links for 2009-09-26 (ArchBeat)

links for 2009-09-26

By Bob Rhubart on September 26, 2009 10:01 AM

White Paper: Maximizing SOA Returns with Enterprise Architecture

The lack of an enterprise view for services has limited the returns for SOA. For many, application silos have been replaced with service silos, with each application development team and/or each LOB developing its own set of services. There is a better way.

(tags: oracle otn enterprisearchitecture soa entarch)
William Vambenepe — The future (2006 version), has arrived

The goods news, according to William Vambenepe, is that many of the IT management, integration, and automation specifications that were emerging in 2006 are now standards. The bad news: "Nobody cares. We’ve moved on to 'private clouds.'"

(tags: oracle otn soa standards cloudcomputing)
Oracle Essbase 11.1.1.3 – Drill-through to BI EE from Smart View – Using Essbase Studio – HOLAP

"One of the nice little advantages of using Oracle Essbase Studio is the fact that it manages the relational drill through much better than the Essbase Integration Services," says Rittman Mead's Venkat Janakiraman.

(tags: BusinessIntelligence oracle essbase)

ArchBeat