Articles by Thomas Erl

Introducing SOA Design Patterns

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Originally inspired by techniques used to design buildings and cities, and popularized by the Gang of Four during the mainstream emergence of object-orientation, design patterns have seen us through the various shifts in architecture, technology, and, of course, design. Pattern catalogs have periodically emerged, one building on the other, and each revealing a set of problem-solving techniques and providing invaluable insights as to how and when those techniques should be used to help us attain our design goals.

Exclusive SOA Web Services Journal Briefing – Thomas Erl On SOA

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 06:00:00 EDT

Thomas Erl recently completed a lengthy research project for SOA Systems Inc. into the origins of SOA and the current state of service-orientation among all primary SOA technology platforms. We caught up with him to ask him to share some of the insights he gained from his work with SOA and service-orientation.

Paths to SOA

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EDT

Many are comparing notes on two well-publicized paths to achieving SOA. The bottom-up approach is currently the most common variety, where Web services are created on an 'as need' basis to fulfill mostly integration-related requirements. These services are typically application specific and simply re-create traditional integration channels over the open Web services communication framework.

A Look Ahead to the Service-Oriented World

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

BEA recently announced that it is broadening its SOA consulting practice, and that it has created a tool companies can use to learn about SOA and figure out how prepared they are to transition to the new architectural model.

Best Practices for Transition Planning

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Despite the magnitude of a migration to a service-oriented platform, the continuing uncertainty of critical WS-* standards, and the often thundering impact of large-scale SOA deployments, now is the time to start considering the move.