Friday, November 28, 2008

Eight Pillars of an Enterprise Application Architecture


Eight Pillars of an Enterprise Application Architecture

From: mfincham,
2 weeks ago





Many IT managers find themselves facing escalating enterprise demands for strategic software capabilities at a time when application platforms and other technologies are rapidly evolving and growing more complex. Managing the delivery of business applications is increasingly difficult

even in 'greenfield' situations where most applications are completely new. The job is even tougher in a typical IBM i (System i, iSeries, AS/400) installation where large amounts of legacy code must be modernised and integrated with new applications.



This presentation was delivered to the 'Scoring with Power' conference attendees at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on 28th October 2008.



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Microsoft .NET and the LANSA (System i)


Microsoft .NET and the System i

From: mfincham,
2 weeks ago





Microsoft has won the war for ‘the hearts and minds’ of mid-market customers against the Java camp. Java has failed to gain traction outside of the big enterprise users because it is too heavy (read complex and expensive). Microsoft’s approach is less disruptive and therefore well suited for extending, not just replacing, existing systems.



So, how might a classic System i shop take advantage of the .NET Framework and the Windows platform? presentation gives some examples of the potential intersections between a System i server (running core RPG or COBOL programs and a DB2 database) and various Microsoft products and technologies like ASP.NET, SharePoint, Office and CRM.



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