http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/?rss pComplex Event Processing CEP is an emerging technology for building and managing information systems The goal of CEP is to enable the information contained in the events flowing through all of the layers of the enterprise IT infrastructure to be discovered understood in terms of its impact on high level management goals and business processes and acted upon in real time This includes events created by new technologies such as RFIDppA major application of CEP is business event management BEM CEP employs techniques such as detection of complex patterns of many events event correlation and abstraction event hierachies and relationships among events such as causality membership and timing and eventdriven processesppThis section chronicles the emergence of CEP applications and products and to discuss their relevance to managing the eventdriven real time enterprisep Copyright 2008 ITQuadrant, Inc. All Rights Reserved editor@ebizq.net webmaster@ebizq.net en-us http://www.ebizq.net/web_images/ebizqnews.gif http://www.ebizq.net/?rss Tue, 06 May 2008 07:00:00 EST Conventional wisdom says the OSS culture and development model cannot add much to such a complex computer science concept as EP But the OSS community says different http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9525.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9525.html?rss Thu, 01 May 2008 06:04:00 EST Were on the verge of a new era for SOA with the integration of Complex Event Processing technology which can enable the gathering of data from and about any services running in the enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9412.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9412.html?rss Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EST Eventdriven applications that are constructed as compositions of Web applications can offer considerable benefits to your enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9428.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9428.html?rss Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:54:00 EST Complex event processing software is powering a new generation of applications that enables companies to make faster decisions and execute more effective actions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9409.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9409.html?rss Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EST As the volume and velocity of financial market data continues to soar staying ahead of the competition requires the right trading tools and infrastructure Read the second half of this full update on the various components of realtime algorithmic trading http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9324.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9324.html?rss Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:37:00 EST Smart event processing can help your company run smarter and faster This comprehensive guide helps you research the basics of complex event processing CEP and learn how to get started on the right foot with your CEP project using EDA RFID SOA SCADA and other relevant technologies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9317.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9317.html?rss Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:36:00 EST Smart event processing can help your company run smarter and faster This comprehensive guide helps you research the basics of complex event processing CEP and learn how to get started on the right foot with your CEP project using EDA RFID SOA SCADA and other relevant technologies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9316.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9316.html?rss Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:35:00 EST Smart event processing can help your company run smarter and faster This comprehensive guide helps you research the basics of complex event processing CEP and learn how to get started on the right foot with your CEP project using EDA RFID SOA SCADA and other relevant technologies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9315.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9315.html?rss Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:34:00 EST Smart event processing can help your company run smarter and faster This comprehensive guide helps you research the basics of complex event processing CEP and learn how to get started on the right foot with your CEP project using EDA RFID SOA SCADA and other relevant technologies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9314.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9314.html?rss Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:27:00 EST Smart event processing can help your company run smarter and faster This comprehensive guide helps you research the basics of complex event processing CEP and learn how to get started on the right foot with your CEP project using EDA RFID SOA SCADA and other relevant technologies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9313.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9313.html?rss Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EST As the volume and velocity of financial market data continues to soar staying ahead of the competition requires the right trading tools and infrastructure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9290.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/9290.html?rss Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST Dave Kelly discussion the need for a approach to complexity solutions especially those that provide business users with sufficient levels of control and flexibility for executing easily customizable and dynamic applications queries and views http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8861.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8861.html?rss Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:00:00 EST A selfdescribed skeptic advises us to ignore the hype but to understand that CEP is going to be absolutely huge http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8828.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8828.html?rss Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:00:00 EST Using Performance Management companies can align their operational and financial information internal processes and strategic goals to build a considerable competitive advantage http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8765.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8765.html?rss Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:00:00 EST Events present the same problems but were coming up with new answers says Oracles Stephanie McReynolds http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8467.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8467.html?rss Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:00:00 EST Dave Kelly gives a real world example of how difficult it is to assess the performance of performance management tools http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8743.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8743.html?rss Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:00:00 EST In Roy Schultes final article in our special event processing series he says BAM tools and CEP engines are quite valuable and costeffective when used in the right situations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8374.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8374.html?rss Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:00:00 EST ebizQs David Kelly believes that the use of complex event processing will continue to grow over the next few years as organizations find evergreater needs to process the growing volume of realtime data entering the enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8375.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8375.html?rss Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:00:00 EST Mani Chandy and Roy Schulte say the key to enabling nearrealtime operational BI is event processing http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8303.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8303.html?rss Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:00:00 EST David Linthicum suspects that as we progress with SOA as we become smarter on implementations architecture design testing and deployment that event processing will become better defined and layered within many SOAs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8273.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8273.html?rss Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:00:00 EST Gartners Roy Schulte and Cal Techs Mani Chandy share how event processing has emerged as one of the most important issues in IT today http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8274.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8274.html?rss Mon, 14 May 2007 07:00:00 EST Its time to get serious about the data deluge to transform data into intelligence http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8024.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8024.html?rss Wed, 09 May 2007 11:28:00 EST AMR Researchs John Hagerty talks about SAPs acquisition of OutlookSoft in this ebizQ gold club analysis http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8019.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8019.html?rss Mon, 07 May 2007 07:00:00 EST As the demand for new realtime and highspeed data applications have increased these brittle solutions have reached their breaking points http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8000.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/8000.html?rss Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:00:00 EST Mike Lough of Covelight explains the role of events to enable the realtime intelligent enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7928.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7928.html?rss Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:00:00 EST AMRs premiere analyst on the consolidation that has finally come to the business intelligenceperformance management market http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7826.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7826.html?rss Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:00:00 EST Using change management to build a reliable business continuity plan http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7654.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7654.html?rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:00:00 EST AMR Research talked with dozens of companies about how BIPM implementations have progressed within their organizations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7445.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7445.html?rss Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:00:00 EST How business rules can improve application integration and SOA implementation http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7249.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7249.html?rss Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST Should Complex Event Processing be used as a way to address SOAs shortcomings http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7209.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7209.html?rss Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:00:00 EST Sensors tags and embedded devices create the need for us to find new ways manage unprecedented volumes and disparate types of information http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7134.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7134.html?rss Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:00:00 EST Why SarbanesOxley and SOA may be the best thing that ever happened to you http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7071.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7071.html?rss Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:00:00 EST Analysis from OnStrategies Tony Baer http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7050.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/7050.html?rss Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST The current state of the BAM market http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6666.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6666.html?rss Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST Adding real time intelligence to an eventdriven SOA http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6665.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6665.html?rss Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:00:00 EST Powering eventdriven realtime business analytics http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6596.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6596.html?rss Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:00:00 EST Leveraging ERP data to gain insightful information for decision support process improvement and corporate efficiency http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6534.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6534.html?rss Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:00:00 EST Is it really possible to monitor business processes and make corrections in real time http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6247.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6247.html?rss Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:00:00 EST The market for BAM tools to aid in enterprise management has exploded into a chaotic marketplace http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6044.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/6044.html?rss Sun, 17 Apr 2005 17:00:00 EST A new class of tools measures waittime for hundreds of specific delay points inside the database and quantifies exactly what response time boost you can achieve by resolving the bottleneck By looking inside the database and watching the waittime created by specific transactions you can make major performance gains without adding new hardware capacity http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5821.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5821.html?rss Sun, 06 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EST Inventor of Complex Event Processing David Luckham starts with a basic question is life simple Most people will truthfully answer no Events happen in life that are neither simple in how they happen nor in the effects they have on others However Luckhams latest ebizQ article seeks to simplify Complex Event Processing so we can remove the fear the word complex might imply and instead utilize it best to manage events as they come our way http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5580.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5580.html?rss Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:02:00 EST Business activity monitoring tools are now predicting how your business will be affected by the performance of your IT Instead of simply alerting you when certain events happen in your enterprise IT layers they go a step further and predict how those events will impact your highlevel business processes This goes well beyond the basic dashboard model for the current generation of BAM tools Its a direction that tries to anticipate what you the consumer of BAM will ask for next http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5425.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5425.html?rss Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:44:00 EST Business Performance Management is being recognized as a way to align and optimize sales marketing customer service IT compliance finance and HR departments across an enterprise Taking our latest survey will help you to define specific benefits or refine your current implementation of this promising new method to meet business challenges http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5403.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5403.html?rss Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:00:00 EST Beth GoldBernstein ebizQs Vice President of Strategic Services interviews Kevin McAuliffe Director of Strategy and CTO for IBM Business Performance Management about IBMs Business Performance Management Solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5332.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5332.html?rss Mon, 08 Nov 2004 08:00:00 EST While substantial progress has been made in business process standardization the industry requires more that a single compacted standard says Antoine Lonjon of Mega International This feature presents the current status of business process standardization and the need to embrace the multiple dimensions of business process approaches http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5297.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5297.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST As enterprises shift their focus beyond mere application integration to getting processes to work and play well together they need specialists who can see the big picture to assure they get things right says IBMs Douglas W Allen What makes a good business integration architect and why are they so important Allen knows http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5101.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5101.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST As companies try Business Activity Monitoring and like it theyre going to begin conceiving new ways to use it And those new uses will by their very nature involve what IT guru Stanford professor emeritus and ebizQ columnist David Luckham has dubbed complex event processing How so Luckham peers into his crystal ball for the next twelve months and sees enterprise needs producing not only an engagement between BAM and CEP but nuptials http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5102.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5102.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST The trend toward enterprises that are driven more and more by realtime data spawned by events is unmistakable according to ebizQ columnist David A Kelly who says the impact will reach all the way from the corporate boardroom to the cell phone or PDA in your pocket As Kelly puts it Over time being able to easily and efficiently generate receive and consume realtime data within your company and from business partners or customers is going to be a critical component of almost all IT and business plans http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5069.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5069.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST Business process monitoring and management are becoming prerequisites for business competitiveness Companies who ignore this trend may be doing so at their own peril stresses ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein No wonder then that she sees them as evolving into enterprise essentials The good news is that there are a large number of solutions on the market The bad news is that the shakeout has not yet occurred and there is also a great deal of confusion All the more reason to read on http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5068.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5068.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST Having complete reliable realtime information from and on all areas of the enterprise and its partners adding up to the big picture is critical for businesses But theyre still not there according to ebizQ columnist Dr Chris Harding of The Open Group He says the obstacles are formidable but being tackled in the hope of reaching information Nirvana what The Open Group dubs Boundaryless Information Flow http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5070.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/5070.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Its something that sometimes gets given short shrift amid all the talk about such alignment But ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says it shouldnt be and he notes that something called riskbased testing is perhaps the most efficient way of checking how things will an do work at the intersections of business and IT http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4974.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4974.html?rss Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST EDI is a true survivor evolving with changing IT times to continue to meet changing enterprise needs says EXTOL Internationals Stephen Rosen He explains that the latest trends involve realtime data synching empowering endusers and EDI as part of complete enterprise views http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4931.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4931.html?rss Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST As businesses strive for better awareness of themselves and changing market conditions along with the ability to quickly respond to changes they should look to Business Performance Management advises the IBM Software Groups John Medicke He says it offers the bonus of getting IT and business in better alignment http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4933.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4933.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST What a difference a little IT Insight stemming from advanced BAM could make for online banking providing a way to detect illegal online activities even as they happen or soon thereafter according to IT guru Stanford professor and ebizQ columnist David Luckham He says the technology is evolving toward that point and could get there with a push from bankers in just one example of what IT awareness by enterprises could mean http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4891.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4891.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST The need for such alignment isnt in dispute anymore says ebizQs David A Kelly but some key facets of getting there are tougher to come by than just buying more technology For instance he points out the whole nature of the relationship between business managers and the IT organization has to change http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4892.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4892.html?rss Sun, 18 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Theyre key considerations as you mull this whitehot technology for your company and theyre spelled out for you in Part Two of this examination of RFID by Suns Manish Bhuptani and Shahram Moradpour They also address an emerging issue around this emerging technology privacy concerns http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4843.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4843.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST For starters because your competitors surely are But what exactly iisi RFID why is there so much buzz around it now and what can it do for the visibility your company has of its own supply chain ands those of its partners Suns Manish Bhuptani and Shahram Moradpour address those questions here in the first of two pieces on the whitehot technology http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4811.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4811.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Theres no question that service oriented architectures can be significant enterprise aids by making organizations much more flexible fostering reuse etc But SOAs themselves need some assistance when business processes are being orchestrated and Web services are being composed And that boost is coming in the form of BPEL as Oracles John Deeb described in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4785.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4785.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Enterprises with such an architecture would realize benefits that only begin with much greater agility and lower maintenance costs points out longtime IT consultant Alexandre Samarine And he has just such a design in mind http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4787.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4787.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST IT blindness can result in missed business opportunities on a large scale according to the terms creator David Luckham a Stanford professor IT guru and ebizQ columnist But Luckham notes that technology leading to IT Insight is starting to emerge solutions that could enable enterprises to seize those opportunities And he calls BAM the tip of the iceberg of that emergence http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4689.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4689.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure how valuable would a laundry list of potential pitfalls in EAI rollouts be to you LogicCurves Jose Herrera figures plenty and here he runs them down to give you an advance headsup http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4690.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4690.html?rss Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:51:00 EST Fast agile companies often have fat bottomlines And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Oracles Ashish Mohindroo explained how SOAs can help companies including yours get there especially when you steer toward BPM BAM BB and more for good measure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4643.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4643.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Its already moving out of the pureplay arena and into some packaged ERP solutions And ebizQs David A Kelly says its likely to keep evolving as more and more organizations realize how much BPM empowers business users to create change and even monitor processes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4594.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4594.html?rss Mon, 24 May 2004 08:00:00 EST IT visionary and new ebizQ columnist David Luckham observes that problems created by companies being in the dark about the impact on the business of events in their IT infrastructure may only get worse as new technologies such as RFID begin to bombard those infrastructures with levels of data never seen before But explains Luckham if we could relate events to highlevel business processes that would give us IT insight with enormous potential impact on all of eCommerce http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4487.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4487.html?rss Mon, 24 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Even as SOAs finally begin to come into their own bringing with them muchheralded additional enterprise agility another type of architecture promises to complement them in that regard said integration expert Roy Schulte of Gartner during a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4493.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4493.html?rss Mon, 17 May 2004 08:00:00 EST The most successful companies notes Online Insight CTO Dr Bradley S Fordham integrate product development marketing and sales efforts around one key variable customer preferences And Fordham points out here because those preferences are precisely that variable they need to be tracked in realtime and enterprises need an integrated view of them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4402.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4402.html?rss Mon, 17 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Becoming a true realtime enterprise has proven elusive and may not even be a necessity for many companies according to Tony Baer of research and consulting firm onStrategies But Baer says one vendor finally seems to have hit on an approach offering ireali realtime to enterprises that opt to seek it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4403.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4403.html?rss Mon, 10 May 2004 08:00:00 EST A persistent problem for enterprises is knowing whether applications and processes are performing up to expectations and not just in terms of whether projected ROI is being obtained But ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says solutions are surfacing to help organizations make such assessments and he points to one vendor in particular with a unique solution http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4374.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4374.html?rss Mon, 03 May 2004 08:00:00 EST This machine sometimes called the SEx Machine for short offers a way to keep your company a step or more ahead of its competitors at all times through timebased competition as BPM expert and ebizQ columnist Peter Fingar explained in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4325.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4325.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Its important because it helps companies to gain visibility into their business processes at the IT level and gives them a better idea of whats going on inside their business And ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says one vendor in particular may be ahead of the curve in this problem domain http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4256.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4256.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST All too often asserts IT visionary and new ebizQ columnist David Luckham managers are in the dark about the impact on the business of events in the IT infrastructure Using last summers big Northeast blackout as an example Luckham dubs this phenomenon IT Blindness and points out that imanagingi in realtime is a big problem presented by the emergence of the realtime enterprise He stresses that its a problem that must be solved to head off business and other disasters and give managers a better handle on their businesses in general http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4257.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4257.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says doing that is critical to staying in business Here he explores why BPM is an excellent way to bridge the two levels but adds that its not the only way In any event Kelly stresses that companies have to have a sharp realtime view of their activities to be in position to respond to changes in business conditions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4178.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4178.html?rss Mon, 05 Apr 2004 09:00:00 EST Companies cant and shouldnt stir BPM into their IT stew willynilly say BPM gurus and ebizQ columnists Howard Smith and Peter Fingar Here they offer a methodical way to mix BPM into the enterprise menu and explain why it will be delicious for bottomlines http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4133.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4133.html?rss Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Having clear visibility into your business means knowing whats going on at the foot business level but thats made up an unlimited number of transactions and events at the much more granular business and intraapplication level Here ebizQ columnist David A Kelly sorts it all out for us http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4070.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4070.html?rss Wed, 24 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Mix in some BPM Web services orchestration BAM and composite apps and you have yourself the makings of an agile responsive infrastructure according to ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and Magic Softwares Glen Johnson in an ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4040.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/4040.html?rss Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Navigating the maze of integration technologies can be challenging and confusing To help put you on course to the solution you need ebizQ has put together a Buyers Guide featuring a map to steer you to the right types of solutions and the vendors offering them Here ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein focuses her compass on the Guide and map and shows how it can keep you from making expensive mistakes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3998.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3998.html?rss Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:00:00 EST For all the buzz around SarbanesOxley a recent Aberdeen Group survey found business managers more concerned about the bigger compliance picture And Aberdeen has specific recommendations about making SOX a component of overall enterprise cost compliance initiatives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3964.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3964.html?rss Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Open source technology may soon make big inroads in the EAI space says EAI expert Ankur Laroia He points to ESBs which conform to open standards and enjoy a price advantage over traditional EAI software There are now even open source adapters which he asserts give open source another leg up http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3913.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3913.html?rss Mon, 01 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Knowing whats happening in your business processes in real time is importantand ebizQ columnist David A Kelly notes there are different ways to keep tabs BPM vendors offer one perspective and you can get views from the XML and Web services side as well http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3880.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3880.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:00:00 EST The more things change the more they seem to stay the same especially in the IT realm So says David Linthicum Grand Central Communications CTO and ebizQ columnist Take for instance the latest incarnation of IT appliance the socalled integration appliance Might it be right for your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3821.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3821.html?rss Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Still need persuading that BB is the way to go Want some handy suggestions on implementing it Then a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here was the place to be Oracles Ashish Mohindroo offered a compelling case for BB then outlined practical steps for instituting it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3504.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3504.html?rss Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Integration efforts that tie infrastructures in Gordian Knots of custom code can be a distant memory if companies turn more to BPM says AptSofts David Cameron He says BPM provides a lowcost integration layer as well as workflow and monitoring functionality and helps align business and IT http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3409.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3409.html?rss Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST What is smart BPM and how is it helping insurance companies weather a tight economic climate Whats more what might it do for your company even if its not in the insurance sector A recent ebizQ webinar took a look and we peek at that webinar here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3123.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/3123.html?rss Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:00:00 EST Financial firms cant rest on their SWIFT implementationrelated laurels says Vitrias John Parker He notes changes to the standard are coming swiftly and says firms will have to be just as swift to stay up to speed Parker also pans pointtopoint implementations and lauds those based on BPM http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2885.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2885.html?rss Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST The benefits of becoming a realtime enterprise are many and are becoming more and more apparent and widely acknowledged In a recent ebizQ webinar our own Beth GoldBernstein and CommerceQuest President and COO Lee White discussed a bunch of them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2767.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2767.html?rss Mon, 04 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST As companies try to connect business services across functional silos they have to overcome bottomup systems and network management frameworks according to analyst firm the And in this Spotlight report the says the need to get there from here is making Performance Management one of the hottest sectors in enterprise software http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2442.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2442.html?rss Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Studies show Web site visitors will leave and not return if a page wont load in seconds so its critical to optimize app servers middleware hardware and databases for faster performance If youre using a WebSpherebased system the tips offered in the ebizQ webinar summarized here can help http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2192.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2192.html?rss Wed, 04 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST The persistence layer offers scores of opportunities for optimizing your WebSpere environment Candle architect Michael Pallos suggests some key best practices for database interaction in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2299.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/2299.html?rss Sat, 21 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Business activity monitoring and business process management are widely viewed as the next big steps in integration making it an even more valuable business tool Here analyst Dave Kelly takes a look at how realtime business activity monitoring can help companies their partners suppliers and even their customers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/1643.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cep/features/1643.html?rss