Jesus Rodriguez is the Chief Software Architect at TwoConnect, Inc. (www.twoconnect.com), a Microsoft Gold Partner based in Miami, Florida. He is also a Microsoft BizTalk Server MVP and one of a few Architects worldwide to be a member of the .NET 3.0 Digerati team. As a member, Jesus has been selected to participate in a variety of Software Design Reviews with Microsoft’s Product Teams. Jesus is the Lead Architect for several BizTalk Server adapters including Web Services Enhancements 3.0, SalesForce.com, SonicMQ and the award winning Service Broker Enhancements. Jesus derived his extensive experience with business process integration and messaging through numerous implementations of loosely coupled systems founded on the principles of SOA. He is an active contributor to the .NET and J2EE communities, focusing on the interoperability aspects between those two platforms. His contributions include several articles for various publications including MSDN, Architecture Journal and Web Services Journal. Jesus is frequently seen leading sessions at TechEd, MVO Summit and the Microsoft Business Process and SOA Conference, as well as conducting Web Casts on varying Microsoft technologies. He is a prolific blogger on all subjects related to integration and has a true passion for technology. Contact Jesus at jrodriguez@twoconnect.com or through his blog at http://weblogs.asp.net/gsusx.
People sometimes ask what a service-oriented architecture enables today that
could not have been done with the older, proprietary integration stacks of
the past 5 to 15 years, such as those from Tibco, IBM, or Vitria. One such
ability is the greater degree of interoperability between heterogeneous
technology stacks that is made possible by the standards SOA is built on,
such as Web services and BPEL. Although interoperability is only one facet of
the SOA value proposition, it is one that has become increasingly more
important, due in large part to the evolving IT environment, merger and
acquisition activity, and increased partner connectivity.
Building business solutions for SOA requires the ability to secure data
exchanged over a network, and control access to services ... (more)
A well-planned Web Service interoperability environment begins by clearly
defining who your Web Service consumers are now and in the future. There was
a time not so long ago when you could count on a fairly homogenous consumer
population. This was about the same time that you were happy just to be able
to get a Web Service running in the first place and finding a consumer who
could actua... (more)
Jesus Rodriguez is the Chief Software Architect at TwoConnect, Inc. (www.twoconnect.com), a Microsoft Gold Partner based in Miami, Florida. He is also a Microsoft BizTalk Server MVP and one of a few Architects worldwide to be a member of the .NET 3.0 Digerati team. As a member, Jesus has been selected to participate in a variety of Software Design Reviews with Microsoft’s Product Teams. Jesus is the Lead Architect for several BizTalk Server adapters including Web Services Enhancements 3.0, SalesForce.com, SonicMQ and the award winning Service Broker Enhancements. Jesus derived his extensive experience with business process integration and messaging through numerous implementations of loosely coupled systems founded on the principles of SOA. He is an active contributor to the .NET and J2EE communities, focusing on the interoperability aspects between those two platforms. His contributions include several articles for various publications including MSDN, Architecture Journal and Web Services Journal. Jesus is frequently seen leading sessions at TechEd, MVO Summit and the Microsoft Business Process and SOA Conference, as well as conducting Web Casts on varying Microsoft technologies. He is a prolific blogger on all subjects related to integration and has a true passion for technology. Contact Jesus at jrodriguez@twoconnect.com or through his blog at http://weblogs.asp.net/gsusx.
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