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OMG CEO Soley on software modeling, fast data distribution
Richard Soley, head of UML steward OMG, reflects on the rise of software modeling, new means of distributing fast middleware, cloud standards and more. Q&A
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Solutions architecture learning guide
The need to understand solutions architecture is increasing as 'solutions architect' becomes a popular IT title in more and more organizations. Learning Guide
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Unified Modeling Language at Fifteen: What a long, strange trip
OMG adopted Unified Modeling Language fifteen years ago as an official specification. Since then, UML has played a key but sometimes controversial role. Feature
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Business architecture takes the fore in application portfolio analysis
A shift to business-focused application portfolio analysis is under way, and business architecture is coming to the fore, experts say. Feature
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Mike Rosen on the state of solutions architecture
Solutions architecture is hard to describe but is gaining traction. Here, Wilton Consulting Group's Mike Rosen defines the field and best practices. Feature
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Maja Tibbling on new application integration trends
Con-way, Inc.'s Maja Tibbling talks about mobile apps, REST, semantics and a few other issues related to the future of application integration. Feature
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Q&A with Maja Tibbling: Real-time application integration
Con-way, Inc.'s Maja Tibbling talks about SOA, cloud, ESBs and a few other issues related to application integration today. Feature
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Guide to integration architecture
The landscape of integration architecture is shifting as service-oriented and cloud-based architecture take the fore. Feature
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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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Sidestep the land mines of BPM projects
At the 2013 Gartner Conference, the keynote offered tips on avoiding politics in a BPM program. News | 03 Apr 2013
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Adding SLI to ALM: Dave West on Tasktop's open initiative
Learn how Tasktop's SLI focuses on integration during the development stages of ALM for a more seamless flow. Q&A | 26 Mar 2013
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SaaS heads drive toward new approach for application sourcing software
Companies are approaching application sourcing differently and the force behind the change is cloud computing. News | 30 Nov 2012
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Red Hat buys FuseSource to gain added application integration skills and tools
Open source software leader Red Hat said it will purchase FuseSource to further its application integration efforts. Also an open source zealot, FuseSource has expertise in messaging middleware and services orchestration. News | 28 Jun 2012
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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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Using patterns for big data design
Design patterns have caught on as a way to simplify development of software applications. Increasingly, that means using them for big data design. Tip
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How has the role of the business architect changed for the enterprise?
Business leaders are concerned over the role of the business architect, rapidly changing architectures and how to keep up with a business enterprise. Tip
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'Big data' and the changing role of enterprise architects
As more companies turn to 'big data' to gain new business value, the role of enterprise architects shows signs of changing. Tip
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Solution architecture becomes part of software development efforts
Over the years, the enterprise architect has joined the pantheon of software team titles. Now it is time to include the solution architect. Tip
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Best practices for solutions architecture
Solutions architecture has gained a reputation for being difficult to define. Even so, best practices unique to solutions architecture have emerged. Tip
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Portfolio management tools draw roadmap for business transformation
Business transformation, portfolio management and application infrastructure strategy are the pillars that support business integration success. Tip
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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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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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Sidestep the land mines of BPM projects
At the 2013 Gartner Conference, the keynote offered tips on avoiding politics in a BPM program. News
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Adding SLI to ALM: Dave West on Tasktop's open initiative
Learn how Tasktop's SLI focuses on integration during the development stages of ALM for a more seamless flow. Q&A
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Using patterns for big data design
Design patterns have caught on as a way to simplify development of software applications. Increasingly, that means using them for big data design. Tip
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How has the role of the business architect changed for the enterprise?
Business leaders are concerned over the role of the business architect, rapidly changing architectures and how to keep up with a business enterprise. Tip
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'Big data' and the changing role of enterprise architects
As more companies turn to 'big data' to gain new business value, the role of enterprise architects shows signs of changing. Tip
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SaaS heads drive toward new approach for application sourcing software
Companies are approaching application sourcing differently and the force behind the change is cloud computing. News
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OMG CEO Soley on software modeling, fast data distribution
Richard Soley, head of UML steward OMG, reflects on the rise of software modeling, new means of distributing fast middleware, cloud standards and more. Q&A
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Solutions architecture learning guide
The need to understand solutions architecture is increasing as 'solutions architect' becomes a popular IT title in more and more organizations. Learning Guide
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Unified Modeling Language at Fifteen: What a long, strange trip
OMG adopted Unified Modeling Language fifteen years ago as an official specification. Since then, UML has played a key but sometimes controversial role. Feature
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Solution architecture becomes part of software development efforts
Over the years, the enterprise architect has joined the pantheon of software team titles. Now it is time to include the solution architect. Tip
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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.