Burton Group - Application Platform StrategiesThe Application Platform Strategies Service (APS) will help you manage the wide range of incompatible application platform technologies by delivering practical, unbiased, and in-depth research and advice you can trust. APS can help you make better technology decisions that reduce risk and lower costs. Also, APS will help you create a more responsive and flexible infrastructure by which new applications may be deployed faster.LINQ and ADO.NET: Brilliant and Confusing- June 19, 2008 .NET 3.5 contained a brilliantly conceived but potentially disruptive data access tool called Language Integrated Query (LINQ). It adds normalized queries of different data into object-oriented (OO) languages. Microsoft will release ADO.NET Entity Framework (EF) and Data Services during 2008. These tools normalize different data using complicated data models. IT organizations should evaluate LINQ for increased development productivity but avoid EF. ADO.NET Data Services is interesting but...http://www.burtongroup.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1360 Ruby on Rails Revisited- June 5, 2008 The Ruby on Rails (aka Rails) web application framework is increasingly popular with web developers. Enterprises are interested in Rails, but remain wary. Rails 2.0, released in December 2007, includes productivity enhancements and improved support for architecture based on Representational State Transfer (REST). These features, a maturing ecosystem of tools, and support for Ruby and Rails in Java and .NET should encourage enterprises to give Rails a closer look. In this updated Application...http://www.burtongroup.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=784 In Search Of SOA Success (SOSS).- June 3, 2008 How do you measure SOA success Why is SOA a risky proposition Which steps should you take to gain and maintain business support, funding, and SOA initiative momentum Over the last five years, Burton Group clients have relied on Application Platform Strategies (APS) service team members and research to understand SOA roadmap dynamics and success factors. Taking a step back from the Burton Group Point of View, Research Director Anne Thomas Manes and Service Director Chris Haddad conducted an...http://www.burtongroup.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1442 |