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You don't go to an analyst to learn about Zen, because Zen isn't about theoretical learning. You go to someone who's made Zen a way of life, because Zen is about everyday, personal practice. A... More >
In the past few months, most of the news about SOA has been pretty positive. Why, just last week I wrote a post asking, " Can We Call SOA a Success Yet? " after an Amberpoint survey showed only 1.5... More >
To be honest, I'm pretty confused about the semantic Web, and judging from what I've read, I don't think I'm alone. The definition seems a bit fluid, the promise too surreal. I guess I shouldn... More >
Any time I -- or, more accurately, anyone -- writes about SaaS and integration problems, the SaaS providers quickly jump in with the "yeah, buts." For instance: "Yeah, but there are integration prob... More >
Last week, I wrote about the ties that bind SOA, mashups and integration . This week, SOA World presents a new twist on the discussion. Mashups and SOA, Rakesh Saha argues, will make inte... More >
The big integration announcement this week -- if you exclude news of Microsoft's much disputed interoperability pronouncement -- was Informatica's unveiling of its Data Migration Suite during TDW... More >
Paul Sumner Downey explores an interesting question on his blog today: What's the difference between a mashup and integration? Honestly, I'd never consider this an either/or question -- I jus... More >
There's a lot of confusion over the term "SOA Governance" and its meaning. David Linthicum recently took up the banner of defining SOA governance and explaining the difference between run-time... More >
When is it safe to say SOA is successful? According to a recent survey by SOA governance company Amberpoint, we can say so now. The survey found that nearly four out of 10 enterprises report their SO... More >
Red Hat is gearing up for a huge push in the enterprise space, starting this week with its proclamation that JBoss middleware would be a major part of 50 percent of all enterprise software infrastruc... More >
Integration work can be a real headache, but there's one definite plus to it: There's never a shortage of work. The latest integration challenge involves data-loss prevention, or DLP, systems. DLP te... More >
Nick Malik has had it with hosted solutions that don't integrate. In fact, the Microsoft enterprise architect is on a bit of a soap box over at Inside Architecture , calling for global integration... More >
An IT developer friend of mine recently shared that, after nearly 10 years of employment with the same company, he's finally learning what it is his coworkers do all day. This surprised me, si... More >
When it comes to enterprise information integration (EII), you're better off buying than building, according to a recent Aberdeen Group report. The report also shows that organizational maturity is a... More >
Another middleware company bites the dust. Cape Clear, one of the last vendors to offer an independent enterprise service bus, was bought out this week by Workday, a SaaS provider. Deta... More >
Recently I interviewed Bob Howard, an instructor with business-improvement education and consulting firm Oliver Wight, about a new class the company's offering on master data integrity. I asked about... More >
A recent IBM survey announcing a SOA skills gap has caused quite a blog brouhaha. I hate to criticize others, because every time I do, I have to snap my arm with this rubber band I'm wearing -- Hey... More >
Oracle may have just moved from a data-integration challenger to contend as leader this week with the release of Oracle Data Integration Suite . There isn't much buzz yet about the announceme... More >
Ken Rugg writes on The SOA Infrastructure Blog that it's "just plain crazy" to be afraid of SOA. Rugg is the VP of products at DataXtend , a division of Progress, and writes that he can certainly ... More >
This week, IBM released its InfoSphere Master Data Management Server, which is based on SOA and takes a step toward realizing IBM's multiform approach to MDM. Right now, there are two types of... More >
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