Stories by Phillip Windley

Governing SOA

SOA (service-oriented architecture) promises enterprises endless advantages: increased code reuse, reduced integration expense, better security, and -- the big payoff -- greater business agility. Whether you achieve those benefits, however, probably has more to do with your policies and procedures than the quality of your code.

Hidden challenges of federated identity

Federation is the logical goal of identity infrastructures, but achieving it takes more than just technology.

IBM snags DataPower for app-level networking

In case you haven't noticed, IBM's WebSphere group is building a one-stop middleware conglomerate, adding products and acquiring small companies at a furious pace. Today, the WebSphere brand doesn't just refer to IBM's J2EE application server but to a full-fledged middleware integration platform.