From SOA and EDA: “Organizations tend to change their structure frequently. The evolving focus on service orientation and globalization will enforce this trend. The world is preparing for network oriented business structures with independent autonomous service providers and service consumers. Parts of the business process will be outsourced to external partners. Departments and business units are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reading from CBDI, Lawrence Wilkes identifies the following top ten traits of the successful SOA organization: Have a level of cultural and organizational maturity that supports SOA goals Ensure there is an appropriate balance of investment in shared assets and activities that might only realize benefits in the longer term Organizational separation between provisioning and solution assembly […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From networkingpipeline Performance Tools Paessler AG IP Check Server Monitor Paessler AG PRTG Traffic Grapher Ethereal Network Analyzer Servers Alive Big Brother Security and Wireless Network Stumbler Wireless Packet Sniffer Kismet Snort Sam Spade Anti-Spyware Microsoft Windows Defender Lavasoft Ad-Aware Personal Spybot Search & Destroy
Tips for managing megaprojects – from Computerworld: “Speak the business’s language when defining the problem and recommending solutions.” “Be respectful of the work that has been accomplished to date. Employees are proud of the system they’ve built – even when those systems have reached their expiration date.” “Consider the impact of an IT transformation on all […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dion Hinchcliffe writes: For those that have embarked down the open data road to see where it leads, one thing seems to be clear: Exposing data — whether it is internally within an organization or outside to partners, or even the whole world — is a way of thinking about the very nature of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From mashstream.com: The transformation that is taking place across the Internet from a page model to a real-time stream model will surely be affected by [the popularity ranking] phenomenon. Enterprises must be ready to embrace this new model and plan their web presence accordingly or be swept aside by the ever-changing waves of popularity.
Jeff Hanson writes: Things companies can do from the outset to successfully map their way through a mashup: Discover business needs in terms of data intersections. Build relationships with trusted third-parties from which services, data, and UI artifacts can be shared. Involve sales, marketing, and executive management in the process of understanding how your organization’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…