitled Secret of Googlenomics: Data-Fueled Recipe Brews Profitability. ... Read More..
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Conversation with Steve Goldman of the CME Group on CEP as Enterprise Platform & StreamBase

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By Brenda Michelson on June 24, 2009 4:57 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Late in May, Mark Palmer, CEO of StreamBase, piqued the event processing community's curiosity with this tweet: "Today I signed what I think is the most exciting CEP deal of 2009 - corporate selection by a household name...".  While many... Read More..
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@ Enterprise 2.0 Evening in the Cloud Panel discussion

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By Brenda Michelson on June 22, 2009 6:16 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
[update: 6.23.2009 - "MIT CIO Symposium Organizer" is Christopher Reichert]David Berlind is our Evening in the Cloud host.  David says the discussion shouldn't be about cloud computing definition, it should be about cloud computing benefits.  The benefits will lead to... Read More..
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@ Enterprise 2.0 Cloud Roadmaps Panel

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By Brenda Michelson on June 22, 2009 4:00 PM 1 Vote 0 Votes
Jake Sorofman, rPath, James Duncan, Joyent and Chet Kapoor, Sonoa Systems chat with Alistair Croll on the futures of cloud.  These companies offer software, products that are adjacent to, or run on, the cloud.  They are not cloud operators. Jake:... Read More..
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@ Enterprise 2.0: Alistair Croll on Moving to the cloud

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By Brenda Michelson on June 22, 2009 11:53 AM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Which cloud you go to, depends on what you are moving.  Move machines, code, processes or content.  This is the clearest way to determine what type of cloud an operator is offering, ask them “what do I move to you... Read More..
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Next Cloud Watching Stop: Enterprise 2.0 in Boston, June 22, 2009

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By Brenda Michelson on June 19, 2009 3:47 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Continuing my broad survey of cloud computing, I’m dropping by Enterprise 2.0 in Boston.  The cloud computing program starts with a full day of talks and panel discussions and concludes with an Evening in the Cloud: “…leading purveyors of cloud... Read More..
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Are you a SOA Zombie? Want to meet fellow SOA Zombies?

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By Brenda Michelson on June 17, 2009 4:41 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Despite the continued reports of SOA’s death, do you find yourself with SOA based solutions in production, delivering business value?  Or, on the way to production?  Both?  Well, according to my friends at ZapThink, that makes you a member of... Read More..
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Grumpy Architect week: There is more to services than re-use

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By Brenda Michelson on June 3, 2009 7:01 PM 7 Vote 0 Votes
Perhaps I’m just grumpy this week.  Or, concerned for the future.  Or, most likely, both.  Nevertheless, I find conventional SOA lore more bothersome than usual.  Specifically, the paired notions that the sole reason to implement services (or not) is... Read More..
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Curious about SoaML (UML Profile for SOA)?

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By Brenda Michelson on May 27, 2009 10:56 AM 1 Vote 0 Votes
At the March SOA Consortium meeting, Cory Casanave, CEO, Model Driven Solutions & ModelDriven.org, gave an overview presentation & demo on Enterprise SOA Modeling with the new OMG SoaML UML profile. (pdf) SoaML is a UML profile and metamodel for... Read More..
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Business Outcomes from Services & Assemblies? Bragging Rights on your S-O-A success

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By Brenda Michelson on May 26, 2009 12:09 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Did you hear SOA died again last week?  Does this make SOA more dead?   Finally dead?  Or, on par with Jason from Friday the 13th, deadish, but always lurking for a sequel?  Bad analogies aside, this time Anne is much... Read More..
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Brenda Michelson

Brenda Michelson is the principal of Elemental Links an advisory & consulting practice focused on business-driven IT. Brenda spent 19 years in corporate IT, most recently as Chief Enterprise Architect for L.L. Bean. At L.L. Bean, Brenda was responsible for the articulation and execution of the enterprise architecture strategy (J2EE transformation, enterprise integration, SOA and EDA), strategic planning, portfolio management and talent development. Previous to L.L. Bean, over the span of 10 years, Brenda provided development services for Insurance, Banking, a Chip Manufacturer and a world leader in Aircraft Engine Design & Manufacturing. Email Brenda. Follow her on Twitter.

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