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Microsoft SOA: Inadequate?
05 July 08 11:01 AM | Sam Gentile | 1 comment(s)

ZapThink has some strong opinions on Microsoft SOA centering around Microsoft defining SOA as integration, particularly web services integration, not broader Enterprise Architecture (They called them "tone deaf." :). For me, there is some truth...

Filed under: SOA, Microsoft, BizTalk, BizTalk Server, BizTalk Services, Connected Systems, CSD, Enterprise Architecture, ESB, Service Oriented Architecture, ESB Guidance, Enterprise Service Bus, S+S

SOA: Making The Paradigm Shift Part 9 of N
12 June 08 09:32 AM | Sam Gentile | 8 comment(s)

This is 9th of a series. I haven’t really received much feedback. Please let me know if this is useful, if posts too long, too abstract, your thoughts. Symptoms of a Problem, Diagnosis and Why SOA? Dynamic IT to Support the Agile Business and Business...

Filed under: WCF, Software Architecture, WCF/Indigo, Connected Systems, EDA, Enterprise Architecture, ESB, Neudesic, Service Oriented Architecture, Neuron ESB, Neuron, Enterprise Service Bus

SOA: Making the Paradigm Shift Part 7 of N
06 June 08 09:33 AM | Sam Gentile | 7 comment(s)

So far, we have talked about: Symptoms of a Problem, Diagnosis and Why SOA? Dynamic IT to Support the Agile Business and Business Benefits of SOA What is Service Orientation? What is SOA? The Many Definitions, a Working Definition, the Four Tenets What...

Filed under: SOA, Software Architecture, Connected Systems, EDA, Enterprise Architecture, ESB, Neudesic, Service Oriented Architecture, Neuron ESB, Neuron, Enterprise Service Bus

SOA: Making the Paradigm Shift Part 6 of N - The Current State of SOA and How to Make the Paradigm Shift
05 June 08 12:59 PM | Sam Gentile | 7 comment(s)

The Transition Old World New World Monoliths Services Tightly Integrated Loosely Coupled Process Centric Workflow Enabled Islands of Automation Integrated Service Networks Accountability Results Bending the enterprise to the will of technology solutions...

Filed under: SOA, Software Architecture, Connected Systems, EDA, Enterprise Architecture, ESB, Neudesic, Service Oriented Architecture, Neuron ESB, Neuron, Enterprise Service Bus

Speaking on SOA: The Paradigm Shift and IO in Denver Tuesday
01 March 08 02:22 PM | Sam Gentile | 2 comment(s)

I will be speaking as part of our NuCon 2008 - Denver conference that we are doing together with Microsoft. I am super excited that we have the Scott Kerfoot from Microsoft as our keynote speaker: Keynote: The Future is NOW! The pace of change in technology...

Filed under: Microsoft .NET, Sam Gentile, Microsoft Sliverlight, Local .NET Community, Microsoft, Connected Systems, Enterprise Architecture, Entity Framework, ESB, LINQ, LINQ and OR/M, Microsoft MVP, Neudesic, Orcas, Team Foundation Server, Software Development, OR/M, Team System, NET Framework 3, SQL Server, O/RM, Neuron ESB, Neuron, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008, Enterprise Service Bus, IT

Advanced WCF Talk this Saturday at Philly Code Camp
09 January 08 10:54 AM | Sam Gentile | 1 comment(s)

A reminder for those in the area is that I will be doing an Advanced WCF talk at Philly Code Camp 2008.1 will be held on Saturday, January 12th at DeVry University in Fort Washington, PA . We have 8 tracks and 48 sessions!! It's all sold out but at...

Filed under: Windows Communication Foundation, WCF, Design Patterns, WCF/Indigo, BizTalk, BizTalk Server, Connected Systems, Enterprise Architecture, ESB, Neudesic, NeuronESB, NET Framework 3, Neuron ESB, Neuron, Enterprise Service Bus