Articles by Dr. Jai Ganesh

SOA-Based Inter-Organizational Architectural Framework For B2B Marketplaces

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:45:00 EST

B2B marketplaces facilitate efficient search and transactions by offering services such as buyer/supplier and product/services searches and transactions such as procurement and asset disposal.

The Business Value of SOA-Based Agile IT Architectures

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:15:00 EDT

Agile IT systems are systems that are malleable enough to address business uncertainties. Such systems can effectively respond to internal and external stimuli in a very short period of time. Flexible IT systems imply that the IT architecture underlying them is itself flexible and lends itself to incorporating changes in a dynamic fashion. Architectural approaches such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) are transforming the way IT systems are designed by bringing in a high degree of reuse and loose coupling of applications.

Managing Enterprise Data Complexity Using Web Services: Part 2

Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:00:00 EDT

Enterprises are increasingly feeling the need for shorter lead time for decision making, the need to extract and present KPI (Key Performance Indicators) to management, and the need for enhanced response capability. These business needs are not in sync with the technological challenges such as the presence of heterogeneous technologies and disparate enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, SCM, CRM, etc.). This situation gets complicated with the increasing number of mergers and acquisitions resulting in the various business units within an enterprise having their own data warehouses. Adding to this is the increasing number of users inside and outside the enterprise who need real-time access to information.

SOA Enables B2B Marketplace Creation

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:00:00 EDT

A B2B marketplace must be able to offer a single-point source for inter-organizational commerce in a flexible manner. SOA enabled with Web services shows promise in enabling inter-organizational commerce at reduced cost by leveraging existing investment in legacy systems and increased efficiency for these enterprises.