Mindreef.BlogNews from MindreefSOA and Agile: Friends or Foes- April 17, 2007 SOA aims at making the entire enterprise agile by using services as the building blocks for applications. Agile software development aims at making organizations agile by introducing practices that increase communication and feedback. Which is right Which is better Are we comparing apples and oranges Can they be used together, and if so, how It is impossible to do justice to all of SOA or all of Agile in one article so we will keep focused. This will be one article of a series of...http://www.mindreef.com/weblog/index/P394/ SOA, Agile, and XML Software Development- April 16, 2007 SOA is an architecture, Agile is a methodology. One describes how we organize our resources, the later describes practices to use our resources to achieve our goals. Asking if SOA and Agile are compatible is similar to asking if Object Oriented Design and Agile are compatible: the difference is the level of scale. SOA does not prescribe a process to transition from our current state of rigid monolithic applications to loosely coupled services. There are several SOA maturity models...http://www.mindreef.com/weblog/index/P393/ ZD Net: Survey: Even the Best of the Best are Still New at SOA- April 13, 2007 ZD Net - April 11, 2007 By Joe McKendrick Aberdeen Research has just completed and published a survey of 950 companies, and concluded that "between a third and half.. are having serious difficulties getting their SOA-enabled applications into stable deployment." Many companies can't measure results around SOA, and don't know what, exactly, should be measured... View full storyhttp://www.mindreef.com/weblog/index/P390/ SOAWorld Magazine: Mindreef and Aberdeen Study Stresses SOA Governance- April 11, 2007 SOA initiatives require a strong focus on management and governance in addition to the right set of technology tools, according to research from IT analyst firm Aberdeen Group. Of the companies surveyed, 60 percent of the SOA best-in-class companies are seeing a positive ROI on their SOA investments. This is achieved through having greater quality throughout the SOA lifecycle as well as employing SOA-specific operations automation and related governance software for automation. Because...http://www.mindreef.com/weblog/index/P391/ eBizQ Net: Aberdeen Report Urges SOA Mgmt, Governance Focus- April 11, 2007 Todays service-oriented architecture (SOA) initiatives require a strong focus on management and governance in addition to the right set of technology tools, according to research from IT analyst firm Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS). Of the companies surveyed, 60 percent of the SOA best-in-class companies are seeing a positive ROI on their SOA investments. This is achieved through having greater quality throughout the SOA lifecycle as well as employing...http://www.mindreef.com/weblog/index/P392/ Aberdeen Group Research Co-Sponsored by Mindreef Reveals SOA Roadblocks and Best Practices for Achieving ROI and Quality- April 10, 2007 Planning, Governance and SOA-Centric Tools Contribute to Effective SOA Lifecycle Management; Underscores Value of Design-time Quality Management Solutions from Mindreef Hollis, NH April 10, 2007 Todays service-oriented architecture (SOA) initiatives require a strong focus on management and governance in addition to the right set of technology tools, according to research from IT analyst firm Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS). Of...http://www.mindreef.com/weblog/index/P389/ Tekrati: ZapThink and Mindreef partner on SOA bundle for Global 2000- April 3, 2007 ZapThink and Mindreef are partnering to offer bundled pricing on SOA tools and expertise for Global 2000 companies. The partnership combines Mindreef SOAPscope Server(TM) with ZapThink consultation on SOA architecture, design-time governance and best practices, advisory services, and access to ZapThink's extensive library of SOA research reports and studies.... View full storyhttp://www.mindreef.com/weblog/index/P388/ Mindreef and ZapThink Offer SOA Quality Expertise and Strategies for Successfully Moving from Web Services to SOA- April 2, 2007 Companies Join Forces to Provide Market-Proven Tools and Strategic Expertise Aimed at Helping Global 2000 Companies Improve Design-time Governance and SOA Quality Baltimore, MD and Hollis, NH April 2, 2007 Moving to a Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) requires evolving practices and strategies in addition to the right set of tools and solutions, according to Mindreef&174;, Inc. and ZapThink, LLC. The companies...http://www.mindreef.com/weblog/index/P387/ |