You might have seen the recent news reports about the collision between U.S. and Russian communication satellites. The U.S. satellite was one of the Iridium satellites. What wasn’t reported and you probably don’t know is that an object database management system (ODBMS) is an important part of the Iridium system. Even though ODBMSs are a [...]
February 13, 2009
I am now also posting on the Cutter Blog. My initial posting is (The Acronym) SOA is (Perhaps) Dead (at Some Companies); Long Live Services. It is a response to Anne Thomas Manes’ SOA is Dead; Long Live Services on her blog at the Burton Group.
January 9, 2009
The typical definition of an atomic task or process is one that cannot be decomposed further. This is vague and subject to interpretation. The Decomposition Matrix on this site uses a specific definition: A task (for business process diagrams) or a process (for data flow diagrams) is atomic if every input relates to every output [...]
December 3, 2008
My last posting referenced the criteria for a well-formed business process diagram mentioned in Business Process Driven SOA using BPMN and BPEL by Matjaz B. Juric and Kapil Pant. I am going to expand on their criteria to create a more comprehensive definition of a well-formed business process diagram. To start, here are three criteria [...]
November 18, 2008
I recently received two new books on business process modeling. Both books looked interesting because they had great titles. As it turns out, one book is great and the other not so good. The not so good book is Business Process Driven SOA using BPMN and BPEL by Matjaz B. Juric and Kapil Pant. There [...]
October 9, 2008
The Design Decomposition Blog is written by Doug Barry.
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WSO2 Workshop on Creating RESTful APIs Comes to Boston and New York San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The session also will examine how WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus (WSO2 ESB), WSO2 Application Server, WSO2 Data Services Server, and two forthcoming WSO2 offerings for API management and API storefront, provide solutions for creating, publishing, ... and more » 3 Feb 2012 at 12:18am
Symantec Backup Exec 2012 Is All About The Cloud CRN For companies that dedicate physical servers in addition to virtual ones, the V-Ray Edition supports separate application agents, too. "They can still use a la carte agents to protect legacy physical machines [running] Exchange, Linux, Oracle, SQL, ... and more » 3 Feb 2012 at 3:03pm
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-643): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure by J.C. Mackin, Anil Desai MCSE MCSD MCDBA Description: EXAM PREP GUIDE Fully updated for Windows Server 2008 R2! Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-643—and on the job—with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises....
Oracle 11g: Developing AJAX Applications with PL/SQL Server Pages by Rajeev Kaula Description: This textbook outlines the structure of Oracle’s primary database language PL/SQL as a server-side Web scripting language for developing AJAX Web applications. It covers topics like Oracle SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, HTML, Javascript, AJAX, and Oracle XML. The book simplifies the concepts necessary to develop simple Web applications as well as more complex AJAX applications. It provides a ...
WebSphere Application Server Administration Using Jython by Robert A. Gibson, Arthur Kevin McGrath, Noel J. Bergman Description: Save Time and Money: Streamline WebSphere Application Server Management with Jython Scripting! Utilizing Jython scripting, you can dramatically reduce the effort, resources, and expense associated with managing WebSphere Application Server. WebSphere Application Server Administration Using Jython will show you how. The first start-to-finish guide to Jython scripting for WebSphere...
