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The Problem with Cloud-Computing Standardization
In this IEEE article, author Sixto Ortiz Jr. discusses the issues and challenges we are facing in cloud computing standardization. He also compares the cloud-computing standards proposed by organizations like Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), IEEE, Open Grid Forum, OASIS, and Storage Networking Industry Association.
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DIY SOA: How to build your own Simple Service Repository
One of the prerequisites for successful SOA implementations is service repository–a place to store and track changes of the existing Services portfolio. In his article Ben Wilcock describes shortcomings of existing commercial and open source implementation and proposes a simple Service Registry implementation. He also outlines how such repository can be leveraged is SOA delivery process.
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Is REST the future for SOA?
In this article Boris Lublinsky discusses architectural difference between SOA and REST and discusses different approaches for leveraging REST in SOA implementations
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New Book: Building Applications in the Cloud
Christopher Moyer has written a new book, “Building Applications in the Cloud: Concepts, Patterns, and Projects”. This book revolves around fundamental differences between the on-premise and cloud infrastructures, and architecture and design patterns that can be used to build and host scalable, reliable applications in the cloud.
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Extending Oozie
In this article authors show how leverage Oozie extensibility to implement custom language extensions. This approach can be viewed a specializing workflow language for a given company/line of business.
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Cloud Computing Realigns Role of Service Oriented Architecture
From its inception Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) has been a source of dissension among enterprise, solution and application architects. Now cloud computing is changing the conversation.
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Oozie by Example
End to end Oozie example, including process design, resource coordinator and workflow implementation
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Interview and Book Excerpt: CMMI for Services
CMMI for Services(CMMI-SVC)is a process improvement framework developed by the SEI for service providers. InfoQ spoke to Eileen Forrester, co-author of CMMI for Services: Guidelines for Superior Service and manager of CMMI-SVC. In this interview we cover adoption practices for CMMI-SVC and its relationship with CMMI-DEV, ITIL and Agile accompanied by relevant excerpts from the book.
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Introduction to Oozie
Basic introduction to Oozie - a framework allowing to combine multiple Map/Reduce jobs into a logical unit of work.
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Database-based High Performance Message Exchange Service for Enterprise Applications
Database Message Exchange Service (DBMES) stores messages in database for a Windows service to deliver to external services and vice versa. A message can be anything – an order, some task, a message for a destination message queue, a payload for calling external webservice and so on. DBMES decouples the client from the external services that are not on the same network or not always available.
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Architecting a Cloud-Scale Identity Fabric
In this IEEE article, author Eric Olden discusses an identity fabric that links multiple applications to a single identity to manage the volume of user identities that network administrators must secure and to enable a full-scale cloud adoption.
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Service-Oriented Architecture Maturity
In this IEEE article, Richard Welke, Rudy Hirschheim and Andrew Schwarz discuss a SOA maturity model that can be used to achieve organizational objectives, by accounting for the different motivations for SOA adoption by stakeholders like IT administrators, business managers, and enterprise leaders.