May 2008 Archives

We've talked quite a bit here and throughout the ebizQ-sphere about the convergence between SOA and enterprise data management, and how services can be employed to source and leverage data for various analytics. In a new interview with Michael Meehan,... Read More..

SOA comes in many shapes and sizes, but most times when the discussion comes up, it's about the challenge of service-orienting some aspect of core mission-critical systems. To date, of course, most SOA and Web services deployments have been on... Read More..

There are two types of events that fit into enterprise event processing scenarios -- those that matter to IT, and those that matter to the business. While many organizations seem to have a good grasp on managing IT events --... Read More..

In physics, they say the simplest solution to a problem is usually the right solution. Applying the laws of physics to SOA, then, it stands to reason that enterprise service buses (ESBs) are the simplest path to SOA within organizations... Read More..

In a new post, Alex Cameron, an EDS Fellow, notes that most well-established products and services have what is called a "dominant design" methodology behind them. For example, in the vehicle manufacturing industry, "the enclosed steel body car is a... Read More..

For some time now, I've heard consultants and analysts propose launching "centers of excellence" or "competency centers" to better manage newer IT initiatives such as SOA is one that has been proposed by consultants for some time now. Not only... Read More..

In a new post here at ebizQ, Tony Baer has weighed in on the mashup phenomenon that has been gaining ground within the enterprise world. Tony and I are in agreement that mashups -- the whole idea of lightweight front-end... Read More..

When most people think of the US Peace Corps, images of volunteers drilling wells and building schools in impoverished corners of the globe come to mind. Service oriented to the hilt, in the old-fashion sense of the phrase. This view... Read More..

Financial services companies have had a tough ride over the past year, so anything that can be done to better take advantage of their information technology assets to streamline operations and increase the situational awareness and agility of the business... Read More..

Complex events "can be anything from a sequence of temperature readings to something like the First World War, which was a very complex event indeed." -Dr. David Luckham David Luckham -- considered the "father of complex event processing" -- recently... Read More..

Behold the zebra in the wild savanna -- when a it senses the presence of a lion, it knows to run away, as fast as it can. When it senses food supplies, it knows to act. Do today's companies have... Read More..

Oracle's Dave Chappell has always done a great job of linking SOA efforts to measurable business results, and he recently posted an account of a busy online service that was able to integrate its widespread base of customer systems into... Read More..

Everyone considers their systems to be "special" in many ways. They represent years of planning, installations, and modifications. However, sometimes "specialness" can get in the way of the ability to deliver agility and flexibility to business clients. At the recent... Read More..