ZapForum Podcast for December 14, 2007 features

Guest Expert Kyle Gabhart, Director, SOA Technology, Web Age Solutions.

Listen to this Podcast and you will:

• Learn how a “Selective SOA” approach can reduce the risk of a SOA initiative
• Understand how a limited scope SOA project should handle infrastructure and governance issues
• Learn about how to train SOA architects as well as details on the ZapThink/Web Age Solutions partnership for delivering Licensed ZapThink Architect credentialing sessions

Setting the Stage: ZapThink Analysts

ZapThink analysts Jason Bloomberg and Dave Linthicum set the stage by discussing the challenges of implementing limited scope SOA projects.

Next, Kyle Gabhart introduces the “Selective SOA” methodology that lowers the risk of SOA initiatives by rolling them out on an incremental, combined bottom up/top down basis. Kyle also discusses the importance of calculating the ROI for any SOA initiative, as well as the role that governance plays in such initiatives. Finally, Kyle discusses the training of architects, and Kyle, Dave, and Jason review the Licensed ZapThink Architect training and credentialing program that ZapThink and Web Age Solutions are jointly offering.

Featured Guest Expert: Kyle Gabhart

Director, SOA Technology, Web Age Solutions.

Kyle Gabhart is a subject matter expert specializing in Service-Oriented technologies enabled by Java, .NET, and XML. He has served in a variety of technical and business-focused roles across a broad range of industries, including Defense, E-commerce, Finance, Semiconductor, and Telecom, to name a few. Kyle’s current post is as the SOA Strategic Lead for Web Age Solutions, a premier provider of technology education and mentoring.

Kyle is a popular public speaker recognized for his enthusiasm and dynamic analysis and presentation of emerging technologies. He has written articles for The Web Services Developer’s Journal, served as the Java Pro for DevX.com for two years, and published close to two dozen articles on IBM developerWorks, including the J2EE Pathfinder series. In addition to writing over 50 technical articles both online and in print, he has contributed to two books, Professional Java and XML and Professional EJB Development, both by Wrox Press.

Kyle is the original contributor of the kXML-RPC library (the first J2ME client implementation of the XML-RPC protocol), the founder of the Web Services Java Users Group based in Dallas, TX, and a Founding Member of the Worldwide Institute of Software Architects where he has served as the Subject Chair for Architectural Patterns.

This ZapForum Podcast is presented as a 13.0 MB mp3 file. Running time: 28:28.Download File