Podcasts
The Value of Standards in Telecommunications
Presented by John Wilmes
Reap the benefits of standards when building a common model for your SOA infrastructure or enterprise. Listen to this podcast and hear how you can leverage the knowledge a group of industry experts instead of starting from scratch. You will also hear how Progress DataXtend SI can help extend the model you are working with.
Metadata in Data Integration
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When we refer to "meta data" when talking about data interoperability, we are talking about data that describe or accompany other data. DataXtend SI uses metadata at design time to describe components of the exchange model. This podcast presents how metadata is used at runtime to configure and manage the operation of data services.
Integration Tax
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When we talk about data interoperability, many people ask, "What is an Integration Tax?" Well some technologists refer to the cost associated with bringing systems together as an integration tax. Progress Software believes that by deploying a common information model that will mediate data transfers and ensure data consistency across legacy, and new, systems, the enterprise will reduce their integration tax. Learn more...
eWeek Interview
Presented by John Bates
In this eWeek interview, Dr. John Bates introduces CEP and its role within organizations, focusing on how and where CEP and BAM can fit within a broader IT architecture
Implementing SOA During an Economic Downturn
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If your budget is tight, you may be thinking of slowing down or even stopping your SOA initiatives. Think again. Dan Foody suggests looking for the quick wins that will allow you to continually enhance your SOA infrastructure. In this podcast, he talks about business-critical issues such as security and compliance, and SOA governance that can't be ignored even during a weak economic environment.
Gain Better Enterprise Visibility of Your SOA
Presented by Giles Nelson
What if you could gain better visibility of your SOA infrastructure? Listen as Giles Nelson presents his observations on the challenges that many enterprises face when trying to identify business requirements and deploy smart solutions that will support these requirements.
Data Integration in SOA
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As we talk to customers and prospects who are beginning to plan or enhance their SOA, we've realized that data is often overlooked in the development of a SOA infrastructure. Some SOA technologists refer to it as the "day 2" problem. Why? Well, we think it might be because application and data architects may have difficulty making informed architectural decisions about it. Listen and hear about the importance of data integration in SOA, why people may forget to plan for it, and some concepts related to smart data mediation.
What is a Common Model?
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This podcast explains what a common information (or data) model is and how a common model it fits into SOA infrastructure. By adopting common data model architectures and ensuring data interoperability across enterprise systems, companies can avoid challenging, costly and inefficient new service deployments and at the same time maximize the potential of SOA.
Common Models Being Used Today
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A 5 minute podcast that discusses what common models are being used today, how they fit in, and how Progress’ is helping you realize the value of deploying a common model within your enterprise application infrastructure. For example, one common model being deployed today is TM Forum’s Shared Information/Data (SID) model. By using the SID model, telecommunication companies are reducing costs because they can deploy new services faster and maintain semantic consistency across different services and systems.
Managing Your Service Level Agreements
Presented by Colleen Smith
Improperly managing your Service Level Agreements can mean incurring fines, losing a customer, or even tarnishing your reputation as a SaaS provider. It is crucial for companies to overcome the challenges of managing their SLAs to avoid these consequences. In this podcast Colleen Smith, director of SaaS for Progress Software, describes the challenges companies face when managing their SLAs and how they can over come these obstacles.
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ISVs Winning with SaaS
Presented by Colleen Smith
Opportunities abound for independent software vendors (ISVs) that comprise what some term "The Long Tail" of the industry. Colleen Smith discusses trends and best practices for Software as a Service (SaaS) with Interarbor Solutions' president and principal analyst Dana Gardner.
SaaS Heads Toward Vertical Business Networks
Presented by Colleen Smith
Colleen Smith, Vice President of SaaS for Progress Software, recently joined Krissi Danielsson for a discussion on the SaaS trend for vertical business networks.
How Do You Measure SOA Success? Try IT Backlogs
Presented by Hub Vandervoort
Hub Vandervoort discusses a simple, direct way to measure SOA success—check out the level of IT backlogs. Joe McKendrick interviewed Hub prior to the recent InfoWorld Executive Forum. For many companies implementing SOA, the overall backlog of IT requests is shrinking. Companies are seeing drastic reductions in project cycle times and consolidation in purchasing across the enterprise.
Event-driven SOA vs CEP. What is the Difference?
Presented by Giles Nelson
Hear examples of event-driven styles of business and what industries would truly benefit from an event-driven SOA infrastructure.
SOA Visionaries
Presented by Dave Linthicum , Julianna Cammarano
This podcast channel provides SOA visionaries, such as Progress Software, with the ability to explain how they have provided value to the world of SOA, and how their technology is changing the landscape.
How to Mashup the Cloud Without Glitches
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In this podcast, you will hear why a stronger focus on business value is essential to successfully manage enterprise mashups, and learn how testing processes have to change to avoid unexpected hitches when mashing up cloud services.
Introduction to DataDirect Shadow
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These technical video demonstrations provide a technical introduction to Shadow z/Services, z/Events, and z/Direct.
