Brenda M. Michelson Contributing Architect (Link to Full Bio) (PDF of Full Bio) Brenda's Blog Current Research Focus: Enterprise Integration: Application, Information, Process, and Services Service-Oriented Architecture Web Services Event-Driven Architecture

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• Observations From the Field: SOA
  Conversations with Architects and Technologists on the Hard Part, the Hype, and Zero Code
  05/04/2006 - Brenda Michelson
• StrikeIron’s Web Services Marketplace
  A Glimpse of the Future, Available Today
  04/06/2006 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: psgp4-6-06cc
• Enterprise Service Bus Routes
  Our Enterprise Service Bus Test Plan
  03/09/2006 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: fw3-9-06cc
• Net Neutrality
  An Important Topic for National Conversation
  02/16/2006 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: psgp2-16-06cc
• Event-Driven Architecture Overview
  Event-Driven SOA is Just Part of the EDA Story
  02/02/2006 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: bda2-2-06cc
• IT Linchpin 2006: The Enterprise Architect
  What Does a Great Enterprise Architect Look Like?
  1/5/2006 - Brenda Michelson —  DOI: bda1-5-06cc
• Planning and Conducting Enterprise Service Bus Rides^SM
  Activities and Tips for Your Bus Rides, Plus a Preview of Our Bus Ride Series
  12/15/2005 - Brenda Michelson —  DOI: fw12-15-05cc
• Best Practices, Lessons Learned, and Takeaways from Enterprise SOA Practitioners
  A Report from InfoWorld’s SOA Executive Forum
  11/23/2005 - Brenda Michelson —  DOI: psgp11-23-05cc
• A New Service-Oriented Architecture Maturity Model
  SOA MM from Sonic Software, Systinet, AmberPoint, and BearingPoint Now Public
  11/3/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: psgp11-3-05cc
• Open Source Considerations
  Evaluation Criteria for Open Source Solutions
  10/20/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: fw10-20-05cc
• The Vanilla Layer Cake Theory
  Using Service-Orientation for Non-Invasive Application Package Customization
  10/6/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: bda10-6-05cc
• Thinking about Oracle’s Application Portfolio Challenges
  Using Service-Orientation and Integration to Build the Future and Augment the Present
  09/22/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: bda9-22-05cc
• Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) Primer
  Understanding an Important Component of SOA and Integration Strategies
  09/08/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: bda9-8-05cc
• A Blogosphere Primer
  Understanding the Basics: Blogging, Syndication, Reading, Searching, and Tagging
  08/25/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: psgp8-25-05cc
• Enterprise Service Bus Evaluation Matrix
  A Blank Matrix to Facilitate Your Evaluation
  08/11/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: em8-11-05cc
• Enterprise Service Bus Evaluation Framework
  Criteria for Selecting an Enterprise Service Bus as an Integration Backbone
  07/28/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: fw7-28-05cc
• Java Business Integration (JBI) Gains Industry Support
  A Look at the JBI Specification and What it Means
  07/14/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: psgp7-14-05cc
• Web Services, Services, and SOA: What Companies Care About
  Results from Release 2 of our Web Services Survey
  06/30/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: sa6-30-05cc
• Macromedia's Flash Platform
  Bringing Rich Experiences to the Masses
  06/16/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: psgp6-16-05cc
• "Service-Oriented World" Cheat Sheet
  A Guide to Key Concepts, Technology, and More…
  06/02/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: bda6-2-05cc
• Enterprise Service Bus Q&A
  Considering the Enterprise Service Bus as a Backbone Candidate for the Networked Integration Environment
  05/19/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: bda5-19-05cc
• BEA Systems Answers the Vision Question(s)
  Our Report from BEA Systems’ 2005 Industry Analyst Summit
  04/28/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: PSGP4-28-05CC
• Integration Scenarios and the Networked Integration Environment
  Pillars of Your IT Integration Strategy for Customer Experience
  04/14/2005 - Brenda Michelson — DOI: BDA4-14-05CC
• Integration and Customer Experience
  Creating an IT Integration Strategy to Deliver an Integrated Customer Experience
  03/31/2005 — Brenda Michelson — DOI: BDA3-31-05CC
• American Customer Satisfaction Suffers Its Biggest Drop in Seven Years
  What Are the Implications of the ACSI Decline?
  03/03/2005 — Brenda Michelson — DOI: PSGP3-3-05CC
• Service Discovery Using Customer Scenario® Mapping
  Building Your Services Catalog
  01/20/2005 — Brenda Michelson — DOI: soa1-20-05cc
• The Evolution of Service-Oriented Architecture
  From Integration to Business Scenario Development
  01/06/2005 — Brenda Michelson — DOI: soa1-6-05cc
• Designing a Fluid Enterprise Using an Adaptive, Customer-Centric IT Architecture
  Creating a Blended IT Architectural Portfolio to Support Your Customer-Centric Business
  12/09/2004 — Brenda Michelson — DOI: BDA12-9-04CC
• Creating a Blended Architectural Portfolio
  Candidate Strategies for Your Blended Architecture
  10/14/2004 — Brenda Michelson — DOI: bda10-14-04cc
• L.L. Bean's Architecture Evolution
  Employing a Services-Oriented Architecture for Cross-Channel Synergy
  09/09/2004 — Brenda Michelson — DOI: CS9-9-04CC