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1. Can SOA and Dis-Integration Create Warm, Fuzzy Feelings All Around?

   [ Blog ] Topic: SOA | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 03/16/2009

   IT people really hate the word "integration." This can be hard to understand if you hail from the business side. Integration certainly seems like a good thing – getting systems, databases or applications to talk can solve a lot of problems. But as Anne Thomas Manes, an analyst with the Burton...

2. Do You Really Need that ESB?

   [ Blog ] Topic: Enterprise Service Bus | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 07/09/2009

   Erik Dörnenburg is a software developer who loves to find cool ways to visually demonstrate code and architecture. Recently, he consulted on a project with a very simple plan – use an ESB to connect two applications. But there were problems. After talking to the project's developers,...

3. Will the Telcos Solve Web 2.0 Integration Problems?

   [ Blog ] Topic: Application Integration | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 09/28/2009

   The telecom industry is working to simplify integration for itself and make things easier for developers and other companies using SaaS and Web 2.0. Essentially, the telcos hope to apply to the network, creating a service-oriented network. Right now, the telcos use PTSN and the Internet –...

4. How to Tackle the SaaS Integration Problem

   [ Blog ] Topic: SaaS | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 08/20/2007

   It's been said that those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Yeah, well, apparently so are those who do know history. " Integration Issues May Hinder SaaS Adoption ," from CIOUpdate , reminds us of the integration problems created by buying "best of breed" applications in the...

5. Companies Using Integration via Cloud for Competitive Advantage

   [ Blog ] Topic: Application Integration | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 10/20/2009

   When I began writing about integration, I struggled with the concept of integration as a strategic endeavor. One the face of it, nothing could be more tactical than connecting systems. And while I saw how integration could be a necessary component of strategic initiatives, . It was no...

6. Informatica 9: What's New and What Analysts Are Saying

   [ Blog ] Topic: Data Integration | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 11/12/2009

   I've been scanning the headlines this week for news on Informatica 9, the company's new-and-improved data integration platform. At last count there were over 60 news items on the topic, so my goal here today is to hit the highlights quickly and succinctly. First, this is a major platform shift...

7. The Quiet Success of Web Services 'SOA'

   [ Blog ] Topic: SOA | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 11/17/2009

   While experts debated the definition of service-oriented architecture, its state (alive or dead?) and the significance of ESBs for SOA, a funny thing happened. Service-oriented, if not SOA per se , quietly became ubiquitous, argues Hugh Taylor, author and a marketing director of an LA enterprise...

8. WOA What? Debriefing on Web-Oriented Architecture

   [ Blog ] Topic: SOA | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 04/23/2008

   I won't be surprised if all the vendor marketing materials touting "SOA-enabled" technologies is soon be replaced with pamphlets and whitepapers touting "WOA" capabilities. WOA stands for web-oriented architecture, and though it's not a new concept (obviously -- how old is the Internet anyway?),...

9. Can Web Pixie Dust Save SOA?

   [ Blog ] Topic: SOA | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 11/20/2008

   Have you ever noticed how magical the Web is? I mean, sure, it's technology, not magic. But it's almost as if Web-enabling something gives it a new life, a new depth that just makes applications more dynamic, more fun, more ... magic. Maybe that's why WOA Web-oriented architecture is...

10. Paper Can Help You Sort Out SOA Standards

    [ Blog ] Topic: SOA | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 07/31/2009

    Do you need help sorting out the various architectural standards for SOA? Not sure if you're an an OASIS, OMG or The Open Group kinda company? Wouldn't it be nice if there were a quick Facebook quiz to help you sort it out? Alas, while Facebook quizzes can help you determine your animal...

11. Open APIs: Much Mentioned, Little Understood and Potentially Disruptive

    [ Blog ] Topic: Application Integration | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 08/25/2009

    My obsession with open APIs began shortly after I wrote about Google Wave. Ken Hardin, who oversees editorial operations at IT Business Edge, e-mailed me that he was unimpressed, noting that APIs are hardly an enterprise-shaking development. Well, he had a point. APIs are hardly new. And yet,...

12. Apply Web Solutions to Enterprise Integration

    [ Blog ] Topic: Web Applications | Author: LoraineLawson | Date Published: 06/17/2009

    Can the Web teach business IT – even enterprise IT – about  integration? Traditionally, the logic has been that Web technologies and approaches are great for the Web – but not for internal, distributed systems. But Dr. Jim Webber, global head of architecture for ThoughtWorks, seems dedicated...