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- IT Manager Webcast: Real-World SOA Governance: Augmenting Your Control With Value (Level 200)
- Governance can mean different things to different organizations when it comes to Service-Oriented Architecture SOA. This webcast explores the role of governance and what it can mean to the organization. The presenter of the webcast discusses how governance can be as much a carrot as a stick by providing value...
- Tags: Webcast, Governance, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-03-28
- Poll: companies waiting for 'tipping point' for SOA governance?
- Bob Rhubart published the results of an informal poll that shows that most IT managers and technologists know that governance is important to SOA, but don't really know when it should kick in. Which comes first -- SOA success or SOA governance? Governance is...
- Tags: Governance, SOA, SOA Governance, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- Tata Consultancy: new IT failure stats and COO interview
- Tata Consultancy Services TCS, one of the largest Indian outsource consulting firms, with $4.3 billion in revenue, has released new IT failure research, based on survey results of 800 middle and senior IT managers from large companies. According to the study findings: ...
- Tags: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Governance, Information Technology, Eric, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-12-12
- How is SOA 'governance' different from SOA 'management'?
- Albert Mavashev, writing in SOA World, asks a very interesting question: Why all the buzz about SOA 'governance,' when simple tried-and-true 'management' would do? "It is interesting to see a new term like 'governance' replacing a good old term like 'management.' In fact, what is the difference between SOA...
- Tags: Governance, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2007-11-20
- HP.com can relate to SOA and governance
- Here's an interesting article on how HP.com relates to SOA and governance. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Governance, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- A bumper crop of new mashup platforms
- While application developers tend to roll their eyes at the concept of end-user mashups, they remain one of the more promising new trends in software development this year. And while it's certainly true it's early days yet for mashups, the tools that enable them remaining rather limited, seems to...
- Tags: Wikis, Widgets, Web services, Web as Platform, Web 2.0 Platforms, Web 2.0, Two-Way Web, The Long Tail, SOA, Small Pieces, Loosely Joined, SaaS, RSS, Right To Remix, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Products, Open APIs, Mashups, JSON, Governance, Global SOA, Gadgets, Enterprise Wikis, Enterprise Web 2.0, Enterprise Mashups, Encouraging Unintended Uses, Design Patterns, Customer Self-Service, Cost-effective scalability, Business Models, Ajax
- Blog posts 2007-07-23
- The story of Web 2.0 and SOA continues - Part 1
- It's nearly the middle of 2007 already and I've had occasion to sit down and look at where Web 2.0 and SOA software models have evolved lately. Partly it's because we're now seeing some of the bigger software companies seriously embrace lightweight SOA recently, and it's also because we're...
- Tags: Ajax, Architecture of Participation, ATOM, Collective Intelligence, Convergence, Encouraging Unintended Uses, Enterprise Web 2.0, Global SOA, Governance, Lightweight Service Models, Mashups, Open APIs, Products, REST, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Right To Remix, RSS, SOA, SOAP, User Generated Content, Web 2.0, Web 2.0 Platforms, Web as Platform, Web services, Web-Oriented Architecture (WOA), WS-*
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- Enterprise 2.0 as a corporate culture catalyst
- Ive only recently had a chance to catch up and read Tom Davenports post a few weeks ago about his skepticism of Enterprise 2.0s ability to wreak significant cultural and hierarchical change inside organizations. Those of you tracking the Enterprise 2.0 story know the drill, namely that applying Web 2.0...
- Tags: Wikis, Web 2.0 Platforms, Web 2.0, User Generated Content, Tagging, Social Software, Social Computing, SOA, Small Pieces, Loosely Joined, SaaS, RSS, Products, Network Effects, Mashups, Governance, Enterprise Wikis, Enterprise Web 2.0, Enterprise Mashups, Enterprise 2.0, Crowdsourcing, Collective Intelligence, Collaboration, Business Process Management, Business Models, Blogs, ATOM, Architecture of Participation
- Blog posts 2007-05-05
- More results on use of Web 2.0 in business emerge
- The last few weeks have seen a series of interesting new reports, studies, and papers on the past, present, and future of Web 2.0 concepts and applications as applied to businesses. Most notable for many industry watchers have been fairly rigorous new works by McKinsey & Company as well...
- Tags: Crowdsourcing, Enterprise 2.0, Collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Business Process Management, Architecture of Participation, Blogs, Business Models, Wikis, Web services, Web as Platform, Web 2.0 Platforms, Web 2.0, User Generated Content, Two-Way Web, Social Software, Social Networking, Social Media, SOA, RSS, Open APIs, Mashups, Lightweight Service Models, Hype, Governance, Global SOA, Enterprise Wikis, Enterprise Web 2.0, Enterprise Mashups
- Blog posts 2007-04-03
- The Role of SOA Quality Management in SOA Service Lifecycle Management
- Good governance is the foundation for building a successful Service Oriented Architecture SOA. SOA governance is what enables diverse business unit and IT stakeholders to ensure that the SOA they collectively design is truly cross-enterprise. A lack of appropriate governance makes it very difficult to gain the business process agility...
- Tags: Governance, Lifecycle Management, SOA, Service Oriented Architecture Governance, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-03-15
- Encouraging Enterprise 2.0: As simple as possible, but no simpler?
- Blogger Euan Semple recently highlighted a key point about Enterprise 2.0 adoption that ZDNets own Dan Farber also found worthy of note over the weekend. And that is that Enterprise 2.0 will happen in your organization entirely by itself, whether you encourage it, discourage it, or even consign it...
- Tags: Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, Web, Wiki
- Blog posts 2007-03-12
- More organizations shift to Web 2.0 while IT departments remain wary
- A couple of recent announcements from two large, very well-known organizations provides an interesting data point on how Web 2.0 is affecting the product designs and business processes of otherwise very traditional institutions. Both USA Today and the U.S. Patent and Trademark office have recently unveiled strategies for letting...
- Tags: Architecture of Participation, Business Models, Business Process Management, Collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Crowdsourcing, Design Patterns, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise Web 2.0, Governance, Social Media, Social Software, Two-Way Web, User Generated Content, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2007-03-08
- Enterprise mashups get ready for prime-time
- Last year we witnessed the rise of consumer mashups on the Web, with hundreds of individual mashup-based Web applications being released in 2006 alone. I covered this phenomenon in detail in my year-end mashup wrap-up, but now this innovation in software development is gearing up to move inside the...
- Tags: Web 2.0, Mashups, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Small Pieces, Loosely Joined, Lightweight Service Models, SOA, Governance, Collaboration, Convergence, Right To Remix, Network Effects, Products, Enterprise Web 2.0, Global SOA, Web services, Ajax, Enterprise Mashups, Enterprise 2.0, Open APIs, Widgets, mashup
- Blog posts 2007-01-19
- 2007: The year enterprises open their SOAs to the Internet?
- Those that follow the trends on the Internet and the trends within the enterprise have long noticed a very similar direction in both spaces for a while now; a push to move their software to a real services model. The reasons for this push seem straightforward: easier integration between...
- Tags: ATOM, Enterprise Mashups, REST, Web-Oriented Architecture (WOA), RSS, SOAP, Orchestration, Enterprise Web 2.0, Global SOA, Web services, JSON, Governance, Convergence, Business Process Management, Lightweight Service Models, SOA, Mashups, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Small Pieces, Loosely Joined, Web 2.0, SaaS
- Blog posts 2007-01-05
- Service Management From HP: A Holistic Solution - Service Operations Are Key for Great Management
- This webcast will explain how to leverage efficiencies though task and process automation. The attendee will understand closed-loop requests, changes and configurations. The presenter explains how ITIL v3 shapes a better service operations environment. Governance is the key to better, predictable service outcomes. HP literally helped write the book on...
- Tags: Service Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Service Operation, Governance, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
- Webcasts 2007-01-01
- Enterprise 2.0: Ten Predictions for 2007
- I explored the rise of Enterprise 2.0 this year in last weeks year in review post, but 2007 will likely prove to be a much more intriguing year for the trend. The demand side of Enterprise 2.0 seems to be driven from a variety of sources that likely include...
- Tags: User Generated Content, Enterprise 2.0, Social Networking, Encouraging Unintended Uses, Social Software, Global SOA, Enterprise Web 2.0, Products, Network Effects, Orchestration, Collaboration, Governance, Business Process Management, SOA, Customer Self-Service, The Long Tail, Architecture of Participation, SaaS, Collective Intelligence, Hype, Design Patterns, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2006-12-27
- Applying Web 2.0 in the enterprise: News from the trenches
- Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend I finally had time to compile my notes on a significant new Web 2.0 in the enterprise story that emerged earlier this month from the Web 2.0 Summit. At the same time, one of the inevitable recurring debates about Web 2.0 made its rounds...
- Tags: Web 2.0, Web
- Blog posts 2006-11-27
- Web 2.0 Summit: IBM evolves vision of SOA and Web 2.0
- One of the most consistent trends on the Internet is the rise of open APIs and the applications built on top of them, known as mashups. Programmable Web currently lists over 300 APIs that can be used for everything from building Web sites on top of Google Maps to...
- Tags: Web 2.0, Business Models, SaaS, Mashups, Web as Platform, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Small Pieces, Loosely Joined, Lightweight Service Models, SOA, Business Process Management, Governance, Collaboration, WS-*, Right To Remix, Two-Way Web, Enterprise Web 2.0, Global SOA, Social Software, Web services, Ajax, JSON, SOAP, RSS, ATOM, REST, Social Networking, Enterprise Mashups, Enterprise 2.0, User Generated Content
- Blog posts 2006-11-07
- Outsourcing Best Practices - A Primer on Outsourcing Governance
- The cardinal sin of outsourcing governance is one of focusing entirely on the mechanics and the price. By doing that one may miss the true potential of the relationship. So spend the time and effort required to ensure an effective governance process, but don't lose sight of the fact that...
- Tags: Governance, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Manage the Unmanageable: The Importance of Governance in the Project Life Cycle
- Software development projects are notorious for cost overruns, missed deadlines, and constantly changing scopes. Why is that? Why is it that when one sets out to develop a product - be it an operating system, a device driver, an internal application, or even just a Web page - one can't...
- Tags: Governance, IBM Corp., Software Development Project, Software Development, Development Tools, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2006-05-16
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