Cloud Governance

ZapThink Announces Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Training in Omaha

By admin ⋅ August 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

ZapThink Announces Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Training in Omaha
Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Boot Camp to Run October 5-8, 2009

BALTIMORE, MD August 13, 2009 — ZapThink today announces the opening of registration for its four-day Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Boot Camp, providing in-depth, hands-on training and certification on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and taught by notable SOA expert Jason Bloomberg. The LZA SOA Boot Camp will run from October 5-8, 2009 in Omaha, NE.

“Companies are tired of all the hype surrounding Web Services and SOAs, and are finding it difficult to learn what they really need to know from vendor-centric conferences and training,” said Ronald Schmelzer, senior analyst with ZapThink, LLC. “IT professionals want to learn from their peers about what it really takes to put together a well-designed SOA, and desire third-party credentials to assert their SOA knowledge. The Licensed ZapThink Analyst boot camps give Enterprise Architecture practitioners the SOA education and credentials they’ve been waiting for.”

In this four-day SOA training course, attendees will get hands-on experience and expertise in how to implement the latest SOA best practices and methods. Learn about Service modeling, Service domains, SOA infrastructure planning, SOA testing, SOA Quality, Governance, and Management, developing a SOA Roadmap, SOA ROI and Business Planning, SOA Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and metrics, SOA security and performance optimization, SOA policy management, Composite Services and Business Process, Service-Oriented Business Applications (SOBA), and Mashups. Hear about notable SOA security case studies and get hands-on guidance in making SOA work. And, once you complete this course you will become a credentialed Licensed ZapThink Architect.

The ZapThink LZA SOA training and certification program in Omaha offers the following benefits:

An annual credential that allows ZapThink to endorse individual enterprise architects as having specific SOA skills
Posting onto an LZA Directory that enables companies to research and locate architects to assist with their SOA-specific needs
Opportunity to contribute to ZapThink’s online research and content
Participation in exclusive annual LZA-only conferences, events and activities.

The LZA Omaha SOA Boot Camp will be held from October 5-8, 2009. Register at: http://bit.ly/rDTGa

Increasingly, individuals like are looking to get the backing of a qualified third-party organization that can endorse their existing SOA skills as well as enable continuous improvement, enhanced networking with those looking for architecture resources, or enhance their current SOA-enabled careers. Through its LZA program, ZapThink is filling the unmet need for knowledge and credentials in this area.

For more information and to register for an LZA Boot camp, visit http://bit.ly/rDTGa . Early bird discounts are available for a limited time. Seats are limited to only 45 people per LZA boot camp, and ZapThink expects certain boot camp dates and locations to sell out.

ZapThink Expands Its Footprint Into South Africa

By admin ⋅ August 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

ZapThink today announces the availability of a series of SOA training and certification courses in Johannesburg, South Africa, run in conjunction with realIRM. ZapThink will run its four-day Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Boot Camp, providing in-depth, hands-on training and certification on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and taught by notable SOA expert Jason Bloomberg as well as a one-day LZA renewal course and ZapThink’s popular SOA Governance Training & Certification courses. The details for each are listed below.

ZapThink Announces SOA Governance Certification and Training in London, UK

By admin ⋅ July 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

“Enterprises are struggling with making SOA work and troubled by governance concerns,” said Ronald Schmelzer, Managing Partner with ZapThink, LLC. “They are looking for SOA governance best practices for design-time, run-time, and change / version management, and want hands-on experience with SOA governance methods, tools, and frameworks before you commit to a SOA endeavor. However, existing SOA Governance training is provided by software vendors and consulting firms that have ulterior motives for providing training. Enterprises are you looking for a third-party, vendor-neutral credential to provide training and endorse their SOA governance knowledge.”

Application governance cannot be ignored on the cloud

By admin ⋅ July 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

“Governance is really strong right now and for a couple of reasons,” said Ronald Schmelzer, sr. analyst and managing partner at ZapThink. “Companies are realizing that building services and putting them up there just won’t work. You want the services to be used and you want the main benefit of SOA, and that is reuse. But the flipside is, they may use these services in ways not anticipated.”

Schmelzer said Layer 7 has historically done a good job with policy definition and policy management.

Regarding SOA in the cloud, Schmelzer said he sees promising signs. Companies now are looking at SOA and realizing they may need to improve their architectures. “It looks like the trend is moving to an architectural focus,” said Schmelzer, “rather than IT managers just saying, ‘oh let’s just go buy another ESB.’”

ZapThink Announces Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Governance Certification and Training in London, UK

By admin ⋅ July 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

ZapThink Announces Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Governance Certification and Training in London, UK

Industry’s Only Vendor-Neutral SOA Governance Credential

BALTIMORE, MD July 27, 2009 — One of the biggest challenges facing the SOA marketplace is the lack of proper governance to make sure that SOA exists in a controlled environment, and not the potential chaos that can emerge from uncontrolled, dynamic consumption and composition. To address this challenge, ZapThink today announces the availability of registration for its Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Governance Training and Certification course in London, UK. The two-day course will be run in Canary Wharf in London, United Kingdom running from October 19-20, 2009.

“Enterprises are struggling with making SOA work and troubled by governance concerns,” said Ronald Schmelzer, Managing Partner with ZapThink, LLC. “They are looking for SOA governance best practices for design-time, run-time, and change / version management, and want hands-on experience with SOA governance methods, tools, and frameworks before you commit to a SOA endeavor. However, existing SOA Governance training is provided by software vendors and consulting firms that have ulterior motives for providing training. Enterprises are you looking for a third-party, vendor-neutral credential to provide training and endorse their SOA governance knowledge.”

The courses address a significant and urgent need from enterprise architects and IT practitioners to achieve SOA success by governing the design, operation, running, and versioning of their SOA implementations. In ZapThink’s two-day workshop, attendees will learn in-depth, practical SOA governance methodologies, techniques, and approaches in ways that are not specific to the particular technology du-jour or an individual vendor implementation. The SOA Governance training and certification course is led by skilled instructors who not only have architectural and governance expertise, but also know-how in how to apply SOA governance technologies and frameworks into practice. For attendees that already have an LZA credential, this course adds a SOA Governance endorsement that will further add to their knowledge and capabilities. The SOA governance course fills the unmet need for both SOA governance training as well as certification.

Details of the upcoming SOA Governance Training and Certification workshop in London:

October 19-20, 2009: London, UK

Cost for attendance is just $995 at early discount rates and includes all training materials and certification costs. For more information and to register for the upcoming SOA Governance training and certification event in London, visit http://www.regonline.com/soagovlondon09.

ZapThink Announces Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Training in Chicago

By admin ⋅ July 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

ZapThink Announces Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Training in Chicago
Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Boot Camp to Run September 21-24, 2009

BALTIMORE, MD July 22, 2009 — ZapThink today announces the opening of registration for its four-day Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Boot Camp, providing in-depth, hands-on training and certification on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and taught by notable SOA expert Jason Bloomberg. The LZA SOA Boot Camp will run from September 21-24, 2009 in Chicago, IL.

“Companies are tired of all the hype surrounding Web Services and SOAs, and are finding it difficult to learn what they really need to know from vendor-centric conferences and training,” said Ronald Schmelzer, senior analyst with ZapThink, LLC. “IT professionals want to learn from their peers about what it really takes to put together a well-designed SOA, and desire third-party credentials to assert their SOA knowledge. The Licensed ZapThink Analyst boot camps give Enterprise Architecture practitioners the SOA education and credentials they’ve been waiting for.”

In this four-day SOA training course, attendees will get hands-on experience and expertise in how to implement the latest SOA best practices and methods. Learn about Service modeling, Service domains, SOA infrastructure planning, SOA testing, SOA Quality, Governance, and Management, developing a SOA Roadmap, SOA ROI and Business Planning, SOA Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and metrics, SOA security and performance optimization, SOA policy management, Composite Services and Business Process, Service-Oriented Business Applications (SOBA), and Mashups. Hear about notable SOA security case studies and get hands-on guidance in making SOA work. And, once you complete this course you will become a credentialed Licensed ZapThink Architect.

The ZapThink LZA SOA training and certification program in Chicago offers the following benefits:

An annual credential that allows ZapThink to endorse individual enterprise architects as having specific SOA skills
Posting onto an LZA Directory that enables companies to research and locate architects to assist with their SOA-specific needs
Opportunity to contribute to ZapThink’s online research and content
Participation in exclusive annual LZA-only conferences, events and activities.

The LZA Chicago SOA Boot Camp will be held from September 21-24, 2009. Register at: http://bit.ly/Ct6h8

Increasingly, individuals like are looking to get the backing of a qualified third-party organization that can endorse their existing SOA skills as well as enable continuous improvement, enhanced networking with those looking for architecture resources, or enhance their current SOA-enabled careers. Through its LZA program, ZapThink is filling the unmet need for knowledge and credentials in this area.

For more information and to register for an LZA Boot camp, visit http://bit.ly/Ct6h8 . Early bird discounts are available for a limited time. Seats are limited to only 45 people per LZA boot camp, and ZapThink expects certain boot camp dates and locations to sell out.

ZapThink Announces SOA Training Events in South Africa

By admin ⋅ July 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

ZapThink Announces SOA Training Events in South Africa

SOA Training & Certification, Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Renewals, and SOA Governance Certification to run in September 2009

BALTIMORE, MD July 20, 2009 — ZapThink today announces the availability of a series of SOA training and certification courses in Johannesburg, South Africa, run in conjunction with realIRM. ZapThink will run its four-day Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Boot Camp, providing in-depth, hands-on training and certification on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and taught by notable SOA expert Jason Bloomberg as well as a one-day LZA renewal course and ZapThink’s popular SOA Governance Training & Certification courses. The details for each are listed below.

“Companies are finding it difficult to learn what they really need to know from vendor-centric conferences and training,” said Ronald Schmelzer, senior analyst with ZapThink, LLC. “IT professionals want to learn from their peers about what it really takes to put together a well-designed SOA, and desire third-party credentials to assert their SOA knowledge. The Licensed ZapThink Analyst boot camps give Enterprise Architecture practitioners the SOA education and credentials they’ve been waiting for.”

In ZapThink’s four-day LZA SOA boot camp training course, attendees will get hands-on experience and expertise in how to implement the latest SOA best practices and methods. Learn about Service modeling, Service domains, SOA infrastructure planning, SOA testing, SOA Quality, Governance, and Management, developing a SOA Roadmap, SOA ROI and Business Planning, SOA Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and metrics, SOA security and performance optimization, SOA policy management, Composite Services and Business Process, Service-Oriented Business Applications (SOBA), and Mashups. Hear about notable SOA security case studies and get hands-on guidance in making SOA work. And, once attendees complete this course, they will become a credentialed Licensed ZapThink Architect.

The ZapThink LZA SOA training and certification program offers the following benefits:

An annual credential that allows ZapThink to endorse individual enterprise architects as having specific SOA skills
Posting onto an LZA Directory that enables companies to research and locate architects to assist with their SOA-specific needs
Opportunity to contribute to ZapThink’s online research and content
Participation in exclusive annual LZA-only conferences, events and activities.

In ZapThink’s two-day SOA Governance workshop, attendees will learn in-depth, practical SOA governance methodologies, techniques, and approaches in ways that are not specific to the particular technology du-jour or an individual vendor implementation. The SOA Governance training and certification course is led by skilled instructors who not only have architectural and governance expertise, but also know-how in how to apply SOA governance technologies and frameworks into practice. For attendees that already have an LZA credential, this course adds a SOA Governance endorsement that will further add to their knowledge and capabilities. The SOA governance course fills the unmet need for both SOA governance training as well as certification.

Details of the courses offered are as follows:

The LZA SOA Boot Camp will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 31-September 4, 2009
One-day LZA Renewal course will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 7, 2009
The two-day SOA Governance Training and Certification course will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from September 8-9, 2009

For more information and to register for the above events, please visit http://www.zapthink.com/eventreg.html. Early bird discounts are available for a limited time. Seats are limited to only 45 people per LZA boot camp, and ZapThink expects certain boot camp dates and locations to sell out.

Experts convene to analyze SOA’s vital signs

By admin ⋅ July 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Ron Schmelzer passed this on to me: he and the ZapThink crew are hosting an SOA confab next week in Boston that plays off the “SOA is Dead” theme we’ve been hearing so much about, titled “SOA: The Night of the Living Dead.”

And appropriately, Anne Thomas Manes, who stirred this whole thing up, will be there. She will be joined by industry luminaries Dana Gardner, Brenda Michelson, Sandy Rogers, Thomas Burns, and David Chappell of Oracle. ZapThinkers Ron and Jason Bloomberg will also be there – on Thursday evening, July 23rd. Can this impressive assemblage of experts revive the spirit of SOA?

ZapThink Announces Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Training in London, UK

By admin ⋅ July 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

ZapThink Announces Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Training in London, UK
Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Boot Camp to Run October 13-16, 2009

BALTIMORE, MD July 13, 2009 — ZapThink today announces the opening of registration for its four-day Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Boot Camp, providing in-depth, hands-on training and certification on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and taught by notable SOA expert Jason Bloomberg. The LZA SOA Boot Camp will run from October 13-16, 2009 in London, United Kingdom.

“Companies are tired of all the hype surrounding Web Services and SOAs, and are finding it difficult to learn what they really need to know from vendor-centric conferences and training,” said Ronald Schmelzer, senior analyst with ZapThink, LLC. “IT professionals want to learn from their peers about what it really takes to put together a well-designed SOA, and desire third-party credentials to assert their SOA knowledge. The Licensed ZapThink Analyst boot camps give Enterprise Architecture practitioners the SOA education and credentials they’ve been waiting for.”

In this four-day SOA training course, attendees will get hands-on experience and expertise in how to implement the latest SOA best practices and methods. Learn about Service modeling, Service domains, SOA infrastructure planning, SOA testing, SOA Quality, Governance, and Management, developing a SOA Roadmap, SOA ROI and Business Planning, SOA Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and metrics, SOA security and performance optimization, SOA policy management, Composite Services and Business Process, Service-Oriented Business Applications (SOBA), and Mashups. Hear about notable SOA security case studies and get hands-on guidance in making SOA work. And, once you complete this course you will become a credentialed Licensed ZapThink Architect.

The ZapThink LZA SOA training and certification program in London offers the following benefits:

An annual credential that allows ZapThink to endorse individual enterprise architects as having specific SOA skills
Posting onto an LZA Directory that enables companies to research and locate architects to assist with their SOA-specific needs
Opportunity to contribute to ZapThink’s online research and content
Participation in exclusive annual LZA-only conferences, events and activities.

The LZA London SOA Boot Camp will be held from October 13-16, 2009 at:

http://bit.ly/OYJdN

Increasingly, individuals like are looking to get the backing of a qualified third-party organization that can endorse their existing SOA skills as well as enable continuous improvement, enhanced networking with those looking for architecture resources, or enhance their current SOA-enabled careers. Through its LZA program, ZapThink is filling the unmet need for knowledge and credentials in this area.

For more information and to register for an LZA Boot camp, visit http://bit.ly/OYJdN . Early bird discounts are available for a limited time. Seats are limited to only 45 people per LZA boot camp, and ZapThink expects certain boot camp dates and locations to sell out.

Cloud Governance: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed…

By Ronald Schmelzer ⋅ July 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As we predicted earlier in the year, Cloud computing is starting to take hold, especially if you believe the marketing literature of vendors and consulting firms. Yet, we are seeing an increasing number of Cloud success stories, ranging from simplistic consumption of utility Services and offloading of compute resources …

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