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DB2 family
The IBM DB2 family provides the foundation of information on demand.
It's designed to meet your business needs whether large or small.
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19 Nov 2009 |
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IBM Rational Rhapsody
Model Driven Development for Systems Engineering, Software Development and Test of Embedded, Real-time Applications or Technical Systems
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19 Nov 2009 |
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IBM Rational System Architect
IBM Rational System Architect enables you to build a Business and Enterprise Architecture covering Strategy, Business, Information, Systems and Technology
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19 Nov 2009 |
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WebSphere business process management
IBM WebSphere provides the tools you need to to model, assemble, deploy
and manage business processes.
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18 Nov 2009 |
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InfoSphere Data Architect
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect (formerly Rational Data Architect) is an
enterprise data modeling and integration design tool. InfoSphere Data
Architect is differentiated from other data modeling tools based on its
lifecycle integration that enhances productivity, quality, and
governance.
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12 Nov 2009 |
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SOA: The good, the bad and the ugly
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is currently a hot topic and to be fair this style of architecture has some qualities that are very good. But with the good come some characteristics that are bad and even a few that are ugly.
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06 Nov 2009 |
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Information Management and Rational application development
The Rational tool set provides an array of capabilities for developing your database applications. Quickly design, develop, analyze, test, and deploy Web, Web services, Java, J2EE, and portal applications using this comprehensive IDE. This site contains technical articles, tutorials, documentation, redbooks, forums, and more.
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29 Oct 2009 |
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Exposing RESTful services using an Enterprise Service Bus
As REpresentational State Transfer (REST) is becoming more popular, more
non-RESTful service consumers and providers need to be adapted to make use of the REST invocation style. For such an adaptation, the Enterprise Service Bus can provide required mediation to expose non-RESTful services to be invoked RESTfully without the need to make changes to those services. This article shows how you can expose services RESTfully using IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, IBM WebSphere Message Broker and IBM WebSphere DataPower along with examples on how to test this work and sample consumers using different programming platforms.
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19 Oct 2009 |
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Virtual Spaces: Enabling Immersive Collaborative Enterprise: Part 2: Implementation and lessons learned
The first article of this series explained the applicability of virtual worlds to the enterprise and examined several virtual world engines and enabling technologies, including Active Worlds, Forterra OLIVE, OpenSimulator, Second Life, Torque and Unity and their use to implement IBM Virtual Spaces. In this second part you will learn about the IBM experience in the development and use of Virtual Spaces in more detail, including technical and business challenges, tangible business results, and lessons learned.
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15 Oct 2009 |
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What's new in Rational Developer for System z, Version 7.6
This article describes the major enhancements introduced in IBM Rational Developer for System z, V7.6, which was released in October 2009.
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15 Oct 2009 |
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Create a deployment topology diagram in IBM Rational Software Architect
This article shows how to use IBM Rational Software Architect to create a deployment topology diagram. After completing this exercise, you will be able to model the physical deployment of either a Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) or Microsoft .NET Web application.
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08 Oct 2009 |
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How to identify unused indexes in DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
During database application development, developers tend to define a large number of
indexes on tables to guarantee that each and every query performs well.
After application development has been
finished and a database has gone into production, the existence of too many indexes turns
out to be a cause for decreased
database performance.
Many indexes mean more work for the database system when executing UPDATE, INSERT, and
DELETE (UID) operations.
In addition, regular maintenance activities like RUNSTATS and REORG also run
considerably longer in cases where many indexes are present.
Therefore, to achieve the best database performance, it is
critical to be able to determine which indexes are necessary for query execution and which
indexes you can
safely drop without impacting query runtimes.
This article explains several methods that a DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (DB2 LUW) database
administrator (DBA) can use to identify unused and seldom used indexes.
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08 Oct 2009 |
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WebSphere Portal Security
This page provides resources for portlet developers, portal administrators, IT Security professionals, and portal developers who need to configure, administer, or program WebSphere Portal security features.
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07 Oct 2009 |
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SOA and Web services 10 most popular articles and tutorials
Find out which articles rank highest, either in terms of page views or in the
view of the editor, for the IBM SOA and Web services zone on developerWorks over past
several years.
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30 Sep 2009 |
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Mainframe SOA Podcast Series
Welcome to the "Did you say Mainframe?!" Podcasts! from the WebSphere System z software product team to discover how IBM is revitalizing the mainframe as the platform of choice for modern services-based infrastructures, such as Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).
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29 Sep 2009 |
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Troubleshooting issues with IBM Lotus Sametime Servers
The intent of this white paper is to give you a better understanding of the different components of IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 and 8.x servers and their environments, so you can better troubleshoot problems that may occur. We address both the stand-alone Sametime (chat or meeting) server as well as the Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server (EMS), which provides clustering, load balancing, and central administration for Sametime meeting servers.
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22 Sep 2009 |
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IBM Rational System Architect
See how analysis and enterprise planning capabilities in System Architect
can help you create an agile organization that responds rapidly and positively to business and technology changes. IBM Rational System Architect is the leading solution for visualizing, analyzing, and communicating your organization’s enterprise architecture and business process analysis. This powerful solution drives action in your enterprise by creating an enterprise blueprint that is used to better understand the impact, resources, and risks associated with transforming your organization to an optimized future state.
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21 Sep 2009 |
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Meet the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP)
XMPP is a open protocol for XML-based communication over the Internet.
Although it is most popular as an instant-messaging protocol, you can use it as a general
messaging service, as well. Discover the ins and outs of XMPP, and learn how to use it for
simple messaging.
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18 Sep 2009 |
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Customizing email notifications in IBM Lotus Connections 2.5
This white paper is a guide for personalizing the content and layout of the mail messages generated by IBM Lotus Connections 2.5.
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08 Sep 2009 |
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Understanding SMTP authentication and securing your IBM Lotus Domino 8 server from spam
Learn how the SMTP protocol and SMTP authentication process works to secure your IBM Lotus Domino 8 server from spam.
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08 Sep 2009 |
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Rational Modeler V1
Download IBM Rational Modeler, a free, UML 2.1 based environment for specifying systems, software, and architecture. Created by one of UML's founders and a key UML specification author, Rational Modeler enables users to improve communication by specifying, visualizing and documenting their system, architecture and software designs using a standard graphical language.
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Trial Downloads |
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08 Sep 2009 |
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Rational System Architect Process Integrator
Learn how IBM Rational System Architect Process Integrator links two
powerful solutions to provide a tremendous business process value. By enhancing
and embracing the widespread utilization and ease-of-use of Microsoft Visio, and
combining with the business analysis, collaboration and communication capabilities
of IBM Rational System Architect organizations can realize this vision now. See
how Visio process modelers can remain in the tool they know and prefer, while
enabling business and enterprise architects to access these models in Rational System Architect for advanced analysis and reporting.
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03 Sep 2009 |
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Using ITCAM for SOA to monitor BPM Systems: Part 2: How ITCAM for SOA monitors service-oriented architectures
The metrics collected by ITCAM for SOA are gathered from SCA messages, in this
article, we will analyze the metrics, compare and map metrics to the WebSphere
Dynamic Process Edition (WDPE) and
runtime behaviors. We also explain how to read, understand and analysis the metrics, and how to aware the WDPE applications from the metrics.
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28 Aug 2009 |
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Case Study Whitepaper: SOA Appliances - Web Services Meet the Network
In this customer case study white paper, noted analyst Jon Oltsik of Enterprise Strategy Group, discusses the demands of XML Web services by highlighting four end-user network deployments using WebSphere DataPower SOA appliances.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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IBM Advantage for Service Maturity Model Standards
The purpose of this article is to show why you should come to IBM for help with the new
Service Integration Maturity Model standard. IBM’s Service Integration Maturity Model (SIMM)
has become an industry Standard, OSIMM, the Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model.
This article will provide an overview and insights on the value, use and impact of OSIMM.
It will also highlight IBM's leadership and expertise with using maturity models to help
their customers be successful with services and SOA, making IBM a natural choice for helping you
take advantage of this standard for your business.
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21 Aug 2009 |
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Rational System Architect
Try IBM Rational System Architect V11.3, which enables business managers and IT professionals to plan, model, and execute changes to improve their business strategy and process as well as the IT systems and infrastructure that support them, enabling successful enterprise planning and transformation.
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Trial Downloads |
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19 Aug 2009 |
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Build a user model with Rational Software Architect and the User Interface Generator
In this article, learn how to use the tooling provided by the
User Interface Generator to create a user model. The model follows the
principles outlined in User
modeling demystified,
and describes how users of a system will interact with the model. The tooling
provides extensions to Rational Software Architect's existing UML modeling
capabilities that simplify the user modeling process for both new and
experienced UML modelers. Learn how you can use the User Interface Generator
to minimize the learning curve and dramatically reduce the time required to
create a user model.
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07 Aug 2009 |
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Connect your user interface to existing back-end services
The User Interface Generator command framework, a component of the IBM
InfoSphere Master Data Management (MDM) Workbench, provides a robust, flexible
mechanism for connecting a generated user interface into existing back-end
services. In this article, learn about the User Interface Generator command
bean framework, and about each of the components it generates. An example
shows how the command beans can be implemented to quickly and easily connect
to a set of back-end services.
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07 Aug 2009 |
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Making Sense of SOA and today's IT innovations
This paper summarizes some of the higher-profile business technology initiatives dotting today’s landscape and explains the interrelations among them.
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07 Aug 2009 |
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Using the Twitter Search API
Twitter is undoubtedly one of the most recent and successful examples of social networking to appear on the World Wide Web. Twitter also has its own search engine, which enables users to search for "tweets" by keyword or category, with an API to facilitate programmatic searches, act as a REST service, and return searches in Atom format. Discover the basics of using the Twitter Search API.
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04 Aug 2009 |
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An Event-based SOA Governance Solution
With more SOA solutions deployed, there has been an increase in requests for an automated and event-driven SOA
Governance solution. This article introduces the solution for handling the governance process automatically based
on a governance event.
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30 Jul 2009 |
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Recommended reading list: Java EE and WebSphere Application Server
Learn about using Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and IBM WebSphere
Application Server with this list of essential reading, compiled for
customers, consultants, and other technical specialists by IBM Software
Services for WebSphere. Updated for WebSphere Application Server V7.0.
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29 Jul 2009 |
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Develop and Deploy Multi-Tenant Web-delivered Solutions Using IBM Middleware: Part 7: A Web service mediation proxy pattern for routing multiple tenant requests using WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus
Part 1 of this series describes multi-tenancy and several technical
challenges faced by service providers for deploying multi-tenant web-delivered
solutions. In part 4, we presented a technical challenge on how to enable
multi-tenancy for existing single tenant Web services with little or no code
changes for shorter time to market and lower costs. We presented a mediation
approach for addressing this challenge and introduced three implementation options
using multiple IBM middleware products. In this tutorial, we describe detailed
implementation steps for utilizing WebSphere Enterprise Services Bus for enabling
multi-tenancy for existing Web services.
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29 Jul 2009 |
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Develop and Deploy Multi-Tenant Web-delivered Solutions Using IBM Middleware: Part 6: Web service mediation proxy pattern for routing multiple tenant requests using WebSphere Business Services Fabric
Part 1 of this series describes multi-tenancy and several technical challenges
faced by service providers for deploying multi-tenant web-delivered solutions. In
part 5, we presented a mediation approach for addressing this challenge and introduced three implementation options using multiple IBM middleware products. In this tutorial, we describe detailed implementation steps for one of those three options i.e. how to use WebSphere Business Services Fabric in the context of a example multi-tenant banking application scenario also introduced in part 5.
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27 Jul 2009 |
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SOA in a Down Economy
In this book, you'll see how some of IBM's clients are aligning IT and business goals through SOA.
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23 Jul 2009 |
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Deep Dive into Customer SOA Stories - An in-depth look at how customers are implementing SOA
In this book, you’ll get an in-depth look at how some of IBM’s clients are leveraging
SOA.
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Books |
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23 Jul 2009 |
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Dynamic SOA and BPM: Best Practices for Business Process Management and SOA Agility
Top IBM SOA architect Marc Fiammante takes you step-by-step through combining BPM and SOA, and using them together to build a more flexible, dynamic enterprise. Throughout the book, he emphasizes hands-on solutions based on his experience supporting dozens of enterprise SOA implementations. Save 35% with Coupon Code IBM8918.
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Books |
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Adopting SOA Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Moving to a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) brings many benefits to businesses, allowing for greater solution
alignment and agility. Making this a smooth transition requires a special level of focus
on quality and an awareness of the unique challenges related to testing within an SOA.
Often, the adjustments that need to be made to testing competencies are not
apparent or planned. Organizations need to understand the unique goals and
challenges related to evolving services architecture and the implications of how testing
should be performed. In this article we will discuss the quality assurance challenges to
be addressed with a SOA adoption, recommended best practices and lessons learned.
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15 Jul 2009 |
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Offload WebSphere Web services Security tasks to IBM WebSphere DataPower
SOA Appliance: Part 4: Are you ready for a Secure Conversation?
In this article we expand on the previous scenario by deploying the WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance in a WS-Secure conversation scenario. WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance will process the WS-Security portion for the application server after it established a secure context according the WS-Security Policy.
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13 Jul 2009 |
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Integrate with IBM Records Manager Using Web Service API
This article is an introduction to IBM Records Manager Web service API and describes how to use IBM Records Manager Web Service API in Java applications.
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10 Jul 2009 |
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Design Driven Implementation Practice
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09 Jul 2009 |
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Evolutionary Architecture Practice
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09 Jul 2009 |
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Component-based Software Architecture Practice
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09 Jul 2009 |
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IBM Rational Modeler
IBM Rational Modeler is a free modeling product that uses a standard graphical language to specify, visualize and document systems and software designs.
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02 Jul 2009 |
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Rational Software Architect Standard Edition
Download a free trial version of IBM Rational Software Architect Standard Edition (known earlier as Rational Systems Developer), an integrated Java and C++ design and development platform for creating well-architected software products and systems.
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Trial Downloads |
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01 Jul 2009 |
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Integrating IBM Lotus Forms with IBM Lotus Domino
IBM® Lotus® Forms and IBM Lotus Domino® servers complement each other. Integrating these two products can yield a varied list of features for better application architecture. This article explains the various ways that you can integrate Lotus Forms with Lotus Domino and details the benefits that this integration brings.
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29 Jun 2009 |
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Consolidate product catalogs across applications
In a typical business support systems (BSS) environment, one has to
deal with multiple product catalogs. Consolidating multiple catalogs into a
manageable few would provide immense benefits to a telecom service provider
(TSP). In this article, learn about the advantages of catalog consolidation.
Explore how to consistently define the different dimensions of product
catalogs so services can be suitably tailored. Walk through detailed steps that explain one approach to achieving
consolidation.
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24 Jun 2009 |
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WebSphere sMash
A platform for building and running dynamic Web 2.0-based applications using
SOA principles, based on Project Zero.
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12 Jun 2009 |
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SOA antipatterns
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is the de-facto architectural approach
for many IT initiatives. It is therefore important to understand the
circumstances where this paradigm breaks, as this can significantly impact
the delivery of IT programs. This article highlights two SOA antipatterns that
define problems that can occur in the execution of SOA deliveries. A
simple frame of reference for SOA is first introduced in the form of a layered
reference architecture. The reference architecture is then used to illustrate the
underlying reasons for the occurrence of the antipatterns. For each antipattern a description is provided that highlights the root causes of the problem and the approaches to re-factoring the solution, hence facilitating successful delivery.
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09 Jun 2009 |
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Using the Twitter REST API
Twitter is undoubtedly one of the most recent and successful examples of social networking to appear on the World Wide Web. Twitter provides an API so Web developers can enable their users to access the various features that the Twitter site provides. In this article, learn the basics of using the Twitter REST API.
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09 Jun 2009 |
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IBM Extreme Transaction Processing (XTP) Patterns: Leveraging WebSphere Extreme Scale as an in-line database buffer
Learn how to optimize the performance
of an application by leveraging WebSphere eXtreme Scale as the intermediary
between the database and the application. This article provides an overview
of the theory and implementation of the write-behind caching solution and JPA
loader concepts. It then reviews an example business case coupled with
sample code to demonstrate how to deploy these features.
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03 Jun 2009 |
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Develop and Deploy Multi-Tenant Web-delivered Solutions Using IBM Middleware: Part 5: A mediation approach for multi-tenancy and three implementation options
Part 1 of this series described multi-tenancy in a web-delivered business
solution (a.k.a Software-as-a-Service) and Part 2 discussed the three different approaches for enabling multi-tenancy. In this article, we focus on the mediation approach for multi-tenancy first introduced in Part 2. We present three implementation options for this approach using different IBM middleware products and compare the relative benefits. The detailed implementation steps for each option will be described in the following three tutorials.
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01 Jun 2009 |
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IBM U2 and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Service oriented architecture is an application framework that takes everyday
business applications and breaks them down into individual business functions and processes, called services. SOA lets you build, deploy, and integrate these services independent of applications and the computing platforms on which they run, making business processes more flexible. In this article, learn how IBM UniData and UniVerse (U2) technology relates to SOA.
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21 May 2009 |
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Trial: InfoSphere Data Architect
Download a free trial version of IBM InfoSphere Data
Architect V7.5.2, a collaborative data design solution to
discover, model, relate, and standardize diverse and
distributed data assets. It enables users to create
logical and physical data models, discover, explore, and
visualize the structure of data sources, and discover or
identify relationships between disparate data sources.
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Trial Downloads |
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21 May 2009 |
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Develop and Deploy Multi-Tenant Web-delivered Solutions using IBM middleware: Part 2: Approaches for enabling multi-tenancy
Part 1 of this series describes what multi-tenancy is and presents several technical challenges for building and deploying multi-tenant web-delivered solutions. In this article, we identify five representative approaches for enabling multi-tenancy in web-delivered solutions (also known as software-as-a-service) and compare their costs and benefits.
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20 May 2009 |
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Use WebSphere Business Services Fabric v6.1 to Build Composite Business
Services: Part 4: Service Monitoring using Performance Manager
In the previous three articles of this series, we gave an overview for the
WebSphere Business Service Fabric 6.1 and used business analysis to define WBSF
artifacts that meet business goals. We then discussed the details of fabric development. In this final article in the series, we look at how to enable Performance Manager to enhance your fabric application to meet service monitor requirements.
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13 May 2009 |
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Message-level security with JAX-WS on WebSphere Application Server v7
This tutorial demonstrates how to build a JAX-WS client and server Web service
that runs on WebSphere Application Server v7. Additionally, it teaches you how to
configure message-level security for the SOAP message by configuring policy sets through Rational Application Developer v7.5.2.
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13 May 2009 |
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Use WebSphere Business Services Fabric v6.1 to Build Composite Business Services: Part 3: Design and implementation
The first article in this series, Part 1: Overview of WebSphere Business Services Fabric v6.1, provides an overview of WebSphere Business Service Fabric 6.1. In Part 2: Scenario Introduction, Problem Statement, and Business Analysis, we introduced how WBSF can be used for a Visa Application scenario in which there is a need for dynamic service provider selection. In this third installment, we’ll detail all the steps involved in implementing the scenario in order to address the need by building a Composite Business Service, using WBSF 6.1.
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12 May 2009 |
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IBM Rational Tau
IBM Rational Tau provides UML 2.0- and SysML-based analysis, specification and modeling capabilities for systems engineering and application development
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12 May 2009 |
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IBM Rational Statemate
IBM Rational Statemate is a graphical design, simulation and prototyping tool for the rapid development of complex embedded systems.
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12 May 2009 |
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IBM Rational SDL Suite
IBM Rational SDL Suite is a software development solution that creates specifications for and develops communications systems and protocol software.
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12 May 2009 |
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Enabling Web Service with Common Information Model
In this article we will introduce the concept of WS-Management and Common Information Model (CIM). By exploring the SOAP message with multiple examples, we will learn how to transfer CIM operations through WS-Management SOAP messages.
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08 May 2009 |
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SOA Governance – How Best To Embrace it, Part 2: Governance Lifecycle
In part one of the series, we learned about governance in general and we discussed Enterprise, IT and SOA governance and how they are related. In part 2, we walk through governance lifecycle and how best we should organize for SOA and SOA governance.
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08 May 2009 |
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SOA Governance – How Best To Embrace it, Part 1: Introduction to Enterprise, IT and SOA governance
With immense projected growth, the Government must modernize its IT systems. Air traffic will double or even triple in the next twenty years, the number of retirees will double throughout the States, infrastructure will boom, the population will skyrocket, and under such pressures, the legacy systems will surely collapse, and if no action is taken, problems will abound.
Some government agencies have considered Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as the most effective means to address this dire issue. Moving to SOA, however, entails substantial challenges. To this end, one of the government agencies requested IBM to collaborate with other partners of the agency and produce a whitepaper that addresses these challenges. This article expounds such information beyond this agency to industries across the board.
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05 May 2009 |
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Automating deployment and activation of virtual appliances for IBM AIX and Power Systems
Server virtualization enables you to rapidly provision new environments by
using libraries of virtual image templates, or virtual appliances. Automated
provisioning requires the management of operating system, network, and
application-specific customization. This article provides a sample framework for
automating virtual image deployment and activation on Power Systems, with a
downloadable example that demonstrates how to provision a virtual appliance made up
of IBM WebSphere Application Server V7.0 running on AIX V5.3.
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29 Apr 2009 |
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Cloud computing with Linux thin clients
Explore cloud computing from a Linux perspective and discover some of
the most innovative and popular Linux-based solutions -- with a particular
view toward environmentally beneficial options.
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28 Apr 2009 |
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Connecting to the cloud, Part 2: Realize the hybrid cloud model
This is Part 2 of a three-part series on connecting to the cloud. To determine the best solution for creating a hybrid cloud application, Part 1 examined some of the offerings from the major cloud platform vendors. In this article, Part 2 of the series, you will implement the hybrid cloud application, which combines local application components with cloud computing. The application makes use of a JMS queue locally as well as an SQS queue in the cloud, combining the two in a single hybrid application.
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28 Apr 2009 |
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Connecting to the cloud, Part 1: Leverage the cloud in applications
Explore cloud computing and the offerings from the major cloud platform vendors: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and SalesForce.com. In this first of a three-part series, take an example of a typical corporate application that uses a JMS queue, and examine what would be involved to hybridize part of this JMS infrastructure in the cloud.
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27 Apr 2009 |
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Maintaining data integrity in an IBM transaction processing and messaging middleware environment
This article discusses the different synchronization levels supported by
IBM products like IBM TXSeries, CICS Transaction Server, WebSphere Application
Server, and WebSphere MQ. It explains the role of synchronization in maintaining data integrity across the systems.
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22 Apr 2009 |
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Building a Geospatial Information System, Part 2: A real world application using Web 2.0, SOA, and SCA principles
Businesses, schools, and governmental institutions are increasingly using geospatial information systems (GIS) to solve real-world problems. GIS offers many new ways to visualize information, collaborate, and do business. Web 2.0 GIS applications have started targeting end user audiences (as opposed to professional audiences). This article explores how GIS applications built with Web 2.0 interfaces and technologies result in more interactivity, lower cost, higher performance, and satisfied users.
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21 Apr 2009 |
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Sequence diagram enhancements in IBM Rational Software Architect and IBM Rational Software Modeler
This article describes enhancements to the sequence diagram editor in Version 7.0.5 of IBM Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, IBM Rational Software Architect Standard Edition, and IBM Rational Software Modeler, which make it easier to edit and modify diagrams. In addition, the introduction of message sets and support for classifier-inherited operations give you better editing control of messages and lifelines.
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21 Apr 2009 |
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Data Studio Administrator, Part 1: Integrating Data Studio Administrator and Rational Data Architect
This article highlights the integration between Data Studio Administrator
(previously known as DB2 Change Management Expert) and Rational Data Architect.
You'll learn about the common look and feel, the strengths of each product, and the
benefits of combining them together. It includes step-by-step instructions and a sample that illustrates the touch points between these two tools. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.]
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Integrating Rational Software Architect with Rational Data Architect
Model-driven software development generally starts with either application
modeling or data modeling. Application modeling and data modeling, however, are closely
related to, and complement, one another. IBM has recognized the importance of
integrating application modeling with data modeling in model-driven software
development, and has developed the Unified Modeling Language (UML)-to-Logical Data
Model (LDM) and the LDM-to-UML transformations. These transformations integrate
application modeling using Rational Software Architect (RSA) and data modeling using
Rational Data Architect (RDA). This article provides a quick overview of RSA and RDA,
outlines the high-level steps in three RSA-RDA integration scenarios, and discusses the
UML-to-LDM and the LDM-to-UML transformations and the UML Logical Data Model Profile. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.]
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Integrate WebSphere Business Modeler and Rational Data Architect
Get an overview of IBM Rational Data Architect and IBM WebSphere Business
Modeler. Step through three scenarios for integrating business process and data
modeling using Rational Data Architect and WebSphere Business Modeler, and find
recommendations and best practices along the way. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.]
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Use IBM Rational Data Architect to model your Oracle databases
Find out why IBM Rational Data Architect is gaining momentum as a database
modeling tool that is optimized for IBM databases, yet also provides functionality
to model other major database vendors such as Oracle. Look at alternatives to Oracle
Designer, and see how keeping up with Oracle's major enhancements is setting RDA
apart from the rest of the data modeling tools. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.]
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Managing Database Design Changes with Rational Data Architect
This demo teaches you how to manage changes to a database design using Rational Data Architect Version 6.1. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.]
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Secure communication between a monitoring host Web service and monitored Web services
Should we have a Web service as a dedicated security monitoring host? Or should we have
several Web services that work together as the distributed security monitoring host? In this
article we look at the pros and cons of each host type and suggests how each can be used to solve security problems.
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15 Apr 2009 |
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Bracing Techniques when Common Information Model Meets the Message Layer in a
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
When leveraging the common information model (CIM) standard for middleware environments, creation of service components requires slicing and adapting the appropriate entities within the CIM. While slicing is normally driven by the business process, adaptation needs to be performed using a special technique termed as the “bracing technique”. In this article we will explore the bracing technique in detail; which in turn will enable service designers to create service interfaces that are highly flexible and easily consumable.
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13 Apr 2009 |
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Implementing CICS Web Services
The Web services support in CICS Transaction Server Version 3 enables your CICS programs to be Web service providers and requesters. CICS supports a number of specifications including SOAP Version 1.1 and Version 1.2, and Web services distributed transactions (WS-Atomic Transaction).
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10 Apr 2009 |
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Securing CICS Web Services
Securing access to information is important to any business, especially for business-critical systems that manage sensitive data, as is often the case for systems based on IBM CICS. Security becomes even more critical during SOA implementations, due to loose coupling of services and applications, and their possible operations across trust boundaries.
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Redbooks |
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10 Apr 2009 |
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Integrate Green-screen Applications in your SOA: Using Rational Host Access
Transformation Services (HATS)
This article summarizes the support provided by IBM Rational Host Access
Transformation Services (HATS) that allows you to create Web services to provide
standard programming interfaces to business logic and transactions contained
within character-based 3270 and 5250 applications (also referred to as host
applications or green-screen applications).
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09 Apr 2009 |
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Using MQ Headers to Dynamically Determine Data Handler Behavior
The format of the data in an MQ message can differ and is often determined by the format field in the MQ header, in this case the Data Handler must behave dynamically based on the values stored in this header.
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02 Apr 2009 |
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OSGi and Spring: Part 2: Build and deploy OSGi as Spring bundles using Felix
Build and package Java classes as OSGi bundles using the Spring DM framework in a Felix
container. This article, Part 2 of this series, shows you how to create bundles using the Spring
framework and then deploy them in a Felix runtime environment. You will see how the core OSGi
framework dependency is removed through a simple Spring-based configuration.
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30 Mar 2009 |
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Proactive WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (WESB) Mediation: Timing a Mediation Module
This tutorial takes you through developing a WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus
(WESB) Mediation Module, which can proactively invoke an external system from time
to time and fetch the updates, based on a given time interval. This is a common
requirement, to poll systems, which cannot proactively post the updates occuring within them, to the other subscriber systems. This is achieved by a combination of a startup bean, scheduler, messaging task and a WESB mediation module.
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18 Mar 2009 |
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SOA fundamentals in a nutshell
Thinking about getting certified in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)?
Want to catch the wave of interest in SOA? Taking this tutorial would help you
in preparing for the IBM SOA fundamentals test leading to your certification as an IBM Certified SOA Associate. Even if you're not planning for certification right
now, this tutorial is a good place to start learning about what SOA is and
what it can do for your organization.
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15 Mar 2009 |
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Use WebSphere Business Services Fabric v6.1 to Build Composite Business Services, Part 1: Overview of WebSphere Business Services Fabric v6.1
IBM WebSphere Business Services Fabric is a comprehensive SOA offering that builds upon and extends IBM’s BPM platform and is designed to help companies assemble and manage composite business applications to achieve greater flexibility and business model innovation. This series of articles introduces you to WebSphere Business Services Fabric V 6.1 and shows you how to use it to build composite business services.
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12 Mar 2009 |
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Use WebSphere Business Services Fabric v6.1 to Build Composite Business Services: Part 2: Business analysis and component business services scenario
In Part 1 of this series, we gave an overview of, and described the new
features in WebSphere Business Services Fabric (WBSF), v6.1. Now this article will introduce a small business case study to show the business problem, analyze the business requirements, and finally to provide a solution based on WBSF.
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10 Mar 2009 |
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Enterprise Connectivity Patterns: Implementing integration solutions with IBM's Enterprise Service Bus products
This article describes and defines a set of enterprise connectivity patterns that encapsulate some of the more common solutions in the application connectivity space. Many of these patterns build on and refine the more general architectural pattern known as the enterprise service bus (ESB). In defining a classification scheme for these patterns and discussing the various factors that influence their selection and implementation, this article and the accompanying developerWorks wiki can help lead to the appropriate choice of solution for your particular connectivity requirements.
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10 Mar 2009 |
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XML basics for new users
If you're new to XML, this article introduces the basic construction of XML documents as well as the rules that you must follow to create well-formed XML, including naming conventions, proper tag nesting, attribute guidelines, declarations, and entities. You'll also gain an understanding of validation in terms of both DTD and schema usage.
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24 Feb 2009 |
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The operational context diagram
For many years, application architects and analysts have used the system
context diagram (SCD) as a powerful tool to share the high-level view of
a system. The SCD provides only a functional
view of the system, a view that later leads to the use case model. To
completely specify the system under development, non-functional requirements
must be taken into account. NFRs create another view of the system
context: the operational context diagram, which then segues to
the operational model. In this article, learn about a technique to complement
the SCD with a non-functional oriented operational context diagram.
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17 Feb 2009 |
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Cloud computing with Linux
Cloud computing and storage convert physical resources (like processors and
storage) into scalable and shareable resources over the Internet (computing and storage
"as a service"). Although not a new concept, virtualization makes this much more scalable
and efficient through the sharing of physical systems through server virtualization. Cloud
computing gives users access to massive computing and storage resources without their
having to know where those resources are or how they're configured. As you might expect,
Linux plays a huge role. Discover cloud computing, and learn why there's a penguin behind
that silver lining. [And see the new Resource links to the latest developerWorks content on cloud computing. -Ed]
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11 Feb 2009 |
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Using WebSphere Process Server operational architecture to design your applications: Part 2: Implementation: SCA
runtime, Business Process Choreographer, and supporting services
The final installment of this two-part series describes the operational architecture of IBM
WebSphere Process Server and explains how its core components work. In this article, you learn about the
components that build WebSphere Process Server's runtime layer and how they work together in an operational environment.
You examine SCA modules at runtime and then explore the function layer to
understand how WebSphere Business Process
Choreographer manages your business processes, what CEI is for, and what you should
know about the supporting services.
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11 Feb 2009 |
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Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, Part 5: Dataset processing in the cloud with SimpleDB
Learn basic Amazon SimpleDB (SDB) concepts and explore some of the functions
provided by boto, an open source Python library for interacting
with SDB. In this "Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services" series, learn about cloud computing using Amazon Web Services. Explore how the services provide a compelling alternative for architecting and building scalable, reliable applications. In this article, learn some of the basic concepts and check out some of the functions provided by boto.
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10 Feb 2009 |
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Which distributed edition of DB2 9.5 is right for you?
Learn the details on what makes each edition of DB2 9.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows unique. The author lays out the specifications for each edition, licensing considerations, historical changes throughout the DB2 9 release cycle, and references to some interesting things customers are doing with DB2. This popular article has been updated for the intra-version licensing changes announced on February 10th, 2009 where some significant changes were announced.
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10 Feb 2009 |
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Assessing the cost and effectiveness of reusing, or adopting, existing assets
Reusing existing software seems to make sense. But, before reusing or
adopting existing software in your development work, you should first asses the
effectiveness and true costs. In this article, learn about a layered model that can
help you evaluate the effectiveness of reusing, or adopting, assets.
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02 Feb 2009 |
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Avoid scalability problems with data migration to new releases
Software that's based on a database, and is regularly upgraded with new
releases, can generate myriad combinations of migration paths. As the number of
releases grows, the increasing number of migration paths to be supported becomes
time-consuming and expensive. In this article, learn how two migration patterns
can help you avoid release-to-release scalability problems in data migration. The
patterns, based on serial data transformation and hub-and-spoke structure, let you
build an automated, reusable, and flexible migration framework in which the migration paths from all previous releases to a new release can be easily implemented.
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23 Jan 2009 |
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Architectural manifesto: Adopting agile development, Part 9
In this final installment of the series,
learn how an agile approach can help companies enjoy the benefits of SOA. In
our current economy, organizations are carefully analyzing which projects they
will implement, and which they will not.
SOA's reputation of being costly, in both time and money, doesn’t help in
getting new projects
started. In this article, explore how companies can quickly start enjoying
the benefits of SOA using an agile approach.
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20 Jan 2009 |
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Making content searchable anywhere using IBM WebSphere Portal's publishing Seedlist Framework
If you are developing an enterprise document-management application that serves as a platform to generate, manage, and publish content, you might wonder, "How can I make all the content available to end users in an effective and usable manner?" The answer is to enable users to search the content of the entire product. This white paper describes how you can make your published enterprise application content available for crawling by IBM search engines such as IBM WebSphere Portal Search Engine and IBM Omnifind Enterprise Edition 8.5. Learn how to achieve this functionality by using Content Provider Framework, also known as Seedlist Framework, and more specifically by implementing a simple set of APIs that returns the publishing content while handling critical aspects of security, rich metadata, and effective updates.
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12 Jan 2009 |
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Handle pureXML data in Java applications with pureQuery
pureQuery and DB2 pureXML are revolutionary database technologies in
their fields. pureQuery is a high-performance Java data access platform
focused on simplifying the tasks of developing and managing applications that
access data from a database. pureXML is the native XML data management
technology introduced in DB2 9. It consists of a hierarchical storage
technology, XML querying languages (XQuery and SQL/XML), XML indexing
technology and other XML-related features. This article brings them together
by showing how you can develop pureQuery applications that handle pureXML data
so you can get the best performance and manageability from your DB2
application.
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08 Jan 2009 |
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Expanding clustered topologies for WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise
Service Bus
Learn how and when to grow clustered topologies that use IBM WebSphere Process
Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus. When new BPM and ESB applications are
deployed, you may need to expand the initial topology to take advantage of increased IT
resources (such as memory) or to isolate applications. This article describes a standard
"golden topology" widely used in production deployments, and then examines how to grow
the topology from within the cluster, and by adding new clusters. It describes good and
bad design patterns, what to consider, and the costs and limitations of each approach.
The article also describes how to plan for Service Integration Bus connectivity and desired
messaging engine behavior.
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07 Jan 2009 |
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