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• How Runscope overcame microservices challenges

  Learn how Runscope overcame a number of challenges surrounding deployment and service discovery work once the company began using microservices.  Continue Reading

• Creating balance between design and performance

  Designers and developers are often at odds when it comes to creating engaging design and performance for user experiences that render quickly.  Continue Reading

• Companies see growing need for application modernization

  Legacy apps don't live up to today's needs. Whether they like it or not, organizations are becoming more aggressive about application modernization.  Continue Reading

• Use cases for Lean Six Sigma as a BPM tool

  Lean Six Sigma and BPM are intended to improve business optimization. Learn how working with both improves long-term goals.  Continue Reading

• A single-page application may benefit BPM

  Here are some factors to consider when weighing the applicability of taking a single-page application approach to all or part of your BPM application.  Continue Reading

• Call it 'microservices,' but it's still SOA

  Experts suggest that terms like 'microservices' and '12-factor apps' may not signal the death of SOA, but are simply a new name for an old technique.  Continue Reading

• Making sense of mobile application integration

  Architects tend not to realize that mobile application integration is far different from traditional application integration. Learn how to manage integration in a different way.  Continue Reading

• Understanding how DevOps software development evolved

  Many IT organizations are turning to the practice of DevOps software development. But this requires more than implementing an open source tool.  Continue Reading

• Making sense of business process tools: BPM, BPaaS, iBPM

  As business process tools gain in popularity, enterprise architects need to evaluate what they know about BPM, BPaaS and iBPM.  Continue Reading

• Do BRM standards really matter?

  Learn about new standards for implementing decision management and why it can impact purchasing BRM standards products.  Continue Reading

• Navigating the BPaaS landscape

  With the growth of the cloud has come an explosion of BPaaS offerings. Will they help solve business problems?  Continue Reading

• Middleware stack adds layers, lightens up, thanks to cloud

  The addition of layers in the middleware stack and demand for development of lightweight applications will lead to better cloud access.  Continue Reading

• Selecting the right business rules management system

  At first glance, most business rules management systems look alike. Dig deeper to uncover niche capabilities and appropriate prices, experts say.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for implementing BRM

  BRM is being leveraged by enterprises in order to enhance agility and communication.  Continue Reading

• Cache networks for better mobile application performance

  Architects find they can improve mobile application performance by leveraging caching networks and new data synchronization protocols.  Continue Reading

• Integration tools that bridge the mobile DevOps gap

  A new generation of mobile DevOps integration tools promises to streamline the application development lifecycle and reduce the severity of bugs.  Continue Reading

• Integration services create new application

  Streamlining integration services reduces IT development and opens the door for citizen integrators to roll out new applications.  Continue Reading

• Rise to the challenges in using HTML5 for mobile apps

  Developers and architects should know the benefits and limitations of HTML5 for mobile apps. Starting with this tip could be a good first step.  Continue Reading

• How to use a rich JavaScript client to exchange info with microservices

  Microservices can be used to address a number of issues, including a synchronous response to requests.  Continue Reading

• How to address security risks posed by middleware tools

  Middleware tools can present a huge vulnerability, enough to offset their benefits. However, with some simple steps you can protect yourself and your data.  Continue Reading

• API security more critical as componentization grows

  Securing APIs is critical as componentization grows. Expert Tom Nolle suggests that an API's security attributes are as important as functional attributes.  Continue Reading

• Want to reap all the benefits of the cloud? Plan for it

  To get all the benefits of the cloud, sound reasoning and thorough planning are needed.  Continue Reading

• Web services vs. cloud services: Are they the same?

  Learn how Web services and cloud services differ, and how working together impacts business efficiency.  Continue Reading

• Where JMS 2.0 misses the mark

  JMS 2.0 added significant ease-of-use and messaging features to the popular API. Bill Claybrook looks at what's new in JMS 2.0 and what's missing.  Continue Reading

• Read and write considerations when designing APIs

  This is the third installment of a four-part series offering enterprise architects advice for designing APIs.  Continue Reading

• Understanding basic Java messaging concepts

  We're moving into an age of increased application componentization and distribution of components, even in the cloud. Developers should look beyond JMS for Java messaging.  Continue Reading

• Software development starts with an API-first approach

  Learn why businesses are taking an API-first approach for streamlined software development.  Continue Reading

• SOA and mobile contextual apps: Making it work

  As companies turn to mobile contextual apps to boost productivity, a new wave of design challenges await IT professionals.  Continue Reading

• Steps to construct APIs and workflows for mobile worker empowerment

  Executives can't think of a mobile worker as simply one who doesn't sit in a cube. Rather, empowerment commences by assessing employee needs.  Continue Reading

• Why interfaces are an integral part of a successful API design

  This is the first installation of a four-part series intended to be an API design decision-making toolkit for enterprise architects.  Continue Reading

• How to use proper API design to facilitate hybrid cloud deployment

  Software architects need to be particularly mindful of API design, as it can have a major impact on hybrid cloud deployment efficiencies and options.  Continue Reading

• Cloud and SOA componentization: Complementary or conflicting?

  Understanding the differences between cloud and SOA componentization, as well as potential issues that can arise, is key for success.  Continue Reading

• Why a successful API strategy involves eating your own API dog food

  It can be inferred that some of Amazon's success is from the API strategy CEO Jeff Bezos announced more than a decade ago.  Continue Reading

• How enterprise BPM and SOA make each other shine

  Enterprise BPM and SOA shouldn't be thought of as competing methods, but rather complementary approaches that can benefit them both.  Continue Reading

• Designing apps for optimal cloud performance control

  A workflow and componentization analysis needs to be conducted prior to engaging in any cloud-optimized app design project.  Continue Reading

• SOA, BPM and modeling: Three threads in a functional fabric

  Modeling, SOA and BPM shouldn't be thought of as three separate routes to improved processes; rather, they are components that when intertwined, can form a highly functional process fabric.  Continue Reading

• How to use high-performance computing to analyze big data

  Researchers and business users alike analyze big data in order to glean insights as to what customers actually want and need.  Continue Reading

• Infusing process intelligence by using BPM as middleware

  Using BPM tools to bridge systems together provides business context by baking in process intelligence.  Continue Reading

• Why different languages should be used for app and API construction

  From stability to security, there are several reasons why different development languages should be used for application development and API construction.  Continue Reading

• Why a REST-friendly vs. REST architecture should be used to control state

  To control state in the cloud, architects should consider implementing a REST-friendly, rather than a REST architecture model.  Continue Reading

• App vs. infrastructure: Designing for horizontal scaling, availability

  As the cloud and virtualization enter host application platforms, questions on horizontal scalability and availability management are arising.  Continue Reading

• Why analytics, reporting are important facets of API management tools

  Using API management tools that allow for data analysis and reporting can help organizations get the most out of the technology.  Continue Reading

• Should you consider outsourcing management of public APIs?

  Outsourcing management of public APIs can mean working with a team of experts who can help plan for scalability issues and who may be able to offer alternate solutions.  Continue Reading

• Move over SOA, data binding shows promise for workflow management

  SOA and BPEL have often been used to improve agility, but data binding could prove to be a good alternative.  Continue Reading

• How to create an Agile design that makes SOA ready for the cloud

  Agile design is increasingly important as cloud evolution is calling for applications to be more responsive.  Continue Reading

• Do elastic resources challenge conventional REST architecture?

  SOA and REST architectures have long been used to link components, but now there are hints that a new model may join the equation.  Continue Reading

• Component binding for event-driven app modernization

  Learn about the future of component binding, so enterprise architects can monitor the space carefully for developments.  Continue Reading

• Beyond the scalability myth: How to improve application response time

  Component scaling isn't likely to be helpful in situations where there isn't a clear bottleneck shown in the application response time analysis.  Continue Reading

• Can problem-solving techniques foster change, IT organization success?

  Employing certain problem-solving techniques in the workplace might lead to better quality assurance and innovation.  Continue Reading

• Don't overlook portals, management in the API tool selection process

  Application programming interface portals and service lifecycle management are two areas that need to be examined when you consider an API tool.  Continue Reading

• How to reap the greatest benefits from service virtualization in ALM

  Service virtualization can be used to simulate component functionality so ALM isn't hindered by unresolved dependencies and unanticipated collisions.  Continue Reading

• Updating COBOL programs: Pitfalls to avoid when going from COBOL to C

  To keep operational expenses low, keep these modernization considerations in mind when dealing with COBOL programs.  Continue Reading

• Five capability areas integration point technologies should provide

  Modern technologies are now embracing the fact that an integration point, aka an API, needs to be managed inside and outside the firewall.  Continue Reading

• IT professional certifications: Action plan for acing the CSTE, CSQA

  Earning IT professional certifications can be the gateway to advancing one's career.  Continue Reading

• API testing ensures smooth sailing for SOA enterprises

  Zenergy Technologies' David Dang discusses the various types of API testing, SOA and his QUEST 2014 presentation.  Continue Reading

• Mobile app design: Architecting apps with worker productivity in mind

  Architects need to keep in mind certain elements that make mobile app design different from app design for the Web.  Continue Reading

• Where data persistence and large volume sets collide

  Data persistence can be problematic because it is often related to how an application is functioning.  Continue Reading

• Modernizing child's play: Advice for building learning apps for kids

  While not completely different from creating apps for adults, there are things developers need to keep in mind when designing learning apps for kids.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise BPM: Fit processes to align with goals, not personalities

  Enterprise BPM is supposed to improve workflow; however, at many organizations it's a relic of past employees and practices.  Continue Reading

• Making the decision: Is SOA or REST best for big data applications?

  When designing big data applications, an important consideration is whether to use SOA or RESTful APIs to connect big data components and services to the rest of the application.  Continue Reading

• Unlocking the code: How to improve your decision-making skills

  Software engineer Sarah Mei says having an appetite for learning helps developers improve their decision-making skills.  Continue Reading

• Legacy modernization: Why you should take an Agile-DevOps approach

  The Agile-DevOps approach to legacy modernization transforms slow-performing old apps into resource-efficient apps without operational issues.  Continue Reading

• Smart process applications: Taking a new method to business processes

  Smart process applications can kick-start a modernization process by bringing agility and integration to the most critical parts of a business.  Continue Reading

• Holistic management: BPM drivers shouldn't affect processes

  Holistic management tools using mobile, social and cloud capabilities may enhance processes, but it's a mistake to use them just because they exist.  Continue Reading

• How to master single-page application development

  A single-page application offers easier adaption to multiple devices and lifecycle management.  Continue Reading

• Rethinking API design to make applications more Agile and cloud-ready

  Architects need to look at a new kind of API design based on resources and verbs instead of technical, self-defining data models.  Continue Reading

• Creating a cloud model with governance, services architecture in mind

  Organizations considering a move to cloud-centric applications should think about their cloud model, not applications architecture.  Continue Reading

• Using REST, cloud bursting to boost SOA cloud performance

  Businesses that are engaging in computing need to address horizontal scaling for cloud bursting and failover.  Continue Reading

• Apache Hadoop applications: How to integrate Hadoop for mobile use

  To meet the needs of mobile application development, existing Hadoop applications should be used.  Continue Reading

• Data mining social media: Twitter's untapped potential

  Data mining social media can help businesses gather crucial information. This article gives advice to developers who want to get started.  Continue Reading

• REST vs. SOAP: A retail use case comparison

  In the REST vs. SOAP use case debate, the decision is affected by performance and reliability considerations.  Continue Reading

• How to solve operational BI problems with SOA middleware

  From focusing to the problem at hand to thinking in terms of events, there are ways to use middleware to facilitate fixing operational BI glitches.  Continue Reading

• IT revolution: Transforming with Agility, efficiency and productivity

  In the IT revolution, some of the biggest obstacles to meeting goals in SOA portfolio and legacy business transformation may be the very forces behind it.  Continue Reading

• Kanban vs. Scrum: Which Agile tool should you use?

  When contemplating Kanban vs. Scrum, some Agile testing experts suggest taking time into consideration.  Continue Reading

• What you need to consider before modernizing legacy apps

  Modernizing legacy apps can be expensive and time consuming if a project roadmap isn't carefully devised and followed.  Continue Reading

• App design: Taking a services approach to application modernization

  To modernize an application, an app design should include elements for reuse and efficiency in the cloud.  Continue Reading

• Advice: Slash undesirable outcomes through risk-based testing

  At the Software Test Professionals Conference, software leader Rex Black will walk attendees through the process of risk-based testing.  Continue Reading

• Social media for business forces changes to enterprise architecture

  Social media can be a boon for businesses, but they’re challenging classic approaches to enterprise architecture -- and changing it.  Continue Reading

• Mobile middleware: Data movement and application design best practices

  Properly used, mobile middleware can help reduce development time and improve the user experience.  Continue Reading

• How to approach Web service design and WSDL creation

  Not everyone can agree on where to start when it comes to Web service design, but there are some common approaches that should be followed.  Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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