As the fallout from the economy takes it’s toll: staff layoffs, reduced capital expenditures, dwindling revenue, etc., enterprises of all sizes are looking for opportunities to trim back on their fixed costs and move toward business models that are more agile, scaling up AND down with demand. Call it Cloud Computing, call it Service Oriented […]
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 […]
On a South Carolina campaign stop in January 2000, George Bush asked the immortal question: “Is our children learning?” Then again seven years later, Bush told a group of New York school children: “Childrens do learn.” YouTube video of both statements is available here. So I ask the question: Is our […]
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 […]
I’ve just published a SOA book through Wiley Press and it is now available on Amazon (hence the catchy title for this post). Woo-hoo!
The book was a ton of hardwork, but I am quite pleased with the result. The aim was to address what I considered to be a significant gap in the marketplace — […]
The structure of data for your service operations is very important. This is the primary way that information is transmitted within a service oriented environment. Moreover, the data model that you use for services will largely dictate service compatibility, interface flexibility, and to some degree will determine the extent of interoperability challenges that you will […]
Up until now, there has been such a rush to roll out initial SOA services and supporting infrastructure, that little attention has been given to what good service design truly entails. This is a natural evolution that must occur with any technology or methodology. Throughout this summer, I plan on releasing several posts regarding proper […]
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 […]
For those of you out there championing the cause of service orientation, the title of this post may catch you off guard. Likewise, casual observers of the service orientation movement might assume that developing services for reuse is the norm. Believe it or not, my title is not ironic, sensationalized, or tongue-and-cheek. […]
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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. |