Dan Foody

The world would be a better place if everyone would just do the right thing. Unfortunately, doing the right thing is often easier said than done. Especially in business ideas that seem to have the most promise can actually yield the worst results. For example, applying SOA "best... (more)

"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,... (more)

"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,... (more)

This session will address how to approach SOA management from a project-based level while still allowing room for future expansion and incremental growth to an enterprise-wide SOA.  It will provide valuable insight into how SOA management can help organizations ease the complexit... (more)

Day by day, company by company, IT organization by IT organization, today's enterprise is busy architecting for business-solution agility and the alignment of key assets around the emerging service-oriented architecture (SOA) umbrella. The ability to embrace SOA leads to the abil... (more)

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 b... (more)

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 c... (more)

When I tell customers that my company does Web services management, the question I often hear is "so what do you mean by Web services management?" It's no wonder there's so much confusion on this issue, because the term "management" has been used to mean many different things. Fo... (more)

As information technology professionals progress in their knowledge and use of XML and Web services, the question of XML performance persists. In hallway chats, one might hear that "XML takes up too much bandwidth" or "XML takes too many CPU cycles to process." Unfortunately, th... (more)

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 mana... (more)

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... (more)