Strategic Technology: Web Site Platform (WebSphere Portal)

This entry is part 23 of 33 in the series Strategic Technologies

A Web site goes beyond an app.  It is the internal or external home base for an entire organization and represents a common entry point to all of the organization’s information and digital services for a particular audience, be it customers, partners or employees.  For this reason it needs functionality to bring together many elements… Read More »

Strategic Technology: Lightweight Web Development Tooling (IBM WEF)

This entry is part 22 of 33 in the series Strategic Technologies

Lightweight Web development tooling goes hand-in-hand with Web content management for creating a sustainable commercial Web site.  To continue to draw users a Web site must constantly freshened with new content and functions that are tailored to the individual visiting the site.  This would be very expensive to accomplish if a team of expert Web… Read More »

Strategic Technology: Web Content Management (IBM WCM)

This entry is part 21 of 33 in the series Strategic Technologies

WordPress, which I use to produce my blog, is an example of a content manager. WordPress allows me to create my blog without writing any code or HTML by separating content from presentation.  The content that I enter is stored in a database.  I can select from various themes that control how it is displayed.  … Read More »

IT Capability: Secure the Enterprise

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Strategic IT Capabilities

Securing the enterprise is a broad capability that would map to business capabilities that represent broad strategic imperatives such as: Maintain a trusted brand Mitigate reputational risk from security incidents Mitigate the risk of financial loss from security incidents Protect the privacy of client data. This capability can break down a couple of ways: Physical… Read More »

Reading List: X-Force 2013 Trend and Risk Report

If you are interested in digital security I recommend that you take a look at IBM X-Force 2013 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report.  If not, I suggest that you pass it along to someone in your organization who is.  If no one in your organization is interested in digital security then I suggest that you… Read More »

Reading List: OASIS Reference Architecture Foundation for SOA

It is reasonable to suggest that the art of designing digital services, such as systems of engagement, would quickly progress to defining IT services, and that would quickly progress to integrating systems of engagement to systems of record, and that would quickly progress to Services Oriented Architecture. A paper worth reading is the OASIS Reference… Read More »