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IBM Chief Scientist for Software Engineering to launch TV Series on Computing
Grady Booch, IBM Chief Scientist for software engineering and well-known software design and architecture expert, is going to create a TV series on computing. He and his wife Jan Booch are planning to produce 11 episodes with the objective to educate “audiences of all ages in the story of the technology that has changed humanity.”
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Analysis Of Web API Versioning Options
Refering to a questions over versioning conventions used OpenStack Api, Mark Nottingham provides an analysis of the various strategies for versioning Web API in the cloud.
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WSO2 Releases New Versions of WSO2 Carbon and Stratos
WSO2 has added a new Ghost Deployer, a Cassandra-based Column Store Service, an Apache Subversion-based Deployment and an enhanced Load Balancer to both Carbon and Stratos. This functionality is also available on StratosLive.
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Integration of SABSA Security Architecture Approaches with TOGAF ADM
Security architecture has always been considered a separate discipline from enterprise architecture which has led to piecemeal strategies and consequently increased exposure to security vulnerabilities. By integrating SABSA concepts into the TOGAF framework, architects can leverage a risk driven enterprise architecture approach that addresses security concerns driven by business requirements.
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Big Data: Evolution or Revolution?
Recently Steve Jones, from Cap Gemini, questioned whether NoSQL/Big Data is the panacea that some vendors would have us believe. He suggests that in some cases in-memory RDBMS may well be the optimal solution and that approaches such as Map Reduce could be too difficult to understand for typical IT departments. He concludes with a suggestion some sometimes Big Data may be a Big Con.
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Is The Patent System Broken?
In a recent interview with The San Francisco Chronicle the patent counsel of Google, Tim Porter, claims the patent system itself is broken. Patent offices worldwide have been increasingly granting protection to “innovations” that are not innovative. The IT Industry is currently facing a series of patent trials which some large corporates seem to leverage as weapons for attacking competitors.
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Security Vulnerabilities in Amazon and Eucalyptus
A recent paper published by researchers in Germany reveals multiple security vulnerabilities in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Eucalyptus's SOAP and web interfaces. The flaws are related to architectural choices which impacts multiple users and the overall cloud security.
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Should Enterprise Architecture Teams Be More Focused on Innovation?
Enterprise Architects may be disproportionally concerned with portfolio consolidation, standardization and simplification instead of offering leadership in business technology innovation. This is the proposition offered by Forrester analyst Brian Hopkins in a recent blog post.
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10 Predictions About Cloud Computing
In preparation for an panel discussion for a future of cloud computing event in Israel, Geva Perry, a frequent speaker on cloud computing at corporations and industry events, published his predictions on the future of cloud computing.
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How Applied Psychology can help Software Engineers
On the 1st November software engineer and author John R. Fox has published his book “Digital Work in an Analog World”. According to its subtitle “Improving Software Engineering by Applied Psychology”, the book does not consider software engineering in practice. Rather, it is focusing on the psychological aspects relevant and practices relevant for engineers.
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Hortonworks Announces Hadoop Data Platform
Hortonworks, a company created in June 2011 by Yahoo! and Benchmark Capital, has announced the Technical Preview Program of Data Platform based on Hadoop. The company employs many of the core Hadoop contributors and intends to provide support and training.
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IT Projects: 400% Over-Budget and only 25% of Benefits Realized
An alarming study by Flyvbjerg and Budzier published in the Harvard Business Review has made everyone stand-up and take notice. The coherent advice being that IT projects are much more riskier than we think.
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SOA’s Role in the Emerging Hadoop World
A new post by Joe McKendrick outlines Hadoop’s ability to significantly simplify enterprise SOA implementation through improved data access services build on a common enterprise data platform.
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50 Spots left for QConSF; Google’s Dart Keynote Added
The 5th annual QCon San Francisco is taking place just 3 weeks from now, the chance to register is quickly approaching. Registration is double last year's at this time! We only have 50 tickets left so book early to make sure you get a spot.
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Hadoop-as-a-Service from Amazon, Cloudera, Microsoft and IBM
Companies rely more and more on big data when making their decisions. Amazon, Cloudera, and IBM have announced their Hadoop-as-a-Service offerings, while Microsoft promises to do the same next year.