Data & AI

Not long ago I could rely on a variety of free Web services to fetch the semi-live quotes of my preferred stock tickers. Unfortunately, one by one all those Web services have either disappeared or started requiring a subscription... and for writing a few demos now and then, the subscription model...

The Risks, Strategies and Payoff: SOA Runtime Governance
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 11:00 am EST
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Cut through all of the confusion around SOA governance to learn the ins-and-outs of the two key aspects of SOA runtime governance:...

What is Google App Engine? Here is a good description from their website:

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I read a blog posting from the other day by a frustrated software as a service (SaaS) vendor venting that:

• They need rapid release cycles... but,
• They can't find all issues in their pre-production...

Are toasters and vacuum cleaners ultimate examples of commodities? Of course!, right? Well, think again.

A few months back I read ‘The Myth of Commoditization’ by Michael Schrage, an article in the ‘MIT Sloan Management...

Ok, I know this is a data access blog, but I'm a geek. A real big uber geek and I love outer space. Therefore I was really excited to come across NASA's new website today! Here's the link:

Just a quick note to say that the JDBC Expert Group (of which I'm unashamedly a part) will be having a Birds of a Feather session on Tuesday night at this year's JavaOne conference! Please drop by and let us know if you have any input on what we're considering and working on for the upcoming JDBC 4.1...