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5th Anniversary Edition – Event-Driven Architecture Overview

February 6, 2011 By brenda michelson

Five years ago, I published my Event-Driven Architecture Overview on the Patricia Seybold Group Research Service as well as on elemental links. 

Without question, the Event-Driven Architecture Overview is the most popular piece I have written.  Because it is architectural, rather than technical, it remains relevant today, and will continue to help practitioners for the next several years.

To celebrate both the 5th Anniversary of the Event-Driven Architecture Overview report publication, and the rising interest in event-driven architecture and event processing, I’m re-issuing the core of the original paper in a traditional, portable, and easy-to-print format.

Staying true to the original, the re-issued report explains key event concepts, walks through event processing flows, and identifies the major implementation components of an event-driven architecture.  I did update the event processing provider footnote to reflect current players.

The re-issue includes a new introduction as well as the requisite “About Brenda and Event Processing” page.

The report is free to download, no registration required.  If you like it, pass it on to your friends and colleagues. 

Download the 5th Anniversary Edition – Event Driven Architecture Overview.  (PDF)

Filed Under: active information, event driven architecture, event processing, publications, services architecture, soa Tagged With: archive_0

Business Agility and Process Optimization enabled by BPM & SOA – Contest Winners

September 21, 2010 By brenda michelson

Moments ago, the BPM / SOA Community of Practice announced the winners of the 2010 case study contest.  The overall winner was Van Ameyde International. 

The Van Ameyde Group specializes in international claims and risk management for major international insurance companies, captives and brokers, government agencies, and corporate and industrial clients including the energy sector, the shipping industry, ports and terminals.

The Van Ameyde case centered on a new claims handling system called ECHO – European Claims Handling Optimization.  Read the case highlights – business scenario, ROI, project capsule, methodology and lessons learned – on the BPM / SOA Community Insights blog.

The runner-up winner was AmerisourceBergen Corporation, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical services companies serving the United States, Canada and selected global markets with a focus on the pharmaceutical supply chain. Servicing both pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers, the Company provides drug distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes.

The AmerisourceBergen case describes an enterprise-wide BPM implementation that enables processes such as contracts management and chargeback, AP vendor reconciliation, pro-generics competitive pricing and the quote to contract lifecycle. This year, as part of the company’s broader business transformation initiative, AmerisourceBergen replaced its legacy system with SAP, and used BPM to create six new processes, including PO reconciliation and variance resolution. 

Read the AmerisourceBergen case highlights – business scenario, ROI, project capsule, methodology and lessons learned – on the BPM / SOA Community Insights blog.

To learn more about this year’s contest, visit the contest website.

 

[Disclosure: The BPM / SOA Community of Practice is a client of my firm, Elemental Links.]

Filed Under: bpm, services architecture, soa

This just in: SOA Success Secret #7

July 26, 2010 By brenda michelson

This morning, under a marketing-for-geeks tag, I tweeted SOA Secret #7: don’t say "increase re-use", say "eliminate rework”. 

For the 6 or so other secrets, check out my 6+1 Secrets of Successful SOA presentation on slideshare.

And hey, if you have [SOA Success] secrets you can share, please leave a comment or throw a tweet.

Filed Under: services architecture, soa

6+1 Secrets of Successful SOA

July 21, 2010 By brenda michelson

The deck from my Open Group Conference session, 6+1 Secrets of Successful SOA, is now on Slideshare.  The deck is a revision of the original 6 Secrets of Successful SOA talk delivered in May at ATA/ITLC.  If you’ve seen the original deck, jump to slide 24 for the +1.

6+1 Secrets of Successful SOA

View more presentations from Brenda Michelson.

Filed Under: business, business architecture, cloud computing, enterprise architecture, services architecture, soa Tagged With: archive_0

Open Group Conference in Boston: 6+1 Secrets of Successful SOA; SOA Panel

July 15, 2010 By brenda michelson

Next Tuesday, I’m doing double-duty on the SOA Track at the Open Group Conference in Boston.  First, I’ll be presenting the 6+1 Secrets of Successful SOA.  Afterwards, I’ll be moderating a SOA Practitioner Panel.  The panelists are Awel Dico, Bank of Montreal, Mark Sternberger, Raytheon and Chris McCarthy, State Street Corp.

If you are attending the conference, please join us on the SOA Track on Tuesday afternoon.  Jeanne Ross is the Tuesday morning keynote.  You know I’ll be there!

Filed Under: circuit, enterprise architecture, services architecture, soa

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