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Sluggish economy may spur more, but smaller, SOA projects: Sluggish economy may spur more, but smaller, SOA projectsFrontline VRT Windows or Bust Out with MySQL a la Web 2.0Accurately VPN has been changed to something new for the field. Web focus is a great long term coupler with online My SQL. As seen here on ZDNet.So the economy doesWhat...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Web FOCUS, SOA PROJECTS, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-03-28
Top 10 mistakes when implementing SOA projects: Top 10 mistakes when implementing SOA projectsTwo more thingsGood points raised there. Two more key things:1. Enterprise Data Model - with all that data flying around, the lack of a corporate data model is a killer. Data owners, authoritative sources, definitions, dependencies.2. SOA Governance - Who "owns" and "sustains" the...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Top 10 Mistakes, SOA PROJECTS, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-01-17
A formula for staffing SOA projects: A formula for staffing SOA projectsVery Well DoneI've just travelled 5 years back in time from a very successful business, to thank you for the information you gave. I'll retired now thanks to you. What kind of business ? You know the time/space rules. If I...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, SOA PROJECTS, staffing, SOA; Discussion threads 2007-02-02
Survey: one out of four SOA projects disappoint: A survey just released by InformationWeek confirms what we've already known for some time: that building SOA "is harder and takes more time and money than expected." (At least more time and money than what the vendors led us to expect.) 24% say SOA has...; Tags: SOA, SOA Projects; Blog posts 2006-09-05

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Britain moves against illegal file sharing: CBC News out of Canada is reporting that British ISPs are making an aggressive move against illegal file sharing by implementing a program designed to discover copyright violators, who will be sent warning letters and may potentially have their internet connections disconnected. For more on the article,...; Tags: File-sharing, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-25

Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity: Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
10 considerations to fix failures: Some distressed projects are so strategic and important they simply can't be allowed to fail. Here are ideas to consider when pulling these special initiatives out of the flames. by Michael Krigsman; Tags: Project, Blog, Blogging, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Internet, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-07-24
The little wind turbines that could: I have to admit, I'm more used to reading about U.S. tech firms expanding abroad rather than the reverse. But in the case of certain green tech innovations, I suppose it makes sense to flip this idea on its head. Just heard about the example of Proven...; Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Ingres gives Fortify security study a good fisking: Open source projects in Fortify's Open Review report fewer defects per thousand lines of code than proprietary products in the same review. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Ingres, Databases, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-24
10 things your IT project manager never wants to hear: 10 things your IT project manager never wants to hear#9 is wrongThe actual principal for #9 is the GFC principal, Good, Fast, Cheap, pick any TWO.In reality, a successful project blends all 3 to get a product with a reasonable level of all.Corollary to #10:"It's just what I asked for,...; Tags: Strategy, IT Project Manager, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel.": July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...; Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-24
DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality: DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Accenture gets deeper into the green IT services game: Need some outside perspective on the green status of your IT infrastructure? Accenture, which is one of Forrester Research's darlings when it comes to green IT services, has created a set of services called the Accenture Green Technology Suite that handle anything from basic green "maturity" assessments and modeling tools...; Tags: Game, Data Center, Accenture Ltd., Green IT, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Executive 'sleepership': Executive 'sleepership'Hard to argue...But why is executive sponsorship so critical? Are well all such a bunch of whiney incompetents that we can't do our jobs without constant supervision?I know how important executive sponsorship is, but for many projects that importance doesn't make any sense.; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, executive sponsorship; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Executive 'sleepership': Strong executive sponsorship is a practical necessity for achieving successful IT projects. But what about those so-called sponsors who fail to engage and follow through on the responsibilities of their role? by Michael Krigsman; Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Executive Sponsorship, Laurie, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-07-23
VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale: VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and moraleWe need better Wall Street analystsI frequently see the phrase "fell short of Wall Street analysts predictions", as if a company did not do as well as it should have, and has a negative connotation.I'm seeing this phrase with increasing frequency, these...; Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?: Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?Sure it canIf you are using gnome (Ubuntu's default desktop envrionment) just go to gnomelook.org and look at the screen shots people have posted. There are a lot of creative folks out there. It's pretty easy to make gnome look and act like auqa....; Tags: Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Compiz-fusion, Even Linux, Ubuntu, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Enterprise Service Busted?: Enterprise Service Busted?ESBsIt really depends on your environment. My company is a medium sized company and we did not have any middleware. For us the ESB made a lot of sense. If you already have middleware, you may not need an ESB. You might be set...; Tags: Middleware, Enterprise Service Bus; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
The $200 web tablet ... dream on!: The $200 web tablet ... dream on!Reinventing the wheelIt's been done albeit not quite $200 but the technology has been here--The Nokia N800/810. I've got an 800. The 800 shares the same multi-core TI ARM processor as the 810, except the 810 has a slide out keyboard. ...; Tags: Notebooks, Channel management, Keyboards, Operating systems, OS 2008, web tablet, laptop computer, Web, Nokia Corp., Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
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