David Clarke
David Clarke
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You need to overlay the business reality. You probably want to have a check on how those business processes map to the technology architecture. Step three is about defining a technical strategy for implementing these business services using available technology.
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Ours is a business with a lot of questions from clients. If you can answer most questions satisfactorily, the next step to conversion is much easier. It seemed a natural for us.
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Ours is a business with a lot of questions from clients.
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A lot of what SOA is about, what's fundamentally different about SOA, is that it's about defining what services mean to the business. Business and technology together need to map the enterprise. That's fundamentally not a technology activity, although the techies can help there by pushing the conversation in the right direction.
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Clearly, the results for the quarter and their impact on fiscal 1998 do not meet our expectations or standards. However, we believe that the factors causing this near-term weakness in certain of our diversified businesses are not long-lasting.
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I'm not at all picking on the Internet -- the Internet does what it does well, ... But there are some things where you say, 'That doesn't work right.'
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I knew we were going to win. I knew if we were just patient and we fought, everything was going to come to us.
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The Australian wine industry has been going through the industry equivalent of the perfect storm.
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We might just be at the point where the utility of the Internet stalls--and perhaps turns downward.
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Ultimately, which process you choose will depend on the appetite for risk at a company. We've seen both ends of the spectrum. A lot of initial projects people take on are because it solves problems that couldn't be solved before or are not really achievable with alternative technology.
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The Grand's giant oak trees weathered the storm very well and today remain as majestic as ever.
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Construction activity in our key states continues to be very strong.
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I've been sick for awhile and I haven't been wrestling like I should. I needed to get my conditioning back up.
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These albums are some of the most exciting and rare finds I have had in the 20 years I have been a book dealer - because they are personal collections that are completely unique.