August 2007 Archives

Jim Webber, a thought leader from ThoughtWorks, also known as the "World Wide Webber," has been out preaching his message on "guerrilla SOA." He recently appeared on this podcast on the InfoQ site. Jim not only states a good case... Read More..

The US Government, which knows a thing or two about security, has just issued a guide to Web services security, entitled NIST Special Publication 800-95, “Guide to Secure Web Services.� (The full PDF of the guide is available for download... Read More..

The insurance industry, which probably has more legacy mainframes per square inch than anywhere else, has a reputation as a conservative industry. However, a new report out of Insurance Networking News finds insurance companies may be on the verge of... Read More..

My colleague Beth Gold-Bernstein recently recounted a Software-as-a-Service experience with an all-too familiar ring. That is, when an error occurred in the application, she made numerous attempts to first fine, then contact customer support. She eventually inadvertently found herself on... Read More..

Lorraine Lawson recently posted an insightful commentary about the SOA-Software as a Service connection, drawing on observations by Robert Schneider. Schneider pointed out that many SaaS vendors “get it� when it comes to SOA: "their offerings are much more SOA-friendly,... Read More..

When a railroad company set out to build an SOA that could handle 5.8 millions messages a day for 1,500 trading partners, as well as track more than seven million pieces of equipment, the emphasis was on business-IT coordination and... Read More..

At least one big vendor says that the best route to business process management is through SOA. Or, conversely, the path to SOA goes through BPM. IBM, it is reported, is throwing a ton of resources at bringing together business... Read More..

Two newly published studies show that some progress is being made on the road to SOA -- but the journey has only begun. That is, if Just a Bunch of Web Services is in New York, and SOA in Los... Read More..

Things are gearing up for the SOA in Action virtual conference scheduled for October 30 and 31st -- just a couple of months away, believe it or not! The folks at ebizQ have assembled an incredible schedule of top-flight speakers... Read More..

While it's going to take some time for most businesses to gain value from SOA, there's no question that SOA consulting itself has become a booming business. In a new post here at ebizQ, Dave Linthicum (an SOA consultant himself)... Read More..

Having just spent time in Toronto, I was interested to see this new story on the Ontario provincial government's implementation of service-oriented architecture. Interestingly still, Ontario has been at it for close to a decade, calling it their "common components"... Read More..

When thinking of SOA governance, I like the analogy of a condo or neighborhood association. That is, there is no single owner -- everyone is the owner. Yet, there has to be some overseer in place to provide support and... Read More..

This October, ebizQ will be putting on the second annual edition of its SOA in Action virtual conference. THis year's SOA in Action will include Webinars with live Q&As;, interactive booths where you can chat with vendors and other visitors,... Read More..

One of the most oft-stated goals of SOA is achieving the long-sought "business-IT" alignment that has eluded organizations for generations. Supposedly, under an SOA regime, businesspeople and IT folks would communicate often and work in harmony toward common shared goals.... Read More..

"The key to successfully doing something is in successfully understanding what you're doing." With these words of wisdom, Thomas Erl, noted author and analyst on all things SOA, kicks off his latest book, SOA: Principles of Service Design, which covers... Read More..