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- Documenting Software Architecture, Part 1: What Software Architecture Is, and Why It's Important to Document It
- Software architecture has increasingly become important for the development of complex real-time systems. In this new series, learn why and how one should document software architecture. One will learn about the five different views, or aspects, that one should document for any medium-to large-scale software development project. This first paper...
- Tags: Software, Architecture, Software Architecture, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2008-04-15
- When architecture meets the sales model
- There has been tons of talk over the last few years about "Software as a Service" SaaS. Quite frankly, I am not a huge fan of the idea, mainly because I do not like to put that much faith in third-party vendors TPVs. The idea itself is not bad, I...
- Tags: Xml, Web 2.0, Software Architecture, Soa, Saas, Architecture
- Blog posts 2007-07-03
- The architecture of a flexible .NET file processing system -- Part 1
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.There are many companies that rely on importing and exporting data via files as a communication mechanism with their partners. While this seems like an old and out-dated process in this age of Web services, there are and probably always will be,...
- Tags: Software Architecture, Programming, Microsoft, file processing, Development Process, Application Development, .net
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Scalability vs. performance
- Building a scalable application? So am I. One of the mental conflicts that I keep having is that all of the layers that we add to an application particularly a Web application to add scalability… well, they hurt the performance of the application!An increasing common pattern is to have the...
- Tags: Software Development, Software Design, Software Architecture, Programming, N-Tier, Multitiered, Development, Code, Architecture
- Blog posts 2007-04-11
- Windows kernel protection expected to break soon
- PatchGuard is doomed.It's another case of Microsoft Just Not Getting It. Real security isn't had by adding security "features", but by [i]removing security problems[/i]. Until the people at Microsoft grasp that fact and start making use of it in t
- Tags: software architecture, patchguard, security, apotheon, windows, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-10-13
- The Benefits of the Software Architecture: Is the Software Architecture Essential to Your Project - You Bet It Is!
- For the past several months the author has focused on designing a software architecture. The author has talked about requirements gathering, documentation, integration with the development process, and more. One thing he hasn't discussed, however, is the benefits of the software architecture. The author explains the benefits of the software...
- Tags: Software, Software Architecture, Tools & Techniques, Benefits, Management, Human Resources
- White papers 2005-04-06
- Architecture-Based Development
- The development of a software architecture is a critical step in the development of large software-intensive systems. A software architecture is fundamental for the development of software produce lines where multiple systems with different functionality are created from the same basic architecture. Even with this emphasis on architecture, the process...
- Tags: Software, Architecture, Software Architecture, Tools & Techniques, Management
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- Exploring the Fundamentals of Architecture and Services in an SOA, Part 1: Use Architecture and Levels of Abstraction to Create a Better SOA - Why Is Architecture Important in SOA?
- In this first paper in the series, get a closer look at the elements of a Service-Oriented Architecture SOA, examine the benefits of architecture, learn how levels of abstraction help improve the development process, who creates and uses the architecture, and where architecture belongs in the software development life cycle.
- Tags: SOA, Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-09-04
- MSDN Architecture Webcast: Architecture: Automating Software Development Testing (Level 200)
- The presenter of this webcast explains about the implementation of architecture testing that takes place at the design phase of the software creation process. The webcast covers and provides a framework for use in executing automated architecture testing at the key stages of the software development life cycle.
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Architecture, Software Development, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management
- Webcasts 2006-02-16
- Documenting Software Architecture, Part 3: Develop the Architecture Overview
- In this paper, learn about the architecture overview, which provides a high-level schematic of the various dimensions of the architecture. The architecture overview provides different views of the developing architecture of a system. Architecture, by definition, helps communicate the developing solution to key stakeholders of the company, though not all...
- Tags: Software, Architecture, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2008-06-27
- Architecture Principles: Creating the Foundation for Robust Architecture
- This paper discusses the role of principles in developing an architecture, whether it is a reference architecture, an application architecture, or one of the other architecture types. Architecture is a complex effort that must balance the needs of the business with the reality of how technology can support it. Principles...
- Tags: Architecture, Principles, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2007-03-27
- MSDN Architecture Webcast: Patterns for Service-Oriented Architecture (Level 200)
- Service-Oriented Architecture represents a new style of software development architecture, design and implementation. The presenter of this webcast will cover four principles which guide the architecture, three patterns for SOA and two anti-patterns which represent common mistakes that one should avoid.
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, SOA, Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software Development, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development
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- Common Lisp for Service Oriented Architecture Programs
- A new software component architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture SOA, has emerged that promises to deliver the benefits of Information Technology IT integration to business. This paper discusses the reasons why businesses need to embrace SOA today and how it changes the rules of software development and software business. It then review...
- Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-12-22
- Exploring IT Architecture Disciplines, Part 4: Update Your Infrastructure Architecture to Serve and Protect Your Enterprise
- Now that one has supplemented the business architecture with an information architecture, one can move on to updating the existing infrastructure architecture. This update consists of a validation and a possible realignment of the infrastructure to meet the requirements outlined in both the business and the information architectures. Traditional enterprise...
- Tags: Information Technology, Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-09-19
- Exploring IT Architecture Disciplines, Part 6: Build the Integration Architecture - Putting It All Together
- A key aspect of any enterprise architecture is the integration of all the parts and pieces. This is the purpose of the integration architecture - to make sure that everything works smoothly. Designing this architecture is the sixth step in the enterprise architecture process, the step where everything comes together.
- Tags: Information Technology, Enterprise Architecture, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-11-29
- The Sun Java System RFID Software Architecture
- This white paper describes the Sun Java System RFID Software architecture for enabling the EPCglobal Network. The architecture is specifically designed to address large-scale implementations in enterprises that need to integrate real-time data flowing in from existing business processes and back-end enterprise systems using Radio Frequency Identification RFID tags. This...
- Tags: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java, Architecture, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2005-03-01
- Exploring IT Architecture Disciplines, Part 3: Move on to the Information Architecture - Store, Protect, and Manage Your Organization's Data
- As one progress toward the design of the enterprise architecture, one must supplement the new business architecture with an information architecture - an architecture that outlines mission-critical information and how to store it, protect it, and manage it. Learn how to design and maintain an information architecture for the organization....
- Tags: Information Technology, Information Architecture, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-08-15
- The Four-Domain Architecture: An Approach to Support Enterprise Architecture Design
- Managing an enterprise architecture is a challenging task. While careful planning typically goes into its design, an enterprise architecture actually emerges as a result of implementing individual projects. It is this de facto architecture, not the conceptual one, that provides the capabilities for executing business strategies, and understanding this emergent...
- Tags: Enterprise Architecture, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2004-02-26
- Documenting Software Architecture, Part 2: Develop the System Context
- Part 1 of this series explained the importance of a disciplined approach to documenting software architecture. It also introduced commonly used mechanisms to capture the architectural artifacts used in a typical software development process. This paper continues the discussion and focuses on the first important architecture artifact: the system context....
- Tags: Software, Artifact, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Management, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2008-05-13
- Testability of Software in Service-Oriented Architecture
- Service-Oriented Architecture SOA is a system architecture in which a collection of loosely coupled services communicate with each other using standard interfaces and message-exchanging protocols. As an emerging technology in software development, the SOA presents a new paradigm, and it affects the entire software development cycle including analysis, specification, design,...
- Tags: SOA Software Inc., SOA, Arizona State University, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Software Development, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2006-06-29
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