Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

Loraine Lawson: New Views on Integrating Legacy Systems "Whatever shall we do with legacy systems?" asks IT Business Edge writer Loraine Lawson. In searching for answer she references Oracle's Shailender Kumar. (tags: oracle legacy transformation Middleware ofm middle) Léon Smiers Blog: Oracle Coherence experiences from the field Léon Smiers shares the details of two projects that he describes as "excellent [cases] for the usage of a grid database based on the middle tier." (tags: ora...

Video: Interview with Thomas Erl A short interview with noted SOA author Thomas Erl, recorded at OTN Architect Day in Toronto. (tags: soa otn oracle thomaserl youtube) Techtarget Survey: SOA Still on the Rise (David Chappell Blog) "Governance ranks high as a challenge as well as organizational buy-in," says David Chappell, " and according to Gartner's Massimo Pezzini who was quoted in the article, those not adopting SOA say it is due to lack of skills." (tags: soagovernance gartner)

I caught up with SOA author Thomas Erl after his keynote presentation at OTN Architect Day in Toronto, and recorded this interview:     All  but one of the day's presentations have been posted to the OTN Architect Day group on Oracle Mix.  I'll update that list after I chase down the remaining presenter.   Technorati Tags: oracle,otn,soa,service-orientation,software architect,otn architect day

Garfield: 'Chaos Scenario' Has Arrived for Media, Marketing - Advertising Age - News According to AdAge's Bob Garfield, "Any hope for a seamless transition -- or any transition at all -- from mass media and marketing to micro media and marketing are absurd." (tags: recession internet economy marketing TV) Virtual Neighborhoods (Fusion ECM) "[The] difference between community and market segment is important, writes Billy Cripe. "Community is active. It's individuals acting, thinking,...

MIT professor wins Turing Award - The Boston Globe As reported by the BG's Robert Weisman, "Barbara Liskov, a veteran Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who created building blocks for software programming languages that were key to personal computers and the Internet, today will be named the winner of the 2008 A.M. Turing Award, the most prestigious prize in computer science." (tags: technology computing turingaward MIT) Enterprise Architecture webinar on March 27 »...

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...