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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Standalone SOA Management Solutions, Q4 2011

Progress Software Leads; IBM, SOA Software, WSO2, And Managed Methods Have Strong Solutions

In Forrester's 51-criteria evaluation of standalone service-oriented architecture (SOA) management solution vendors, we found that Progress Software leads the pack with its broad and deep...

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Report:Mobile Solution Architecture: User Authentication Is The Foundation Of Mobile Trust

Start Small And Keep An Eye On The Breadth Of Your Future Mobile Scenarios

User authentication is a key foundation of security for mobile apps — as it is for application security in general. Determining which authentication approach to use for your mobile solution...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: SOA Application Gateways, Q4 2011

Layer 7, Vordel, IBM, and Forum Systems Lead, With Intel Close Behind

In Forrester's 45-criteria evaluation of service-oriented architecture (SOA) application gateway vendors, we found that Layer 7 Technologies (Layer 7), Vordel, IBM, and Forum Systems lead the pack...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Integrated SOA Governance, Q1 2012

Software AG, Progress Software, IBM, And SOA Software Lead; Oracle, WSO2, And Tibco Software Have Strong Solutions

In Forrester's 121-criteria evaluation of integrated service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance vendors, we found that Software AG, Progress Software (Progress), IBM, and SOA Software lead the...

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Report:SOA Adoption 2010: Still Important, Still Strong

Forrester's survey data shows that service-oriented architecture (SOA) still has strong penetration and high satisfaction rates. Even though today's headlines focus more on cloud computing, mobile...

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Client Inquiry:SOA Fosters Success With Both Cloud And Mobile Technologies

With all the excitement about cloud and mobile devices, do you feel that SOA is critical to the success of the cloud? More and more of our data is going to be separated outside of the internal...

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Report:Digital Business Design Is The New Integration

Create A Cohesive Business From Your (Seemingly Random) Collection Of Applications And Data

Integration is a perennial challenge for application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals. Vintage, monolithic applications are hard to deal with, and point solutions abound, including point...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: SOA Service Life-Cycle Management, Q1 2012

Software AG, Progress Software, And SOA Software Lead; IBM, Oracle, HP, And WSO2 Have Strong Solutions

In Forrester's 55-criteria evaluation of service-oriented architecture (SOA) service life-cycle management (SLM) vendors, we found that Software AG, Progress Software, and SOA Software lead the pack....

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Report:Forrester's Enterprise Reference Architecture Tool Kit: Documentation Templates

Design patterns, proven technology stacks, and well-documented application infrastructure are fundamental tools for promoting common practices in the design of business solutions. Enterprises create...

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Report:SOA Product Adoption: SOA Management Solutions Provide The Strongest Benefit

Although Many Buy An ESB First, More Buy SOA Management In The Long Run

Although enterprise service bus (ESB) products are an early focus for purchase by service-oriented architecture (SOA) users, SOA management products have more-sustained buying focus and also...

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Report:Build SOA Success With A Business-Focused Approach To SOA Design And Governance

Recent Survey Results Show Higher SOA Satisfaction With A Business Approach

Listen to industry discussion of service-oriented architecture (SOA), and you are likely to get the impression that SOA is best thought of as a technical approach for application integration. While...

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Client Inquiry:What Should We Consider When Evaluating Cloud Combined With SOA?

Part of our application is in the cloud, and we want to insert it into our service-oriented architecture (SOA). What are the interactions between cloud computing and SOA? How do we evaluate risk,...

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Report:Integrate Cloud Into Existing Architecture Strategies

Strategic Plan: The Cloud Computing Playbook

With the level of industry hype about cloud computing, CIOs may get the impression that adopting cloud-based offerings is a sure path to business benefit. But cloud computing is not the answer to all...

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Report:Use A Reference Architecture To Speed Cross-Channel Digital Experience Delivery

Forrester's Digital Experience Reference Architecture Balances Four Opposing Forces

Four opposing forces complicate digital experience delivery: the need for speed of initial delivery and ongoing change, the need to deliver experiences that are coherent and familiar across channels...

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Report:Design Your Contact Center From The Outside In

Strategic Plan: The Contact Centers For Customer Service Playbook

As more enterprises develop organizational and operational structures to better manage customer experience, they need to drive this down into contact center architectural design. Today's challenge is...

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Report:Forrester's Enterprise Reference Architecture Tool Kit: Overview

Materials To Promote Understanding Reference Architectures And Their Value

Design patterns, proven technology stacks, and well-documented application infrastructure are fundamental tools for promoting common practices in the design of business solutions. Enterprises often...

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Report:Adoption Of SOA: Still Strong, Even In Hard Times

Current Use Of SOA Advances 27% Among Enterprises, 45% Among SMBs

Service-oriented architecture continues to find a welcome home in both enterprises and SMBs. Even during the Great Recession, all sizes of organizations moved ahead in their adoption of SOA. Global...

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Client Inquiry:How Do You Support Stateful EJB Services?

How do REST and SOAP support stateful Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) services via stateless EJB web services, as web service standards do not directly support stateful interactions?

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Report:Forrester's Enterprise Reference Architecture Tool Kit: Examples And Process Guides

Design patterns, proven technology stacks, and well-documented application infrastructure are fundamental tools for promoting common practices in the design of business solutions. Enterprises create...

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Report:How To Implement Digital Business Design

Move Deliberately, But Carefully, Toward Forrester's Vision For The Future Of Integration

Application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals need a foundation for recasting their integration strategies to meet 21st-century demands for business agility. Forrester's vision for...

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