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Using enterprise architecture (EA) and SOA to bridge business and IT
Implementing strong enterprise architecture and SOA helps support both business and software technology growth. TOG Conference 2012
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MIT's Ross says EAs must make business-side address their core model
Enterprise architects must drive business leaders to better articulate core company goals, the MIT researcher tells SearchSOA.com. TOG Conference 2012 Rpt.
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MIT's Ross to Enterprise Architects: Think big, but target quick IT results
MIT's Ross says without targeting quick IT results, architects produce large-scale but largely unhelpful business capabilities. TOG Conference 2012 Rpt.
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TOGAF and SABSA guidance for integrating security and risk management into enterprise architecture
The Open Group has paired with the SABSA Institute to create a new business view on security for enterprise architects. Enterprise Architecture
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Common sense enterprise architecture
On one level, enterprise architecture is about asking the right questions. It is a way of formalizing best practices for software development. Comment
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William Ulrich on ''Business Architecture'' - Seeking a common language
Consistent vocabulary and view of the business can work wonders. Business architecture is discussed as road to app transformation in this Q&A. Feature
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IBM Innovate 2011 conference coverage
The SearchSOA.com staff was at IBM Innovate 2011, writing highlights, interviews, and reports on important news and advice from sessions and experts we met along the way. Conference Coverage
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Look past tools to make modernization efforts more agile
While open source operating systems have made substantial headway on mainframe platforms, the ranks of open source asset discovery tools are thin. Feature
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Business capabilities special report
'Business capabilities' are gaining attention as architects make sure IT assets bring real value to the enterprise. Thus, business capabilities are taking a central role in discussions of IT architecture. Special Report
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Special Report: Microsoft's Oslo SOA modeling initiative
Microsoft's emerging Oslo SOA modeling initiative provides a new take on issues of SOA and software design. For its part, Microsoft is broadening its approach to include more UML-related modeling tools. In a surprise move, Microsoft joined the Object... Learning guide
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IBM Impact conference coverage 2012
IBM Impact 2012 in Las Vegas brings IT pros from all over the world together to talk about trends in BPM, cloud computing and of course SOA. News | 02 May 2012
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CamelOne 2012 gamifies enterprise integration efforts
CamelOne 2012 will span the gamut from online games to particle acceleration. This is the second annual community event from open source integration giant FuseSource. News | 25 Apr 2012
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XBRL proponents see big potential for financial analytics
Submissions to a contest by the XBRL US consortium show how SEC financial statements can be tapped for financial metrics. News | 05 Mar 2012
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With V2.0, ArchiMate gains a stronger TOGAF foothold
The Open Group recently released the ArchiMate 2.0 modeling language for enterprise architecture, adding important hooks to the broader TOGAF tool set. News | 23 Feb 2012
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When business processes meet software services
The business-side may buy the tools and model the processes in BPM, but then they leave it to developers in the application integration team to make it all work with enterprise software services. BPMN 2.0 has not altered that fact, but it may lead to... News | 14 Feb 2012
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Services designer opens up mainframe IDMS for JSON, SOAP, REST development
At Share 2011 in Orlando, GT Software showed Ivory Service Architect with support for Web services that natively access CA IDMS programs. This widens the integration options for IDMS. App Mod | 16 Aug 2011
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EAI expert Gregor Hohpe talks about integration patterns
At the FuseSource Camel event, Gregor Hohpe discussed a ''Conversation Design Pattern.'' He said it may eventually rival time-tested messenger patterns. Application Integration | 02 Aug 2011
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IBM Watson under the hood: Booch describes Jeopardy champ's systems architecture
Grady Booch describes systems architecture of Jeopardy champ Watson. It uses the well known pipe and filter pattern and the less known UIMA-AS scheme. Under the hood | 20 Jul 2011
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Modeling notation targets cloud computing
SOA services developers ready to leap to cloud computing services, may need new modeling tools and methods.Count modeling notations for cloud among such tools. News | 08 Mar 2011
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Gartner asks how security will come to cloud computing
Cloud computing security will take the same route as SOA governance and XML gateways, says a noted Gartner analyst. News | 08 Dec 2010
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Best practices for OSGi development in enterprise Java integration
From EclipseCon 2012, OSGi expert Timothy Ward explains how to tame the wilder side of OSGi development for enterprise Java applications. Tip
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Thoughts on communicating enterprise business architecture
SOA may have reached a tipping point. But, to move forward, you must effectively speak the language of business architecture. Guest Commentary
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Learning about business architecture the hard way
Big system expenditures can go unmeasured, unmonitored or unreported over time. This is just one aspect of learning about business architecture the hard way. Tip
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Enterprise architect tool belt: TOGAF 9, UML, BPMN and others help
As it matures, SOA is increasingly about articulating business needs, according to software architect Ramsay Millar. A mix of modeling tools helps architects meet these needs, he told SearchSOA.com. Tip
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Lean integration posed as approach to middleware
So-called Lean integration has emerged from the factory floor to offer a new approach to middleware architecture. Does it run counter to SOA? Tip
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The 13 Identity Commandments – per the Jericho Forum
What are the fundamental design issues that must be addressed to succeed with Web-based applications today? Cloud and SOA Security
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Forrester analyst says consider process fine points when adapting BPM tools
Forrester Research analyst Derek Miers says the 'process' in BPM signifies importance when pursuing flexibility in IT systems. Tip
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Cloud computing myths and the developer’s role
The Open Group's new survey of cloud specialists shows changing roles afoot. Tip
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Q&A - Enterprise Architect Maja Tibbling - Pt.1: "No SOA, No Cloud"
SearchSOA.com recently spoke with Maja Tibbling, Lead Enterprise Architect at freight giant Con-way, Inc. The topic was the status of SOA as cloud computing begins to emerge. Tip
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Frameworks and application modernization
While enterprise frameworks reflect basic best practices, some bits are specific to the unique needs of application modernization. Tip
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What does Model Driven Architecture mean?
Ask the Expert
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Is there a market a semantic equivalence tool?
Ask the Expert
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The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
The Open Group Architecture Framework, or TOGAF gives software architects a structured approach for organizing and governing their software technology design, development and maintenance. Definition
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business capability
Business capabilities are one way of representing the highest conceptual-level view of an enterprise architecture. Definition
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Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC)
The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) is a worldwide consortium that establishes standards intended to promote the fast, efficient and reliable execution of e-commerce and database transactions... (Continued) Definition
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Rich Client Platform (RCP)
A Rich Client Platform (RCP) is a specialized computer program intended for the creation of Java applications built on the Eclipse architecture.... (Continued) Definition
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cyberprise
A cyberprise is a Web-enabled enterprise. Definition
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Succeed with BPMN modeling by avoiding extra complications
BPMN modeling can appear to be overly complicated, but Ward-Dutton explains why complexity exists in BPMN 2.0 and how to avoid extra complications. Podcast
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BPM and SOA projects: Avoiding common failures
Independent consultant Michael Rosen covers architecture, semantics, understanding enterprise context for services and processes, and implementing the projects in an Agile fashion. Video
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IBM Impact conference coverage 2012
IBM Impact 2012 in Las Vegas brings IT pros from all over the world together to talk about trends in BPM, cloud computing and of course SOA. News
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The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
The Open Group Architecture Framework, or TOGAF gives software architects a structured approach for organizing and governing their software technology design, development and maintenance. Definition
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CamelOne 2012 gamifies enterprise integration efforts
CamelOne 2012 will span the gamut from online games to particle acceleration. This is the second annual community event from open source integration giant FuseSource. News
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Best practices for OSGi development in enterprise Java integration
From EclipseCon 2012, OSGi expert Timothy Ward explains how to tame the wilder side of OSGi development for enterprise Java applications. Tip
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XBRL proponents see big potential for financial analytics
Submissions to a contest by the XBRL US consortium show how SEC financial statements can be tapped for financial metrics. News
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With V2.0, ArchiMate gains a stronger TOGAF foothold
The Open Group recently released the ArchiMate 2.0 modeling language for enterprise architecture, adding important hooks to the broader TOGAF tool set. News
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Succeed with BPMN modeling by avoiding extra complications
BPMN modeling can appear to be overly complicated, but Ward-Dutton explains why complexity exists in BPMN 2.0 and how to avoid extra complications. Podcast
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When business processes meet software services
The business-side may buy the tools and model the processes in BPM, but then they leave it to developers in the application integration team to make it all work with enterprise software services. BPMN 2.0 has not altered that fact, but it may lead to... News
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Using enterprise architecture (EA) and SOA to bridge business and IT
Implementing strong enterprise architecture and SOA helps support both business and software technology growth. TOG Conference 2012
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MIT's Ross says EAs must make business-side address their core model
Enterprise architects must drive business leaders to better articulate core company goals, the MIT researcher tells SearchSOA.com. TOG Conference 2012 Rpt.
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About Enterprise modeling tools
An enterprise model is a representation of the inner workings of a business or organization. Enterprise software modeling presents multiple views on complex systems to encourage constructive conversations between disparate parts of the organization and nourish a deeper understanding of the complexities of large systems. Read these resources to learn about enterprise modeling tools that better align IT resources, software systems and human processes with business goals and thereby deliver measurable results.