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Here's an interesting question: What happens when you service-enable batch processing? This isn't exactly a new topic. Back in 2007 Gartner Research Vice President Dale Vecchio wrote about th... More >
Last year about this time, I spoke with Gartner Research Director Frank Kenney about Microsoft's ranking as a challenger in Gartner's Integrated SOA Governance Magic Quadrant. Microsoft, he explained... More >
Given the headlines of the past two years, it's pretty difficult to feel optimistic about consolidations in the banking industry. And I know this isn't a political blog, but I'll be honest - the idea... More >
At this point, it's pretty much taken for granted that everyone knows how SOA can be used to modernize legacy systems and integrate mainframes. In fact, it's so often assumed, it's been a long time -... More >
Given the economic climate, you probably aren't surprised to learn that more CIOs and even national governments are exploring open source solutions. The word on the street – well, the BBC... More >
One problem with being a tech journalist is that it can really skew your expectations. You talk to analysts about "best practices," you read about Global 1000 company innovations, you find out... More >
Virtualization is so pervasive, fellow IT Businesss Edge blogger Arthur Cole recently wondered whether the approach has jumped the shark as a cutting edge approach. And yet, using virtual ... More >
When John Schmidt started his series on lean integration last week , he did so with this caveat: "Based on my research, no-one has tackled this topic directly in the form of a paper or book. But the... More >
Recently, I interviewed Anne Thomas Manes of the Burton Group. Of course, we chatted about the SOA obituary she wrote earlier this year and the fallout from that piece. Once again, she reitera... More >
On Thanksgiving Day and then again in December , I shared with you the results of UK and U.S. surveys conducted by Harris Interactive for TeaLeaf, a company that specializes in customer experi... More >
First there was lean manufacturing, a concept lifted from the Toyota production system playbook. It was soon followed by a slew of disciplines suddenly eager to go lean, including software developmen... More >
I'll be honest with you – I've got a cold, possibly the flu, I'm recovering from surgery and I just don't have the strength to rehash the responses to Anne Thomas Manes' Declaration of SOA's Death .... More >
SOA may or may not be dead, but one thing is for sure: MDM is certainly booming. MDM, or master data management, is a strategy for obtaining a unified view of something , usually your custome... More >
You spend a lot of money on your ERP and CRM systems. If there was one little overlooked, neglected detail that could make or break the success of these systems, you'd want to address it, right? &nbs... More >
Most of the standards used for Web 2.0 are fairly commonly understood. RSS, for instance, is a no-brainer; you could figure out what that standard does almost by using it. But are you familiar... More >
You couldn't swing a dead cat online last week without hitting a prediction about how big SaaS and cloud computing would be in 2009. I like the way ZapThink's Ron Schmelzer put it in his prediction ... More >
After the holidays, a lot of people experience a financial hangover. (Also, a weight hangover, a sugar hangover and more often than not, a plain-old hangover, but I digress.) Of course, a lot of busi... More >
There's just something dull about January. Oh, sure, it's fun for a day or two, what with the champagne and the black-eyed peas and collard green dishes. But once the corks are popped and you realize... More >
Last week, Joe McKendrick shared a long list of instances where SOA made a difference in 2008 . He included an example of how SOA had been used to modernize government legacy systems, referencing a ... More >
In two posts on Wednesday, I shared how companies used integration and integration-related strategies to build business in 2008 . Today, I'd like to focus more on how you can build your own, uniqu... More >
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