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Several times a week, I receive a press release about some new Web 2.0 integration-related tool. Or, at least, I think they're related to integration, because they often mention integration. B... More >
It seems there's a backlash against enterprise architects these days. As I've written before, it's a bit tricky to define exactly what makes someone an enterprise architect -- and what their... More >
To be honest, SAP's been quiet ... almost too quiet ... on the SOA front over the past year. But in the wake of this month's SAP's ASUG and SAPPHIRE conventions in the U.S. and Germany, there'... More >
True story: We tried Linux on our laptop for a few weeks before we reloaded Windows. Linux was fine -- but, frankly, the little things added up. First, there was the file sharing problem betwe... More >
No sooner did Microsoft announce plans to support the Open Document Format , viewed as the chief competing standard for Microsoft's own Office Open XML, than the European Commission announced it wi... More >
I was chatting today with Andy Hayler. Hayler co-founded the data warehousing/master data management company Kalido , but r ecently launched the consultancy, The Information Difference , with Dr. D... More >
InfoWorld has a fun blog called " Off the Record ." Readers send in their IT horror stories and if they're chosen, InfoWorld posts them on this blog anonymously. Normally, I don't give anonymous pos... More >
Forrester is predicting that the enterprise mashup market will reach nearly $300 million within five years -- that's not bad for a market that's both ill-defined and little-understood. When ... More >
Miko Matsumura, the vice president and deputy CTO at Software AG, thinks there are two versions of SOA -- little SOA, which is focused on IT and basically tactical in nature, and big SOA, which tra... More >
The whole " to ESB or not to ESB, that is the SOA question " debate is back. OnStrategies blamed Todd Biske for resurrecting it earlier this month. Fellow IT Business Edge blogger Dennis Byron ra... More >
For some time now, I've been biting my tongue to keep from asking SOA experts one question. A few weeks ago, I couldn't stand it anymore. Right in the middle of an interview with Miko Matsumura, the ... More >
Are we being oversold on the integration value of SOA? David Linthicum certainly thinks so. In his Real World SOA blog this week, he takes vendors to task for using SOA as a selling tool. ... More >
It's easy to underestimate SAP when you write about technology, but if you start peering around, you realize how ingrained it is in business and government. My husband works with (NOT for) SAP's soft... More >
I can't help it -- I'm a sucker for free online tools. So, of course, when I saw this Intelligent Enterprise item about a free Data Integration Strategy Recommendation Tool , I had to share. The t... More >
Financial services firms will get an extra bit of help with SOA, thanks to a new association started by Microsoft and SAP. The group -- called the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) -- will... More >
Looking for SOA management tools? HP updated its offerings last week, but the result still lags behind AmberPoint SOA Management System and Progress Actional for SOA Operations, Burton Group resear... More >
How's this for an unusual business model: Defining SOA for corporate attorneys. ZapThink reports this week that serving as an expert witness about what is and is not SOA is now a growing part of its... More >
One day, according to the mashup marketers, business users will be able to pull together a few widgets and find the corporate data they need -- all without IT lifting a finger. The Promised Land of E... More >
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