First, here are some YouTube videos. They have obviously all come from the same source but I am not sure who takes the credit for these.
SOA is like Lego Blocks, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbd_1G8Kqjs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2F
I have a previous posting on this analogy. Like other commentators for some reason they have not used real Lego blocks in the video. Instead they have used a pale imitation. At least they have called them 'Building Blocks' rather than 'Lego'.
SOA is like Music, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV860odGN5Y
This fits with discussion on SOA orchestration but still does not do a lot for me.
SOA is like choosing what wear, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyHWAiG6c-Y
This analogy took me by surprise and it does not really work for me, but the girl is pretty.
Greg the Architect, http://www.gregthearchitect.com/index.html
If you have not seen 'Greg the Architect' yet, then you are missing out. This is the pinnacle of SOA satire, even if it is the pinnacle of a very low heap. It is produced by the people at http://www.soanowjournal.com/. At the time of writing there are four episodes.
- Greg the Architect SOA
- Greg the Architect ROI
- Greg the Architect Focus Pocus
- Greg the Architect - Off the Grid
SOA Monkey, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM31qu9T3Iw
This one appealed to me. It is seriously off the wall. This monkey knows a bit about SOA though.
The following videos are more informative than entertaining.
There are some good interviews with SOA people of note at http://tv.sys-con.com/read/category/1260.htm . These interviews have advertisements though. I liked one I found on YouTube with the advertising removed 'SOA Power Panel with Jeremy Geelan'. There were a couple of good things I got out of this hour long video. Firstly the quote "Think different. Don't think too long" and secondly eight service characteristics of SOA:
- Loose-Coupling
- Contracts
- Manageability
- Versioned
- Discoverable
- Addressable
- Distributed
- Point to Point (None of the speakers seemed to agree with this one)
- Self-Describing (This was a ninth one that was added by a speaker)
Tarrant County implements SOA for criminal justice agencies, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIpLllGl1fc
This is advertising for Progress Software but I liked it because I work for a justice agency.
SOA - Service Oriented Architecture Introduction, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRFwswaJpD0
This was a good SOA definition but turn down the sound because the speaker sounds like she is reading a children's story.
Another good source of SOA video is http://www.infoq.com/. I have mentioned these in earlier postings. In the posting 'ESB or not ESB?' I referenced some videos from Mark Richards (http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Enterprise-Service-Bus) and Sandy Carter (http://www.infoq.com/interviews/sandy-carter-soa). In 'AOP: The worst form of Coupling' I use Jim Webber's comments about MEST from http://www.infoq.com/news/2007/08/jim-webber-interview.
Sometimes after a hard day at the office reading pages of IT jargon I find the videos easier to absorb than more text information. I hope you can find something here that is either entertaining or informative.
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Hi Antony,
Thanks for the link. I would like to know your take on EA Frameworks (Zachman & TOGAF) and what value they can add to an SOA implementation.
This is the basic thesis for my Masters degree that I am starting to write. I still have to read some more on Zachman, but if I had to take a shot, I would say that Zachman allows you to classify assets/processes etc to get a clear picture of your Enterprise.
TOGAF, provides a methodology (ADM) to clarify the Enterprise and how IT assets map properly.
Using these frameworks, helps clarify the big picture for an SOA implementation in an agnostic fashion. Being agnostic, one avoids the problem of being tied to any one vendor or technology set as these change frequently.
I am very interested in other peoples opinions in this matter.
Please send me an email at
collin.smith AT gmail.com !
Thanks in advance,
Collin
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