Articles by Clemens Utschig

Web Services and SOA

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:45:00 EDT

People sometimes ask what a service-oriented architecture enables today that could not have been done with the older, proprietary integration stacks of the past 5 to 15 years, such as those from Tibco, IBM, or Vitria. One such ability is the greater degree of interoperability between heterogeneous technology stacks that is made possible by the standards SOA is built on, such as Web services and BPEL. Although interoperability is only one facet of the SOA value proposition, it is one that has become increasingly more important, due in large part to the evolving IT environment, merger and acquisition activity, and increased partner connectivity.

Where Has My Data Gone?

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:00:00 EDT

With software architecture evolving toward SOA, many projects in this space have encountered challenges associated with accessing data. As has been said, 'The way an organization thinks about applications and data must evolve - it must stop thinking about data as a second-class citizen that only supports specific applications and begin to recognize data as a standalone asset that has both value and utility.'

Where Has My Data Gone?

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:00:00 EDT

With software architecture evolving toward SOA, many projects in this space have encountered challenges associated with accessing data.