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SOA's squishy paybacks revisited

A couple of years back, I posted some observations on the issues around SOA payback. Some analysts still say there has been little to no payback from these efforts.  Since SOA payback is still such a raw and confusing issue, here is an updated reprise of that post: ...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Payback, SOA, Service, Business Agility, David Linthicum, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-07-17

Developing and Fostering an Agile Organization

Business agility is one of the key differentiators in today's market — indeed, a company's future-centricity may soon become the sole differentiator as markets and customers adopt new ways of doing business. Constant change is essential to business success, and it begins with people. Business and HR leaders must work...

Tags: Human Resources, SkillSoft, Business Agility, Leadership, Management

White papers 2009-06-05

Time to get bullish on SOA, IT, and the economy

Time to get bullish on SOA, IT, and the economySOA in a box that delivers for business JoeTo argue against SOA is like arguing against motherhood and apple pie of course it is desirable but what is the cost benefit. If there is one clear need in business and you...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, business agility, SOA, SOA-in-a-box, SOA IT

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

Oracle WebCenter Suite Statement of Direction

The key drivers for today's enterprises are business agility, control, and integration through standards. Business agility allows the flexibility to immediately react to changing market and/or organizational conditions to maximize revenue or minimize potential costs. Control provides the ability to guide and manage the more loosely connected business units required...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Flexibility, Integration, Business Agility, Quality, Business Operations

White papers 2009-03-01

Additional Resources

ZapThink explores the four stages of SOA governance that lead to business agility

By formalizing its approach to governance by following SOA best practices at the EA level, an organization can leverage resources in a more agile manner. by Dana Gardner

Tags: ZapThink LLC, SOA, SOA Governance, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-11-16

'The Purpose of a Business is to Create a Customer' - Peter Drucker Centenary

This month marks the centenary of Management guru Peter Drucker's birth, and the Harvard Business Review - the Vogue magazine of management fashions - has a terrific section devoted to his legacy and ideas this month. The paper version is a keeper. Drucker's...

Tags: Performance, Knowledge, Drucker, John Hagel, Knowledge Stock, Lloyd, Strategy, Collaboration, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-16

News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Gartner: 10 reasons why both sides of the SOA debate have it wrong

It would be nice if....someone could give an actual in place, concrete, working example of SOA. The only thing you ever hear is that so and so is implementing. No one can give an example and then describe how it is actually different from services already being provided by a...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, Gartner Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Policy-based SOA will enable increased business value and agility

Policy-based SOA is one of Forrester's top 15 enterprise technologies to watch. by Randy Heffner

Tags: Policy, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Randy Heffner

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Strategic Secret Weapon for Tightening Business & IT Alignment: Modeling!

Achieving alignment between an organization's core goals and the IT infrastructure that supports an enterprise's strategic direction is an ongoing challenge. Learn how aligning business processes with data from information systems enables the development of a model-driven approach that will ultimately lead to heightened agility and greater productivity across the...

Tags: Business Process, Information Technology, Sybase Inc., Modeling, Operational Planning, Strategy, Databases, Business Operations, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-11-01

Jive hits SBS 4: SharePoint in Rear View Mirror

After last week's announcement of SharePoint 2010 by Microsoft, with a scheduled arrival date of second quarter 2010, Jive Software announced their 'Social Business Software 4' yesterday at their San Francisco 'Jiveworld' event. It was interesting to contrast the huge Vegas Microsoft unveiling...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Mobile, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-28

Jigsaw Pieces Can Be More Agile Than Platforms

Box.net, the little company that likes to tweak Goliath Microsoft's nose with digs at Sharepoint - the billboard above is near Microsoft's silicon valley digs -  announced an alignment with Salesforce.com CRM earlier today. Nothing earth shattering here at first glance: it makes perfect sense for...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Microsoft SharePoint, Compliance, Box, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Software, Emerging Technologies, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears

another nail in M$ coffinThe upcomming failure of windoze 7 and M$ going under will not leave the users exposed.Linux is here to save the day!Wrong Answerhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/windows-7-breaks-amazon-uk-pre-order-volume-record-ousts-harry/DesperationGuess it shows how desperate Vista users are to get onto Win7Windows 7 a failure?Didn't it already surpass Linux's market share? BEFORE it's GA?Failure...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, SuSE, Linux, Fedora Project, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

SharePoint 2010 Vegas First Impressions

Kirk J Koenigsbauer • Microsoft Trying to write a blogpost about the SharePoint 2010 announcements today here in Las Vegas is like trying to summarize Microsoft in a few paragraphs. SharePoint, the fastest growing product in the company's history, is also arguably the...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Video Whitepaper: Enhance Your Business with Fast, Efficient Middleware

Watch the free, on-demand webcast to learn how modern enterprise software infrastructure must keep pace with dynamic business needs. As a business changes through growth, contraction, or seasonal variation, its middleware must be flexible, cost-efficient, and easily modified to accommodate this fluctuation. Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g is a...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Video, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2009-10-12

Architects to cloud advocates: Get real

While business and financial leaders have become enamored of the expected economic and agility payoffs from cloud models, IT planners often lack structured plans or even a rudimentary roadmap of how to attain cloud benefits from their current IT environment. by Dana Gardner

Tags: Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-10-09

IBM® Industry Podcast series: Tips for Thriving in Today's Economy with BPM.

Today, more than ever, organizations must deliver the benefits of cost optimization and business agility. This Podcast series explains how that goal can be realized through dynamic Business Processes Management. The series focuses on banking, government, healthcare, insurance, cross-industry and retail.

Tags: BPM, Industry, Series, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Government, Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Internet, It Operations, Business Operations

Download resources 2009-10-07

Turbulent times call for an agile application foundation.

Does your IT change as fast as the market? A service-oriented architecture SOA provides a foundation that enables agility and aligns IT to business goals. This interactive presentation from IBM® will show you how to provide fast, flexible, reliable access to information, business-wide. It also covers methods to ensure trust,...

Tags: Information Technology, SOA, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Management

Download resources 2009-10-07

IBM Smart SOA approach in action: Application Foundation Demo.

This demo shows how the IBM® Smart SOA™ application foundation helped JK Enterprises as their business expanded. You'll see how IBM helped them improve their agility and employee productivity—increasing their ROI, and decreasing costs.

Tags: SOA, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Roi/Tco, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Download resources 2009-10-07

Mobile Solution Saves Busy Realtor Up to Three Hours a Day, Increases Response Time

Realtor Kris Anderson was using a smartphone running Windows Mobile 6 to respond to client needs and conduct business while out in the field. For more agility and speed, she decided to try a Windows phone with Windows Mobile 6.5. The software provides new touch features and a new Web...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobile Solution, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware

Case studies 2009-10-07