Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

Point to Point = SOA, Huh? Dave Berry explores "the many benefits and challenges of adopting SOA and a shared-services reuse strategy," and the role of the enterprise repository in SOA governance. (tags: soa oracle otn soagovernance) Enterprise Architecture: From Incite comes Insight...: Enterprise Architecture and Gardening "Some folks are savage in the pursuit of structure while others thrive in chaos," writes James McGovern. "Enterprise architecture should stimulate, inspire and...

It's too early to draw any solid conclusions from the results of my Architect Community survey, but an interesting -- if shifting -- picture is developing. A slim majority (35%) identify themselves as Solution Architects. Enterprise Architects are in 2nd place. Those on the job 1-3 years are tied with those on the job 5 years or more. Only 8% have earned architect certification. TOGAF represents 50% of those certifications. Data integration has a slight lead over SOA as the...

Oracle Technology Solutions Fair | IT EVENT "Join Mark Stevens, Oracle’s Vice President of Industry Strategy and Insight, as he shares his experiences working with customers in quantifying the business value associated with the latest technology trends." (tags: bpm businessalignment BusinessIntelligence event) Live Webcast: 18-March: Identity Management for Oracle Applications Juliana Button invites you to a live webcast where you learn "how you can leverage your existing...

Enterprise Architecture: From Incite comes Insight...: Enterprise Architecture: Thoughts on Blogging "The blogosphere is moving away from conversations," laments James McGovern, "and towards simply using it as a platform to communicate thinly veiled media relations sanitized press releases where all forms of communications are void of conversation. (tags: socialmedia blogging marketing) Consumers Concerned About Energy, But It’s Not Turning Into Action - Breaking News - Air...

In the interest of learning more about the OTN architect community, I've created a short survey on Survey Monkey. You'll notice that there's not a single question about what Oracle products you use, or when your company plans to make a purchase. I don't ask for your email address or telephone number, or anything more specific than city, country, and zip code. You don't even have to give your name. This survey is about what you do, your areas of expertise, areas of interest,...

InternetNews Realtime IT News - Oracle Sourcing Goes SaaS Alex Goldman reports: "The launch aims to tap into the growing appeal of cloud- and SaaS-based solutions, which are often seen as a way to cut expenses associated with installing and maintaining on-site software. But it also plays on Oracle Sourcing's core promise to make companies' purchasing more efficient and cost-effective." (tags: oracle cloud SaaS internetnews)

George F. Colony: My session at Davos on social "Enterprises must embrace social technologies quickly, despite the recession," says Forrester's George F. Colony. (tags: socialmedia enterprise2.0) Signs you might travel too much | Johns Blog John Scott's post has nothing to do with software architecture, but it will induce a knowing chuckle in architects who travel. (tags: humor travel)

Navigating the SOA Security Waters | RIA Developer's Journal According to Ulitzer blogger Devi Gupta, "There are many principles that articulate different viewpoints as to whether SOA should be approached from the top-down or the bottom-up. Regardless of your viewpoint, it is critical to approach an SOA initiative the way you would any strategic project: to establish an overarching governance model and comply with that governance. Otherwise you could leave an organization open...

E2.0 Adoption Patterns and the Information Hub (Fusion ECM) Blindly diving into Enterprise 2.0 often results in "a piecemeal hodgepodge of different point solutions," according to Billy Cripe. "Pretty soon the E20 experiment starts to smell bad and employees don't understand why the company can't do something as simple as Facebook." (tags: facebook enterprise2.0)