Recent Posts by Bob Rhubart

Blog: Is There No Single View of Master Data Management? Dain Hansen advises that "enterprise architects and data stewards should exercise caution before undertaking an MDM strategy without first implementing core data integration solutions that integrate their data-centric applications." (tags: mdm architect dataintegration) Blog: The Perfect ECM Architecture - Part 2 Red Room blogger Paul Ricketts continues his series on architecture and Enterprise Content Management. (tags: ecm a...

Blog: Currently evaluating Oracle BPM 10gR3 Arvind Jain begins a series of posts covering his experience with Oracle BPM 10gR3 - the latest version of what used to be BEA AquaLogic BPM. (tags: aqualogic bea bpm) Blog: Portal:: Oracle Webcenter presentation makes me look twice.. John Sim no longer thinks Oracle portal technology is “a pile of poo." (tags: portal webcenter enterprise2.0) Blog: Time Travel for OWSM Administrators Antony Reynolds equates IT with a BBC scifi series: "You...

Intelligent Enterprise: Making the Business Case for Mashups According to Doug Henschen, one of the conclusions from last week's Mash-Up Camp is that while mashups may not replace conventional development and integration approaches, "they may whittle down that long IT-department "to-do" list and deliver innovations in the process." (tags: mashups applications business innovation) Blog: I'd Buy That Twitter For A Dollar - Digital Life Blog - InformationWeek InformationWeek blogger...

The concept of software reuse always struck me as a no-brainer. Why write new code if the functionality is already available? So whenever the word pops up somewhere, I take notice. In an article about the proceedings of last week's Mash-Up Camp in Mountain view, Intelligent Enterprise contributing editor Doug Henschen quotes one of the event's panelists: In the current state of the economy, the word we hear time and time again from CIOs is 'reuse,'" added panelist...

Blog: Cloud Computing Defined LewisC gets it done in one sentence: "Cloud computing is using the internet to access someone else's software running on someone else's hardware in someone else's data center while paying only for what you use." (tags: cloud computing) InformationWeek: Monty Python Launches YouTube Channel "Under the tongue-in-cheek pretense of combating copyright violations, Monty Python now has its very own channel on YouTube," Thomas Claburn reports. (tags: youtube...

Podcast: Achieving Gridness: Oracle Application Grid Mike Piech, Senior Director of Product Marketing, discusses Oracle Application Grid -- what it is, what it means, and where it fits in the world of Grid computing, Cloud computing, and SOA. (tags: podcast grid soa cloud) Google CEO Eric Schmidt Calls For Innovation Bailout -- Google -- InformationWeek "In a speech Tuesday at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C., Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for an innovation bailout,...

Having learned the secret handshake, survived a grueling set of physical challenges, and endured a hazing ceremony that has in rare cases resulted in lasting psychological damage, three architects have been added to the ACE roster. Please join Archbeat in a perfectly executed high-five for: Vince Salvato, CedarCrestone, Inc. Expertise: Middleware & SOA ACE ProfileBlog Todd Edge, Cedarstone, Inc. Expertise: Middleware & SOA ACE profileJason Sharpe, Crossvale, IncExpertise:...

In the workplace: Tips for managing different generations | ITworld ITWorld's Paula Jacobs interviews Eric A. Mortensen, Sean Hull, and others about the differences in work styles between different generations. (tags: oracle architect sherwinwilliams babyboomers genx geny itworld) Blog: More from the Architect's Dictionary Jeff Davies continues his mission to unmuddy the waters of all things architecture. (tags: architecture soa soaintegration esb) Blog: OSB and JMS Business Service...

Blog: Open Innovation and Seeker Solver Networks (Project Lifestyle) Andrew Sparks writes, "The key underlying concept is that innovation is moving away from being an in-house DIY process of painful invention. In this age of Google and Wikinomics it’s faster to find an existing solution that someone already thought of and applied in another industry (where solving the problem might be a basic requirement to staying in business) and adapt that to your situation. Adopt and...