More Thoughts on VDA

That whole VDA thing is starting to pick up steam, including this post by Jonathan Kahn who provides some very elegant analysis of my assertions.

“In Zapthink’s recent article about avoiding Vendor Driven Architectures, David Linthicum makes the case that choosing one vendor for your enterprise’s SOA needs is perilous and potentially costly. While this caution bell rings soundly, it appears that today most enterprises may have little choice but to turn to their chosen vendors. Once this process has been started by an inquiry, there is a tendency to march down a very rigid, pre-defined sales process in a winner-take-all battle of wit, determination and even (dare I mention it) discount-wielding (usually in the form of multi-product bundle discounts and ‘free’ support). Sound familiar, oh yeah, I bet it does.”

Read more at: InfoWorld Blogs

VDA and its Relevance to Enterprise Architecture

In Zapthink’s recent article about avoiding Vendor Driven Architectures, David Linthicum makes the case that choosing one vendor for your enterprise’s SOA needs is perilous and potentially costly. While this caution bell rings soundly, it appears that today most enterprises may have little choice but to turn to their chosen vendors. Once this process has been started by an inquiry, there is a tendency to march down a very rigid, pre-defined sales process in a winner-take-all battle of wit, determination and even (dare I mention it) discount-wielding (usually in the form of multi-product bundle discounts and ‘free’ support). Sound familiar, oh yeah, I bet it does.

Read more at: AgileElephant

Nexaweb to Showcase Enterprise Web 2.0 Solutions at ZapThink’s SOA for Government Seminar

“Seeing Federal agencies grapple with the need to assess and deploy SOA approaches that provide value, meet their unique needs, and offer a manageable architecture going forward, led us to the development of this seminar,” said Ron Schmelzer, senior analyst for ZapThink. “Paramount to successful SOA implementations is learning how to extend service-oriented, composite applications to end users. This seminar is designed to guide attendees through concepts, business issues and technologies that demonstrate how an SOA works within an organization and the best Enterprise Web 2.0 solutions for their organization.”

Read more at: SYS-Con

ZapForum Podcast: The Enterprise Architect Job Market

ZapForum Podcast for February 25, 2007 features

Guest Expert Jordan Haberfield, Managing Director, Excel Partner.

Listen to this Podcast and you will:

• Gain perspective on the current state of the job market for Architects with SOA experience
• Learn which industries are experiencing the greatest demand for Enterprise Architects (EAs)
• Understand the current “speed bumps” affecting the EA marketplace