Communities the world round celebrated Chinese New Year yesterday. 2009 is the year of the Ox, and with it comes new insight and possibilities into what the year holds for our world. According to Chinese tradition, the year of the Ox represents “prosperity through fortitude”. The Ox symbolizes that success will come to those that […]
All across the blogosphere, analysts, experts, and technology enthusiasts are buzzing about the latest claims that SOA is dead. The thunderstorm of controversy was set off by Burton Group analyst, Anne Thomas Manes, who recently blogged an obituary for SOA entitled: SOA is Dead; Long Live Services. As I consider the bold claim of SOA’s […]
In a previous post I blogged about the strong synergy between SOA and MDM. More recently, I explored the subject of service oriented data modeling (part 1 of this post) and how to resolve the inevitable conflicts that arise between your SOA view of data and your enterprise or MDM view of data. In this […]
Well, I have officially had my 15 minutes of fame. Back in June, I was invited to participate in a SOA Power Panel for SYS-CON in New York. I’ve participated in a number of expert panels over the years, but this one was unique. The discussion took place in the Reuter’s TV studio in Times […]
Primitive man and woman were forced to adapt to their environment to survive. Animal hides for clothes, crude weapons and tools made out of stone or bone, and roots or berries for food (perhaps sabertooth steak or terradactyl ribs if company is coming over). Eventually, some nearby tribe discovers fire, but reports of […]
I’ve been on the road a lot lately, working with various clients, writing courseware, writing articles, and basically doing everything EXCEPT for blogging.
Here’s some of what I’ve been up to:
Article: SOA Governance: Start Small and Build Incrementally (published March 6th by SYS-CON)
Presentation: SOA Adoption Planning (1-hour seminar I delivered in February)
Presentation: Delivered a virtual presentation […]
A rose by any other name would still smell sweet, just as a strategic corporate initiative is no more or less successful due to its use of certain en-vogue terms such as Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Process Management (BPM), and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). I was struck by the realities of the semantic terminology game […]
One semester in high school, I joined a show choir. After two months, I decided that I had endured all of the step-chasse, step-ball-change, and “jazz hands” that I could stand! I don’t remember any of it now, but I do remember the importance of choreography and coordination among the various participants. […]
I spent much of the second day talking with attendees, speakers, and SYS-CON staff about SOA, virtualization, and the conference in general. Overall, there was a general sentiment that the conference was a success and had some valuable content. One presentation from the day that really stood out was a case study from […]
One of the challenges in working with companies in their early explorations into new technologies and methodologies is the inevitable backlash that occurs regarding change. Many have argued that at best, SOA brings nothing new to the table, and at worst it will fail to achieve the desired results for the enterprise (i.e. agility, […]
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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. |