5th annual SOA and BPM Conference kicked off proper last night with a party. There was lots of networking. For now, here's a picture with my favorite Microsoft employee :) This morning, there will be some major announcements, which will change the whole way Microsoft does SOA, which I will be permitted (finally!) later to blog so stay tuned here. First up was Don Ferguson , who used to be an IBM Fellow, and created Web Sphere is giving the first keynote. Why did you leave IBM and come to Microsoft? " The reality - We helped change the world of enterprise apps and use of the web" (WebSphere) I helped change the world of interoperability with Microsoft by Web Services I want to change the world again 1. Next up is Robert Wahbe, Corporate VP, who is responsible for CSD - 1000 people - Sold out! - 72 Sessions - Real World SOA It's Time to change the game Maybe we can make these apps faster by assembling services in a model-driven way - dialogue between IT and business Improving the s/w dev lifecycle Integrating w existing apps and services What is We Going to Do? We have been a leader. WE are going to double down on Services ,extend from the client all the way to the cloud, hosted (Software +Services) - Problem is also Relationships - End to End View - Skill Set - Ecosystem 2nd BIG BET investment is a Model-Driven Platform - We think we can increase 10X in TCO, Productivity, Agility Product Roadmap Microsoft ESB Guidance - Arch guidance - Reusable components - Sample
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