- Service management
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- SOA governance
- Registry and Repository
- Web services performance
- XML and XML schema
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A practitioner's guide to modern SOA testing
Changes in business needs have led to changes in system architectures. These have resulted in businesses asking a new set of questions to test managers, consultants and architects. For example: How does one test modern SOA systems?Feature
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How to make an enterprise service bus work for your SOA
An enterprise service bus (ESB) is best utilized for mediation and operational policy enforcement, according to SOA governance expert Todd Biske.Answer
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The relationship between SOA and the cloud
Randy Heffner discusses SOA, cloud architecture, and how the two fit together in this, the first part of Heffner's keynote address from the 2011 SOA in Action VTS.Video
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Enterprise architecture challenges face application development leaders
The enterprise architecture challenges that CTOs and other high-level developers face have changed considerably over the past decade as SOA has grown and matured.From the Editors
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Meshing service-oriented architecture with the cloud
Success with SOA (and ITIL) implies a maturity around service management. A mature service management approach should correlate with making better decisions around the cloud.Answer
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What is a capability map?
A capability model is only the first piece of the capability puzzle. The other half is a capability map that will enable the business to follow the capability model.Answer
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How do you draw up and follow a capability map?
How you draw a capability model and map is really up to you. You can define the taxonomy in an Excel spreadsheet or in any number of EA tools on the market.Answer
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EAI expert Ruh envisions “The Decade of Services”
"We have learned a lot," says EAI and SOA expert William Ruh on the state of SOA and Web services. Among other things, perceptions of governance and standards have changed.Q&A | 04 Apr 2011
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Reporters' Notebook: Alcatel-Lucent, DeviceAnywhere forge deal for testing mobile services
Alcatel-Lucent enhances its offering for mobile services developers via an alliance with DeviceAnywhere.News | 30 Mar 2011
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Cloud brokers emerge to sort out the chaos of cloud services
Faced with a chaotic mix of cloud services, IT execs now must sort through a crowd of cloud brokers that claim to minimize risks and improve interoperability.News | 08 Mar 2011
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Service virtualization arises to meet services testing obstacles
Service virtualization allows teams to simulate services before they are truly available. That’s a plus for Agile development and integration testing.News | 15 May 2012
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Service virtualization tool adds REST support: Symptoms of SOA
Agile development and composite applications are a hallmark of SOA these days, but they are not without their difficulties. The push to rapidly deploy composite apps complicates the life of the QA team , whose members must now create test beds to work with a mishmash of services.News | 07 May 2012
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Seven SOA testing steps to adhere to
In a service oriented architecture (SOA), every part acts as an independent component to create a heterogeneous system altogether.News | 13 Mar 2012
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Shim uses node.js to test sites on multiple browsers
Shim is a node.js app that enables simultaneous, sync web surfing across a variety of browsers and devices. It was developed within Boston Globe's media lab as a way to study how web sites look on different types of devices and browsers. A laptop simply intercepts all WiFi traffic that is redirected to a custom node.js server, which then inserts a "shim" javascript at the head of each web page that it visited. This shim, once loaded in a device's browsers, opens and maintains a socket connection to the server. The goal of shim is to make cross-device and cross-browser testing much easier.News | 16 Jan 2012
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How to build a high performance application development organization
Forrester Analyst David West explained how to build a highly effective application development organization from the perspective of a highly productive and valuable testing program.Video
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Trains keep a' rollin' with interoperable signaling software
A system that can integrate with multiple vendors' products is at the heart of a new European rail signaling system.News | 06 Dec 2011
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Middleware testing gets tougher
From one SOA test expert’s perspective, 2011 saw a notable rise in agile development and related open source test software. Meanwhile, middleware testing continues to grow more complicated.News | 29 Nov 2011
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OAuth protocol gains for securing Web services authorization
OAuth (Open Authorization) allows Web application users to move from site to site without an additional login. It has gained exceptional attention of late in the world of services and security.Tip
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A practitioner's guide to modern SOA testing
Changes in business needs have led to changes in system architectures. These have resulted in businesses asking a new set of questions to test managers, consultants and architects. For example: How does one test modern SOA systems?Feature
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HP tackles redesign and delivery challenges with ALM suite
Software mainstay HP is looking to addresses application life cycle management needs for applications embracing the new cloud computing architecture.News | 09 Aug 2011
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Old SOA versus new SOA? Open APIs change the game
The ‘Goracle’ Android trial shows API evolution. It’s seen too in API management tools. Established SOA is meeting a new SOA of open APIs, some say.Feature
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Progress plans to jettison middleware offerings, focus on OpenEdge
Long-time SOA player Progress Software disclosed plans today to divest important SOA and BPM holdings.News | 25 Apr 2012
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SOA governance breeds lightweight, flexible enterprise architecture
SOA and cloud expert David Linthicum weighs in on the connection between strong SOA governance and lightweight, flexible architecture.Feature
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Working with SOA in an Agile environment
In this Ask the Expert, Todd Biske explains if SOA needs to be lightweight and flexible in order to handle Agile projects and also talks about ways governance programs keep Agile developers on track without outside distractions.Answer
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Can SOA get more flexible to meet complex challenges?
Addressing concerns of flexibility and complexity requires building and maintaining solid SOA governance and proper enterprise infrastructure.SearchSOA 2011-12 Survey
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Successful SOA implementations require planning: User stories
User stories demonstrate how careful planning and integration are crucial to effective SOA-based system upgrades and successful cloud adoption.Tutorial
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Service-oriented cloud computing infrastructure guidelines released
The Open Group, a vendor and technology-neutral standards body, has released the first set of guidelines for service-oriented cloud computing infrastructure.News | 17 Jan 2012
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Top five service-oriented cloud computing articles in 2011
Cloud computing has gained momentum as a force in enterprise architecture throughout 2011. Here is a look back at the top 5 stories on service-oriented cloud computing.Tip
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SOA governance and Web services management
Governance is one of the most important keystones for creating and maintaining a successful service-oriented architecture (SOA).Guide
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Gartner AADI Summit 2011 conference coverage
As the Web and cloud computing continue to grow as important drivers for enterprise infrastructure, the Gartner AADI Summit in 2011 focuses on exciting opportunities for mobile and social apps.guide
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Successful SOA building: It's not a project, it's a program
Author advises: SOA architects need to guide and drive the organization out of its comfort zone. Enterprise Architect Rick Sweeney discusses the cultural, organizational and operational impact of an architecture-driven SOA, and why the SOA architect needs to step up and lead. This is part2 of a two-part series.Tip
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When should you consider SOA governance tools?
SOA governance can be defined as the policies, peoples, and proccesses that keep a SOA initiative in line. So when should you invest in tools to help? Our expert has the answer.Ask the Expert
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Aggregate services across multiple cloud domains
Vordel has released a SOA product for aggregating services across multiple cloud domains in a central repository.News | 06 Nov 2009
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WSO2 redesigns their SOA approach
Open source ESB and Web services specialist WSO2 announced recently that it has added operational SOA governance features to its offerings.Tip
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UDDI clients and UDDI implementations
Anne Thomas Manes explains the differences between open source clients and open source implementations.Ask the Expert
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Creating an enterprise data dictionary
Anne Thomas Manes discusses the best way to go about creating an enterprise data dictionary and why the systems works well.Ask the Expert
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SOA governance: We have a problem
Users seem to know they have an SOA governance problem, but they remain unsure as to how to fix it, according to Software AG's Miko Matsumura.Article | 14 Jul 2008
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What is service repository?
Sri Nagabhirava explains the difference between registry and repository and whether repository is necessary when building services.Ask the Expert
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Mule architect sees REST with Atom rising, UDDI fading
While SOAP and WSDL caught on, UDDI, the third leg of the Web services stool, has never enjoyed much popularity even as governance became more important to SOA. Dan Diephouse, the creator of XFire and software architect at MuleSource Inc., discusses these trends in the second part of a conversation from last week's Java One conference in San Francisco. There are times when Web services make sense, but he sees limited uptake on UDDI. Right now, he is putting the finishing touches on Mule Galaxy, the REST-based open source registry/repository that employs the Atom Publishing Protocol.Interview | 12 May 2008
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Java One: Mule architect looks to bring REST to SOA
A best-of-breed approach to SOA combining the strength of JMS, the Spring framework and the Mule ESB is what Dan Diephouse, the creator of XFire and software architect at MuleSource Inc., recommends for enterprise developers. In a conversation at JavaOne, he also talks about his work on Mule Galaxy, the REST-based open source registry/repository that is going GA later this month. Noting that a colleague refers to registry/repository offerings from closed source vendors as "a rich man's game," Diephouse set out to create a reg/rep for the REST of us.Interview | 08 May 2008
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Service virtualization arises to meet services testing obstacles
Service virtualization allows teams to simulate services before they are truly available. That’s a plus for Agile development and integration testing.News | 15 May 2012
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Successful SOA implementations require planning: User stories
User stories demonstrate how careful planning and integration are crucial to effective SOA-based system upgrades and successful cloud adoption.Tutorial
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VIP Art Fair picks OpDemand over RightScale for IaaS management
VIP Art Fair saved 40% on its IT budget by managing its Infrastructure as a Service with tools from OpDemand.News | 01 Dec 2011
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Gartner AADI Summit 2011 conference coverage
As the Web and cloud computing continue to grow as important drivers for enterprise infrastructure, the Gartner AADI Summit in 2011 focuses on exciting opportunities for mobile and social apps.guide
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OAuth protocol gains for securing Web services authorization
OAuth (Open Authorization) allows Web application users to move from site to site without an additional login. It has gained exceptional attention of late in the world of services and security.Tip
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SOA mainframe migration issues in the City of Inglewood, CA
Taking legacy applications off the mainframe and updating them with Java or .NET is a tempting idea, but the process may not be as easy as it seems.News | 08 Nov 2011
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Meshing service-oriented architecture with the cloud
Success with SOA (and ITIL) implies a maturity around service management. A mature service management approach should correlate with making better decisions around the cloud.Answer
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Software test veteran suggests: Set up a SOA Test Center of Excellence
SOA changes architecture, and savvy application development managers know it changes test frameworks, too.Tip
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SOA methods and testing Web services – SOA questions answered: Part One
SearchSOA.com got the chance to talk with SOA expert Kerrie Holley about his book of SOA questions and ask him some questions about SOA methods and indentifying SOA services.Q&A
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What's next for XML accelerators?
XML accelerators are important hardware appliances and central to some SOA implementations. Expert Steve Craggs looks into the trends for these superfast XML handlers.Tip
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XML infoset (XML information set)
The XML information set, also called the XML Infoset, is a specification for an abstract model of an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document... (Continued)Definition
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Consider niche tech XQuery to bring improvements to data integration
XQuery arose in the early days of XML Web services. Where is it now? It is a useful tool for data integration, says one expert. But there are caveats.Where are they now?
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XBRL backgrounder: XML meets the CPA
For public companies, XBRL has arrived. For others, the journey may be beginning. SEC mandates have caused XBRL to hit the public scene in a dramatic fashion.Tip
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Challenges confronting the XBRL implementer
The SEC has mandated that all public companies must use XBRL. Learn more about XBRL and how to comply with the SEC mandates.Tip
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Kit provides XML transforms, charts, code generation
An Altova software development kit provides XML transforms, charts and code generation. These prove of use as XML children such as XBRL rise in the enterprise.News | 01 Mar 2011
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On SOA infrastructure – Tips from TSSJS presenter Jeff Genender part two
Open source maven Jeff Genender shares his take on SOA infrastructure. He includes message buses, containers, orchestrators and more in his definition.Q&A
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XML Tutorial
This tutorial contains XML articles, tutorials, examples, tips, tools, white papers, expert advice and more to pump up your XML know-how quickly.Learning Guide
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IT and SOA infrastructure – SOA questions answered: Part Three
SOA expert Kerrie Holley explains the tricks of SOA infrastructure and introduces some best practices in this Q&A.Q&A
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What's next for XML accelerators?
XML accelerators are important hardware appliances and central to some SOA implementations. Expert Steve Craggs looks into the trends for these superfast XML handlers.Tip
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Speculation on networking alternatives
Breaking away from URL-driven networking seems a bit farfetched right now. But so did the alternatives to dial-up internet access when they were first introduced. Unconventional thinking has brought us through great leaps in the past and may yet bring even greater changes.Misc
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