Reference Architecture Models- September 23, 2006 With the OASIS RM 1.0 up for vote, I've found myself discussing RMRA vocabulary again... I found a Momentum view of how we differentiate between views and their usage.I've heard people tell me that the OASIS Reference Model has not been helpful in creating their Customer Specific Reference Architecture. Well, that doesn't surprise me - it wasn't meant to be used in that way. A reference model establishes a scope, goals and a vocabulary of abstract concepts. It is used by professional Conceptual.http://schneider.blogspot.com/archives/2006_09_17_schneider_archive.html#11590238098588588... Inside-out or Outside-in- September 17, 2006 Just a snippet from a recent email:Sun created a platform when they wrote an aggregated set of specifications. They made their specifications API centric. It was an inside-out view. The next generation platform must be an outside-in view centered on protocols, formats, identifiers and service descriptions. It MUST be written using RFC 2119 format. SOA, BPM, AJAX, etc. require a new integrated outside-in standardized platform. Until then, expect limited adoption or alternatively, enterprise...http://schneider.blogspot.com/archives/2006_09_17_schneider_archive.html#11585064436441673... SOA Acquisitions (revised list)- September 17, 2006 I've updated the list of acquisitions in the SOA space:http:www.momentumsi.comSOA_Acquisitions.htmlA few interesting notes:1. I couldn't be more disappointed in Cisco and their lack of acquisitions. AON failed (past tense). This could go down as one of the biggest blunders in software hardware history. IMHO, Cisco should have revisited their executive leadership around AON a long time ago.2. I've taken Service Integrity off the list. It appears as though they've shut down and didn't move the...http://schneider.blogspot.com/archives/2006_09_17_schneider_archive.html#11584974001339080... Shai on Enterprise SOA- September 17, 2006 An excellent article identifies Shai's take on what the enterprise needs to do to prepare for enterprise SOA and the next generation SAP platform:http:www.sda-asia.comsdafeaturespsecom,id,595,srn,2,nodeid,4,_language,Singapore.htmlhttp://schneider.blogspot.com/archives/2006_09_17_schneider_archive.html#11584915482049525... BPM 2.1.4.7.3.5.7.43.2.6.8.9.4.3.5.8.4.1- September 16, 2006 I noticed some guys blogging about BPM 2.0. It reminds me of some thought I authored on the subject a few years ago.http:www.looselycoupled.comopinion2003schnei-bp0929.htmlSo - I hate the tag line BPM 2.0; it's so 2003. Ok, shame on me. Here's why...it isn't about the driving the software solution from a single angle. It isn't about the PROCESS. It isn't about the USER INTERFACE. It isn't about the SERVICES. It isn't about MODEL DRIVEN. It's about integrating all of these concepts without your..http://schneider.blogspot.com/archives/2006_09_10_schneider_archive.html#11584404961570424... Design Time Agility over Runtime Performance Cost- September 16, 2006 Last week we were working with a client to define their core architectural principles. We had listed, "Agility over Performance" and this created substantial debate. The first question was, "why were services going to perform slower" - and, couldn't we have "Agility and Performance"On occasion architects will get lucky and find new technologies and approaches that are not conflicting. It has been my experience that this is the exception not the norm. More common is the need to resolve...http://schneider.blogspot.com/archives/2006_09_10_schneider_archive.html#11584128366075656... |