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 […]
Modeling business processes offers an effective way of capturing end-to-end requirements for a solution. It also clearly communicates the business scenario and corresponding solution in a way that can be understood by both business and technology professionals. This communication does hinge upon consistency in modeling, output format, and even the approach that is used.
In working with various organizations […]
You and your team have had your heart set on achieving scalability, availability, reliability, and economical efficiency for some time now. Over the years, you’ve tried everything you can think of to achieve these goals.
A Journey of False Starts
This is not the first time you’ve had your heart set on revolutionizing your information systems:
One year, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The first day of SOA World 2007 - West went very well. Miko Matsumura with Software AG / webMethods kicked things off with the keynote - Time Oriented Architecture: Evolution by Design? And he had some really entertaining 3-D animation and virtual simulations in his presentation. It was pretty cool. The […]
Jason Bloomberg and I delivered a webinar yesterday — SOA Governance: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
My portion of the webinar identified 10 Steps to Successful SOA Governance:
Avoid extremes
Involve business stakeholders
Develop SOA champions
Promote service ownership
Govern by policy
Shepherd the service portfolio
Promote a common vocabulary
Invest in proper governance tooling
Encourage collaborative governance planning
Start small and grow incrementally
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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. |