Tag Archives: SOA
Clouds + SOA = Ultimate Service Platform
Posted on04. Jun, 2010 by vbrown.
Clouds and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Do they conflict as IT strategies? Are they flavors of the same approach – service orientation? Can you even adopt Cloud Computing without SOA? How do they relate and complement each other? There are almost as many variations in opinions as there are industry pundits! Some are very wise [...]
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SOA is Mainstream
Posted on01. Feb, 2010 by vbrown.
SOA is growing up. In fact, for many of SOA’s early or mid-term adopters, SOA is in late adolescence or early adulthood. By that I mean that the application and disciplines of service-based architecture and applications have matured and are being applied to realize most of the benefits we were promised in the beginning, including:
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SOA Data Transformation Tool
Posted on20. Nov, 2009 by vbrown.
I don’t often address the deep technologies that enable the IT strategies that are the normal topic of this blog. However, very often the failures associated with even the most compelling and sound leading-edge strategies – particularly those that are enabled by a new technology evolution — are due to poor practices in the use [...]
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Flight Plan: Cloud Computing Meteorology
Posted on01. Nov, 2009 by vbrown.
There are so many voices expressing confusing and diverse opinions around the topic of Cloud Computing. Definitions, benefits and risks, strategies for adoption, are all over the map. Most have some merit; very few make practical sense and are actionable. My goal in this series is to provide fundamental definitions and practical strategies that can [...]
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The Best Clouds Will Use SOA
Posted on28. Sep, 2009 by vbrown.
I think that one of the most significant benefits from the over-heated interest in Cloud Computing may be the result of a change in the way we think about Services (SOA). Effective use of a Cloud - especially IaaS and PaaS - will essentially mandate that we implement our applications as services – at least, any application [...]
