Market conditions are in a constant state of flux. The economy is, well, the
economy. The regulatory environment shifts based on the latest business
scandal and which political party holds sway. Plus, there is always a new
management strategy to solve world hunger or something. As users struggle to
keep up with this deluge, they frequently turn to their friends in IT for
help. In this way, IT feels the impact of these external pressures indirectly
in the form of requirements.
IT's management applies pressure of their own with demands to do more with
less, be more efficient, outsource more or cut staff more.
Working in IT is like living in a pressure cooker.
How can you address these sometimes opposing pressures and find some relief?
Just What Is It, IT?
A useful first ste... (more)
Business Takeaways
Service-enabling strategies for application integration depend on whether the
applications to be integrated are purchased, previously developed in house,
or being built from scratch. A service oriented architecture (SOA) is as
relevant for application integration as it is for application construction.
Technology Takeaways Sometimes an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is the... (more)