Is Vendor-based SOA Training A Good Idea?
I saw an announcement this morning by WSO2 that they are offering free SOA Training this summer; this triggered my “uh-oh” senses. I'm sure that WSO2 means well, but I've…
SOA is Dead, No Wait, It’s Alive, Wait, No, It’s, It’s…Perhaps It’s Who’s Adopted SOA, Not What Has Been Adopted
I’m currently reading “ Influencers”, in which the authors make a great point that with innovation, the messenger is as important as the message. There’s a story of a researcher…
The Relationship Between SOA, BPM & EA
A colleague recently sent me some IBM propaganda on SOA, BPM and EA. Discussing my opinion of the white paper with him sparked an idea for a blog entry about…
Architecture is a Craft
Yesterday, I read Fowler’s “Who Needs an Architect” , which is an odd piece that never really answer the question to my liking, but it did get me thinking. For…
What’s the difference between a software component and a service?
It seems that I am not as flexible as I believed I could be on my thinking regarding SOA. I attempted to categorize various SOA engagements in my SYS-CON article…