Architects Rule!
Community blog for architects in the Belgium and Luxembourg region moderated by Bart Vande Ghinste, Enterprise Architect for Microsoft Belgium and Luxembourg.
BizTalk Server 2006 R3
Once SQL Server 2008 becomes generally available, we will follow with an updated version of BizTalk...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/23/2008
.NET 3.5 based enterprise application architecture blueprint
Take a look at this forum thread (and feel free to participate!)
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/23/2008
Model driven testing in Product Family Context
The software development community pursues the development of software systems with a higher degree...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/22/2008
Reference Architecture Principles
Burton Group - Reference Architecture Principles Principles are statements of an enterprise's values...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/22/2008
Belux ISV's: here is an event you don't want to miss!
Read all about it at :...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/18/2008
WorldWide Telescope
The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a rich visualization environment that functions as a virtual...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/14/2008
Comparing Megavendors IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP in SaaS
Shift in application architecture over the years A critical shift in the concept of an "application"...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/14/2008
SOA/BPM: death of applications and AD as we know them
Application Development (AD) is approaching two dramatic changes: the death of applications as we...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/11/2008
CIO's, what is it they spend their time on?
As senior architects often interface with CIOs, understanding how CIOs spend their time is...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/10/2008
Microsoft end-to-end trust security system
Forefront codename “Stirling” is an integrated security system that delivers comprehensive,...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/09/2008
Applying agile practices in still-waterfall processes
An interesting article you’ll probably feel immediately identified with as it talks about the...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/08/2008
Justifying Emerging Technologies to Business Leaders
Gartner ITxpo 2008 presentation:Justifying Emerging Technologies to Business Leaders Supporting...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/08/2008
How Effective and Known Are Process Frameworks?
In January, 2008, Dr. Dobb's ran a survey which explored the adoption rate and effectiveness of...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/08/2008
Why Enterprise Architecture is a Corporate Responsibility...
David Linthicum just posted a timely article called Why Enterprise Architecture is a Corporate...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/07/2008
Unity Application Block Released!
Microsoft patterns & practices is excited to announce the latest addition to the p&p library...
Author: pdestoop Date: 04/07/2008
What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory
This is an article on how memory and software interact. The article is more of a book with its 100...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/21/2008
Windows Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator 2008
Having the best mobile development platform and tools is more important now than it’s ever been...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/17/2008
Forrester Cloud Computing Study Released
March 10, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Cloud computing does not meet the needs of large...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/14/2008
Semantic Business Services Specifications Support Business Agility
Business services ecosystems provide semantic specifications — and eventually standardization — of...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/14/2008
Designer + Developer = Dev-igner: launching our local newsletter
Today we're launching our local newsletter for Web Developers, RIA Builders and Interactive...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/14/2008
Gartner report on BI: Microsoft BI in magical quadrant
Gartner: “According to customers we contacted, of the mega-vendors, Microsoft's BI software quality...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/11/2008
Steve Ballmer about web developers at the MIX conference
We all know SteveB loves developers - you remember the famous "I love developers, developers,...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/07/2008
Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint
The Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint is source code and guidance for developers describing how...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/03/2008
Web Service Software Factory: new release!
The patterns & practices group is thrilled to announce the latest addition to our library of...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/03/2008
Web Client Software Factory 2.0 released!
Microsoft patterns & practices is pleased to announce the latest addition to the p&p library...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/03/2008
Live Platform Services taking shape!
The Microsoft Live Platform, a critical building block in our S+S strategy, is taking shape more and...
Author: pdestoop Date: 03/03/2008
Microsoft Belux Architect Forum, April 15, Enterprise SOA/BPM
Dear Belux architect, here is your next Microsoft Belux Architect Forum! The theme of this Forum is...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/28/2008
The Next Step in Openness and Interoperability
This morning, Ray Ozzie, Bob Muglia, Brad Smith and Steve Ballmer are announcing important changes...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/21/2008
SQL Server 2008 feature complete!
the feature-complete February CTP6 for SQL Server 2008 is available for customer download today...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/20/2008
DreamSpark: free developer & designer software for students
Yesterday we’ve launched DreamSpark in Belgium as part of the worldwide global free software...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/20/2008
Financial Services OBA Component Library
At the Office Developers Conference last week we announced the release of the Financial Services OBA...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/19/2008
OBA Reference Architecture: LOAN Origination
At the Office Developers Conference 2008 the release of the OBA Reference - Loan Origination System...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/19/2008
S+S Architecture Site on MSDN
A new section released on the MSDN Architecture center a section dedicated to Software + Services...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/19/2008
"FedEx QuickShip" shows Office as a platform (OBA)
At the Office Developers Conference 2008 last week, FedEx SVP David Zanca joined BillG on stage and...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/19/2008
The BizTalk® Adapter Pack for the masses
The BizTalk® Adapter Pack provides a single solution to easily and securely connect to Line of...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/19/2008
Guidance Automation Toolkit: new release!
About Guidance Automation Toolkit & Extensions The Guidance Automation Extensions (GAX) expands...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/19/2008
Build and Deploy OBA's with OBA Composition Reference Toolkit
The v1 release of the OBA Composition Reference Toolkit on the MSDN Architecture site was announced...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/15/2008
Just because it’s SaaS doesn’t make it good...
Interesting article in "The Register" that does a practical reality check that relativates the...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/08/2008
Gartner positions MS as a leader in Business Intelligence
Microsoft is positioned in the Leaders Quadrants in Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/07/2008
Gartner moves MS up on SOA Governance
On December 31, 2007, Gartner analysts Frank Kenney and Daryl Plummer published their “Magic...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/05/2008
Metadata for an Enterprise SOA
If an organization wishes to maximize reuse and make sure that all their services are well behaved...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/05/2008
Architect rule also at Belux TechDays 2008
You probably have noticed that the Developer & IT Pro Days are back in 2008, though under a new...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/05/2008
Silverlight available for WSUS & Windows update.
This will make it easier for systems administrators to deploy Silverlight into enterprise...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/05/2008
S+S: the new architectural paradigm
Sometimes a picture says more then thousand words and the image below is one of them. It is meant to...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/05/2008
WPF and Silverlight are shaking up MS components Ecosystem
Corporate MS Platform development shops have long turned to component vendors like ComponentOne LLC,...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/05/2008
HR and IT: brothers in arms?
Interesting article about Talent and Human Resources excerpt below, full article here:...
Author: pdestoop Date: 02/05/2008