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• API design: How to properly build an application program interface

  Don't let your entire API project go awry. Knowing the applications well is just one way to nail the design and foster developer loyalty. Continue Reading

• How insurers can benefit from business process execution language

  Business Process Execution Language can help insurance companies with system issues like knowledge management and business unit synchronization. Continue Reading

• Mobile developers agree: HTML5 and JavaScript apps fall short

  An Embarcadero and Dimensional Research survey concludes that HTML5 and JavaScript apps still lacking when it comes to mobile development. Continue Reading

• Bring your own device: BYOD trend FAQs

  As the BYOD trend gains traction, organizations have to keep their own goals along with employee satisfaction in mind. Continue Reading

• EA in transition: Guide to keeping up with disruptive technologies

  This guide offers advice for architects to help them overcome disruptive technologies in order to align application capabilities with business needs. Continue Reading

• SOA BPM guide: Mobile, cloud drive BPM, BPEL changes

  This guide dives into running everything, from how to use and test BPEL to advice for working on BPM projects, plus a glossary of must-know key terms.Continue Reading

• JavaOne 2013: Pairing REST and JSON to build APIs

  Learn tips on best practices for building REST and JSON APIs from a presenter at JavaOne 2013.Continue Reading

• Making the choice: How to choose between REST and SOA applications

  Whether REST or SOA applications should be used depends on where development started and component type.Continue Reading

• Mobile computing drives demand for application modernization, new methods

  Cloud and virtualization technologies provide application modernization, allowing people to handle info in the mobile- and Web-based ways they want.Continue Reading

• Advice: API development calls for key principles, artistic thinking

  During API development, it's important to keep in mind that the technology is used by programmers.Continue Reading

• Digging into quality: API best practices, problems and advice

  Planning and testing are crucial parts of API development, because a bad API can mean a longer development cycle and a higher defect rate.Continue Reading

• Essential guide to API management and application integration

  This essential guide goes into everything from effective API management to key terms associated with the technology.Continue Reading

• Architecture plan and design best practices: Outputs, interfaces and scheduling

  Having a clear architecture plan will save time in the long run and avoid tying up valuable IT resources.Continue Reading

• Q&A: Cloud Elements' CEO talks enterprise cloud services

  Mark Geene talks about what his company is doing to stay ahead of its competitors in the enterprise cloud services market.Continue Reading

• HTML5: The perfect mobile development framework prescription

  Biotechnology leader Genentech's mobile Web technical lead discusses how and why she decided to use HTML5 for a mobile development framework.Continue Reading

• EA advice: Supervising functional and process design activity

  EA models are often documented, not designed. Therefore as business needs evolve, revisions to the functional and process design are often needed.Continue Reading

• Enterprise architects' role evolving with business objectives

  MIT's Jeanne Ross says it's clear enterprise architecture shouldn't be lumped with IT if an organization wants to meet its business objectives.Continue Reading

• BYOD trends: Are employees fueling application adoption?

  MIT's Jeanne Ross discusses the people and forces behind the BYOD movement.Continue Reading

• Testing Business Process Execution Language processes in SOA

  Best practices for testing BPEL include using a testing suite and integrating BPEL fully into ALM.Continue Reading

• What application portfolio assessment and dog ownership have in common

  When it comes to an application portfolio assessment, it's important to think of applications as an investment with ongoing expenses.Continue Reading

• Developing Business Process Execution Language composite apps

  Business Process Execution Language can be used to frame a complete composite application strategy if it's used properly.Continue Reading

• Rise of BYOD: Using MBaaS to meet demand for enterprise mobile apps

  Cloud services platform MBaaS may hold the key to architects meeting the rising need for mobile apps for the workplace.Continue Reading

• As iPaaS packages mature, architects face cloud integration hurdles

  Legacy infrastructures and large volumes of data are just a couple of iPaaS adoption obstacles architects may face.Continue Reading

• The state of business process execution language (BPEL) in 2013

  Business process execution language hasn't changed much over the past few years, but it has received more attention from vendors.Continue Reading

• Solving common business process execution language problems

  Business process execution language-related issues, whether technical or process-oriented, can be resolved with custom-code processes.Continue Reading

• NFL statistical data company scores touchdown with API service

  NFL data statistics company discusses how it evaluated several API service vendors.Continue Reading

• How to use enterprise architecture-driven virtual applications in ALM

  Enterprise architecture coupled with ALM can be mutually beneficial in regards to virtual apps, making it easier to establish governance policies.Continue Reading

• API project planning: Steps to add value in data, app integration

  API projects can be less than successful if proper planning isn't performed, according to experts.Continue Reading

• How to unify governance in a world of multi-component applications

  IT professionals are increasingly dealing with multi-component applications, requiring them to think differently about governance.Continue Reading

• Mobile development: The pros of HTML5, hybrid, native applications

  Whether to make use of a hybrid, HTML5 or a native application depends on each specific situation.Continue Reading

• SOA governance: Integrating the service repository and registry

  Integrating the service registry and repository can help IT professionals with software development and deployment.Continue Reading

• Guide: When and how to use REST

  This guide goes over RESTful APIs and basic scenarios where REST should be used instead of SOAP.Continue Reading

• Mobile apps big trend in integration and BPM middleware platforms

  Red Hat's Rich Naszcyniec and JBoss' Jason Andersen delve into integration and BPM middleware platform trends.Continue Reading

• Come together: How database, system admins can achieve more

  Red Hat's Ray Ploski and Brian Likosar try dispel some common myths between system and database admins.Continue Reading

• Why, how to build an intelligent integrated enterprise

  Intelligent integrated enterprises can help businesses better serve customers and meet sales objectives.Continue Reading

• An easy database and mainframe modernization game plan

  Database and mainframe modernization can seem overwhelming. Red Hat service delivery manager Emily Brand shares her simple action plan for success.Continue Reading

• Trends in database and mainframe legacy modernization

  At Red Hat Summit 2013, Red Hat's Emily Brand and JBoss' Jason Anderson discussed the latest trends in updating mainframes and databases.Continue Reading

• Top four trends with intelligent integrated enterprises

  From the cloud to big data, there are major trends architects need to be aware of.Continue Reading

• API management, servers enable mobile, Web gift services strategy

  By exposing a network through application programming interfaces, Blackhawk Network is making the change from physical to digital cards.Continue Reading

• Move to mobile backend-as-a-service fast-paced, but could be rocky

  Adoption of cloud MBaaS is taking hold, but there are dangers of moving to the technology too fast.Continue Reading

• Using enterprise architecture principles to facilitate SOA governance

  Mapping is among the key actions that will ensure SOA governance gets off on the right foot.Continue Reading

• For effective business process design, focus on user experience first

  Forrester Research Senior Analyst Clay Richardson describes three key steps for incorporating user experience into business process design.Continue Reading

• SOA: Why enterprise architects should deploy a domain-based approach

  Organizations are finding enterprise architects can achieve SOA success by adopting a domain-based approach.Continue Reading

• Business activity monitoring offers real-time insight into information

  Business activity monitoring offers real-time insight into business information -- but success requires using the right tools and techniques.Continue Reading

• More organizations take on big data initiative

  More than 40% of organizations involved in big data initiatives expect to see an ROI of more than 25%.Continue Reading

• Tools and practices to create a meaningful SOA ALM process

  To create a meaningful SOA ALM process, architects have to remember modern apps are increasingly using components.Continue Reading

• SOA and RESTful interfaces: When, why they should be combined

  The debate between SOA and RESTful interfaces has raged for a while, but many application architects say they are confused as to which one is better.Continue Reading

• How to properly build the server side of mobility applications

  Building desktop versus building mobile applications: More than the device is different.Continue Reading

• Developing, migrating SOA applications in cloud infrastructures

  In many cases, changes to optimize SOA applications for virtual and cloud resources are limited to the publication and orchestration processes.Continue Reading

• Automated function point: Improving SOA estimates as specs mature

  The finalization of the new automated function point analysis will improve SOA project estimation as automation and specs mature.Continue Reading

• App integration management: Impact of procrastination, underfunding

  Following some simple best practices can ensure optimal application integration management.Continue Reading

• Use mobile BPM to reinvent mission-critical processes

  In this videocast, Forrester Research Senior Analyst Clay Richardson describes why and how to mobilize critical business processes. Part 1 of 2.Continue Reading

• Mobile computing poised to reinvent business process management systems

  Richardson offers expert advice on developing a strategy for mobile BPM. Part 2 of 2.Continue Reading

• App lifecycle management: How APM can help

  At EclipseCon 2013, Compuware APM technology strategist Daniel Kaar discussed how APM technology improves app performance in production environments.Continue Reading

• The rise of SOA: Integration gateways converge

  A SOA integration gateway can help ensure security policies are enforced.Continue Reading

• How to secure applications with SOA application gateways

  Secure applications are increasingly important as organizations open content to third parties.Continue Reading

• Gartner: Business process competency centers bring big benefits

  Want faster, better BPM projects? Create a business process competency center (BPCC). Gartner's Bruce Robertson explains how to get the job done.Continue Reading

• Navigating SOA appliances: How to choose the right one

  With the help of an SOA appliance, organizations can more easily secure message exchanges across internal lines of business and with third parties.Continue Reading

• Mobile impact on SOA offers apps big gains

  Mobile broadband has a big impact on how people access and use online resources. Tom Nolle discusses how mobile services on SOA affect apps today.Continue Reading

• Developers get into BaaS, mobile APIs for new opportunities

  Backend as a Service and mobile APIs offer devel¬opers a whole new dimension of opportunity: cloud services to build the mobile apps of the future.Continue Reading

• Creating an SOA center of excellence for application integration

  A well-built SOA Center of Excellence for application integration is crucial to service-oriented architecture. Here is a breakdown of how to build it.Continue Reading

• How to use application metrics to manage the SOA application lifecycle

  Application metrics are evolving, but three requirements must be met if they're going to work for SOA application lifecycle management.Continue Reading

• Look out, Big Data: In-memory data grids start to go mainstream

  In-memory data grids are viewed as one way to handle big data. Now experts say the technology is starting to go mainstream.Continue Reading

• Changing enterprise architect role enables business, software agility

  EAs must be the innovators pushing organizations to adopt new technologies that allow business capabilities to change along with new opportunities.Continue Reading

• App integration: The time is now

  Learn why businesses need to update their app integration processes and how to avoid technology silos.Continue Reading

• Testing SOA applications: Tips for smooth deployments

  Testing is a key step in software development. Here, Tom Nolle shares best practices for testing SOA applications to ensure unimpeded deployments.Continue Reading

• Orchestration and app performance in SOA

  Learn the fundamental and finite details of the orchestration and app performance in service-oriented architecture.Continue Reading

• Getting the most out of SOA reuse

  Failing to focus on reuse strategies may inhibit the success of a transition to SOA. Experts offer tips to leverage SOA reuse for better services.Continue Reading

• Forrester: Business goals must drive integration strategy

  Integrating apps in a way that meets business goals can be difficult. A business-oriented integration strategy is key, says Forrester's Randy Heffner.Continue Reading

• Using patterns for big data design

  Design patterns have caught on as a way to simplify development of software applications. Increasingly, that means using them for big data design.Continue Reading

• Using SOA for big data and cloud data management

  Big data and cloud data management can be problematic. Learn how SOA can manage data in several ways.Continue Reading

• Why native mobile apps are better than HTML5 apps

  Should mobile apps be implemented using HTML5 or native code? Here, a look at why native apps may be a better solution than HTML5 apps.Continue Reading

• Why SOA applications are easy to migrate to cloud

  Learn why SOA applications are the easiest of all apps to migrate to the cloud.Continue Reading

• Centers of Excellence: Managing organizational skills

  Centers of Excellence are effective, but tend to slow projects down. Learn how to better organize skill sets with CoEs.Continue Reading

• Mobile app development trends in 2012 and beyond

  Industry experts weigh in on the mobile app development trends in 2012 and shed light on what to expect in the coming year.Continue Reading

• How has the role of the business architect changed for the enterprise?

  Business leaders are concerned over the role of the business architect, rapidly changing architectures and how to keep up with a business enterprise.Continue Reading

• Take new approaches to building services with SOA

  Tackle building services with a different approach to SOA, say industry viewers.Continue Reading

• APIs and cloud application integration strategies today

  Application programming interfaces (APIs) are increasing in popularity as mobile and cloud computing continue to gain traction. Companies such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, and Netflix rely on APIs to connect and integrate with other ...Continue Reading

• At OOCL, event processing system targets all the ships at sea

  App dev lead Matt Rosen builds a real-time processing system to track a container company's fleet of ships, opening ways to cost-effective decisions.Continue Reading

• 'Big data' and the changing role of enterprise architects

  As more companies turn to 'big data' to gain new business value, the role of enterprise architects shows signs of changing.Continue Reading

• Getting the most out of in-memory data grids

  In-memory data grids show potential for speeding up analysis and processing for scalable applications -- and, now, for big data applications.Continue Reading

• Application architecture, BPM must align objectives

  Business process management and application architecture must work towards common goals in creating cohesive business architecture.Continue Reading

• The mainframe environment encounters the Web, cloud and SOA -- and survives

  The mainframe environment remains relevant amid industry growth in SOA, cloud computing and Web applications.Continue Reading

• RESTful services take on a role in health IT infrastructure

  Gerald Beuchelt, project software systems engineer at MITRE, discusses the role of RESTful services in building a national health IT infrastructure.Continue Reading

• How three SOA integration projects are connecting apps, processes

  SOA is a potent middleware connector. At Oracle OpenWorld, project leaders shared their experiences with SOA connecting applications and processes.Continue Reading

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• In-memory data cache performance dos and don'ts

  Go beyond Hadoop-style big data batch processing and into real-time operations with in-memory data caches.Continue Reading

• In-memory data grids look to cover performance bottlenecks

  In-memory data grids now have a broader application. Their use is especially prevalent in data-intensive jobs that demand performance.Continue Reading

• The future of financial services may be banking on SOA

  After recent difficulties for financial services, one active director suggests that banks invest in modernization via SOA.Continue Reading

• David Linthicum talks cloud integration and 'big data'

  Site Editor Jack Vaughan recently spoke with David Linthicum, senior vice president at Cloud Technology Partners, about integration, the cloud and "big data."Continue Reading

• Selecting a SOA testing tool

  Choosing a SOA testing tool can be tricky and, if done incorrectly, can diminish ROI. Learn what to consider when selecting a SOA testing tool.Continue Reading

• Solutions architecture learning guide

  The need to understand solutions architecture is increasing as 'solutions architect' becomes a popular IT title in more and more organizations.Continue Reading

• Take an event-driven approach to enterprise governance

  Event-driven enterprise governance allows projects to hit key integration areas, streamlining governance and reducing multiple "silos of governance."Continue Reading

• Unified Modeling Language at Fifteen: What a long, strange trip

  OMG adopted Unified Modeling Language fifteen years ago as an official specification. Since then, UML has played a key but sometimes controversial role.Continue Reading

• Apache Hadoop integration guide: New and notable developments

  Apache Hadoop is instrumental in analyzing big data within the enterprise. Learn about big data, Hadoop and middleware trends in this learning guide.Continue Reading

• OAuth security API guide: Recent and related

  This guide explores the current state and projected future of OAuth, as well as its effect on Web services and development as a whole.Continue Reading

• In-memory data grids add features in quest for 'big data' analysis

  New traits of in-memory data grids seem to target the needs of applications described as "big data" apps.Continue Reading

• Solution architecture becomes part of software development efforts

  Over the years, the enterprise architect has joined the pantheon of software team titles. Now it is time to include the solution architect.Continue Reading

• Java University snapshot: Achieve service elasticity with IaaS

  Service elasticity prepares enterprise architecture for the cloud. Middleware expert Steve Millidge explains how to prepare SOA services for IaaS.Continue Reading

• BPM fills some application modernization needs, not all

  Not every legacy application can be modernized with BPM, but some organizations find success with this iterative approach to enterprise modernization.Continue Reading