I have officially come full circle from my position last summer regarding the reality of Cloud Clomputing in which I presented a skeptical view of Cloud’s potential to actually materialize. It is now quite apparent to me and increasingly to my clients and readers, that Cloud is real and it is here to stay. I […]
Unless you have been under a rock (hiding from the depressing economic news, no doubt), then you know that the industry is buzzing with interest around Cloud Computing. Due to the extraordinary degree of interest and constant questions regarding Cloud that I have seen from my clients, I thought it might be good to provide […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Last month, Aberdeen Group released a report detailing the findings from analyzing the service orientation results over a period of eighteen months for approximately 400 companies. The analysis revealed a ‘deep division’ between enterprises that simply deploy ‘a bunch of Web services’ and those that take a more strategic and comprehensive approach to service orientation. […]
SOA ROI is a hotly debated topic, with some claiming that an ROI cannot be determined:
“Can You Assign an ROI to SOA? Not so much.” (Ann All)
“ROI doesn’t apply to SOA” (Joe McKendrick)
That last posted generated some discussion which led Joe to post a follow-up entry: “SOA is not above ROI scrutiny, but…” I […]
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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. |