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Ed Kourany


Ed Kourany is Executive Director of World Wide Consulting at BEA.

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Arch2Arch Podcast 5: Building an SOA Skills Strategy
Bill Laberis, vice president at IDG, interviews Ed Kourany, BEA's Executive Director of World Wide Consulting. This is the fourth part of a series looking at Accelerating SOA Buy-In. Bill and Ed discuss creating a plan for changing the skill sets and roles within your organization over time so that you have the skilled SOA team you need.  Aug. 8, 2007

Arch2Arch Podcast 4: A Portfolio Perspective with SOA
Bill Laberis, vice president at IDG, interviews Ed Kourany, BEA's Executive Director of World Wide Consulting. This is the third part of a series looking at Accelerating SOA Buy-In. Bill and Ed discuss the benefits of having a portfolio perspective when implementing SOA, possible SOA entry points, key risk factors and how to mitigate them, and best practices for creating an SOA road map. Aug. 1, 2007

Arch2Arch Podcast 3: Justifying SOA with the Right Metrics
Bill Laberis, vice president at IDG, interviews Ed Kourany, BEA's Executive Director of World Wide Consulting. This is the second part of a series looking at Accelerating SOA Buy-In. Bill and Ed discuss how to build a business case for the strategic value of SOA, which metrics to use, roadblocks to justifying SOA, when to expect results and who should be involved in the justification process. Jul. 25, 2007

Arch2Arch Podcast 2: Accelerating SOA Buy-In and Selling the SOA Vision
Bill Laberis, vice president at IDG, interviews Ed Kourany, BEA's Executive Director of World Wide Consulting. This, the first part of a series looking at Accelerating SOA Buy-In, looks at Selling the SOA vision and looks at just who you are selling SOA to, the role of the CIO and CFO, cost reduction versus business agility, and the difference between EMEA and North America in the adoption of SOA.  Jul. 18, 2007