Joe McKendrick, ebizQ's SOA in Action Blogger, is a nationally published author and consultant
with deep knowledge and insights regarding trends and developments in
the technology industry. He is a contributing editor to a number of
national and international publications and Websites including
Database Trends & Applications, ZDNet, and Webservices.Org. He also
serves as analyst for Evans Data Corp., and is lead analyst for Evans'
Web services and enterprise development management issues surveys.
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October 31, 2008
The Frugal SOA 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 Posted by joemckendrick in SOA | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) October 30, 2008Atomic-Level SOA, a Simply Smashing Architecture 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Case Study | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) October 25, 2008Forrester's Heffner: SOA is Delivering -- Big Time 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Management • SOA • SOA Events • SOA Podcasts • SOA Research and Analyst Reports | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0) October 23, 2008SOA in Action -- Every Month, But Especially Next Month! 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Management • SOA • SOA Events • SOA Research and Analyst Reports • SOA Vendors | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0) October 22, 2008Why We Need SOA Design Patterns 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Management • SOA • SOA Events | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0) October 17, 2008SOA Like 'Changing the Engine While the Car is Running': Sound Familiar? 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Case Study • SOA | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) October 14, 2008How a Short-Term Issue Morphed into Long-Term SOA 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Business Process Management • Case Study • Data Management • Enterprise 2.0 • Management • SOA | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) October 13, 2008Signing Onto the Open Source ESB Alternative 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Case Study • SOA • SOA Vendors | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) October 10, 2008SOA Employed to Protect Mortgages in Volatile Times 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Case Study | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0) October 08, 2008SOA at a Turning Point 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Management • SOA • SOA Events | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) October 04, 2008Banking on SOA: Big Payback for Reuse 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Case Study • Management • SOA | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) October 03, 2008Transcript: SOA Governance Panel 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 Posted by joemckendrick in Management • SOA • SOA Events • SOA Research and Analyst Reports • SOA Vendors | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) |
