Tag Archives: strategic
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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Leveraging the Hype Cycle
Posted on10. Nov, 2009 by vbrown.
How do you leverage the Gartner Hype Cycle?
For the past 7 or 8 years we’ve relied on the Hype Cycle to provide interesting, and often useful, information. Most of us refer to it to assess the progress of emerging technologies. And many of us leverage it to support our positions for or against a new [...]
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Flight Plan: Deploying the Cloud
Posted on06. Nov, 2009 by vbrown.
The early phases of a new technology paradigm are disruptive and confusing. And the confusion usually starts with words and the difficulty of clearly communicating complex topics! That’s definitely true of the cloud computing paradigm. The term “Cloud Computing” is applied to a wide variety of applications and (sometimes contradictory) definitions.
This post wraps up what [...]
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Flight Plan: Into the Clouds
Posted on26. Oct, 2009 by vbrown.
Ok. You’ve heard enough to be convinced that there could be tangible benefits from adopting a Cloud Computing strategy – everyone seems to be doing it. Next big question… what benefits can you realize, and how? Can a Cloud Computing strategy support your mission and corporate goals?
I’m going to “talk” about why and how you [...]
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Cloud Computing: More Substance than Hype!
Posted on03. Sep, 2009 by vbrown.
I have this strong tendency to view any new technology, methodology, or any claims made by those who have “the answer”, as suspect – and that’s a big understatement! I’ve watched too many Silver Bullets wiz by over the years, only to miss their target. Actually, in my early years as an IT professional I was [...]
