Is Vendor-based SOA Training A Good Idea?
I saw an [url=http://soa.sys-con.com/node/980029 new=true]announcement[/url] this morning by WSO2 that they are offering free SOA Training this summer; this triggered…
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…
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…
Architecture is a Craft
Yesterday, I read Fowler’s “Who Needs an Architect” , which is an odd piece that never really answer the question…
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…
Cloud Computing: New Stuff or Legacy Revisited?
There’s a lot of information hitting the bitwaves touting the value of cloud computing and it seems that within the…
Contrarian or Realist?
On the last podcast with Dana Gardner, which will be released shortly, Dana commented on my oft contrarian views on…
The Biggest Mistakes I See In SOA Initiatives
There’s a lot of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) surrounding Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in the IT industry. Some concerns are…
If My SaaS Also Exposes an API, Am I Also A PaaS?
Here's a great example where an agreed-upon taxonomy of Cloud Computing terminology would really be helpful. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is fairly-well…
How To Define SOA and Cloud Computing
Everywhere there is a forum for individuals to communicate about Cloud Computing or SOA, whether it's a chat room, discussion…