Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

Response to the first OTN Architect Day event scheduled for Feb 4th in in Boston has been spectacular. If you have not yet registered for this event, you still have a shot at getting on the waiting list for seats.The updated list of presenters/speakers for the Boston event include Dr. Paul Dorsey, Cliff Booth, Cameron Purdy, Bob Hensle, Clemens Utschig-Utschig, Anbu Krishnaswamy, Bennett Hirschhorn, and Stephen Bennet. Topics to be discussed include Agile and SOA,...

Cloud Computing Viewpoint: Cloud Services Need Strong Governance | Cloud Computing Journal James G. Kobielus writes, "SOA governance is maturing as a discipline, while cloud computing—the new galaxy in which services will burst forth—is anything but. Unfortunately, the cloud arena may continue to evolve so fast over the next several years that it will be difficult for consensus service-governance practices to coalesce. Still, emerging cloud services can benefit from the...

Back to SOA business |Real World SOA | David Linthicum | InfoWorld Davind Linthicum says, "SOA is nothing more than an approach to architecture, and most enterprise architectures are still badly broken. We can sit around and talk about how complex and tough this is going to be to fix, perhaps quit, or get to work on even the smallest effort to move the ball forward." (tags: soa architecture davidlinthicum) Mobile Internet To Grow Rapidly By 2010 -- Cell Phones Internet...

In a blogulous debate with Bex Huff about certification, Dan Norris shares the following anecdote: I recently attended a social networking gathering where I met an executive from the "most recognized" certification company in the US (their own claim). Anyway, he informed me that the last 6 months have been among the best they've ever had. He said that when people start getting laid off, they look for a tune-up and some way to make themselves more marketable....

The Changing Face of Open Source (SOA Thinker) "One of the great things about getting older is that you already know a lot and don't have to spend as much time learning new things, " says Jeff Davies. "One of the drawbacks of getting older is that many of the things you thought you knew have changed. Open source technologies are no exception. Much has changed since 2000." (tags: soa java opensource swing)

It's such a strange time that we're passing through I thought you'd tell me when your time was due From Roll Away the Stone, by Leon Russell  Writing on his Thinkovation blog, Gary Barnett has condensed his thoughts on the SOA is Dead flap to a set of insightful bullet points:   Saying “SOA is Dead” is as meaningful as saying “Art is dead” It is either misleading or foolish (or both) to state that SOA is dead Giving up on architecture just because it’s a “chore” is the road to...

A New Job For 2009 - Lead Architect "With all the news about lost jobs and the bad economy," Oracle ACE Lewis Cunningham says, " I think it's important to remember that jobs do still exist out there. For those of you looking for a new job (and those of you hiring), I have decided to occasionally post jobs that sound interesting to me. " (tags: economy architect jobs)

SOA for New Look (Insight-Driven Retailing Blog) David Dorf digs into a real-life SOA success story to discover the approach that made one company a SOA winner. (tags: architecture soa BPEL alignment) Getting Started with Oracle Portal < Eddie Awad’s Blog Oracle ACE Director Eddie Awad shares resources he used in getting up to speed on Oracle Portal (tags: enterprise2.0 oracle portal Fusion Middleware ACE) SOAsaurus Shrugged (Data Integration and Management) Jumping into the SOA is Dead...

SOA: Dawn of the Dead (OTN TechBlog) Regarding the Death of SOA, Justin Kestelyn says, "We've been on this ride before, just in reference to different problems. The problems remain with us, whatever we choose to call the solution - so to call the solution "dead" simply as the result of ineffective communication would suggest a misunderstanding of the word 'dead.' Oh, the irony. " (tags: soa soadeath) SOA ROI - Case Studies across various industries (David Chappell Blog) David...