Infrastructure

HIGHLIGHTS

	The emergence of distributed SOA infrastructure TIP - Eric Newcomer, CTO of Iona Technologies, discusses the facilities of distributed SOA infrastructures.
	SOA infrastructure: Mediation and orchestration TIP - In this first article of a four-part series, we tackle two categories of SOA infrastructure requirements: mediation and orchestration.
	Vendor-oriented architecture hampers SOA – Zapthink ARTICLE - SOA, as a concept, pre-dates any of the current SOA products, but IT has now put the cart before the horse, buying SOA infrastructure first, argues ZapThink's Ron Schmelzer.
	Grid applications merge with SOA infrastructures EXPERT ANSWER - Our company's SOA efforts and grid efforts have taken place completely separate from one another, now we're looking to bring them together. From a technical standpoint, where are the best places to look for overlap?
	Eclipse and SOA infrastructure TIP - The Eclipse Foundation's already massive amount of freely available technology is about to increase at the end of the month, particularly in the SOA arena.

SUBTOPICS

	Grid computing and virtualization Grid computing is applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time - usually to a scientific or technical problem that requires a great number of computer processing cycles or access to large amounts of data. Virtualization is the creation of a ...
	Mainframes and legacy applications Mainframes are high-performance computers used for large-scale computing purposes that require greater availability and security than a smaller-scale machine can offer. Legacy applications and data are those that have been inherited from languages, platforms, and techniques earlier than ...
	SOA and XML networking SOA and XML networking is the use of the SOA model to enhance the capabilities of XML networks in Web services. Find SOA and XML networking resources to help enterprise architects and IT managers optimize SOA and Web services. XML acceleration, transport and messaging, XML security
	Security Service-oriented architecture security is the protection of information assets through the use of technology, processes, and training. Find SOA security tools, strategies and identity management for Web services security and development teams. Identity management, Security tools, Security strategy

	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Infrastructure:  Data architecture for SOA, Web services development, SOA and Web services standards, SOA strategy, SOA governance, Application integration