Impact Deja Vu
by Rick Hugie, March 12
It's been forever since I've posted anything
on the blog. Time flies when you are busy. Lots has been happening
at Kryos, some of which will likely get announced in the near future.
This year I'm once again speaking at the
IBM SOA Impact conference in Vegas. Last year was the first one so
I didn't know what to expect but was completely blown away by the turnout
and the content. According to IBM there were 4,200 people at last
years event and this year that number is expected to be 6,000+. What
really impressed me at the conference last year was the focus on aligning
the business and technology. It wasn't just the opening keynote but
backed up in the sessions with real world success stories. This year
I'm expecting even more, as SOA has really become commonly accepted as
the preferred architectural direction.
Last year I spoke about the portal solution
we built for Viterra (formerly Saskatchewan Wheat Pool) that earned us
the 2007 Lotus award. This year I am taking a different track and
will be talking about building Rich Internet Applications using portals.
The session is 2481A Advanced Ajax for Portals: Creating a Rich Portal
Client. I'll be talking about why to use AJAX with portals, some of the
challenges, and the best practices we've come up with from our experience
using these technologies on projects.
My session will be on Monday April 7th from
5:15 - 6:30PM in room 111. I look forward to seeing you there.
