Never separate cloud computing from SOA
Those of you who think you can separate architecture and cloud computing are gravely mistaken, says David Linthicum, author of "Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise". For most of today's projects, the best way to drive toward cloud computing is to leverage SOA approaches.
CSC Expands Alliance Via Oracle Fusion Middleware Program
CSC has announced that it has expanded its relationship with Oracle through its participation in Oracle's partner and training enablement program for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. This endeavor is part of a broader CSC program to develop solutions leveraging the Oracle product suite, the company said. Current efforts include service-oriented architecture (SOA) and vertical-industry solutions.
Informatica 9 Launch: Transform your Business. Transform your world.
Data. It's your organization's most proprietary asset. Your competitors can copy your processes. They can buy the same equipment. They can even steal your customers. But your data is unique to your business and distinctly yours. Whether it's in traditional IT systems or in the internet cloud, the ability to get to it, trust it, and use it to drive effective actions is your competitive advantage.
dynaTrace adds virtualization and SOA capabilities to its app performance manager
dynaTrace 3.1 also gains REST interfaces for automation, reporting, and data exportation.
SOA Helps a Music Promoter Keep the Hits Coming
As with paper and plastic, "reduce, reuse, recycle" works for software. Especially when you're a small company in a cutthroat business, where squeezing as much life as you can out of an IT infrastructure can mean the difference between breathing easy and landing on the garbage heap.
An Abbreviated History of ACP, One of the Oldest Open Source Applications
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Apple syncing patent can't come soon enough
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New Twitter features borrow from 3rd party clients
Esther Schindler
Open Source Changes the Software Acquisition Process
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How to set up continuous podcast play on the new iTunes
David Strom
Five important Windows 7 mobility features
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Guard your Wi-Fi for your own sake
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Grepping on Whole Words
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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