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Get Serious About SOA Governance: A 5-Step Action Plan for Architects

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Overview In this free report, you'll learn why governance is so crucial to reaping the full benefits of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Learn how the lack of governance can expose your organization to serious risks; discover five key practices to consider as you build your SOA governance plan; understand the importance of flexibility and enforcement; and more.

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Further White Paper Details
Publisher	BEA Systems	File Format	PDF
Date Published	September 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Middleware, Service Level Management, ROI - TCO, Strategic Planning, Service-Oriented Architecture

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BA takes cautious approach to "much-hyped" SOA

He said: "If SOA in three to five years' time enables you to articulate that process design with your systems and enables you to change your systems with more flexibility, that's great.but I don't think anybody is anywhere near there.

CIO Agenda: The 2007 tech shopping list

Last year IT governance and compliance were the top CIO spending priorities and both are still of high importance with just over half (52 per cent) looking at governance and 42 per cent looking at compliance in 2007.

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CIO Jury
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Link up all parts of your business

Richard Hall, CTO at systems integrator Avanade, explains: "SOA requires companies to expose and repurpose their applications across the organisation. It could be considered a lightweight SOA and allows companies to expose data and processes to...

HP does SOA much more

HP's products focus on establishing rules, or governance, for using those services, as well as testing services and managing the data centres that run them. The company also announced it has more closely integrated testing and governance software...

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SOA/Web Services
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The CIO shopping list

IT governance was cited as the top technology and strategy area they will be investing in during 2008 by almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of the 20 CIOs who responded to the fourth annual CIO Agenda Survey.

Live Webcast: Telecoms 2.0 - Where is telecoms heading?

In this webcast, our panel of experts will review where we are with next generation telecoms in the UK, working through the concept of 'Telecoms 2.0': - Realising the potential of Next Generation Networks - why it isn't just about the technology? - What attributes should firms be looking for in their telco partner? - Is the relationship between telco provider and customer changing? - What things need to happen to make next generation services a reality? - You say you want the supplier to change. Do you want to change too? - What is Telecoms 2.0?

Publisher:
ZDNet UK

Telecom 2.0: Mind over matter

ntl:Telewest Business believes that the role of the telco is evolving. Gone are the days when it was enough to simply focus on circuits and minutes, customers now need a far higher degree of interaction and look for suppliers who will talk business solutions with them.

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ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

In today's fast-paced world, access to real-time data has never been more important. To be successful, organizations need to be able to report and analyze corporate data quickly and easily, regardless of what applications created the data, what platform they're running on, or what database they're stored in.

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IBM

An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge

This white paper provides a starting point for organizations contemplating server consolidation. It includes an overview of server consolidation concepts and techniques and provides guidance on methodologies. It also looks at the potential cost savings associated with server consolidation and offers information on how organizations can sustain the advantage they have gained by consolidating their servers.

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IBM

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