* Service-oriented hype to meet hard realities * Switch vendors crunch Gigabit chips * HP to detail product integration, plans * Microsoft readying simpler ID management * Today on Layer 8
I’ve heard so much about service-oriented architectures lately that my ears are numb. What is an SOA, really? What will it take to get there? Should it really be called “spaghetti-oriented architecture,” as one observer says? And most importantly, how much should we believe the hype? Our top story answers these questions. Service-oriented hype to meet hard realities http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104soapart1.html?net
I’ve heard so much about service-oriented architectures lately that my ears are numb. What is an SOA, really? What will it take to get there? Should it really be called “spaghetti-oriented architecture,” as one observer says? And most importantly, how much should we believe the hype? Our top story answers these questions.
Service-oriented hype to meet hard realities
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104soapart1.html?net
Switch vendors crunch Gigabit chips
As with any hardware, there are plenty of components inside switches that you don’t see and that can make the difference between years of reliability and utter failure. The good news is that switches are only getting better, as chip vendors pack more switch components into a smaller number of chips, which slashes the cost and raises the reliability. See the latest advances in our story.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104infchips.html?net
HP to detail product integration, plans
HP later this month is expected to unveil the fruit of two acquisitions that the company says will help customers automate the detection and resolution of application performance problems and maintain IT service levels.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104hp.html?net
Microsoft readying simpler ID management
Microsoft is developing a portal-like interface for its identity management platform that will let users self-manage their identity information and provision network services.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1029msid.html?net
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