Tackling the Problem of Distributed Data

“There’s always a context to data. Even when a field is blank, different applications impose different assumptions about what that means,” notes Ron Schmelzer, senior analyst at SOA research company ZapThink.

This effort is a change from past data integration approaches. “We used to solve data integration by imposing controls at critical choke points,” ZapThink’s Schmelzer recalls. “SOA eliminates these choke points, so I now have a data integration problem everywhere. That means every data access point has to be able to transform and manage data,” he says.

“Primarily, it’s a design issue,” echoes ZapThink’s Schmelzer. “We have great tools for databases, messaging, transformation, etc.,” to implement the design, he adds. Designing the architecture and the specific services correctly requires that developers understand all the data used and generated by services and the applications they interact with — a labor-intensive process.

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ZapThink’s Service-Oriented Architecture Roadmap

ZAPTHINK’S ROADMAP TO SOA ADOPTION
Companies today are struggling with the best way to implement IT infrastructures that enable business agility. Service-oriented architectures based on Web Services provide cost-effective approaches to achieving companies’ agility goals. ZapThink’s Roadmap to SOA adoption is a one-of-a-kind, full-color 24×18″ poster that …

HP Offers Web Services Schema to OASIS

“HP is making an aggressive push with their Adaptive Enterprise initiative, and the effort to contribute WSMF, which is very “complimentary” to their commercial Darwin Reference Architecture, is clearly a move to out-step the competition (notably IBM, Computer Associates, and the emerging class of WS Management vendors) for a Web Services-based management spec,” said ZapThink Senior Analyst Ronald Schmelzer.

ZapThink Senior Analyst Jason Bloomberg said the play shows HP’s dedication to its adaptive enterprise strategy since turning its focus to its OpenView management platform since its Compaq purchase.

“As with any established player, they must innovate carefully to avoid alienating their established customer base, but that being said, today’s announcement shows that HP is committed to being a Web Services management leader,” Bloomberg said.

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