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Not too long ago, I said Microsoft is more about business acumen than technical innovation. I stand corrected. Yesterday, Microsoft introduced Surface Computing , a new technology th... More >
This week, I've focused on the core problems with SOA -- governance, service level agreements and basic reuse challenges, such as what do you do when a small component of a service breaks and it br... More >
Could ITIL and IT service management be the solution to the often-cited challenges of SOA implementations: governance, managing service level agreements, and tackling complexity? The writers o... More >
I've searched far and wide for some really neat technology to bring you today, but it turns out the most exciting announcement recently has been, well, pedestrian. Of course, I'm talking about... More >
SOA is becoming so accepted now, no one seems to question the core concepts anymore. For example, loose coupling. Loose coupling may help you reuse services, but it will also make it more difficult t... More >
Today, we're back on spintronics , a field just spinning -- ahem -- with possibilities and new discoveries. Spintronics studies how to control and exploit an electron's spin. It turns out the... More >
Anybody who uses a wireless connection regularly is painfully aware of the technology's shortcomings. For instance, I could connect to two other, unsecured networks within my neighborhood -- if I wan... More >
OK, so you've decided it's time to shift to service oriented architecture. Everybody's doing it -- so why not? The first question in your mind -- besides "What is this going to cost me?" -- is... More >
Recently, I shared how a next-generation ERP company had integrated an ESB into its new product , which was subscription-based and delivered over the Internet. The model showed great promise for del... More >
Green tech seems to be the "up and coming" star of the technology sector. Of course, most green tech applies to manufacturing or cars and really isn't IT-specific. One area where I do see a lot of gr... More >
This week, the SOA buzz is all about IBM's Impact 2007 conference , which started Monday and runs through Friday in Orlando. Of course, any time any big IT name -- Gartner, SAP, Oracle -- hol... More >
The June issue of Scientific America features a piece explaining network coding, a counterintuitive means of sending bits that could replace routers, make better use of existing systems and work be... More >
Those of you with laptops will remember last year's laptop recall from Dell and Apple. The recalls happened because the Sony batteries contained metal particles, which, in rare cases, could cause t... More >
Dave Linthicum is one of the best consultants to read when it comes to SOA. He spends a lot of time speaking on the conference circuit; his blog posts on InfoWorld always seem to be published while... More >
Not long ago, I read an Intelligent Enterprise column promising that SOA would soon be offered as a service . I was skeptical, so I arranged a Q&A -- published today -- with author and analyst... More >
Let's be honest: Microsoft is more known for its business acumen than its technology innovations. I continue to be amazed at the company's ability to take an idea, already well-known in the te... More >
One of the integration ideas popping up more frequently is the concept of integration as a service . Maybe I'm dating myself, but it's a bit difficult to wrap my head around a company subscribing to... More >
You see, the silicides were the problem. If it wasn't for the silicides, silicon spintronics would be a piece of cake. But whenever you bind those ferromagnets to silicon, you can't help but... More >
Google popped up all over the world today after announcing its new universal search. Universal search moves searches beyond HTML pages to search videos, news, blogs and so forth -- but all on one p... More >
If Nicholas Carr is correct, IT isn't a "strategic differentiator." Maybe. Maybe not. One thing I do know: IT can mean the difference between a successful, thriving operation and a bu... More >
My brain hurts just reading this headline from Physorg.com : Researchers Store Data in Bacteria DNA The headline is so casual, it sounds as if a scientist lost his data and just happen... More >
Do you understand what SOA means? I mean, really understand it? Probably not, according to this punchy little piece on InfoWorld . Don't worry. You're not alone, according to Roberto... More >
I'm cheating a bit in today's post. You see, I'm supposed to write about cutting edge technology. Technically, this technology is more than 10 years old -- but the application of the technology is so... More >
Here's a question that should give all CIOs and CTOs pause: Is the SOA-Virtualization connection a good thing? ebizQ blogger Joe McKendrick posed that question in his SOA in Action blog this week ,... More >
The 2007 JavaOne Conference ended May 11 with its annual Toy Show. It goes without saying that all the toys and technologies presented use Java in innovative ways. Sun is putting the whole c... More >
More people are talking about Business Process Management suites and SOA, but often the connection seems hazy, at best. Recently, eBizQ ran a Webinar that really explains how SOA and BPM relate -- ... More >
Now here's something everybody can get excited about: A better lithium-ion battery. Typical lithium-ion batteries have a positive electrode that consists of lithium combined with cobalt, nicke... More >
I ran across this headline yesterday on Virtualization.sys-con.com : " SOA and Integration-as-a-Service ." Obviously, it caught my eye. It sounded pretty exciting, so I read it. I admi... More >
It's always exciting for me when researchers create robots, flying cars, Death Stars -- anything that looks like it actually walked out of a sci-fi movie, no matter how Ed Wood -esque it might be. &... More >
It's been months since Microsoft released Office 2007 and Vista, and by recent news accounts , the two products are catching on this quarter. That may explain why there's suddenly a rash of a... More >
My mother still uses dial-up. I mention this because most of us involved with technology are accustomed to a T1 or T2 at work, and cable or DSL at home, and we forget what it's like to use dia... More >
It's always nice -- though rare -- to find SOA articles that provide simple, down-to-earth and immediately actionable advice. Most articles, particularly on SOA governance , are pretty strategic and... More >
The MIT Review is one of the best places to find out about exciting technology research and breakthroughs. But these days, it's more focused on bio-tech and fuel-tech than, well, tech-tech. Fo... More >
It seems everyone's catching the application integration bug. Recognizing this, Gartner rolled up two of its summits -- the Application Integration & Web Services Summit and Application Develop... More >
Just the other day, I said to myself, "Somebody needs to come up with an gaming interface for work. That would be fun." You could have your Orc fighter from World of War Craft meet at a virt... More >
Open source solutions are a bit of a quandary for enterprises. Too often, c ompanies forego open source solutions because they just seem so darn complicated . What if you need support? What about up... More >
I'm about to share some exciting news about a new chip development by IBM. But first, it's pop quiz time. True or False: Moore's Law means the processing speed of CPUs doubles every 18 months. If you... More >
Earlier this week, I shared how SOA is allowing companies to move away from big vendor ERP solutions and invest in best-of-breed solutions offered by smaller vendors. Today, SOA expert Dave ... More >
Whatever challenge enterprise IT departments may face, IT workers in the medical industry always seem to be able to one-up it. It's almost as though the whole medical community says, "You think you'... More >
Awhile back, I wrote about research into printing computer chips . Hewlett-Packard did one better. It's developed a cheaper method of creating smaller nanocircuits - which are used in chips -... More >
I confess: I talk to my computer. Or, more precisely, I grouse at my laptop. I didn't realize how bad this was until my daughter kept banging the keys on her toy laptop while sternly chastisin... More >
Everybody who's anybody is on the SOA bandwagon, including leading ERP vendors such as Oracle and SAP. So it's a bit ironic that SOA could be ERP's doom . Or, at least, so whispers the... More >
I just had to laugh when I read Rick Smith's recent column, Integration SO? Think SOA , wherein the UK alliances director at Cape Clear Software compares IT to the fashion industry. I would've never... More >
Mainstream press just don't get technology. I read their headlines and think, "Wow. That's neat. Useless. But neat." Then I read the rest of the story and find there's much more to the technol... More >
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