Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

Writing in IT Business Edge, blogger Loraine Lawson asks: But what if SOA governance isn't part of the solution, but part of the problem? A new report by global analyst and consulting firm Ovum suggests that, given the elitist approach to SOA governance, it could be contributing to the SOA backlash we've seen since spring of last year. SOA governance may indeed be the problem if there is a bad match between the SOA maturity level of the organization in question and the SOA...

The complete OTN Arch2Arch Podcast interview with Oracle SOA Suite Developer’s Guide authors Matt Wright and Antony Reynolds is now available. Part 1: Oracle SOA Suite Developer’s Guide: An Architect’s Perspective Matt and Antony discuss the concept’s presented in their book and indentify the most important takeaway for architects. Part 2: SOA Around the GlobeMatt and Antony talk about the differences and similarities between SOA initiatives in the UK and in APAC, and reveal...

Intelligent Decisions Go Beyond the Normal Ups and Downs "Today’s business environment is providing thrills that one could hardly imagine in the decade before -- and there is more to come, " says Gartner's Jim Sinur. "The timing and sophistication of decisions is going to change radically. I would also predict that the technologies employed will become more advanced and combined in new ways. We all know that we have been under serving the decision makers for a long period of...

~pperalta » Blog Archive » Next Coherence SIG on June 24th Patrick Peralta offers details on next week's NY Coherence SIG event. (tags: coherence oralce sig newyork) Java / Oracle SOA blog: OSB & ESB Performance comparison Oracle ACE Edwin Biemond shares the results of his comparison of Oracle Service Bus 1.3.1 with Oracle Enterprise Service Bus. (tags: servicebus osb esb soaintegration soa)

Enterprise Architecture: From Incite comes Insight...: Follow me on Twitter "The ability to communicate in sound bites is something that enterprise architects need to develop as a skill and Twitter is the mechanism that helps you build this capability," says James McGovern. "Gone are the days where IT executives had the mental capacity to pay attention. We are now in the era where anything more than two minutes is futile." (tags: enterprisearchitect twitter communication)

vesterli.com » Preparing for ODTUG Kaleidoscope Sten Vesterli offers a brief preview of his ODTUG Kaleidoscope presentations, and invites readers to send questions via Twitter. (tags: ODTUG oracle otn twitter Kaleidoscope) Hey, I’m an Oracle ACE Director Now! | Pythian Group Blog Archbeat congratulates Alex Gorbachev on his confirmation as an Oracle ACE Director. (tags: oracleace architect)

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Launch Events in APAC, EMEA, Latin America A number of live Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g launch events in APA, EMEA, and Latin American have been added to the schedule. (tags: ofm java Middleware oracle otn soa webcenter weblogic) George F. Colony's Blog: The Counterintuitive CEO: CIOs to CEOs: "Stay out of tech." "There is much change being driven by tech in the outside world that the CEO must understand -- and translate for the inside, " says Forrester's...

Delta Lounge » Service Oriented, and driven by … Weighing in on a post by Oracle ACE Director Mike van Alst, Peter Paul explains that he favors, "a process driven approach over an event or message driven approach." (tags: soa architecture BPEL patterns) Announcing Summer New York Coherence SIG Craig Blitz says: "The SIG will provide an in-depth look at Coherence*Extend from both an internal perspective and from a .NET user. We will also dive in to the Coherence Incubator to see...

Your insight and expertise with products under the Oracle Fusion Middleware umbrella could be your ticket to free registration to Oracle OpenWorld 2009 in San Francisco, a chance to hang out with Oracle executives, and your mug in Oracle Magazine. Jointly  sponsored by Oracle, OAUG, QUEST, ODTUG, IOUG, AUSOUG and UKOUG, the Oracle Excellence Award honors those whose creative use of Oracle Fusion Middleware delivers unique business value. This year, the Oracle Excellence Award...