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Microsoft released Geneva beta 1 – an identify management solution which supports WS-Trust. An alternative to Geneva is WSO2 Identity Solution. I’m just coming up to speed on Geneva and in general the “Identity problem”. Hopefully, I can spend more time on both Geneva and WSO2 identity solutions.
Cross posted from www.davidstrommer.com
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A simple table comparing .Net and Java developer IDE costs. It is not meant to be a comprehensive list nor a comparison of features. Simply just a snapshot of the list price of .Net and Java developer IDE. The list price is directly from each vendors web site and likely that you’ll find better prices via a software resellers. | IDE | Cost | Vendor | Web Site | | Visual Studio Professional | $799 | MS | http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/ | | Visual Studio Standard | $299 | MS | http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/ | | Visual Studio Express Editions | Free | MS | http://www.microsoft.com/express/ | | Visual Studio Team Architect | $5,469 | MS | http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/ | | Visual Studio Team Developer | $5,469 | MS | http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/ | | Visual Studio Team Tester | $5,469 | MS | http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/ | | Visual Studio Team Database | $5,469 | MS | http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/ | | Visual Studio Team Suite (includes all 4 team editions) | $10,939 | MS | http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/ | | SharpDevelop (C#, VB, Boo) | Free | Open Source | http://www.sharpdevelop.com/OpenSource/SD/ | | MonoDevelop | Free | Open Source | http://www.monodevelop.com/ | | Eclipse | Free | Open Source | http://www.eclipse.org/ | | Developer Studio | $3,490 – Architect
$2,490 – Enterprise
$1,090 - Professional | Embarcadero | http://www.codegear.com/en/products/bds2006 | | Netbeans | Free | Open Source | http://www.netbeans.org/ | | Java Studio | Free | Sun | see netbeans. | | Jbuilder | $1500 – Enterprise
$475 - Pro | Embarcadero | http://www.codegear.com/products/jbuilder | | IntelliJ IDEA | $599 - Commercial
$249 - Personal | JetBrains | http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/ | | JDeveloper | Free | Oracle | http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/ | | JCreater | $89 for Pro | XINOX | http://www.jcreator.com/ | | Rational App Developer | $7,430 floating license
$4,240 user license | IBM | http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/ | | Rational Data/Application Modeler bundle | $11,100 floating license
$6,360 user license | IBM | http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/modelbundle/ | | Rational Pro bundle (includes RSM, RAD, RSA, RFT, RMT, RPT, CC LT, RUP) | $13,400 floating license
$7,430 user license | IBM | http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/probundle/index.html | | WebLogic Workshop | Free | Oracle | http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/workshop/ | | JCODER | $80 Pro | | http://www.jcoder.com/ |
Cross posted from www.davidstrommer.com
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Introducing new technology into an enterprise is very exciting – ESB, BPM, Service Registry, Metadata language, etc. As technologist we quickly identify with the problem a new technology promises to address. “If we only had a CBL”, or “We have a ton of web services – we need a registry so others can find these services”, etc. However, a build it and they will come or technology first approach with out understanding the necessary organizational, process and ROI is a recipe for failure. Technology can certainly be an agent for change in a positive way as long as we recognize the importance of people first and technology second. The quote below is from an article published in 2002 written by George F. Colony, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Forrester. “Deploying technology without changing process and organization will create little impact --and it often brings negative consequences. Naked technology wipes out productivity improvements, hurts return on investment, and dulls the bright edge of well-conceived strategies.” You can download the article for free @ http://www.forrester.com/ER/Research/Brief/Excerpt/0,1317,15589,00.html
Cross posted from www.davidstrommer.com
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http://www.ddj.com/architect/210600738?cid=RSSfeed_DDJ_All
It doesn't appear that MS will focus on UML. Instead, their focus is on MDA. I think this is good news for the industry and MDA. UML on the other hand? The two most helpful UML diagrams are the sequence and deployment.
Cross posted from www.davidstrommer.com
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I came across an interesting acronym called MOST – Mission, Objectives, Strategies, and Tactics. Original source - http://www.strategy.nildram.co.uk/most.html
MOST helps to clarify where the business intends to go (Mission), they key goals which will help to achieve this (Objectives), analyses what options there are for proceeding forward (Strategies) and how these strategies are going to be put into action (Tactics).
The key is for this whole process to hang together from top to bottom and in reverse. From the top, clarifying the mission drives the objectives, which creates strategic options, which forces tactical actions. From the bottom, every action at tactical level should help to make the strategies work, all strategies should help to achieve the objectives, and all the objectives should take the business towards the mission. I like easy to remember heuristic acronyms. My three favorite acronyms are KISS, YAGNI and BYOB.
Cross posted from www.davidstrommer.com
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Pest control is a constant battle especially if you live in Florida. A few months ago, while tending the lawn I noticed several ants. I promptly called the pest control service. I learned later that the ants are known as crazy ants (Paratrechina longicornis) and common in Florida. The name "crazy ant" arises from its characteristics of erratic, rapid movement and not following trails as often as other ants while foraging for food.
Similar to the characteristics of crazy ants, the term crazy architect describes an antipattern of enterprise architects. Instead of foraging for food, crazy architects forage for information in an erratic, rapid and seemingly irrational way. The crazy architect antipattern is typical of an architecture team that does not prescribe to an architectural framework and follow architecture processes.
Are you a crazy architect? If so, you are not alone. Let’s face it; you have to be a bit crazy to be an architect.
Cross posted from www.davidstrommer.com
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After months of tweaking and review, our coverage of IBM's BPM technology offering is now live. It joins our coverage of Appian, BEA (we're keeping an eye on this, of course, and will update it as soon as is practical), Lombardi, Software AG and TIBCO.
We've been working on this assessment since the autumn of 2007: the delay is mostly due to the breadth of IBM's portfolio (the assessment report runs to 33 pages, whereas most of the others come in around 20 pages) - combined with the fact that, just as we were about to finalise the report, IBM changed its portfolio positioning, introducing the BPM Suite. Anyhow the effort has been worth it - we think the result is pretty comprehensive and definitely worth reading if you're in the process of selecting a BPM technology vendor.
The IBM BPM assessment report is available as part of our Guest Pass library, here; the detailed comparative scoring information, which you can personalise in line with your preferences and constraints, lives in the online vendor comparison tool that's part of our BPM continuous advisory service. Although this service isn't free, you can get a 7-day free trial, so you can use the tool now to see how IBM stacks up in the context of your own environment and preferences - just fill in this form.
Next up is Pegasystems - the assessment process is already underway. http://www.mwdadvisors.com/blog/
Cross posted from www.davidstrommer.com
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