Dan Foody

"Our processes are bulletproof. Nothing gets into production that doesn't go through the proper and complete approval process." Famous last words uttered by far too many enterprise architects. Some of them actually believe it's true - others think that by hoping it's true, maybe, just maybe, they can make it true. The reality, as any line-of-business developer can attest, is much less clear-cut. The challenge is that governance only gets harder the more an organization moves towards a service-based architecture. One of the first myths that drives a number of enterprise architecture governance decisions is that adding more rules reduces risk. That may be true in theory, but in practice it actually increases risk. The reason is simple: complexity increases risk. A perfect case study of this, one that most people have probably experienced, is password-control policies.... (more)

Accelerating the Adoption of Web Services in Your Enterprise

You've just gone to your CIO with a plan to implement your IT organization's high-profile B2B "Project X" using Web services. Your CIO patiently listens while you explain the benefits of using third-party Web services as part of your mission-critical infrastructure, how contracts will be negotiated electronically without the need for pesky legal departments, how everyone will outsource all their security and management to providers they never need to meet in person, and how applications will dynamically assemble and modify themselves as your needs change. You confidently sit bac... (more)

Building Manageable Web Services from the Ground Up

Life is full of compromises, and application development is no exception to the rule. So, when that project deadline is looming (and it always is) you are faced with three options: 1.  Finish the functional application 2.  Ensure that the application is manageable 3.  Ask your manager for more time so you can accomplish both Since number #3 might be career limiting, it's usually a choice between #1 and #2. And no one gets extra points for manageability if the application doesn't function as advertised. Clearly, creating a fully functional application wins every time - When timeframe... (more)

WS Security Track - Transitioning Successfully to SOA and Web Services: Building the Infrastructure for SOA Growth

This session will address how to approach service-oriented architecture (SOA) management from a project-based level while still allowing room for future expansion and incremental growth to an enterprise-wide SOA. The session will provide valuable insight into how SOA management can help organizations ease the complexity of moving toward a loosely coupled environment.   This session will address how to approach service-oriented architecture (SOA) management from a project-based level while still allowing room for future expansion and incremental growth to an enterprise-wide SOA. T... (more)

SOA Command and Control

One of the ongoing challenges for business today is finding ways to do more with less. Companies are under relentless pressure to deliver products and services to market faster, better and cheaper than ever before. Investments in information technology are expected to drive the business forward, not only in terms of gaining efficiencies and increasing responsiveness, but in creating new top-line opportunities. Ironically, most corporate IT organizations allocate 75%-85% of their annual budget just to "keeping the lights on." At the same time, research shows that a typical server... (more)