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Monday 29th December
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Although people
have been talking about mash-ups for some time now and they are yet to
be as prevalent as expected, they have the potential to be a vital tool
for integration. As this article points out, SOA has been heavily
linked to mash-ups - and quite rightly. Interesting to note that the
difficulties of implementing SOA are cited as reasons for the slower
impact of mash ups. Such difficulties are not technology problems per
se, but rather software architecture issues. Success with SOA depends
on how you implement the SOA 'applications', not the service
infrastructure technologies. |
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Last week, a
group of open-source software advocates set out a road map for the
future of the software industry to 2020. They described a very bright
future, based on social networks, open cloud computing with CIOs
avoiding vendor lock-in by championing the use of FLOSS - Free Libre
Open Source Software. The French "libre" is used to clear up the
ambiguity of "free", with the emphasis on 'unfettered' rather than 'no
cost'. |
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This article
warns IT departments who are scaling down on project work that they
should not skimp on project and portfolio management. Doing so will
lead to increased costs. |
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A discussion of the reasons why so many large IT projects do not perform well. |
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