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Everybody, it seems, is moving to the browser. Of course, the browser is a pretty safe bet, in some ways. So when Microsoft announced this week it would offer Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNo... More >
IBM Software Chief Steve Mills says 75 percent of the world's data comes from replication of existing information, according to this IDG article , printed this week in The New York Times. "Th... More >
If you're an Oracle shop -- or if you'd just like some very specific ideas on how SOA can help with integration of legacy systems -- then have I found a pot of gold for you. Jason Williamson, product... More >
I've written in the past about how technology, particularly better data integration, might have helped avoid the financial crisis . So, a post last week by Joe McKendrick on a similar vein naturally... More >
MuleSource released an update to its Galaxy Enterprise SOA governance tool this week, bringing us to version 1.5. There's also a new release of its Mule Enterprise ESB, which, I should mention, is di... More >
I knew SOA was mainstream, but I was still surprised to learn that 70 percent of large businesses and nearly half of small-to-medium-sized businesses are building service-oriented architecture. ... More >
There's no time like the present, said some compulsive, annoying person who apparently never procrastinated. But is that really true with SOA governance? Could you actually thwart your SOA imp... More >
DataFlux has made something of a name for itself in Master Data Management as offering a solution that lets you build as you go. Recently, I read Forrester's and Gartner's most recent reports on MDM,... More >
Intelligent Enterprise published an excellent article about SaaS integration over the weekend. It explores the challenges of SaaS integration and, frankly, it's the best article I've seen on the t... More >
If you're interested in business process management suites and integration, I've found a recent -- we're talking published Oct. 6 -- Forrester report on Integration-Centric BPM Suites you'll want to ... More >
When you talk about data integration, one of the oft-cited goals is the Quest for One Version of the Truth. As a writer, I'm amused by the very phrase. You would think "the truth" would suffice, but,... More >
Here's some good news: Network-management software vendors are finally going to start focusing more on integrating all those products they've acquired, according to this article from Network World .... More >
It seems we're finally getting a real look at what Oslo is. And, as far as I can tell, it's largely about the modeling - making it easier, opening up the process to non-developers, and using models i... More >
Recently, David Linthicum ran a poll asking his readers whether the down economy will increase or decrease interest in service-oriented architecture. I was surprised to learn that 75 percent said in... More >
Generally, when I read something about service-oriented architecture and integration, it's focused on how SOA can address integration . There's some debate over how much your SOA efforts should focu... More >
Red Hat announced yesterday it's expanding its JBoss SOA platform, and judging by InfoWorld's coverage, this news is all about better support for integration. The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform... More >
I've been scanning Google Reader all morning, trying to find something really good and possibly -- just as a break -- not about SOA. But my wandering eye just kept clicking on articles about the econ... More >
Last week, I shared with you how integration played a key role in the case study recently chosen as the winning entry in an SOA implementation contest sponsored by CIO.com and the SOA Consortium. &... More >
I'm the mother of a five-year-old girl and I'm often surprised at the number of social nuisances between her and her friends. Most of the time, my job consists of offering guidance about what is and ... More >
As I mentioned last week, Gartner recently released its 2008 Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, which a vendor has -- for now -- made available for free online . It's a good report --... More >
Recently, CIO Magazine and the SOA Consortium teamed up with a contest to find the best SOA case studies. This week, CIO.com announced the winner is Synovus Financial Corp., a provider of investmen... More >
A while back, I interviewed Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz , author of "SOA Patterns" and the Architecture & Design blogger at Dr. Dobb's Journal, about SOA patterns. He compared SOA patterns to design patt... More >
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