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• Expert insight into building distributed, service oriented systems

  Developing complex service oriented systems is a challenge, but with insight from the author of the best selling publication "SOA Patterns," many of the common challenges and problems can be easily covercome  Continue Reading

• Learning distributed architecture and modern SOA design techniques

  This learning guide provides software architects with the expert advice, tips and insights needed to help design distributed architectures using effective SOA design techniques.  Continue Reading

• Why productivity logging is the key to software development time management

  The key to success as a software consultant is using a productivity log that can demonstrate how much time and effort has been put into a project, while also explaining away non-productive time consuming activities.  Continue Reading

• Lacking NoSQL standards more dangerous than proprietary vendor lock-in?

  While many NoSQL solutions are open source, the lack of standards means any organization embracing a given solution may never have the ability to easily change to another competing solution.  Continue Reading

• Big Data Hadoop solutions with Hive, Mahout, HBase and Cassandra

  As Hadoop evolves, complimentary technologies such as Hive, Mahout, HBase and Cassandra are allowing software engineers get more and more out of commodity hardware.  Continue Reading

• Why portlet programmers avoid PortletPreferences for performance

  Some parts of the portlet API are amazing, but there are some pitfalls as well, especially when it comes to developing portlet applications that use PortletPreferences  Continue Reading

• Portlet development skills put Java pros in demand

  Traditional Java development skills are common, but for programmers interested in putting themselves in demand, learning portlet programming is the way to go. Here we look at the similarities between portlets and servlets.  Continue Reading

• Simplified Service Orientation and Software Engineering with BEST

  Service orientation is about more than developing components, and software engineering solutions depend on knowing how services work in the real world.  Continue Reading

• Alternative JVM languages: Scala explained

  Watch this video lesson to learn the benefits of exploring the JVM alternative language Scala.  Continue Reading

• Application lifecycle management needs a unified DevOps approach

  Application lifecycle management often pits development against operations creating the need for a unified DevOps approach.  Continue Reading

• Simplified cloud-based application development with Node.js

  Cloud-based application development with Node.js allows for one simple and scalable technology to be used on both the client and the server.  Continue Reading

• The two most common problems dogging SOA projects

  The author of SOA patterns discusses the two most common problems hurting SOA development projects.  Continue Reading

• SOA patterns solve recurring distributed programming problems

  In his latest book entitles SOA Patterns, Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz solves common problems in distributed programming.  Continue Reading

• Five reasons why software architects embrace a mobile first strategy

  When new projects arise that need multiple user interfaces, software architects are learning that a mobile first strategy is the right approach.  Continue Reading

• Key benefits of architecting loosely coupled SOA-based solutions

  Service-oriented architectures (SOA) experience the most benefits when architects use loose coupling to build their solutions.  Continue Reading