October 2008 Archives

The Frugal SOA

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By Joe McKendrick on October 31, 2008 6:12 PM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes
We all want lots of business end-user enthusiasm and adoption of our SOA-enabled systems. But, sometimes, there can be too much of a good thing, and we may get more than what we bargained for. In a new article posted... Read More..
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Atomic-Level SOA, a Simply Smashing Architecture

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By Joe McKendrick on October 30, 2008 11:26 AM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes
Well, it doesn't look like CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has produced any black holes (unless you count the stock markets), so the world can rest a little easier. While it will be some time until we hear about the... Read More..
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Forrester's Heffner: SOA is Delivering -- Big Time

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By Joe McKendrick on October 25, 2008 10:09 AM 1 0 Vote 0 Votes
There's been plenty of debate over the past year about the success rate of SOA. Some leading analysts say that SOA is not delivering value as of yet. For example, after in-depth research, Anne Thomas Manes of Burton Group said... Read More..
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SOA in Action -- Every Month, But Especially Next Month!

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By Joe McKendrick on October 23, 2008 10:24 AM 1 0 Vote 0 Votes
We like to think that SOA in Action is a 24x7x365 affair, and indeed, there has been impressive progress this year on the service oriented architecture front. On November 19th, at ebizQ's third annual SOA in Action virtual conference, we... Read More..
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Why We Need SOA Design Patterns

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By Joe McKendrick on October 22, 2008 3:56 PM 1 0 Vote 0 Votes
As I mentioned in a post here last week, I had the honor of keynoting the SOA Symposium that took place earlier this month in Amsterdam, which brought together more than 500 attendees representing the cream of organizations from across... Read More..
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SOA Like 'Changing the Engine While the Car is Running': Sound Familiar?

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By Joe McKendrick on October 17, 2008 4:32 PM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes
We all know how the big banks have really fouled things up as of late, so it's nice to know they've been doing one thing well -- service oriented architecture. ITWorld's Rich Levin recently spoke to John Stepper, managing IT... Read More..
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How a Short-Term Issue Morphed into Long-Term SOA

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By Joe McKendrick on October 14, 2008 1:10 PM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes
I have always felt that one of the most lucid ROI cases that could be made for SOA is the time savings in avoiding duplicate data entry. Maybe it isn't a strategic global business gain of agility and insight that... Read More..
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Signing Onto the Open Source ESB Alternative

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By Joe McKendrick on October 13, 2008 12:53 PM 1 0 Vote 0 Votes
There has been a lot of debate as of late as to whether Enterprise Service Buses (ESBs) can truly pave the path to SOA. Scripps Networks -- parent company of HGTV and The Food Network among other things -- isn't... Read More..
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SOA Employed to Protect Mortgages in Volatile Times

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By Joe McKendrick on October 10, 2008 12:07 PM 1 0 Vote 0 Votes
In these volatile times, it's good to hear that government agencies continue to step up to the plate to help keep people in their homes. And it's really nice to hear that service oriented architecture is helping with this process.... Read More..
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SOA at a Turning Point

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By Joe McKendrick on October 8, 2008 8:39 AM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes
The economy may have been making headlines the past couple of weeks due to its turbulence, but inside many businesses, uncertainty and change are just daily challenges that will continue, even after the economy starts picking up again. But what... Read More..
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Banking on SOA: Big Payback for Reuse

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By Joe McKendrick on October 4, 2008 12:07 PM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes
Can SOA help lift the financial services sector out of its doldrums? The answer is uncertain. But SOA can go a long way in helping to streamline banking operations. Earlier this year, Synovus Financial Corp., a provider of investment services,... Read More..
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Transcript: SOA Governance Panel

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By Joe McKendrick on October 3, 2008 10:37 AM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes
The following is a transcript of the SOA Governance panel held as part of ebizQ's SOA Governance Virtual Conference on September 24th. A summary of the panel discussion is also available here. An archived replay is available here.... Read More..
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