Posted under Cloud on July 21st, 2009 by Kyle Gabhart
In-source, out-source,
up-source, down-source,
crowd-source, cloud-source,
source, source, source.
At your work and on the street,
how many different sources you meet!
(Inspiration borrowed from multiple readings of Dr Seuss’s The Foot Book to my toddler).
It seems everyone these days is looking for a new ’source’ for making their business, civic organization, or personal life more efficient and/or more manageable. I […]
Posted under Cloud on February 18th, 2009 by Kyle Gabhart
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, […]
Posted under Cloud, SOA on February 6th, 2009 by Kyle Gabhart
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 […]
Posted under General, SOA on January 27th, 2009 by Kyle Gabhart
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 […]
Posted under SOA on January 7th, 2009 by Kyle Gabhart
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 […]
Posted under Conference, General, SOA on August 19th, 2008 by Kyle Gabhart
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 […]