Tips

Tips

• In-memory data cache performance dos and don'ts

  Go beyond Hadoop-style big data batch processing and into real-time operations with in-memory data caches.  Continue Reading

• Selecting a SOA testing tool

  Choosing a SOA testing tool can be tricky and, if done incorrectly, can diminish ROI. Learn what to consider when selecting a SOA testing tool.  Continue Reading

• Take an event-driven approach to enterprise governance

  Event-driven enterprise governance allows projects to hit key integration areas, streamlining governance and reducing multiple "silos of governance."  Continue Reading

• Solution architecture becomes part of software development efforts

  Over the years, the enterprise architect has joined the pantheon of software team titles. Now it is time to include the solution architect.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for solutions architecture

  Solutions architecture has gained a reputation for being difficult to define. Even so, best practices unique to solutions architecture have emerged.  Continue Reading

• Thinking like a developer for better REST interfaces

  Organizations need to think about a developer’s needs in the development or deployment of RESTful services. Read this tip by George Lawton that will help create better REST interfaces.  Continue Reading

• Portfolio management tools draw roadmap for business transformation

  Business transformation, portfolio management and application infrastructure strategy are the pillars that support business integration success.  Continue Reading

• Recent articles on messaging middleware for integration

  In our efforts to provide the best in application integration coverage, SearchSOA.com writers continue to return to message queuing. Coverage in recent weeks ranged from MQ management product trends to expert views on the emerging role of MQ in ...  Continue Reading

• Gaining reusability in SOA projects

  Chubb fashions SOA to achieve more reusability. Insurance industry’s Chubb Corp. recently spoke about its use of SOA reusability at IBM Impact 2012.  Continue Reading

• Skills, ESBs and ROI: Pictures from the SOA journey

  Barriers to immediate and wider use of SOA may include limited skill sets and the time it takes to build-out supporting SOA infrastructure. These and other issues were discussed at IBM Impact 2012.  Continue Reading

• ESB performance depends on service design

  ESBs have found increased use among SOA infrastructure tools - but they may not provide greater services reusability, if configured incorrectly.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for OSGi development in enterprise Java integration

  From EclipseCon 2012, OSGi expert Timothy Ward explains how to tame the wilder side of OSGi development for enterprise Java applications.  Continue Reading

• SOA growth reveals benefits and lessons

  Service-oriented architecture is a way of including roles (customers, suppliers, engineers, etc.) and viewing everything as a service.  Continue Reading

• Take ''T-I-M-E'' to understand legacy applications

  A review of old apps may lead you to Tolerate, Invest, Migrate or Eliminate them. How do you decide? A Gartner analyst gives some guides.  Continue Reading

• Top five service-oriented cloud computing articles in 2011

  Cloud computing has gained momentum as a force in enterprise architecture throughout 2011. Here is a look back at the top 5 stories on service-oriented cloud computing.  Continue Reading