links for 2008-07-29

• Service Oriented Abstraction: Intersection between Enterprise Architcture, ITIL and the SOA Movement
  check out Jeff's view on relationship between ITIL & EA & SOA..."[EA] bricks describe the information needed for a configuration item (CI) inside of the CMDB. That a CI has to have a type associated with it and that type should be a brick inside of EA."
  (tags: itil soa ea cmdb)
• IBM to Buy Ilog for $340 Million
  i'm wishing IBM would fully connect the dots between SOA, BPM, Rules, Event Processing & Information Strategies... you know, like their customers do
  (tags: ibm soa bpm ilog)
• Create and Share Your Own Cartoons with GoAnimate
  I need to try this... "GoAnimate is a new site where you can create your own animations." that's the former art student in me, not new viral marketer...but then again... Greg the Architect is entertaining...
  (tags: animation marketing)
• Your Best Hire: It May Surprise You
  management teams of a shared ilk scare me, shows lack of guts at the top. this article points out why you need to "Hire into your weakness."
  (tags: leadership)
• What's Wrong With SOA - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership
  ...posts that regress conversation! Again, SOA is NOT box of middleware & bag of protocols. SOA is an approach that allows IT to (finally, correctly) instantiate the intent of the business, and easily adapt to business change
  (tags: soa)
• The IBM Acquisition Machine: A Sellers Perspective - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
  “they say, ‘I can buy you or I can buy one of your competitors,’ ” Mr. Haren said. “They come in with a carrot and a stick, which is the best way to do a deal,” Mr. Haren continued. “And you want a big carrot and a small stick, if you are th
  (tags: ibm ilog)