A lot of people are on vacation, but here at ebizQ, we take no vacation from the constant give-and-take of SOA. (Or maybe, for some of us, it is a vacation)
Matt Morgan, for one, gives us some compelling guidelines for application modernization projects. "Application modernization is no longer a choice - corporations must modernize
the applications to remain competitive and viable," he writes, providing some ways to mitigate the risks that come with any app modernization effort, such as Agile best practices.
Dan Burrus, in the meantime, provide an interesting and thought-provoking overview of "the future of apps" -- smartphone apps, that is -- especially for enterprise purposes. "The natural progression will be for apps to be enterprise level. In other words, there will need to be apps for purchasing, for logistics, for supply chain management, for lead generation, for patient care, etc. Tomorrow's apps will be like having a virtual assistant by your side. These apps won't just make you more productive with your work; they'll actually do some of the work for you." Sounds good, doesn't it?
Peter Schooff, on the other hand, wants to know if "a decade of turbulence" awaits enterprise architecture. Forrester's Jeff Scott, who raised the issue, says that a decade of turbulence may actually "be good for enterprise architects -- at least for the ones who are willing to give up their aging paradigms to meet the new challenges of the future." Forces reshaping EA include commoditization of IT services, outsourcing, off-shoring, and as-a-service offerings. "This shift will quickly make the traditional technology-centric EA role irrelevant."
And amidst all this turbulence, Michael Poulin talks about the enemis of SOA in a two-part post. One is inside your enterprise, and the other is outside. Read Michael's series to see where SOA really gets tripped up.
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