CIO.com - Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Open Group Publishes Standards to Align Cloud Strategies

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Open Group has published two industry standards that enable businesses to integrate SOA (service orientated architecture) and cloud computing

University Medical Center Virtualizes, Cuts Storage Needs By 65%

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

With data doubling about every year, the University of Kansas Physicians group turned to virtualization to cut costs and boost performance.

How to Use a Business-Focused Approach in SOA Design and Governance

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

If you listen to industry discussion of service-oriented architecture (SOA), you are likely to get the impression that SOA is best thought of as a technical approach for application integration. The reality is that SOA is much more.

How Enterprise Architects Can Be a Business Person First

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Enterprise architects can add tremendous value to their organization's selection of a packaged application solution by analyzing each candidate's Architectural Business Value (ABV). Forrester Research's Randy Heffner explains how.

Cloud Computing: Advice for Application Control Freaks

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The whole point of cloud computing is to easily leverage services you don't have to build and operate yourself. How do you make sure that the things you depend on will really be there over time?

Forrester: SOA is Alive and Well

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

It's been a little hard of late to find references to SOA (service-oriented architecture), the buzz-phrase that once saturated the IT industry but in recent years has succumbed to "cloud computing." But SOA remains alive and relevant, according to a new Forrester Research report.

SOA Makes Its Home in Financial Services Arena

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT

For a concept that was pronounced dead two years ago, there's still plenty of life in SOA, says Forrester

SAP's Co-CEOs: Are Two Heads Better Than One?

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Nearly a year into their tenure as co-CEOs of SAP, Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe are saying all the right things and getting good marks from industry analysts--proving that a dual-CEO model is not a recipe for disaster. But the duo still faces significant challenges.

Talend Acquires SOA Vendor Sopera

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Open-source data integration vendor Talend is expanding its footprint into SOA (service-oriented architecture), announcing Wednesday that it has purchased Sopera, developer of an open-source ESB (enterprise service bus) and other technologies. Terms were not disclosed.

SOA's Not Dead Says Burton

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The onset of cloud computing has meant that SOA is making a comeback says Burton analyst

Don't Confuse SOA with Cloud

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Business doing service-oriented architecture (SOA) for better IT management shouldn’t assume they will automatically be ready for cloud computing, says a Gartner software analyst.

HTML5 Raises New Security Issues

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT

As HTML5 enhances the Web, so too will it bring new vulnerabilities, security experts warn

SOA Projects Need Reviewing for Success

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Project reviews coupled with a greater understanding of SOA deployment is vital if systems integration is to be successful.

Oracle Announces Service Bus for SOA

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Oracle Service Bus 11g helps turn complex architectures into flexible application networks and provides caching and governance.

Census Bureau Counting Heads in the Cloud

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Web-based apps and infrastructure-as-a-service are a hit for 2010 Census.