SOA Exception Handling and Audit Logging Framework
An important aspect of SOA Governance is monitoring and management. Most software vendors focus on monitoring platform integrity and availability. What is also needed is the...
View ArticleSOA and Legacy Modernization
Legacy modernization is a technology trend across many of my clients. We are working on a large project building more than 80 services that wrap legacy COBOL systems. We are...
View ArticleRetailers use SOA, APIs and Mobility to Compete - Shouldn't you?
Traditional retailers are fighting the onslaught online shopping with technology and the underlying architecture is (or should be) SOA. Services can present the same product...
View ArticleAre we still SOA Architects? Where do we fit in Cloud Computing, Mobile, APIs?
I still consider myself a practicing SOA consultant. However, I find I am working a lot on cloud, mobile and APIs. Cloud computing and mobility are driving lighter weight...
View ArticleSOA for Mobile and API Governance
Mobility is placing new demands on IT for effective usability, architecture and development approaches. Users are demanding fast-paced delivery yet require an engaging user...
View ArticleWeb API Design Book
According to Programmable Web their directory of open APIs reached 7000 in August, 2012. They added more APIs to the directory last year than the prior six year combined....
View ArticleAdvanced Logging and Analysis for SOA, Social, Cloud and Big Data
I am presenting one more webinar for the year. I have enjoyed doing them and thanks for your support. In this webinar I will present a framework for logging and exception...
View ArticleSOA 2013 Technology Trends
As we near another year end and think about the accomplishments of this year and the plans for next it’s good to think about the long-term trends in technology. I have worked...
View ArticleEnterprise Architecture should add business value
Someone asked me recently, why is most of the work EA’s do just pictures that never get implemented? I suggested they focus on adding business value – the topic of the...
View ArticleQuality Assurance - Testing Web APIs for Mobile and Cloud
Lately, I have been asked frequently about how we test mobile applications. I have been speaking and writing about test automation for SOA for many years and in this post I...
View ArticleDeliverables for Modern Architecture - SOA, APIs, BPM, Mobile, Cloud
Modern applications are multi-tiered and include technology such as a multi-channel presentation layer (web, mobile, cloud, B2B), an event driven business process layer, and...
View ArticleSOA Made Simple Book Review
I got a copy of SOA Made Simple by Lonneke Dikmans abd Ronald van Luttikhuizen published by published in 12/2012 by Packt Publishing. The authors explain SOA in an updated...
View ArticleIs Top-Down SOA Dead?
If it were not for the popularity if Web APIs then SOA might not have survived the wasteful spending between 2006 and 2009 associated with blindly attempting a top-down build...
View ArticleSOA Service Virtualization for Dummies Free Book
Here’s a free copy of Service Virtualization for Dummies sponsored by IBM. Topics include:
View ArticleSOA Software Market Share
A recent report from WinterGreen Research names IBM is the leader in SOA. The report also says, “Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the SOA systems...
View ArticleBig Data and Complex Event Processing
I will be presenting a webinar tomorrow on Big Data and CEP - registration
View ArticleCloud Free Book
This free book from Microsoft Press addresses one of the most common use cases for the cloud - storage. While the book has a Microsoft solution tone the concepts are...
View ArticleCloud Like Early PC Days
This rings true and BYOD reminds me of the early PC days when IT tryed to control the adoption of PCs. Adopt BYOD and the Cloud and don't wait for the business to get BYOD...
View ArticleEvent Stream Processing (ESP), Complex Event Processing (CEP) and Predictive...
I had a conversation with a product manager for a product labeled CEP but when I looked at the actual product implementation I asked why the product was labeled CEP versus...
View ArticleCloud Computing - Software as a Service (SaaS) Risk - Reward - ROI
This article examines the risk reward model of SaaS versus on premise software.
View ArticleOpen Source Big Data Logging Tools
I am presenting a webinar next April 1st, 2014 on big data logging tools. We use this technique for SOA often. Register here.
View ArticleWhat's new with Cloud Computing
While Cloud Computing, like most technology, has been an evolution it still amazes me that people say it's not new. The only thing different about Cloud today and the Cloud...
View ArticleArchitecture Needed to Monetize APIs
The Harvard Business Review Article, “The Strategic Value of APIs” says, “…there are multiple ways APIs can generate growth for companies. While many may see APIs as just a...
View ArticleUnplug Your Legacy ESB
With the shift towards hybrid cloud architecture and the exponential growth of mobile applications it is essential to establish an integration strategy that supports new...
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