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Progress Software's $162 million buyout of Iona Technologies -- both essentially SOA vendors -- was the talk of the town (Blogsville, that is) this week. Iona's board has already approved the ... More >
Officially, integration isn't a good enough reason to do SOA. Just ask the experts. David Linthicum says vendors are hyping the integration aspects of SOA , which is really only one small com... More >
I've always thought of integration as a tactical issue. True, it's important and certainly critical to supporting strategic initiatives. But I just couldn't shake the idea that integration was akin... More >
CIO.com published a catchy-titled article last week: " Master Data Management: Forgiveness for All Past Data-Management Sins? " The lead paragraph explained that an Aberdeen Group report found the ma... More >
Integration may be a great goal, but it's a bit like losing weight. You want to do it, you know you need to do it -- but you're slightly embarrassed you ever let it get this bad. Perhaps (we s... More >
Yesterday, I shared that companies are reducing data integration costs with master data management technologies . Much of the post drew from a recent Aberdeen Group report on the growing interest ... More >
If you think master data management isn't for your company, you might want to look again. As it turns out, MDM isn't just for global conglomerates. MDM research analyst Andy Haylor told IT Bu... More >
There's been some debate recently about the role of centers of excellence (COE) -- aka competency centers - in building and maintaining service-oriented architectures . Analysts love to recom... More >
When you think of SOA vendors, does Intel spring to mind? Probably not. But in fact, Intel has been moving its own infrastructure to service-oriented architecture since 2004. Intel chief archi... More >
Failure to plan for integrating or replacing enterprise applications can cause major problems with corporate mergers or acquisitions, according to a recent vnunet.com article . A 2007 Hay Gro... More >
It seems SOA Software is busy adding SOA governance support for various frameworks and platforms - which is good, since one point of SOA is to allow services to function in heterogeneous environments... More >
This week, IBM announced a survey of its clients -- conducted at IMPACT 2008 -- that showed that not only were half of them happily deploying SOAs, but 42 percent said SOA was the company's top spe... More >
I've found a wickedly funny, irreverent and occasionally even (mildly) offensive Webcast on SOA, integration and ESBs for you. I know -- that's a rare feat in the IT sector. But I promise -- " Does M... More >
Gas is $4 a gallon, unemployment rates are jumping, and the housing market is in the tank. The news is grim, America, grim. And eventually, it's bound to affect your budget line. It's a good time to ... More >
There's a lot of confusion and frustration over the role of enterprise architect within IT. If you don't believe me, just read the comments replying to " Enterprise Architects: Who Needs Them? " a Ma... More >
It isn't enough to build a working service. Long term, you have to ensure that service is performing well throughout the business, even across different applications and legacy systems. And in loosel... More >
I've talked to lots of analysts about technology trends and predictions during my nearly eight years of technology journalism. Generally, though, it's months or even years before you know whether the... More >
Sometimes, you can talk and debate an issue all you want -- but it takes real world actions and time to work out the answer. And after all that debate, you often see that you missed the real issue al... More >
Only last week, I wondered why pundits and analysts get so worked up about the role of an ESB in SOA . Since I've yet to see anyone argue you must have an ESB to have a SOA, I wasn't sure why the ... More >
The Datawarehousing Institute, aka the TDWI , is giving away volume 25 of its " What Works in Data Integration ," a 56-page e-magazine filled with case studies, vendor Q&As, and a particularly b... More >
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