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Cloud Computing: Not Always the Best Solution March 09, 2009 
A panel of experts was assembled at The Open Group's Enterprise Cloud Computing Conference in San Diego to examine how cloud computing aligns with enterprise architecture. The discussion raised the question: What will real enterprises need to do to gain savings and productivity in the coming years to exploit cloud computing resources and methods.
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In Software Architecture, Quality Equals Security March 02, 2009 
The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium, in February held its first Security Practitioners Conference in San Diego. A panel of experts was assembled at the conference to examine how enterprise security intersects with enterprise architecture. Aligning the two deepens the security protection across more planning- and architectural-level activities.
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TOGAF 9: Information Trumps Technology February 23, 2009 
The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium, in early February delivered TOGAF 9, an enterprise architecture framework. TOGAF 9 represents a departure for enterprise architecture frameworks in general. It's larger, more mature, and modular to allow folks to enter it from a variety of perspectives.
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Getting IT Architects to Speak Business February 16, 2009 
The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium, last week delivered TOGAF 9, an enterprise architecture framework. As part of the festive opening ceremony for TOGAF 9's arrival, a panel of experts examined the value and role of enterprise IT architecture in light of a dynamic business environment.
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Reports of SOA's Death: Greatly Exaggerated or Dead-On? February 09, 2009 
Welcome to the latest BriefingsDirect Analyst Insights Edition, Vol. 36, a periodic discussion and dissection of software, services, Service Oriented Architecture and compute cloud-related news and events with a panel of IT analysts. In this episode, recorded Jan. 12, 2009, our guests examine what might keep SOA alive and vibrant.
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7 Experts Paint Enterprise IT Landscape for 2009 January 04, 2009 
Welcome to the latest BriefingsDirect Analyst Insights Edition, Vol. 35, a periodic discussion and dissection of software, services, SOA and compute cloud-related news and events with a panel of IT analysts. In this episode, our guests make their top five predictions for IT in 2009.
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Where Will the Cloud Take Your Enterprise? December 14, 2008 
Many enterprises and service providers are now grappling with how cloud models and economics will impact them. The specter of a challenging business climate may well hasten the need to seek IT resources that are supported through greater cloud computing approaches -- to save money, as well as to better reach global audiences and gain Web-scale efficiencies.
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Create a 'Voice Cloud' to Reinvent Communications December 09, 2008 
Voice today is at center stage in the enterprise. Carrier Session Internet Protocol trunks, enterprise SIP trunks, converged IP networks, federating private branch exchanges, unified communications and communication-enabled applications are but a few of the many voice initiatives you'll find underway in any large enterprise today.
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SOA Governance: Keeping IT on the Right Path December 07, 2008 
As enterprises scale up of their use of service oriented architecture (SOA), proper governance is providing an insurance effect. By deploying governance alongside and in sync with SOA development and deployment capabilities, enterprises are growing the use of SOA without stumbling -- allowing companies to "crawl, walk and run" to SOA without losing control.
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Ruminations on Microsoft's Future November 06, 2008 
In this episode of BriefingsDirect Insights Edition, our experts examine the state of Microsoft at the onset of the annual Professional Developers Conference. Two narratives emerge from our roundtable discussion; one is that Microsoft is behind on many new IT trends and is tied to past business models.
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The Shift to SOA: Repurposing Priceless Business Logic October 25, 2008 
"SOA transition" is buzz term growing in popularity among IT managers, especially when they meet with corporate boardroom residents. Businesses are transitioning into service-oriented architecture by tapping into the increasing number of SOA products software makers are creating to meet this new interest.
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Will Oracle's Beehive Sting Microsoft Where It Hurts? September 25, 2008 
You have to give Oracle credit for persistence. The software giant has been trying to build out its groupware business for nearly 10 years, and has as yet modest success. Now, with Beehive, the next generation of its collaboration suite, Oracle may be sniffing some fresh and meaningful blood in the enterprise messaging waters.
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SalesLogix Layers Web 2.0 Functionality Onto Buttressed Foundation September 11, 2008 
In version 7.5, SalesLogix' latest product release, the company builds on the Web architecture and platform it introduced more than a year ago. The upgrade leverages the multiclient customization environment to incorporate a number of new Web 2.0 technologies, as well as a Web-disconnected user interface.
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If You Love Your Data, Set It Free August 14, 2008 
In the past, data was structured, secure and tightly controlled. The bad news is that the data was limited by the firewall of personnel, technologies, and process rigidity. Today, however, the demand is for just-in-time and inclusive data, moving away from a monolithic data system mentality to multiple sources of data that provide real-time inferences on consumers, activities, events and transactions.
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Eclipse Release Is Great but Doesn't Reach the Cloud July 03, 2008 
Not all trains run on time, but the Eclipse Foundation has kept to its schedule with its annual release train, this year named "Ganymede." For the third year in a row, the Eclipse community has delivered, on the same day as in previous years, numerous software updates across a wide range of projects.
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MuleSource Whips Galaxy Enterprise SOA Software Into Shape June 30, 2008 
MuleSource, a provider of open source service oriented architecture infrastructure software, on Monday announced the release of Mule Galaxy Enterprise, a solution for storing and managing SOA artifacts with enterprise-class features.
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