If distributed computing, abstraction, loose coupling and service-orientation are foreign concepts to an organization, it should seek help from a consulting firm with a solid SOA track record. But that doesn't mean the consultants should run the show
Software requirements documentation was supposed to itemize everything that the application required. But the project was late, the users were unhappy, and the budget spun out of control. Why? Just ask the developers
Microsoft Corp. has begun showing how it will integrate its Windows Live online services into Windows Vista in recent test builds of the operating system, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
There should be some empathy for those IT vendors tasked with developing products that aim to protect and manage the infrastructures upon which businesses are built and livelihoods depend.