There are quite a few new features in Oracle BPEL 12c and here is one that I really like; the BPEL subprocess – a task/algorithm that is an association (not composition) of an activity/process. The concept has been around for decades and it has featured in process diagrams and BPMN notation for quite a while, […]
The Fundamentalist SOA
Rhema-Bytes: The Fundamentalist SOA Fundamentalism in SOA is to see everything as a service. Raise this thinking to the strategic level and one starts to ask questions of services, such as: “is this a core competence”, and “do we provide it as effectively as others”. At the technological level, the questions that come to mind […]
Rhema Bytes: The Business to SOA Nexus
I have a little confession to make, one of many; it is that I maintain a simplistic view of business. In my simple view, a business starts as an idea or vision, depending on your Weltanschauung, and this idea articulates some value (services or products) that the business will provide to the community – Business […]
Factory Approach to Service Engineering
Rhema Bytes: A Factory Approach to Service Engineering When most people think of a factory, the imagery that is conjured is one of mindless repetition, and the generation of large numbers of low-value items. A good example is a nut & bolt factory. In this world, value accrues to the investors from the little profit […]
Making the best of your 9-5
Work smart, not hard. I did a survey of the generation of my dad and his friends recently, and I made an interesting discovery. Most of the “fun” guys are still alive, but the serious and really hard working ones are all gone! I have decided not to end up like the latter group. The […]
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