SOA Integration
SOA Integration provides a flexible and dynamic IT Infrastructure that transforms brittle systems, applications and data sources into highly flexible re-usable service components. This architect center is home to a wide range of integration strategies, including business process management (BPM), data services and the use of a service bus.
SOA Integration Featured Articles
Rethinking Connectivity
by Quinton Wall
Connectivity, a critical aspect to any IT solution has received little attention of late. This article presents a broader view of how organizations may approach connectivity through the definition of 4 dimensions; internal, external, industry and hosted connectivity. 2008-04-16 | Discuss (0)
Blueprint for Successful SOA Integration
by Dain Hansen
SOA Integration has emerged as the de facto standard for successful IT integration. Some architects mistake SOA Integration for the inclusion of an enterprise service bus or BPEL along with some adapters. There's more to it, and this article shows how it can be defined, what it solves, and some points to think about for your IT organization. 2008-03-12 | Discuss (4)
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SOA Integration Blog Posts
AquaLogic BPM 6.1 - BPMN by Alex Toussaint | Comments (1) In AquaLogic BPM Suite 6.1 we are improving our support for BPMN. Below is a pre-release snapshot showing a process represented with the updated BPMN constructs. You should notice the improved editor showing the BPMN functional groups, on the right… read more
Going beyond the Silo: 5 Steps to Federation by Dain Hansen | Comments (0) You have heard the buzz word of Federation as a silver-bullet to just about everything. In this blog we will show you 5 important steps to getting your IT federated and some key architecture patterns to consider as a way to leverage specific Federation practices to help you out of that siloed thinking. We will also discuss within those steps some of the benefits of Enterprise Wide SOA.
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SOA at Work: Farmers Insurance Group Apr 24 2008
Farmers Insurance, a division of Zurich Financial Services, has been there and done that -- reducing time to market by 80% with an enterprise-wide SOA initiative powered by BEA AquaLogic Service Bus to achieve maximum reuse. In this unique Webinar you’ll learn from people directly involved in that effort, as they discuss in detail the best practices that made the Farmers’ Insurance Enterprise SOA effort such a success – practices that you can apply to take your SOA initiative from early projects to high-value enterprise-wide adoption for true business transformation. You’ll learn:
- The top reasons for SOA project failures
- The challenges of growing from project to enterprise-wide SOA
- Best practices to avoid common mistakes and achieve business transformation
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain valuable information and insight from the professionals who made it happen.
Moderator:
Paul Calento, SVP of Strategic Development, InfoWorld
Presenters:
Goutham Nellutla, Head of Shared Services, Farmers Insurance Group
Charles Adams, Senior Architect, CSC
Dain Hansen, Director of Product Marketing, BEA Systems
Podcast: Combining SOA with BPM for Maximum Agility Apr 14 2008
BEA's Quinton Wall explains how line-of-business managers can add search, inspecting data quality, gathering business intelligence and BPM tools to SOAs for true IT and business alignment that supports the emerging trend of Information as a Service.
Business Agility: Taming the Challenges of SOA Integration Mar 27 2008
Webinar
Originally presented on 27 March 2008
Challenges, trends and blueprint for successful SOA integration
The choice for any enterprise operating in the global marketplace is simple: adaptation or extinction.
In today’s dynamic business environment, inflexible infrastructure can result in lost customers, lost revenue, late entry into emerging markets, and a lot of other bad news.
SOA Integration helps to clear the path to business agility by transforming brittle IT systems, applications, and data sources into highly flexible, reusable services that can be shared across the enterprise.
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