People sometimes ask what a service-oriented architecture enables today that
could not have been done with the older, proprietary integration stacks of
the past 5 to 15 years, such as those from Tibco, IBM, or Vitria. One such
ability is the greater degree of interoperability between heterogeneous
technology stacks that is made possible by the standards SOA is built on,
such as Web services and BPEL. Although interoperability is only one facet of
the SOA value proposition, it is one that has become increasingly more
important, due in large part to the evolving IT environment, merger and
acquisition activity, and increased partner connectivity.
Building business solutions for SOA requires the ability to secure data
exchanged over a network, and control access to services in an environment
where long-running business processes and asynchronous services are
increasing... (more)
With software architecture evolving toward SOA, many projects in this space
have encountered challenges associated with accessing data. As has been said,
"The way an organization thinks about applications and data must evolve - it
must stop thinking about data as a second-class citizen that only supports
specific applications and begin to recognize data as a standalone asset that
has both value and utility."
In today's world, two different types of data usage can be found: traditional
architecturally layered applications and SOA framework-based applications.
Naturally, each one ... (more)
With software architecture evolving toward SOA, many projects in this space
have encountered challenges associated with accessing data.
As has been said, "The way an organization thinks about applications and data
must evolve - it must stop thinking about data as a second-class citizen that
only supports specific applications and begin to recognize data as a
standalone asset that has both value and utility."
In today's world, two different types of data usage can be found: traditional
architecturally layered applications and SOA framework-based applications.
Naturally, each one c... (more)
Clemens Utschig works within the Oracle SOA Product Management Team responsible for security aspects and cross product integration. Aside from technology, Clemens' focus is on project management and consulting aspects coming along with SOA implementations. As a native Austrian, Clemens' Oracle career started in Europe at the local consulting services branch—working with customers on J2EE and SOA projects, and founded the local Java community. He is a frequent speaker at conferences evangelizing either on technology or the human factor—two key aspects when introducing new concepts and shifts in corporate IT strategy.
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