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When newer firms go into cloud computing, they have a distinct advantage over established organizations. Organizations that have IT history, however, are more likely to have legacy systems to support--making their integration of cloud computing a much greater challenge.

Project managers usually tend to focus on the methodology for executing the technical part of the project. However, a good understanding of a practical SOA landscape and its associated challenges can help a technical PM make the SOA adoption on technology projects run even smoother.

In Part 1 of our review of trends and technologies that will impact the project manager in 2009, I described a period of financial tightness, energy dislocations, lessened globalization, and an increasingly unstable geo-political environment where small and medium-sized business will see growth because of their adaptability. I also anticipate increasing use of web mashups, digital convergence and unified communications, presence/video surveillance-based security, and collaborative technologies in economic activity.

You know that SOA is the latest buzzword, but now we'll tell you what this new technology really means and how you can use it to your organization's best advantage.

Tired of all that SOAP? Try some AXIS instead.

One of the biggest hurdles in understanding the prevalence and popularity of SOA is pinning down the right definition. Depending on how you look at it, 2008 could be a big year for SOA development and deployment.

As a new subject matter expert takes over our new Web Services and Application Development department (bye, bye DAD!), it's time for a Web Services pep talk.

Organizations should recognize that personal data is an increasingly valuable and complex asset requiring strategic decisions to effectively meet both the challenges and the opportunities of the emerging global information economy. The need for privacy and security fundamentally comes down to the human need for safety.

It's time for a new year, and a new focus. What does 2005 have in store through the ever-important eyes of business intelligence? From storage management to enterprise data warehouses, here's what to watch--and what to ignore--in the new year.

From on-demand technology adoption to the virtual workplace, the project management space is changing rapidly, and the pace of these changes will only increase this year.

How can PMs harness the power of the cloud? There are many aspects of cloud computing worth noting from an organizational perspective, but this article will focus on two technologies that can be especially useful to project managers: software as a service and commoditized computing.

Advances in the technology sector will continue to evolve web services to ensure they live up to their promise. Until then, we should continue to evaluate our technology, business processes and technology objects to be ready to ride the wave when it arrives. Read on to learn about the fundamental steps necessary to propel you toward readiness.

It's easy to get lost in the Cloud if you are unsure who the major players are out there. This overview will examine several Cloud frameworks and identify the who's who of the big-league Cloud riders.

Organizations are quickly adopting Web services as a standardized way of integrating Web-based applications. But architects designing B2B systems are concerned with a few aspects related to Web services.

The need for team collaboration, resource management and analytics, among other trends, will continue to drive the growth of on-demand project portfolio management applications in 2008, says Keith Carlson, CEO of Innotas.

We have yet to solve the mysteries of seamlessly integrating distributed systems. As complexity grows, researchers and engineers find more innovative ways to answer the call. SOA, in combination with Web services, is their latest answer.

With the increase in distributed teams and the rise of online meetings among them, a Web conferencing tool like GoToMeeting Corporate can help project managers accelerate project cycles by enabling better communication, increasing engagement and sharing ownership of project results.

How have things changed in the world of CIO priorities, IT strategies, salaries, spending and such since September of 2010? Certainly the rise of the Cloud has had an impact on CIO thinking--as has the anemic and languishing global economy.

A wide variety of technology solutions are available to help organizations of all sizes and industries adopt, customize and refine their project portfolio management efforts. Here's a roundup of releases and upgrades announced in the past few months.

While these two buzzwords are unlikely bedfellows, they are inextricably linked...and SOA is a key enabler in propelling BPI initiatives within an organization.

A visit to the E-Business Integration Conference had this writer scratching his head over Web services.

Are Web services signaling the death of EAI? Or are we comparing tomatoes with kiwis? Interested yet? (Plus, this story uses the term "CORBA on steroids on a planetary scale." If that doesn't pique your interest, nothing will...)

As social networking sites become hubs of information with attribute and interaction data, they become ripe for analyzing behaviors and demographics. This Web 2.0 intelligence can provide businesses invaluable opportunities to harness the power of communities.

Cloud Computing is the newest buzzword in the IT world, but is it really all that new? Here's a quick primer to take away any remaining mystery surrounding this latest technology and to help you decide if it's worth embracing.

Almost anyone with knowledge, access to a computer and the ability to draw an audience has potential to become commentator, pundit and critic--and then progress to mentor, teacher and trusted authority.

With training professionals and infrastructure staff being trimmed away or asked to take on more functions due to economic stress, people are not getting the information they need in order to get productive quickly. It's too bad you can’t just start running right out of the gate…or can you?

Product development requires a unified, collaborative team effort. A social project management framework, combined with the right social tools, helps to connect team activities to the product development process and stakeholders. The benefits include increased visibility, more accurate estimates, responsive, real-time analysis and streamlined workflows.

Mindjet is also introducing a cloud-based collaboration service and a new version of its collaborative work management solution.

Recent appointments, promotions, openings and awards in the world of project management.

Web services are the new "in thing." They are expanding the ways businesses can communicate and share information with their other partners. Even though it is not the first to embrace Web services, Amazon has shown how beneficial they can be to everyone involved with its new Web Services program.

Through the process of search engine optimization, there are ways in which all sorts of Web-based content can move up the rank ladder so that others can find you and your organization more quickly. Are you taking advantage of the system?

Web services promise to radically transform the way enterprises conduct business, and should be deployed today for a competitive advantage. This article discusses a roadmap for the adoption of Web services.

Web services offer a lean way to integrate and share data between applications. Think of Web services as a cheaper alternative to enterprise application integration.

IBM and Microsoft are teaming together to launch security specifications for secure Web services. Check out their latest offering, the Web Services Federation.

BEA Systems Inc., IBM and Microsoft have released BPEL4WS, or Business Process Execution Language for Web Services, an XML-based flow language that defines how complex business processes should connect and interact via Web services. This move has drawn howls of criticism from authors of similar specifications, including those under consideration by the World Wide Web Consortium. Stay tuned, folks. This one might get ugly.

A couple of days off leaves time to relax and forget about object-oriented software techniques--or does it? Real-life software devices are all around. But they're just the harbingers of the Web Services Revolution.

Get on the runway now: Here are some hot job trends to expect for 2004.

Collaxa, Inc. has just released a new Java-based Web services orchestration tool. According to the company, the Web Services Orchestration Server (WSOS) performs functions similar to Microsoft Corp.'s BizTalk Server, but is implemented as a J2EE container that can run on a Java app server or messaging server. Is this cool, or what?

Contract resources have long thrived in IT, and in tough economic times they have a very big role to play. But how do you maximize your return?

Are you about to choose a Web service? Did you know that security is a primary consideration when choosing a Web service for all applications? This article will look at the ten most important factors that determine the security level and requirements when implementing Web services.

HarperCollins needed an intuitive solution that could manage and track its Digital Technology Services work for over 100 global users. With Innotas’ on-demand IT Governance solution, the publisher was able to manage both strategic projects and sprints with the same tool.

The acquisition marks an aggressive move by CollabNet into cross-platform, Cloud-based developer services.