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Integrate services into business processes to achieve your SOA objectives: A correctly implemented service-oriented architecture (SOA) is built on flexible and effective business and infrastructure services. This sample chapter from Implementing SOA: Total Architecture in Practice discusses various ways you can integrate those services into your organization's business processes. It looks at service interaction patterns, service access mechanisms, types of...; Tags: Business Process, SOA, Service, Addison-Wesley, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Operational Planning, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations; Book chapters 2008-05-08
Webcast: Best Practices for a Successful SOA Implementation: Pundits claim that you will reap returns on your SOA investments only after the implementation reaches a critical mass. Oracle Fusion Middleware customers have repeatedly demonstrated phenomenal ROI from the get-go. It is a potent combination of seasoned implementers and underlying product capabilities that have ensured tactical as...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Webcast, SOA, Best Practice, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts 2008-05-05
Analyst: Start SOA governance now, even if its just on Excel: It's 11:00 -- do you know where your services are? Today's enterprise has a hodgepodge of services coming from all different directions -- from enterprise packaged applications, Web 2.0 and cloud applications, and devices of every size and sort. 'Just because you aren't aware of services doesn't...; Tags: SOA, SOA Governance, Microsoft Excel, Tool, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-05-01
TIBCO puts infrastructure pieces in place for cloud compute-caliber SOA: TIBCO Software founder, chairman and CEO Vivek Ranadive used his keynote presentation at the opening of the TUCON user conference today to describe the need for an "event cloud" to support the demands on next generation of enterprise infrastructure. Such an elevated level of cloud management would...; Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., SOA, Vivek Ranadive, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Performance Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-30
We know SOA depends on cultural shifts, but -- like the weather -- we still don't do much about it: We know SOA depends on cultural shifts, but -- like the weather -- we still don't do much about itMicrosoft Mesh trying to emulate SOASOA is a foudational technology for the next generation of Cloud Computing and SaaS. I was really dissapointed to see that Microsoft is trying to...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-04-30

TIBCO proactive management approach enables SOA performance delivery as a managed service: The business of running IT for major organizations has been moving in a maturity model direction for some time. ITIL, IT service management methods, various compliance measures, and the seemingly never-ending mantra for IT to do more with less are behind these necessary trends. Yet SOA brings...; Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Performance, Information Technology, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Performance Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Analogy: WOA treats symptoms, but SOA the cure for IT complexity: Analogy: WOA treats symptoms, but SOA the cure for IT complexityWO is just as valid as SOWhy is an SO approach considered better and inherently far more reaching than a WO approach?The analogy implies that WOA addresses only the superficial symptoms and that it never addresses the underlying issues. Why...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, WOA, SOA, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Microsoft's Oslo connections begin to bud: Microsoft took another step in unveiling its "Oslo" SOA strategy, with a sample application intended to not only demonstrate the vendor's interoperability as a SOA platform, and also show how it can automatically scale to meet the increased and unpredictable workloads SOA will bring to data centers. ...; Tags: Oslo, Microsoft BizTalk Server, SOA, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Application Servers, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-29
HP ramps up integrated SOA management and lifecycle offerings: HP has unleashed a slew of product updates and enhancements to provide lifecycle services quality and management support, moving ever closer to a comprehensive mission-critical SOA maintenance portfolio. Today's launch covers a wide range of products and includes new versions of Service Test and Service Test Management....; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., SOA, Service Test, Business Availability Center For SOA, Monitoring Data, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-29
The Long Tail of Services: The "Long Tail" explains the growing use of services outside of the core domains of SOA, business process implementation and integration, says XAWare chief science officer, Kirstan Vandersluis. Commentary--The "Long Tail" moniker has been used extensively (some would say overused) in marketing and mass media over the last couple...; Tags: Long Tail, SOA, Service, Head Area, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web 2.0, Web Services, Operational Planning, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Business Operations, XAWare, business process; News items 2008-04-28
Analogy: WOA treats symptoms, but SOA the cure for IT complexity: "There is a very specific disease of Enterprise IT that SOA cures. It cures chronic ESSD, or Enterprise Software Stupidity Disease." Leave it to Miko Matsumura (Software AG) to come up with a clever analogy for all things service-oriented. Miko has been following the WOA-SOA brouhaha I...; Tags: Patient, Information Technology, SOA, Business User, Miko, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software, Management, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-28
News to know: Ubuntu; Microhoo; IT scapegoats; XP; Google: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft: Pondering the alternatives to Yahoo Microsoft should walk away from Yahoo WSJ: Ballmer's big choice Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04 Gallery: A peek at Ubuntu 8.4 Jason Perlow: Ubuntu: I'm...; Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Information Technology, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Phishing, Help Desk, Podcasts, Web Services, Microsoft Windows XP, Middleware, Call Centers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Security, Spam And Phishing, It Operations, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Analyst Insights podcast examines WOA-SOA continuum with keen eye on cloud computing: Analyst Insights podcast examines WOA-SOA continuum with keen eye on cloud computingDion Hinchcliffe bolsters WOA's roleZDNet blogger Dion Hinchcliffe had some email comments, repurposed (with permission) here:I find it intriguing that even amongst this group that WOA is considered an artificial construct or "pie-in-the-sky", when it's just the opposite.WOA simply...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, cloud computing, podcast, WOA, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-04-27
'WOA: the SOA that works': "WOA: the SOA that works." That's how fellow ZDNet blogger and analyst Phil Wainewright described the Web Oriented Architecture phenomenon that has been a topic of hot discussion as of late, at the latest Analyst BriefingsDirect podcast we just wrapped yesterday. The podcast (audio...; Tags: SOA, WOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Analyst Insights podcast examines WOA-SOA continuum with keen eye on cloud computing: Read a full transcript of the podcast. There's been welling interest and discussion lately around so-called Web Oriented Architecture (WOA) and established Services Oriented Architecture (SOA), and how the two relate. And then there's the whole cloud computing trend, and well ... how does that relate, too?...; Tags: Web, Cloud Computing, SOA, Podcasts, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-25
SOA management, SOA governance -- keep them separated: What's the difference between "SOA governance" and "SOA management?" Aren't they essentially the same thing? Not so, says Eric Roch, who claims some analysts wrongly are lumping the two into a single solution category. Governance is about the business, management is about technical monitoring ...; Tags: SOA, SOA Governance, SOA Governance Tool, SOA Management Tool, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-25
SOA makes even the US Marines nervous: SOA makes even the US Marines nervousSOA Takes Brains and GruntsLook, SOA is the only way to go. Unfortunately for large organizations which have grown fat and stupid on "application servers", outsourcing and management pay increase, it also takes finesse, intelligence, hard work and most of all --...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Marines, SOA, SOA Make; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
SOA makes even the US Marines nervous: Many analysts and pundits are fretting about the poor adoption of SOA within today's corporations. Maybe their concerns are well-founded, because it looks like even the US Marines are worrying that they may not be getting SOA right. A recent report in Federal Computer Week notes that...; Tags: SOA, Marines, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Whoa, WOA: Are acronyms clouding up the cloud?: ZDNet colleague Dana Gardner points to Michael Meehan's recent post on the Web Oriented Architecture (WOA) -- Mike spoke with some industry practitioners who apparently didn't think too much of the "WOA" moniker, striking them "as redundant and nothing particularly new, an empty suit if you will." Just another fancy...; Tags: Web, SOA, Web Oriented Architecture, SOA Folk, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Channel Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-22
'Enough with WOA, stick to SOA,' say IT architects - I say drop WOA and SOA: 'Enough with WOA, stick to SOA,' say IT architects - I say drop WOA and SOAIt's all quite insane[i]so ramp up on that registry/repository, BPEL engine, scalable middleware beyond EAI, SOAP and XML appliances, additional performance management tier, ESB, federated ESB, data services tier (and another 15 acronyms there), SCA/SDO...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Enterprise Service Bus, Middleware, Enterprise software, Performance management, information technology, WOA, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-04-21