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RoR in enterprise – lessons learned

After a while my first enterprise prototype is finished and I have to summarize what was right and what was wrong during the period of prototyping. Really nice surprise for me was the way of communication. The requirements were formulated more precisely then any requirement before, but not from the beginning. When I did start,… Continue reading RoR in enterprise – lessons learned

Ruby on Rails in enterprise

Ruby is great! Ruby is cool! It will penetrate in enterprises within few months. These are some of the ideas that occupies one’s mind during the RoR excitement period. But things are not always so simple. Enterprises does not behave same as small companies do. Their IT complexity reached one of the highest level and… Continue reading Ruby on Rails in enterprise

Integration really is the killer app

About 6 months ago, I posted an entry on how integration was crucial to success of smaller web 2.0 applications. Today Yahoo released Yahoo Pipes, which sounds like an implementation of the same idea. A platform for creating mashups. The web is evolving in interesting ways, and whether this particular service succeeds or not, we… Continue reading Integration really is the killer app

IT Architecture As a Social Pursuit

Looking back at the experience with enterprise IT architecture, I come to realize that in this area, IT mastery is just a prerequisite for delivering projects successful in the long run. This relates to the two interest groups shaping the IT landscape of large enterprises: implementors and visionaries. Implementors are responsible for the success of… Continue reading IT Architecture As a Social Pursuit

Integration is the killer app (even in Web 2.0)

This week kiko decided to close shop and put their code and domain up for sale at eBay. The main reason, also mentioned by Paul Graham, is that they were going head on with Google Calendar. Paul advises not to get in Google’s way, but is Google really invincible? Paul in his recent blog post… Continue reading Integration is the killer app (even in Web 2.0)