SOA filling the Gaps

--> One of SOA 's Value Propositions is platform independence. Some people's view is that SOA is a collection of Lego like services connected together as Black Boxes so it does not matter, which platforms and technologies are used for service implementations. Although the Lego analogy could be useful, it is sometimes too simplistic.Usgae of Obsolete Platforms as part of your SOA can demonstrate the limitations of platform independence in SOA implementation. Obsolete Platforms are platforms near the end of their Life Cycle. They are characterized by lack of new installations, gradual migration to other platforms and slower development and updating of the platform's software. In previous post titled Mainframe and the Dinosaurous Myth , I discussed Mainframes as a full participant in the SOA implementation. Make no mistakes, Obsolete Platforms are not z/OS , CICS or DB2 and therefore probably will be at best partial participants. Technical Consideratio...

In my Web 2.o for Dummies posts I discussed Web 2.0 usage by commercial companies. The companies use Blog s , Virtual Worlds , and Wikies. They use YouTube videos as well. An interesting idea of a mobile device application adding human memory in remembering -->people is presented by a YouTube video made by IBM. It is also a good example of Web 2.0 usage by --> example of Web 2.0 usage by companies.

--> This post is the 8 th post in the "Web 2.0 for dummies" posts, based on my Web 2.0 presentation in a conference. After tasting Web 2.0 (part 2) understanding what it is (part 4) and understanding Mashups, Virtual Realities , Wikipedia we will look at the world of Social Networks. Networks enable people to connect to other people with similar interests or history. People gradually build their networks by connecting to other people or connecting to network content. Networks like Linkedin or Plaxo are more professional than social. Facebook and Myspace are examples of Social networks. However, Professional networks are also used for Social purposes and Social Networks are also used for business interactions. --> Networks Models --> F irst generation: Connecting People Linkedin is a good example of Professional Network of that type. A member may request to connect to another member. The other member may accept the invitation or re...