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New survey suggests many are losing patience with vendors touting 'open core' and 'dual license' models that lock in customers... more
For a successful cloud implementation, IT must prepare ahead of time and not merely adjust after the fact... more
Get your outstanding program the recognition it deserves. InfoWorld and Forrester Research, joined by the Penn State Center for Enterprise Architecture, are now accepting entries for our third annual Enterprise Architecture Awards... more
The tools are sharper, but software development remains rife with misconceptions on productivity, code efficiency, offshoring, and more... more
While a service-oriented architectural approach could save you millions, the term's baggage almost guarantees a no... more
Vendor lock-in remains likely for customers deploying data center and cloud switching fabrics, despite move toward industry standards... more
Sanjiva Nath, CEO of ALM innovator zAgile, explains why the Semantic Web is finally getting traction in the cloud era -- and the role he hopes his company will play... more
Supposedly, we don't want to own things anymore, and the impact on IT will be enormous. Don't bet the farm on it... more
There is no guarantee for cloud deployment success -- but there's a path that can strongly increase the odds
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Drew Clark expounds on IBM's prolific partnerships with vertical analytics startups -- and hints at new public cloud services from IBM... more
Useful business metrics follow the six-C formula, beginning with connection and ending with communication... more
Founder/former CEO of Informatica talks about SnapLogic -- his cloud integration startup -- and his prediction that 2012 will be 'year of the enterprise cloud'... more
One size fits all is a bad idea for IT -- so we have to find new ways to split the difference between build and buy... more
You can blame the iPhone, Salesforce.com, and Facebook, but the truth is that business itself has driven the shift to employee-directed tech... more
Steve Yegge makes case for why Google needs to develop a single SOA platform on which to build, as Amazon, Facebook, and others have done... more
Once a holdout, Microsoft now aims to bring big data to mainstream by integrating open source framework with Windows... more
To chart the way ahead, sometimes you have to step back and take stock of the really big picture
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Before you move to the cloud, take some time to consider your IT architecture... more
In this year's InfoWorld/Forrester Enterprise Architecture Awards, six winning companies show how transformative initiatives translate to business success... more
Now more than ever we need enterprise architects to untangle legacy systems and processes -- and to embrace such exciting new developments as the consumerization of IT... more
