Due to global networks, heterogeneous information systems, and the need for agility, conventional architectures have evolved. The tasks of building entirely new applications, making specific adaptors ...

Since this is my last column of 2006, it’s hard to resist the impulse to look back on the past year and reminisce fondly about the year’s developments from the service-oriented application and ...

We are at a very important juncture in the evolution of service-oriented architecture. An incredibly important issue right now is whether we are going to win broad acceptance and deep penetration, or ...

Three issues that rise to the top fast when developing a service-oriented architecture are governance, quality, and management. In this article, part of a Network World Data Center series on SOA, ...

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) initiatives promise to cause management challenges for IT managers looking to ensure application performance and exceptional IT service delivery. Network World ...

"SOA Possible Even Without Service-Enabled Apps." This is a statement that goes against the conventional wisdom, so, being a fan of things that go against conventional wisdom, I checked out this Q&A ...

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Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Introduction to SOA. Given the buzz about service-oriented architecture today, let’s make a few important points: The SOA concept isn’t new, it’s not a technology ...

Perhaps if a savvy political operative were designing the best go-to-market campaign for SOA they would proclaim: "It's the applications, stupid!" Focusing on the applications -- and not the means to ...

Traditional "Gen 1" Application Modernization Enablers - Historically, some of the technology enablers for application modernization have included web enablement tools, service-oriented architectures, ...

Perhaps a savvy political operative tasked with designing the best go-to-market campaign for SOA (service-oriented architecture) would proclaim: “It’s the applications, stupid!” Focusing on the ...