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How to kick-start 'depressingly low' SOA service consumption: Re: NO-bamaHmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......what? nt.RE: How to kick-start 'depressingly low' SOA service consumptionIn my view, SOA is firstly about re-engineering the business around services ie business architecture This effort, conducted by IT, is prone to fail for ever.WOA, on the other hand, is still a playing field for IT integration (REST/SOAP) in...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Strategy, WOA, SOA; Discussion threads 2009-10-06
Ten HBIs (half baked ideas) on SOA-cloud convergence: Ten HBIs half baked ideas on SOA-cloud convergenceEconomics of the new SOA modelIn April, we presented a webinar on this very topic. http://www.cirrhus9.com/webinars-3.html (if you're interested in viewing it)It's extremely interesting to see how this is falling into place. A lot of the emerging Cloud technologies, and subsequent applications,...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, WOA, SOA, HBI, baked idea, SOA-cloud convergence, SOA-cloud; Discussion threads 2009-06-04
Ten HBIs (half baked ideas) on SOA-cloud convergence: Is SOA becoming the cloud? What impact will SOA's cloud formations have on the business? What are the roles of Enterprise 2.0 and virtualization? I just wrapped up the keynote address for ebizQ's latest Cloud QCamp, exploring the growing convergence of SOA with cloud computing, Enterprise 2.0...; Tags: SOA, Enterprise 2.0, Convergence, WOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2009-06-03
Analyst: 'SOA is working': Analyst: 'SOA is working'No business value...the final nail in the coffin.SOA has no value period. The only way to justify it is to convince a business to throw money after a project with no ROI. Any business throwing money into a project such as this will regret it in the...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-10-29
Governance: SOA starts -- and ends -- here: Governance: SOA starts -- and ends -- hereThanks Joe!Thanks for the congratulations and link Joe! I'm definitely happy to be getting to bed at a normal hour again and not burning the midnight oil editing chapters.SOA projects doomed for fail, sinceit is for programmers, not for end users! It...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, Joe; Discussion threads 2008-09-20

The WOA story emerges as better outcomes sought for SOA: The WOA story emerges as better outcomes sought for SOAWOA vs. SOA Epitomizes the Enterprise - Web 2.0 DivideI'm not sure it is a contest, so much as choosing the right approach for your architecture.SOA emerged from enterprise IT thinking, where networks are built systematically, not organically. So, if...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Software as a Service (SaaS), Web 2.0, Web services, Channel management, cloud computing, Enterprise software, WOA, SOA, WOA story, Web; Discussion threads 2008-09-06
The WOA story emerges as better outcomes sought for SOA: Over the summer the enterprise IT blogosphere was swept up in a conversation around the concepts that many are calling Web-Oriented Architecture, or WOA. A different way to think about service-oriented architecture, WOA extolls a different but related set of technologies, in particular how to apply them in specific ways...; Tags: Web, Business, SOA, Organization, WOA, WOA Story, REST, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-09-06
Another view: WOA vs. SOA debate a distraction?: Another view: WOA vs. SOA debate a distraction?WOA vs. ROA vs. SOARealistically, people have been using using RESTful services as part of SOA initiatives even if they didn't realize it for a few years already. You could even make the argument that Resource Oriented Architecture is going to subsume SOA,...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, WSOA, WOA, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-08-31
Debate rages over SOA's 'cloudy' future: Debate rages over SOA's 'cloudy' futureMaybe the best way to put it is that with WOA, we just pick the low hangingfruit first, and do not need to get into religious wars, or get company wide buy-in, you just do it. Not sure which name will win out, but getting...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, cloud computing, WOA, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-08-29
Debate rages over SOA's 'cloudy' future: Will SOA fade into WOA, or will SOA subsume WOA? by Joe McKendrick; Tags: SOA, WOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-08-29
WOA wins hands-down over SOA in popularity contest: WOA wins hands-down over SOA in popularity contestI could not agree more. WOA is the route to SOA, and, along the way, wemight just forget about SOA as WOA grows and gets SOA like features. SOA is too hard to understand, and does not lend itself to people just doing...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA, WOA; Discussion threads 2008-08-24
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
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
'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
Thought leadership grows around advancing 'WOA plus SOA' as enterprise-cloud duo: Respected developer, adviser and thought leader Dion Hinchcliffe has posted a watershed blog that develops a compelling rationale for Web Oriented Architecture's (WOA's) advancing role in enterprises. The logic is not to supplant or dismiss Service Oriented Architecture SOA, but rather to examine how WOA -- also...; Tags: Leadership, SOA, WOA, Dion, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Web 2.0 success stories driving WOA and informing SOA: Web 2.0 success stories driving WOA and informing SOA9-5 versus self employedI think that sums up a lot of the difference.; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Web 2.0 Success, WOA, SOA, Web 2.0, Web; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
Web 2.0 success stories driving WOA and informing SOA: The striking contrast between the stories that we've been hearing lately about the slow going of SOA initiatives in the enterprise and the vibrant and rapidly growing ecosystems similar to them on the consumer Web has been generating a lot of debate and discussion in the enterprise IT community recently....; Tags: Web, Web 2.0, SOA, Organization, Enterprise, WOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Channel Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-04-17
How to tap into the largest SOA in the world: How to tap into the largest SOA in the worldSOA vs. WOAPer Dion Hinchcliffe, of ZD Net.."Essentially, WOA describes a core set of Web protocols like HTTP and plain XML as the most dynamic, scalable, and interoperable Web service approach".And they are..Since these are the core of Web services, why...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA, endpoint, WOA; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
How to tap into the largest SOA in the world: Despite mega-investments in a variety of integration technologies and strategies including SOA, businesses have seen very little return for their efforts. That's the view of ZDNet blogging colleague Dion Hinchcliffe, not to mention plenty of other industry observers. However, unlike the naysayers, Dion says all is not...; Tags: SOA, WOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-03-11