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- February 23, 2016
23 Feb'16
Advanced DevOps, EA skills needed: Time to outsource?
Midsized companies are struggling to hire tech talent, especially those with advanced DevOps and Enterprise Architect-level skills. Accelerance execs explain how IT pro outsourcing can help.
- February 23, 2016
23 Feb'16
Why you need to put mobile BPM on the front burner in 2016
Customers are getting even more demanding, so it's time to make mobile BPM a priority. Expert George Lawton explains the process, the challenges and why it's so important.
- February 22, 2016
22 Feb'16
Understand how to better prepare for cloud BPM trends
Move BPM to the cloud in 2016 to improve both customer experience and integration with customers and partners. BPM veterans advise enterprises on how to prepare for this transition.
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- January 29, 2016
29 Jan'16
APIs: Making your robot dreams a reality
Using APIs to make your own robots? Yes, please.
- January 22, 2016
22 Jan'16
There's something about HTML5...
Developers are raving about HTML5 - but why? And is it all it's cracked up to be?
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How to build an agile support team
Sponsored by Zendesk - With the world changing at lightning speed, agile support teams are finding ways to quickly adapt to the changing needs of their customers and their agents. See More
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Agility starts with self-service
Sponsored by Zendesk - Agile companies are pouring resources into online health centers, and with good reason. Anticipating and answering your customers’ most common questions helps to tame spiking tickets when teams are inundated or when staffing levels are low. More than 60 percent of agile companies (those who have kept resolution times stable, despite a surge in tickets) in our Zendesk Benchmark dataset have added new articles in recent months, while 15 percent have increased their staffing to ensure that content reflects the changing needs of their customer base. See More
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Prioritizing fast responses with live channels
Sponsored by Zendesk - There’s no magic formula for agility. What works for your team (and your customers!), may not work for everyone else. But for teams that have continued to respond to customers just as quickly as they did before the pandemic, one clear strategy has emerged: agile companies are prioritizing speed above all else. And they’re using live channels to do so. See More
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Customers are turning to messaging. Why aren’t agile companies doing the same?
Sponsored by Zendesk - If 2020 had a breakout star, messaging would be it. Usage of channels like WhatsApp and SMS (text) has grown faster than any other this year. And increasingly, customers are signaling that they want the convenience and familiarity of channels they already use in their personal lives. See More
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- December 18, 2015
18 Dec'15
Why microservices, Java EE development will be big in 2016
Steve Millidge, C2B2 consulting founder, sees microservices projects getting real in 2016 and gives advice on beating challenges and using Java EE development.
- December 11, 2015
11 Dec'15
Microservices: The new documentation nightmare?
At this year's JavaOne conference, I learned how microservices will impact development documentation issues. Here's what I want you to know.
- November 05, 2015
05 Nov'15
Session Coverage: Mobile App Integration – Why is it Different?
This is part of a series covering sessions at Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne, 2015 Any mobile app needs to integrate with back-end services, as pointed out by Joe Huang, a solution architect at ...
- November 05, 2015
05 Nov'15
Session Coverage: Best Practices for Maintaining Oracle Fusion Middleware
This is part of a series covering sessions at Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne, 2015 This was a good session for new or intermediate users of Oracle's Fusion middleware. One of the first things Ramirez ...
- November 02, 2015
02 Nov'15
Oracle's OpenWorld Announcements: What should we be excited about?
From Oracle OpenWorld, October 2015 "The world is changing," said Abid Ali Neemuchwala, group president and COO at Wipro Technologies at the Tuesday morning Oracle OpenWorld keynote session. Of ...
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- October 28, 2015
28 Oct'15
Seven tips to becoming a Java developer Zen master
At JavaOne 2015, Martijn Verburg presented a Zen-focused lesson on mastering the Java developer role.
- October 26, 2015
26 Oct'15
News from JavaOne 2015
Get the latest updates from JavaOne 2015 as the conference is happening. This guide covers the highlights from this year's annual conference.
- October 23, 2015
23 Oct'15
Arun Gupta talks JavaOne, microservices and container technologies
Arun Gupta of Couchbase talks about JavaOne 2015, microservices, container technologies and the relationship between long distance running and development.
- October 14, 2015
14 Oct'15
Connect the Now and API Economies: Must-have capabilities
The terms "API Economy" and the "Now Economy" were coined in 2013 -- and both are going strong today thanks to consumer demands for instant gratification. Some call this phenomenon the Right-Now ...
- October 12, 2015
12 Oct'15
Address EDI standards to modernize supply chain, architectures
Redwood Supply Chain has adopted a number of best practices regarding EDI standards in order to simultaneously modernize supply chain and data architectures.
- October 09, 2015
09 Oct'15
The ugly side of container technology
If you're like me, you've probably heard a lot of hype surrounding application containers being used in the data centers of today's organizations. What I've found is that there are some important ...
- October 01, 2015
01 Oct'15
How do you hire the right developers - and make them stay?
The creative side of software development attracted Shalom Keynan to the profession. Now director of application development for Boston Heart Diagnostics, he is still fired up about improving ...
- September 25, 2015
25 Sep'15
Will big data make kids smarter?
From Big Data Innovation Summit 2015, Boston I recently wrote a blog post about how big data is being leveraged in the public sector. But that is not where the use of big data analytics for the ...
- September 14, 2015
14 Sep'15
Editors' Choice for Innovation: OpenLegacy API Platform
Learn how OpenLegacy API Platform provides automation and modernization for all aspects of application integration projects.
- September 01, 2015
01 Sep'15
Five API management products worth noticing
With API management becoming increasingly important in the enterprise application development space, it's not a bad idea to consider your options when it comes to a vendor. Forrester recently named ...
- August 31, 2015
31 Aug'15
Really, how mature is mobile development?
"There are two types of companies out there: those who use mobile appropriately and those who are still scratching their heads." - Matthew David, Senior Manager of Mobile Management at ...
- July 22, 2015
22 Jul'15
The culture of microservices: Conway's law and two pizza boxes
The idea of microservices appears to be quickly gaining fame among today's enterprises, however some IT experts warn that organizations may not be "culturally" prepared to leverage this new ...
- July 07, 2015
07 Jul'15
Clusterpoint 3.0 NoSQL cloud database service targets developers
Learn why Clusterpoint's new 3.0 NoSQL database technology is our editors' choice for innovation for July 2015.
- July 03, 2015
03 Jul'15
Let's innovate: Uncovering hidden powers of the smartwatch
Scouring the Internet reveals a number of heated debates about devices like the Pebble smartwatch. Is it useful? Useless? Will wearables become the way of the future – or an embarassing fad of the ...
- June 02, 2015
02 Jun'15
The I in BPM
Something old, business process management, has been made new again by the addition of a lowercase i. This three-part guide shows how and why adding cloud services and analytics to BPM will make ...
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Next generation applications a priority for EMC
EMC is switching gears to focus on next-generation applications rather than the big storage products that made them a market leader.
- May 21, 2015
21 May'15
Dig into these IOT development tips
IoT is the latest thing in embedded systems technology, and it’s not a fad. IT research firm Gartner Inc. projects installation of 26 billion IoT units by 2020, resulting in $1.8 trillion in ...
- May 14, 2015
14 May'15
Developing apps for space scientists calls for automation
A photograph from a Mars Rover may be breathtaking, but it will not deliver the complex data space scientists seek. Scientists like Washington University-St. Louis computer systems manager Thomas ...
- April 28, 2015
28 Apr'15
Metrics can help improve website user experience
An expert says enterprise architects need to develop relevant performance metrics to capture website user experience.
- March 16, 2015
16 Mar'15
Reality computing makes breakthroughs for 3-D technology
Learn how reality computing is focusing on improving 3-D technology and producing useful models.
- February 23, 2015
23 Feb'15
Analytics, cloud services refashion business process management
Business process management -- an old approach aimed at making an organization’s workflow more effective -- has been refashioned with the addition of cloud services and analytics. Intelligent BPM, as it’s known, is still firmly in the hype cycle, ...
- February 12, 2015
12 Feb'15
Deep linking promises front end integration
At DeveloperWeek, software experts discussed how deep linking will improve integration between Web and mobile applications.
- January 30, 2015
30 Jan'15
Application modernization is a top priority worldwide in 2015
Any organization NOT doing an application modernization project this year is in the minority. Over 70% of businesses worldwide are modernizing their application environments to handle mobile, cloud ...
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
Intelligent BPM poised for widespread adoption
Intelligent BPM is being noticed by top management as the technology matures and gains acceptance.
- April 11, 2014
11 Apr'14
Step aside Facebook, graph database use cases go beyond social media
While the most commonly known graph database use cases involve social media, it's not the only market to make use of the technology.
- April 04, 2014
04 Apr'14
Software engineer builds Facebook graph search with Neo4j database
At Big Data Techcon 2014, Software field engineer Max de Marzi makes a case for enterprise graph searches using the Neo4j database.
- January 22, 2014
22 Jan'14
Don't miss the API development train: How to stay ahead of the curve
Experts share their insights on API development and what architects can do to keep track of the evolving technology.
- November 26, 2013
26 Nov'13
When and why to build a responsive application
Herve Mischler, SAP's visual designer, offers advice on responsive application design and recommends when it might be preferable to go native.
- October 18, 2013
18 Oct'13
How using a test-execution model can improve software test results
Doug Hoffman discusses his test-execution model and design practices to help software professionals.
- October 15, 2013
15 Oct'13
What CIOs, developers should know about the 'API economy'
'API economy' is a catchphrase fueled by evidence that APIs are a rapidly expanding economic force.
- October 01, 2013
01 Oct'13
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.
- September 24, 2013
24 Sep'13
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.
- August 19, 2013
19 Aug'13
Past, present and future of iPaaS: Q&A with Appirio's Glenn Weinstein
Appirio's Glenn Weinstein discusses the state of iPaaS and what architects can do to get the most out of the integration approach.
- July 11, 2013
11 Jul'13
Cloud MBaaS and open source MBaaS: What's the difference?
OpenMobster's CEO Sohil Shah discusses the characteristics of cloud MBaaS and open source MBaaS.
- May 06, 2013
06 May'13
New Dell Boomi integration pack promises easier API management
With automated integration packs and process libraries, the new Dell Boomi makes managing application program interfaces easier.
- April 03, 2013
03 Apr'13
How application integration maintenance is like taking care of a car
Forrester analyst Randy Heffner offers some best practices and his predictions for software integration management.
- March 26, 2013
26 Mar'13
Adding SLI to ALM: Dave West on Tasktop's open initiative
Learn how Tasktop's SLI focuses on integration during the development stages of ALM for a more seamless flow.
- October 18, 2012
18 Oct'12
OMG DDS makes SOA approach available for real-time embedded systems
Integrating disparate computing systems is by no means an easy task. Integration is one of the most important reasons to focus on Web services in enterprise architecture. Standards like SOAP and ...
- May 15, 2012
15 May'12
Service virtualization arises to meet services testing obstacles
Service virtualization allows teams to simulate services before they are truly available. That’s a plus for Agile development and integration testing.
- March 28, 2012
28 Mar'12
Is it possible to define SOA infrastructure?
What do people mean when they say SOA infrastructure? Service-oriented architecture may be a way of thinking, but it is also represented in a range of architectural practices.
- March 13, 2012
13 Mar'12
JavaServer Faces preps for new version, HTML5, mobile explosion
Despite predictions that Oracle would allow JavaServer Faces to languish, Java experts say JSF is alive and well, and poised to complement HTML5 and JavaScript.
- February 08, 2012
08 Feb'12
Using enterprise architecture (EA) and SOA to bridge business and IT
Implementing strong enterprise architecture and SOA helps support both business and software technology growth.
- December 07, 2011
07 Dec'11
ESBs and integration – Looking back on 2011 and forward to 2012
2011 was a year of growth and development for the enterprise service bus (ESB). SearchSOA.com probed some players to get a sense of the year in ESBs.
- November 15, 2011
15 Nov'11
SOA and EAI in the land of enterprise service bus integration
Like a Swiss Army Knife with many blades and tools, the enterprise service bus (ESB) is many things to many people. It finds use in both EAI and SOA.
- August 02, 2011
02 Aug'11
EAI expert Gregor Hohpe talks about integration patterns
At the FuseSource Camel event, Gregor Hohpe discussed a ''Conversation Design Pattern.'' He said it may eventually rival time-tested messenger patterns.
- November 18, 2010
18 Nov'10
The World Wide Web celebrates its 20th anniversary
Some differ on when it was born, but by some measures the World Wide Web turned 20 last weekend. Tim Berners-Lee introduced his proposal for a "WorldWideWeb" to CERN on November 12, 1990. According ...
- November 01, 2010
01 Nov'10
You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it
By Jack Vaughan Last week we called for readers to complete this sentence fragment: "You can't solve a problem … " The results provided an interesting look at the mind set needed to succeed as ...
- October 19, 2010
19 Oct'10
Web services standards and requirements
30 year IT veteran Tom Nolle discusses heavyweight WS standards and how they play into application development for new technologies like the iPad.
- April 27, 2010
27 Apr'10
Open source licenses explained: caveats and comparisons
A few lines of open source code can change how you distribute your software. One expert discusses some common pitfalls of using open source code from different licenses.
- April 14, 2010
14 Apr'10
What is the future of open source software?
The open source movement has changed the course of modern software development. Certainly, Linux has been the most prominent example so far, but there is far more to come. Open source continues to infiltrate mainstream development at an ever faster ...
- January 25, 2010
25 Jan'10
Distributed data caches speed cloud applications
A new layer of storage, the distributed data cache, may l help make data more accessible and make cloud computing a more appealing option for computation and analysis. Hear why in this podcast.
- September 21, 2009
21 Sep'09
What's the future of XML?
by Jack Vaughan We should know that no technology fits all jobs over all times. But I will admit I thought XML might come close. The 'X' stands for 'eXtensible,' after all, so it seemed to have a ...
- July 09, 2009
09 Jul'09
SOA Implementation: Should top down meet bottom up?
When implementing a service-oriented architecture, one application development service provider says a balance between top-down and bottom-up models is needed.
- March 06, 2009
06 Mar'09
Expert Query: What is the difference between RESTful transactions and Web Services transactions?
REST based transactions assume that only one party to a global transaction accesses the shared state at any given time, sort of like passing a token. The other participants have no knowledge of what's going on at another participant and their ...
- October 29, 2008
29 Oct'08
On lightweight Java frameworks and service-oriented architecture
Narrower, focused development approaches such as the Spring framework arise as alternatives to full-fledged J2EE. Spring forgoes EJB, employs a Model View Controller and separates the component model from the distribution method.
- September 05, 2008
05 Sep'08
Google Chrome shifts architects' equations as V8 powers the browser
The V8 JavaScript engine in Google's Chrome browser offers the enterprise architect new options for moving server-side functionality to the Web client. If it succeeds, it may give JavaScript a further lease on life.
- March 05, 2008
05 Mar'08
SOA data services using a common data model
The common data model for data services aligns with the agility promised by service-oriented architecture (SOA) in the Progress Software view.
- February 21, 2008
21 Feb'08
Forrester details 'secret sauce' for BPM success
Forrester survey data shows a direct correlation between successful implementation of BPM and having a center of excellence.
- April 03, 2007
03 Apr'07
SCA and SDO become SOA essentials for banking system
Service Component Architecture (SCA) and Service Data Objects (SDO), which last month began moving through the standards process at OASIS and JCP, are already being implemented in a bank processing system.
- March 23, 2005
23 Mar'05
Voices from the Web: SOA - Top down or bottom up approach?
There has been much discussion on whether an SOA should be driven by business requirements or IT. Is there perhaps a "middle way"?
- February 24, 2005
24 Feb'05
Standardizing business integration with JBI
Integration technologies are expensive and often tie you into a proprietary solution. Additionally, customers often have to rely on more than one vendor to meet their integration needs. Ron Ten-Hove's group at Sun Microsystems was working on a ...
- September 15, 2004
15 Sep'04
Service-oriented architecture tutorial
In this article we briefly discuss the relationship between CBD and SOA, followed by a discussion of SOA architecture and design decisions. We describe the basic SOA components and building blocks, and a prescriptive technique for performing SOA ...
- May 05, 2004
05 May'04
Competing standards good, competing standards bad
With multiple standards bodies, standards from the same body covering similar related areas, and de-facto standards from individual organisations it is inevitable that there will be multiple standards covering the same problem space. ...
- March 01, 2004
01 Mar'04
Macro and Micro flows -- What is the difference?
Draw a diagram that shows how objects are connected together to create a transaction (a micro-flow diagram). Then, draw a diagram showing how a business process is made up by connecting various systems (a macro-flow diagram). The two look similar. ...
- January 06, 2004
06 Jan'04
Evolution of mobile computing services
In issue 1.00 of On Demand, Neil McEvoy of the Genesis Forum introduced the concept of The Singularity, the logical destination of XML Web services evolution. The continuing convergence of standards to allow ...
- December 17, 2003
17 Dec'03
Implementing WS-Security
This article describes how the emerging WS-Security standard was used to secure a Web service that was developed and deployed in the fall of 2002. The article will discuss the security-related requirements of the Web service and how they were met ...
- October 20, 2003
20 Oct'03
IBM WebFountain: Taking Web search to the next level
Organizations have gained considerable business value from consolidating their structured data into data warehouses and extracting new insights from this data with advanced data analysis tools. Martin Langham of IT-Director.com comments.
- October 13, 2003
13 Oct'03
Quiz #40: Authentication Methods
There are quite a few ways to authenticate users who want access to your organization's network resources. Depending on how critical the data is that you're protecting, one method may or may not provide the level of protection you want. Take this ...
- October 03, 2003
03 Oct'03
Managing integration systems with the Open Management Interface (OMI)
OMI is a Web-service based specification that provides unprecedented interoperability among existing systems management solutions. For the first time, operations staff can use their existing management consoles to get an end-to-end, enterprise-wide ...
- August 27, 2003
27 Aug'03
Quiz #38: Wireless Standards and Protocols
To a newcomer, wireless networking standards probably sound like a bunch of gobbledygook. Show off your wireless standards and protocol smarts in our quiz.
- August 22, 2003
22 Aug'03
Web Services Reliable Messaging
Today Web services are inherently unreliable and are not well-suited for conversational-type processes that may run over several days. But unless Web services messages can be sent reliably they will never be adopted for mission-critical, more ...
- August 14, 2003
14 Aug'03
Developers sink 'waterfall' in favor of 'sync'
In the world of software development, "sync and stabilize" is hot. "Waterfall" is not. That's the preliminary finding of a study previewed by an MIT researcher.
- July 31, 2003
31 Jul'03
Business Process Outsourcing: Two models that work
Business process outsourcing has become much more of an obvious trend recently in companies both big and small. The reasons vary, from a wish to achieve economies of scale, to the access that it allows to technology infrastructure without the need ...
- July 02, 2003
02 Jul'03
SOAP Learning Guide
This guide explains what SOAP is, how it's used, and where it fits into the world of Web services. You'll find SOAP articles, tutorials, examples, tips, tools, white papers, expert advice and more to pump up your SOAP know-how quickly.
- June 23, 2003
23 Jun'03
What is BTO?
A quick glance at the world of Information Technology and its history is certain to reveal that the industry has long been in love with buzz words, TLAs (three letter acronyms) and "techno babble. Tony Lock of Bloor Research warns us to watch out ...
- April 21, 2003
21 Apr'03
Issues & challenges facing Oracle Forms to J2EE evolution
This article offers a brief analysis of Oracle Forms and J2EE, as well as some of their most significant capabilities. It also discusses why even successfully built Forms applications should benefit from a move to J2EE, and it examines the main ...
- April 14, 2003
14 Apr'03
Natural language processing
Natural language processing is one way to support searches (and other things) through large numbers of documents and other text. The other way is to use a language independent approach.
- January 08, 2003
08 Jan'03
A how-to guide for supporting digital signatures within SOAP messages, part 3
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is one of the many specifications contributing to the success of Web services. It defines the XML document structure for sending Web service requests and responses. However, there are security requirements that ...
- January 08, 2003
08 Jan'03
A how-to guide for supporting digital signatures within SOAP messages, part 2
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is one of the many specifications contributing to the success of Web services. It defines the XML document structure for sending Web service requests and responses. However, there are security requirements that ...
- January 08, 2003
08 Jan'03
A how-to guide for supporting digital signatures within SOAP messages
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is one of the many specifications contributing to the success of Web services. It defines the XML document structure for sending Web service requests and responses. However, there are security requirements that ...
- October 24, 2002
24 Oct'02
Understanding the real costs of integration
These days, it seems that everyone is pitching the merits of using Web services to better integrate systems and businesses. "Drastically reduce integration costs, increase time-to-market and improve business flexibility using Web services!" claim ...
- July 29, 2002
29 Jul'02
The three steps to Web service integration
Web services represent a significant new phase in the evolution of software development. As such they are attracting a great deal of media and industry hype. Vendors from all areas of the market are claiming leadership in the Web service arena, most...
- July 24, 2002
24 Jul'02
An asynchronous message queuing example with .NET
Wondering how Visual Basic .NET handles sending and receiving messages compared to VB6? Roy Hoobler says although the .NET classes are in a new "messaging" assembly that is easy to navigate and understand, the classes themselves are not much ...
- May 31, 2002
31 May'02
Web services as a strategic element of your Supply Chain
Web services are seen as a wonderful advancement in technology enabling all manners of integration and information exchange between multiple platforms, operating systems, databases and systems. To date, however, the sparkling examples of Web ...
- May 06, 2002
06 May'02
J2EE vs. .NET for Web services: So, who's winning the tools race?
Much has been made of the Web services development showdown between J2EE and .NET. Which platform will win over the market? And, more importantly, given that the Web services computing model enables the interaction of applications that can be built ...
- May 01, 2002
01 May'02
Designing a VB.NET client for Web services
Creating Web services with Visual Studio.NET is a great way to get systems communicating with each other; either internally over the network or externally over the Internet. However, building a scalable OOP client is just as important. This article ...
- April 23, 2002
23 Apr'02
Comparing and contrasting the pros/cons of J2EE vs. .NET
Expert Dave Ranck has designed and built award-winning Web-based applications in both Microsoft and Java technologies and regularly speaks at seminars and events on topics relating to Web services, .NET and J2EE. In this article, he answers a user's...
- April 08, 2002
08 Apr'02
Creating a VB.NET Web service
Roy Hoobler's latest article shows how to implement a Web service server and client and some of the object oriented issues in designing a VB.NET application.
- November 14, 2001
14 Nov'01
jBroker Web: Web Services Development for any Application Server
Among the many promises of J2EE perhaps most important is the promise of application portability. Let's put this promise of portability to the test using SilverStream Software's new Web services technology known as JBroker Web and development and ...
- November 06, 2001
06 Nov'01
Container-Managed vs. Bean-Managed Entity Beans
Decisions are often the result of tradeoffs. As developers we trade art for engineering to make our creations come alive. This is especially true in the domain of EJB entity beans. By the time you decide to build your system with an architecture ...