Web Architectures Reports

Take new approaches to building services with SOA
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: Speaking of mobile, social, and cloud trends, distinguished VP at Gartner Anne Thomas Manes said, "We have all of these forces now driving us to change the way we design our architectures." A more consumer-driven approach to services requires a new way of building services -- and service-oriented architecture (SOA) methods can help.
Posted: 04 Dec 2013 | Published: 04 Dec 2013

IBM

Improving Performance and Control in SAP Environments [Cisco ACE XML Gateways]
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to find out how to meet the new challenges posed by the proliferation of XML-based services. Discover an appliance that can be combined with SAP Business Suite and NetWeaver to improve performance, security, availability, and monitoring and auditing (for compliance) for applications and Web services in SAP environments.
Posted: 22 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cloud Elements’ CEO talks enterprise cloud services
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: As more vendors enter the enterprise cloud services market, organizations are going to have a wider range of product options. In this Q&A Mark Geene, Cloud Elements' founder and CEO, discussed what his company is doing to stay ahead of competitors in the enterprise cloud services market and offers toolset selection advice.
Posted: 04 Dec 2013 | Published: 04 Dec 2013

IBM

Enterprise Portal Rationalization: Using a Service-Oriented Architecture to Stop Web Asset Sprawl
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of the problem of Web sprawl, and an account of the rationalization strategies organizations are adopting to gain the upper hand on sprawl. Adopting a service-oriented architecture based on integrated application platform infrastructure emerges as the key to rationalizing sprawl.
Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009

Oracle Corporation

Securing Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures with Oracle Web Services Manager 11g
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: While web services offer extraordinary value to a company, they are not free of challenges – especially when it comes to security and management. Read this white paper to learn how the Oracle Web Services Management (WSM) is equipped with the capabilities to help you tackle web-services-based SOA security and management issues.
Posted: 29 Jun 2012 | Published: 29 Jun 2012

Oracle Corporation

SOA Centers of Excellence: Preserving Order Amid Change
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: There is only one good way to approach the adoption and facilitation of SOA and Web services, and that is to establish, right from the beginning, a corporate Center of Excellence to guide the revolution from making a compelling business case to putting in place a long-term solution for measuring and improving on every success.
Posted: 23 Dec 2009 | Published: 21 Mar 2008

Oracle Corporation

SOA governance breeds lightweight, flexible enterprise architecture
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: In this E-Guide, readers will hear from experts in the space (including well-known David Linthicum) on putting SOA infrastructure and governance in place to significantly simplify the challenges associated with keeping IT flexible.
Posted: 21 Oct 2013 | Published: 21 Oct 2013

IBM

WebSphere eXtreme Scale V7: Solutions Architecture (redbook)
sponsored by IBM
EBOOK: This paper is a follow-up to Users Guide to WebSphere eXtreme Scale, updating the architectural content for WebSphere eXtreme Scale V7.
Posted: 12 Oct 2010 | Published: 14 Dec 2009

IBM

SOA Best Practices in the Mobile Age
sponsored by IBM
EBOOK: Although SOA is seen as the foundation of a mobile development initiative, developing and deploying mobile apps requires more than just SOA. Read this expert book to learn how mobile broadband will affect app development, how SOA has changed as a result of mobile apps, and two unique approaches to mobile app development.
Posted: 24 Jan 2013 | Published: 24 Jan 2013

IBM

Ensuring Web Service Quality for Service-Oriented Architectures
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the testing challenges presented by Web services, and introduces best practices to ensure SOA application quality through the use of Oracle’s award-winning Web service testing solution, Oracle Application Testing Suite.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 12 Jun 2008

Oracle Corporation