Briefings Direct

Welcome to the latest BriefingsDirect SOA Insights Edition, Vol. 26, a weekly discussion and dissection of Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)-related news and events, with a panel of IT analysts. In this episode, recorded Oct. 19, 2007, our experts examine the potential acquisition by Oracle of BEA, the probable acquisition of Business Objects by SAP, the recent Information On Demand conference from IBM, and the relationship and tension between enterprise-wide SOA and more discrete Web-Oriented Architecture -- what we like to call Guerilla SOA. Please join noted IT industry analysts and experts Jim Kobielus, principal analyst at Current Analysis; JP Morgenthal, CEO of Avorcor; and Tony Baer, principal of onStrategies. Our discussion is hosted and moderated by Dana Gardner. Read a full transcript of the podcast at http://briefingsdirect.blogspot.com/2007/10/briefingsdirect-soa-insights-analysts.html.

Welcome to the latest BriefingsDirect SOA Insights Edition, Vol. 24, a weekly discussion and dissection of Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)-related news and events, with a panel of IT analysts. In this episode, recorded Aug. 13, 2007, our experts examine virtualization trends through the acquisition by Citrix of XenSource. We also discuss the $1.6-billion purchase of Opsware by HP as a way of analyzing IT management, automation and operations, and their impact on SOA. Please join noted IT industry analysts and experts Jim Kobielus, principal analyst at Current Analysis; Neil Macehiter, research director at Macehiter Ward-Dutton; Dan Kusnetzky, principal analyst and president of the Kusnetzky Group; Brad Shimmin, principal analyst at Current Analysis; Todd Biske, enterprise architect at Monsanto, formerly with MomentumSI; JP Morganthal, CEO of Avorcor; and Tony Baer, principal of onStrategies. Our discussion is hosted and moderated by Dana Gardner. Read a full transcript of the podcast at http://briefingsdirect.blogspot.com/2007/09/insights-24-briefingsdirect-soa.html.

Listen as SOA experts explore how IT management will evolve in the world of service-based applications. The discussion delves into issues of new standards, how SOA demands that performance management and change management augment and elevate the role of systems management, and how the integrity of services delivery requires a deep and wide approach to "management in total" across a service's lifecycle. Panelists consist of Jason Bloomberg, managing partner and senior analyst at ZapThink, and Dana Gardner, president and principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions. Moderating the discussion is Martin Milani, chief technology officer at Tidal Software. Read a full transcript of the discussion at: http://briefingsdirect.blogspot.com/2007/10/harvard-club-discussion-on-soa.html. Sponsor: Tidal Software.