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Agile software development and the technique of time-boxing go hand-in-hand. Agile development methods are characterized as being able to adapt quickly to changing realities by incorporating planning, requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, and documenting tasks to release mini-increments of new functionality.

Business agility is the Holy Grail that all enterprises pursue. As a result, technologies that make the integration process smoother and faster are foremost in the minds of all IT executives. The Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is one such integration technology that is increasingly gaining more attention from buyers. This note provides information on:

Key Features of an SOA

The following section outlines some of the key technology features that must be present in a true service-oriented architecture implementation.

SOA Defined

In its simplest form, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is the process of building scalable distributed systems that treat all software components as services. SOA provides the framework for independent services to interact with each other across a network. This allows a complex distributed system to be assembled quickly and cost-effectively from individual services. SOA is most commonly implemented using Web service technologies.

It is essential that projects be organized and tracked in order to stay on top of deadlines, resourcing, and budgeting. Tools intended to help can be complicated and expensive, resulting in excessive overhead and lost time. This simple tool assists with:

• Organizing project work.
• Planning tasks.
• Tracking project milestones.
• Reporting progress in real-time.
• Monitoring the project against the set baselines.

Before using the tool, be sure to read the FAQ document that outlines important configuration information.

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Collection of Videos on Windows Workflow Foundation WF4

The Data Warehouse Business Plan will help you establish a clear scope and direction for your data warehouse (DW) program, as well as identify potential pitfalls and risks.

The steps that are outlined in the business plan can be broadly categorized as:

Info-Tech analysts are frequently asked a seemingly simple question: “Should we deploy a data warehouse before our BI initiative or should we wait?” While the question is simple, the answer is not. Info-Tech's guidelines assist decision makers through this challenge.

Business and IT decision makers need to maintain a clear distinction between true BI and gratuitous data. This research note provides that delineation by addressing the following key areas: