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Even for organizations that are banking on SOA, SOA governance remains a largely informal process. Bad idea, say experts Cathy Lippert, Mark Dutra, and Bruce Bailey.

Wikis and spreadsheets are great tools - but not for SOA governance. Experts Cathy Lippert, Mark Dutra, and Bruce Bailey talk about the importance of maintaining and carefully managing an inventory of SOA assets.

What's the connection between a well-managed inventory of SOA assets, project delivery, and high-level architecture? Experts Cathy Lippert, Mark Dutra, and Bruce Bailey explain.

Paul Preiss discusses the origins, background, and mission of IASA, the global organization dedicated to promoting the profession of IT architecture.

IASA CEO Paul Preiss discusses the future of IT architecture and the roles education and certification will play in defining the profession.

SOA gurus Erl and Manes talk about their latest book, "SOA Governance: Governing Shared Services on Premise and in the Cloud."

Erl and Manes discuss how to deal with SOA footdraggers and the impact of cloud computing on SOA.

Erl and Manes discuss upcoming books in the Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series and about their takeaways from the SOA and Cloud Symposium in Brazil.

A conversation with the Oracle Weblogic Server product management team about community involvement in WebLogic's evolution.

A discussion of the relationship between Oracle Weblogic 12c and Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder.

A conversation about Oracle WebLogic 12c's role in the evolution of Oracle Fusion Middleware, plus a quick overview of product information resources.

Jeff West, Arun Gupta, Cary Milsap, and Brian Jimerson continue their debate on the pros and cons of various Java EE development methodologies.

Jeff West, Arun Gupta, Cary Milsap, and Brian Jimerson close out their debate on Java EE development methodologies.

The community panel discusses the security, availability, and usability challenges in the evolution of the mobile enterprise, then turns its attention to the evolving role of the software developer.

The community panel closes out the discussion with a look at the interplay between developers and architects, and the evolving nature of both roles.

What happens to architecture in the rush to deliver solutions? Community members share their opinions in this roundtable discussion.

A panel of Oracle's top cloud experts offers an overview of the various flavors of cloud computing.

Cows in the cloud? The panel of experts explains, and discusses importance of standards.

A panel of experts discusses why cloud computing is a paradigm shift -- and why it isn't.

The expert panel offers advice on what architects need to know to take advantage of the cloud.

A conversation with SOA, Cloud, and Service Technology Symposium founder Thomas Erl, along with event speakers Tim Hall (Sr. Dir. Product Management, Oracle Enterprise Repository and Oracle's AIA.) and Demed L'Her (Sr. Dir, Product Management, Oracle SOA Suite, Service Bus, WebLogic Integration, others).

Best selling SOA author Thomas Erl and Oracle senior product managers Tim Hall and Demed L'Her discuss the SOA, Cloud and Service Technology Symposium and the forces that are shaping the role of the IT architect.

The role of the IT architect is one of the most misunderstood and maligned roles in IT, yet there is growing interest in training and certification to fill that role. Best selling SOA author Thomas Erl and Oracle Senior product managers Tim Hall and Demed L'Her discuss the dissing and the dichotomy.

Best selling SOA author Thomas Erl talks about the latest titles in his Prentice Hall Service Technology Series of books.

Experts Eric Stephens and Tim Hall discussion why it's important to revived the dormant conversation about IT governance.

Balancing functional, technical, operational requirements to meet the challenge of defining appropriate governance "guardrails."

Bringing IT architecture out of the ivory tower to make governance a less intimidating, more collaborative process.

Recorded live at OTN Architect Day in Los Angeles, a panel of experts responds to an audience question about what happens to traditional IT roles in a Cloud environment.

Panelists Tim Hall, Peter Belknap, and Robert Wunderlich discuss why DevOps matters and how it changes development methodologies and organizational structure.

Panelists Tim Hall, Peter Belknap, and Robert Wunderlich discuss DevOps and where it fits with cloud computing and other evolutionary changes in enteprise IT.

Panelists Tim Hall, Peter Belknap, and Robert Wunderlich discuss DevOps-friendly technologies and the impact of DevOps on communication and governance.

DevOps and cloud computing are changing the IT industry -- and changing IT roles. A panel of experts discusses what's happening and how it might affect your job.

Automation and innovation had a huge impact on the manufacturing jobs of years gone by. Is something similar happening to some IT jobs?

In 2003 Nicholas Carr said "IT doesn't matter." In 2013 and beyond, what IT roles will matter? Staying relevant may mean stepping out of your comfort zone.

Two Java evangelists and two product managers sit down for a wide-ranging roundtable discussion.

The panel discusses the development gap and the need to adapt existing developer skills for evolving business requirements.

The panel looks at the forces shaping mobile app development and discusses how Java developers can take advantage.

Architects from Verizon Telematics and Sascar describe the nuts and bolts of their respective Internet of Things solutions in this roundtable discussion.

Meeting Internet of Things challenges: massive data streams, security and privacy issues, evolving standards and protocols.

Mobile devices as gateways in M2M communication, emerging solutions to security challenges, and the bright future for the Internet of Things.

What are we talking about when we talk about SOA Governance? Why does is matter?

Some things never change: Exploring the most persistent SOA Governance challenges.

The most common SOA Governance mistakes and why organizations make them.

Cloud, mobile, IoT - what new challenges face SOA Governance in the rapid evolution of enterprise IT?