RESOURCE - Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf documented their combined experience in the integration space and created the book "Enterprise Integration Patterns" (EIP), which has since been adopted as the standard for describing messaging solutions. Check out this deck of flashcards to find definitions of integration design patterns based on EIP.
Posted: December 8, 2011 | Published: December 8, 2011


Topics:  Apache | Application Integration | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | ESB | File Transfer Protocols | Integrated Development Environments | Messaging Middleware | Messaging Protocols | Messaging Software | Open Source | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - As an alternative to big vendor messaging solutions, open source software presents an entirely different cost model and more flexibility in deployment options that suit the needs of retail perfectly. Read this paper to learn more about open source software and why it is the optimal approach to integrated messaging for large retail enterprises.
Posted: December 8, 2011 | Published: July 31, 2011


Topics:  Apache | Application Integration | Data Integration | ESB | Messaging Middleware | Messaging Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Retail Trade Industry | SOA | SOAP

CASE STUDY - Read this paper to find out why the FAA's System Wide Information Management program selected four open source service-oriented architecture (SOA) components to combine with its other development and management tools to create an enterprise infrastructure that will be deployed between 2010 and 2015 to support NextGen satellite air traffic control.
Posted: December 7, 2011 | Published: December 7, 2011


Topics:  Application Integration | Data Integration | Interface Design | Interoperability | IT Infrastructure | Messaging Middleware | Open Source | Open Source Software | Routing | SOA | Systems Design and Development

WEBCAST - Forrester Research's 2011 Q2 Wave Report named FuseSource's enterprise service bus (ESB) offering Active MQ as its highest ranked open source ESB solution and placed it in the "Leader" category along with large, established vendors. View this webcast to get an overview and product demo of Active MQ.
Posted: December 1, 2011 | Premiered: November 30, 2011


Topics:  Apache | Application Integration | Data Integration | ESB | High Availability | Messaging Middleware | Messaging Software | Open Source Software | Routing | SOA

ANALYST REPORT - Over the course of 2010 and 2011, Forrester Research spoke to hundreds of customers about their enterprise service bus (ESB) activities, and conducted briefings and demonstration reviews as well as over twenty customer interviews to evaluate five commercial and four open source ESB product vendors. Access this paper to examine Forrester's findings.
Posted: December 1, 2011 | Published: April 25, 2011


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Integration | Data Integration | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | Enterprise Services Architecture | ESB | Open Source Software | SOA

EZINE - As cloud continues to evolve, IT managers are looking for better integration of cloud platforms with existing tools, greater control and management, improved self-service and greater portability among cloud environments. This e-zine takes a look at trends in cloud computing, using open source software, moving applications to the cloud.
Posted: November 10, 2011 | Published: November 10, 2011


Topics:  Application Development and Integration Services | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Open Source Software | Private Cloud

WHITE PAPER - This document is designed for users, developers, and implementors of open systems. It provides complete infor mation on what’s new in the Single UNIX Specification, Version 4, including POSIX.1-2008,with comprehensive reference material on every aspect.
Posted: October 20, 2011 | Published: October 25, 2010


Topics:  Open Source | Open Source Software | UNIX

WHITE PAPER - Read this guide to understand the hidden and explicit costs associated with open source BI in comparison with familiar proprietary BI solutions so that you can determine whether open source BI is a viable option for your organization.
Posted: September 22, 2011 | Published: December 31, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Open Source | Open Source BI | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - Not every BI provider seeks to serve the scalable enterprise, but those that do must meet certain scalability criteria that are common to nearly every enterprise. This investigation exposes key scalability requirements for BI, and examines how the world's most widely used BI solution— notably, one that's open source— meet these requirements.
Posted: September 22, 2011 | Published: December 31, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Infrastructure Management | Open Source | Open Source BI | Open Source Software

WEBCAST - This webcast, the exclusive first part in a two-part series which tackles the toughest pain points faced by decision-makers, features esteemed decision management expert James Taylor as he discusses the state of the business rules market and the potential for broader adoption of this powerful technology.
Posted: August 11, 2011 | Premiered: September 15, 2011


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Competition | Decision Support Systems | Open Source | Open Source Software

WEBCAST - View this webcast to learn about management strategies for ensuring proper configuration, uptime and availability for business applications and middleware environments. Continue reading to learn more about the most common middleware management challenges and how open source offers are providing cost-effective solutions to them.
Posted: June 28, 2011 | Premiered: June 28, 2011


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Integration | Middleware | Open Source | Open Source Software | SOA | Software Configuration Management | Software Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - The challenges of the enormous growth in business data and the growing complexity of managing that data has created incredible pressure on IT organizations. With data volume exploding and complexity expanding, IT teams need flexible data management solutions. Read this paper for help making smarter choices choosing a data management platform.
Posted: April 21, 2011 | Published: April 21, 2011


Topics:  Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Quality | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Information Management (EIM) | ERP | Master Data Management | Open Source | Open Source Software | Vendor Selection

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Oracle's Unified Storage Simulator makes it possible to install and manage a virtual storage system on any laptop or desktop and experience the power of Open Storage.
Posted: March 21, 2011 | Premiered: March 18, 2011


Topics:  Open Source Software | Oracle (Product) | Storage Architectures | Storage Management | Storage Replication | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - This white paper looks at the pros and cons of open-source software and helps organizations understand how to build a business case that is based on cost, schedule, performance and risks across the entire program lifecycle not just up-front program inception costs and considerations. 
Posted: March 11, 2011 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Applications Management | Open Source | Open Source Software | Oracle (Product) | Software Licensing

WEBCAST - Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This webcast provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
Posted: November 18, 2010 | Premiered: November 18, 2010


Topics:  Hardware Management | Open Source Software | Server Virtualization | Software | Virtual Machine | VMware | VMware ESX