March 2009 - Posts

Twitter was live in 1935 in London…
Just to be on the safe side: this is an attempt to humor, not an attempt to downplay Twitter in any way! Read More...
Posted 31 March 09 07:59 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Internet Explorer 8 was just released to the web
As you probably heard by now, IE8 was released and you can download it here . Why would you upgrade to IE8? Simply because it is faster, easier (e.g; webslices and accelerators)  and more secure. Read more about it here . Read More...
Posted 23 March 09 10:52 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
NASA: The Good News About COTS
You’ve heard the stories. Organizations pin their hopes for improving software systems on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products only to be burned by poor quality, lack of service, and failures to deliver on time. The propulsion system failure aboard Read More...
Posted 23 March 09 09:50 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
ZDNet: SOA delivering; SOAP out, REST in
  The ground under SOA — long solid SOAP territory — appears to be shifting to more lightweight service approaches. A new survey of 270 business professionals, just released by InformationWeek, finds that one out of four have moved into service oriented Read More...
Posted 23 March 09 09:35 by pdestoop | 0 Comments   
Microsoft partners with Cisco on new Unified Computing System
Microsoft announced its partnership with and support of Cisco’s Unified Computing System entrance into the server datacenter market as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).  Through this agreement, Cisco will pre-package, resell and support Windows Read More...
Posted 16 March 09 10:23 by pdestoop | 0 Comments   
Deep Zoom Mardi Gras
Try it here: http://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2009/mardigras/silverlight.html What is it? Richer storytelling through pictures’ to their audience for any major event -  from the world’s largest Mardi Gras, to bush fires, to sporting events etc The Read More...
Posted 06 March 09 08:45 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Is Cloud Computing Really Risk Transference?
Great article about managing (security-) risks in a Cloud Computing world: “The current buzz in the technology industry is all about this idea of Cloud Computing. It goes by many many names but we’ll just stick with this one to eliminate confusion. Sure, Read More...
Posted 05 March 09 02:39 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Forrester: Architect's Contribution to Packaged Apps Selection
Long but “must read” about: what has changed in the selection process (e.g. is RFP still  relevant?) how to minimize the influence of “politics” in decisions what exactly your role as an enterprise architect should be in this process. Executive Summary Read More...
Posted 04 March 09 08:47 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Avanade: 2009 Global Survey of Cloud Computing
Executive Summary Executives around the globe are facing a conundrum. In the midst of widespread economic turmoil, a recent global survey of C‐level executives and IT decision‐makers shows a clear, collective mandate: use technology to cut the cost of Read More...
Posted 03 March 09 08:42 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   

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