Architecture & Integration Summit

10/29/2008 to 10/30/2008

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Membership required to access presentations CLICK LINKS BELOW TO ACCESS THE EVENT INFORMATION: PRESENTATIONS SPEAKER PROFILES PROGRAM MINNEAPOLIS CHAPTER HOMEPAGE   Architecture & Integration Summit Presentations Cloud Computing & Cloud Integration  PDF (3.43 MB)   Posted By: Administration Cloud Computing & Cloud Integration, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Jeff Barr, Peter Coffee - One of the hot new architectures climbing the technology hype cycle is Application Platform as a Service (APaaS). Offerings in this space include Informatica On-demand, salesforce.com and Amazon Web Services to name just a few. Is Cloud Computing a valid strategy for large mission-critical applications or is it just for quick ramp-up of new capabilities and low-volume department solutions? The reality is that core business solutions are being implemented today in the cloud by companies of all sizes with impressive results. An enterprise could, in principal, implement their entire suite of applications with the only purchased software being a browser! This presentation will explore the promise of APaaS and the present day reality.  A Business Model Approach to Info Integration  PDF (402.76 KB)   Posted By: Administration A Business Model Approach to Information Integration - Dan Collins Often information integration projects are seen as data-centric projects: we tend to focus on how to map one data set to the other. However, this often results a least common denominator design that loses much of the detail and richness required by the business. In this session we will see how the principle of associative modeling, coupled with a modeling tool designed to support collaboration with the business, can be used to integrate information from disparate sources to a consistent business model that is the super-set of the respective sources. We will see how focusing on semantic integration can streamline the process and result in an information model that better reflects the needs of the business.   Panel Discussion - Architectural Styles  PDF (913.74 KB)   Posted By: Administration Panel Debate: Architecture Styles - Harmonizing REST, SOA, CEP or All of the Above Scott Nieman, Roy Fielding, John Schmidt, Jamshid Vayghan One of the challenges in delivering business solutions is to first agree on what objectives are desired, then to select the smallest and simplest set of architectural constraints that will achieve the business goals. As stated in the book Evaluating Software Architectures by Clements, Kazman and Klein: “If the sponsor of a system cannot tell you what any of the quality goals are for the system, then any architecture will do." In other words, if you don't have a clear idea of the operating requirements, which architecture style should you select to delivery the business solution? REST has been promoted as the architectural style that best fits the architecture of the web, adopting the KISS principle, but is it right in all projects?  A Metadata Implementation for an ICC  PDF (157 KB)   Posted By: Administration A Metadata Implementation for an Integration Competency Center - Charlie Betz This case study from a Fortune 100 corporation demonstrates how an Integration Competency Center supported structured documentation of its integration assets. Application to application documentation was elaborated into physical integration configuration, requiring a detailed metamodel covering both abstract and implemented concepts   Optimizing Your SOA Journey with a SOA COE  PDF (1.85 MB)   Posted By: Administration Optimizing Your SOA Journey with a SOA Center of Excellence - Dr. Parag Doshi Today many companies have embraced the potential benefits of SOA; however, they also recognize that actually realizing these benefits can be both a management and technical challenge. What is the best approach for executing this SOA journey and what are all the pieces that a company should consider in a comprehensive SOA program? Or more simply, "What are all the steps needed to get SOA 'right'?" This presentation will address these questions by offering a proven approach that outlines all of the steps (both technical and non-technical) needed to reap the benefits of SOA and maximize adoption. A SOA Center of Excellence is a SWAT team or central architecture team that manages all aspects of SOA delivery and establishes a foundational set of processes and artifacts that will accelerate the transformation to a SOA. It is the focal point for SOA activity and SOA governance within an enterprise.  The Omen of MDM: From MDM to Semantic Enterprise  PDF (318.78 KB)   Posted By: Administration The Omen of Master Data Management: From MDM to Semantic Enterprise - Semyon Axelrod This presentation introduces the concept of semantic enterprise and outlines a connection between semantic enterprise and master data management (MDM) concepts. It would also show that successful transitioning to semantic enterprise requires significant improvements in enterprise metadata and especially in business metadata management. It explains the importance of supporting an enterprise-level semantic continuum from both business and IT communities by committing to development of enterprise architecture tenets that would bring both communities to a more synergetic environment.   Value Based Integration: A Client Driven Method  PDF (1.05 MB)   Posted By: Administration Value Based Integration: A Client Driven Integration Method The scale and complexity of the enterprise integration task can easily be overwhelming. Without careful focus on real-world priorities, an enterprise integration project can easily become a never-ending project. The enterprise integration initiatives tend to be more successful when they aim to deliver value early and often. Focus on anything other than stakeholders and real-world priorities can result in making unrealistic commitments. This can get even worse when the integration project gets funding, but then not deliver anything for a couple of years while they focus on the best-possible integration capability, assuming that business users will "flock" to their solution as soon as it is ready. However, they may find out that the initiative was cancelled in the meantime.   Case Study: Business-IT Process Integration  PDF (3.33 MB)   Posted By: Administration Case Study: Business-IT Process Integration With Industry Standards & Open Source - Chris Armstrong Many organizations face the challenge of understanding their different business processes, how they relate to one another, and then coming up with technology solutions to support those processes. Then an organization needs support those solutions with IT-related business processes such as portfolio management, solution delivery, and service management. Finally, these processes need to be integrated with strategic business planning, governance and enterprise architecture lifecycles. Understanding the appropriate lifecycle integration touch points is key to make sure all stakeholders are aligned. Minimizing redundancy among processes and streamlining them is key to enabling an agile enterprise.  SOA Mgmt - Get the most out of your SOA Investment  PDF (2.61 MB)   Posted By: Administration SOA Management – Get the most out of your SOA Investment - Mohan Udyavar CXO’s have bought into the benefits of SOA and started implementing SOA within their enterprise. As the SOA adoption increases within the enterprise, the management challenges will also increase exponentially. As the Enterprise Architects have started laying down the ground rules for SOA Governance, they are looking for broader management capabilities from the Plan to the Retire phase of the service. SOA Management fits the bill as it encompasses most of the SOA lifecycle stages compared to the traditional Web Services Management which is limited to runtime management. SOA Management involves defining Policies and Contracts in a central place, SOA Assurance, Provisioning, Visibility at the Operational as well as the Business level, Security and Configuration Management. It is better to tackle these challenges as early in the lifecycle so that the solution can be seamlessly integrated into your SOA landscape.  Architecting Data for Multi-Tenant Solutions  PDF (224.1 KB)   Posted By: Administration Architecting Data for Multi-Tenant Solutions - Steve Hughes With the rising market importance of Software-as-a-Solution (SaaS) offerings, multi-tenant data architectures are becoming more commonplace. But what is the best way to organize data for multi-tenancy? This presentation will cover prevailing multi-tenancy trends in the data and SaaS marketplace. I will also discuss a data team’s need to balance functionality and performance with the economies of scale that make multi-tenant solutions so effective.   Investing in Architecture: The Road to Maturity  PDF (334.07 KB)   Posted By: Administration Investing in Architecture: The Road to Maturity - Tracy Legrand As companies see increasing pressure on their use of technology as an enabler and/or operational cost reduction mechanism, the role of architecture has become increasingly important. While expectations from architecture increase, it becomes imperative that the repeatability and predictability of the function are well defined. This presentation describes the connection between these value drivers, an architecture function ‘maturity’ assessment, and the importance of an investment roadmap. The information presented will include case studies of both successes and failures within an SOA implementation, Utility Computing implementation, and an Enterprise IT Strategy implementation.   The Web as Integration Architecture  PDF (3.75 MB)