Author Archive

David S. Linthicum

David S. Linthicum, a former commercial chief technology and chief executive officer and technology professor, leads a consulting firm specializing in SOA, enterprise architecture, and Web 2.0. He is author of Enterprise Application Integration, among other books.
Infrastructure

David S. Linthicum | Why SOA matters in migrating to the cloud

Service-oriented architecture provides an ideal platform for building a private cloud, which first requires breaking down your systems into services, processes and data components.

Digital Government

David Linthicum | SOA cloud computing relationship leaves some folks in a fog

SOA can't be replaced by cloud computing. In fact, most cloud computing solutions are going to be defined through SOA. They don’t compete -- they are complementary notions.

Digital Government

SOA starts at the top

A service-oriented architecture can affect an entire organization, and that requires that change be driven from the top.