The Long Tail
I attended a workshop at a tradeshow earlier this year… unfortunately, the session itself was less than memorable, but there…
How Recommendation Engines Quash Diversity
As regular readers here know, I have strong opinions about how recommendation engines should work. So does Daniel Lemire, a…
Are Media Companies Out-Innovating Their Advertisers?
In “Three Ways the Media is Innovating with New Interfaces“, Micro Persuasion blogger Steve Rubel argues that “media must innovate…
Enhancing Security and Functionality At The Same Time
Have you ever been sucked into the false debate over how much IT spending should be spent on security? I…
SOA and information tech 2009: a year of extreme focus
My recent post of whether SOA and enterprise architects should be “firefighters” this year, and less “architectural” — based on…
One Step Away
Your customer is one click away from completing the transaction – a sale, reservation, deposit the completion point you’re hoping…
Survey: SOA delivering; SOAP out, REST in
State of SOA: SOAP is in, REST is in State of SOA: SOAP is in, REST is in
Everything is a Platform
I spent all day Friday learning how the New York Times aspires to become a platform for a brave new…
Real-world batch versus real-world real-time
Geek & Poke’s Oliver Widder saw my recent post on batch processing, and provides this real-world example of batch versus…
SOA will accelerate cloud computing — here’s why
Quote of the week: “SOA is not required to take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing, but well-designed architectures…
