Over the past 6 months I have been working with a lot of clients that are either exploring the potential of Cloud Computing, or actively engaging in Cloud initiatives. As I have worked with these organizations and had countless whiteboard discussions with curious individuals, I have noticed some very common misconceptions regarding Cloud Computing.
Myth #1 […]
“SOA is fine, unless of course you want a system with decent performance.”“XML is slow and all the added layers that SOA demands will cripple any marginally high-transaction system.”
I’ve heard uneducated statements like these, and many others regarding SOA, XML, and the prospect of service orienting high performance, mission-critical systems. The truth is, that […]
I’ve been following the whole SOAP vs REST debate for some time now. I still remember the first time that anyone ever challenged me on why I recommend SOAP to clients and not REST. It was James Duncan Davidson (creator of Tomcat and Ant) and we were speaking together on the “No Fluff […]
As SOA increases in maturity and we understand it better, inevitably we develop standards and common design strategies. One such design strategy that I am closing monitoring is the evolution of the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). In particular, I am interested in the potential development of a standardized SOA middleware framework framework that […]
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Kyle Gabhart is the Director of Emerging Technologies for Web Age Solutions, a leading provider of Custom IT Education and Mentoring. He has extensive experiencing in designing, aligning, developing, and managing Enterprise Architectures for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Kyle frequently writes and speaks for international audiences and occasionally people listen. |