Telling stories at CMSG 2013
Why go to a face -to face conf these days? So you can hear stories...
Achieving CMDB accuracy
You can produce an accurate CMDB (which implies there's a Configuration Management Service) and even save money doing it. But why isn't everyone doing this? I'd love someone to explain to me how to have a well-governed company without configuration manage
Enterprise Architecture - an educational resource for collaborative enterprise development
Enterprise Architecture should be a way to ensure that software development aligns with business strategy - that all stakeholders are collaborating on business outcomes - but whether it achieves this isn't always obvious to developers.
Insights into server consolidation onto the virtualised mainframe
IBM is consolidating its servers into a few strategic locations using virtualised zLinux on mainframes - and claims considerable cost savings.
SOA Innovation and Metrics
SOA governance is essential to the successful introduction of SOA - and an important part of this will be agreeing on innovative service metrics.