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The Forrester Wave™: Complex Event Processing (CEP) Platforms, Q3 2009

The Fledgling CEP Platform Market Is Vibrant, Competitive, And Dynamic

by Mike Gualtieri, John R. Rymer, August 4, 2009

Forrester evaluated nine complex event processing (CEP) platforms using 114 criteria and found Progress Software and Aleri to be standout Leaders because of their top scores in the event processing features and strategy categories. Solid features and . . .

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Perform Realistic Web Testing To Ensure Blazing Fast Web Site Performance  (5.9 MB PPT)

by Mike Gualtieri, James Staten, June 16, 2009

This workbook discusses the importance of realistic performance Web testing, what it is, and recommendations.

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Microsoft's Web Platform Expands To PHP

Microsoft Aims To Simplify Adoption Of PHP Web Apps On Windows

by Mike Gualtieri, Jeffrey S. Hammond, May 12, 2009

Blasphemy might be the first word that comes to mind when you hear Microsoft, PHP, and open source mentioned in the same breath. But no more: The new Microsoft Web Platform will offer simplified install of certain popular PHP Web applications such as . . .

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JAVA Under Oracle: Seven Things You Need To Know

Java Standards Will Narrow; MySQL, ADF, And JDeveloper Will Expand

by John R. Rymer, Noel Yuhanna, Jeffrey S. Hammond, Mike Gualtieri, May 8, 2009

Oracle's proposed purchase of Sun Microsystems (ticker symbol: JAVA) will give it control over two of the most widely used application development technologies in the industry: the Java platform and MySQL. Oracle can't say exactly what it intends to do . . .

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Case Study: How Orbitz Takes You Places Faster

Tuning Pages, Code, And Infrastructure For Performance Is The Key

by James Staten, Mike Gualtieri, February 4, 2009

In the highly competitive online travel business, the leading Web sites are under constant pressure to improve customer loyalty by delivering a richer, more interactive experience with lightning fast page loads and booking speeds. Orbitz holds onto its . . .

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Best Practices: Attaining And Maintaining Blazing Fast Web Site Performance

A Multidisciplinary Approach Is Key

by Mike Gualtieri, James Staten, February 4, 2009

Customers have great expectations when they visit your Web site. They increasingly want a rich, interactive experience, and their tolerance for latency is approaching zero. If you cannot achieve these often diametric goals, your customers may take their . . .

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Must You Choose Between Business Rules And Complex Event Processing Platforms?

Understand The Sweet Spots Of Each To Make An Informed Decision

by Charles Brett, Mike Gualtieri, January 21, 2009

How can you choose between investing in a business rules platform and a complex event processing (CEP) platform? The answer is not as easy as saying "a business rules platform is for rules" and "CEP is for events." Each platform strives to facilitate . . .

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Case Study: Hypo Real Estate Enables Credit Risk Professionals With Business Rules

Achieve Greater Agility, Transparency, And Compliance In An Uncertain Regulatory Environment

by Mike Gualtieri, January 5, 2009

Uncertainty in lending regulatory requirements is putting pressure on credit risk modelers to become more responsive. Munich-based Hypo Real Estate Group (HRE), an international banking specialist for commercial real estate markets and the public sector, . . .

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Best Practices In Implementing Business Rules

Empower Your Business Users To Author And Maintain Business Rules

by Mike Gualtieri, John R. Rymer, October 3, 2008

Business rules platforms are a key enabler of today's architectural imperative to build for constant change. Why? In large part because business rules platforms give business analysts the authoring tools they need to maintain decision logic that is usually . . .

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Case Study: California Association Of Realtors Innovates With Business Rules

Automating Forms Decisions Allows Realtors To Spend More Time Selling

by Mike Gualtieri, John R. Rymer, October 3, 2008

The California Association of Realtors implemented business rules to help its 175,000 member realtors efficiently complete more than 600,000 residential real estate transactions per year. How? By using business rules to create an application that automatically . . .

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The Truth About Business Rules Algorithms

Authoring Flexibility Is Just As Important As Execution Performance

by Mike Gualtieri, July 24, 2008

The algorithm you select to process your business rules can make a big difference in the authoring flexibility and execution performance of your application. Confusing vendor messaging, the indirect relationship between authoring tools and runtime algorithms, . . .

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The Forrester Wave™: Functional Testing Solutions, Q3 2008

HP Leads, While IBM, Borland, And Compuware Offer Competitive Alternatives

by Carey Schwaber, Mike Gualtieri, July 8, 2008

Forrester conducted an evaluation of six functional testing solutions vendors across 96 criteria. Our findings? HP's leadership of the functional testing market continues unabated since its 2006 acquisition of Mercury Interactive. IBM has expanded its . . .

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Best Practices: A Pragmatic Approach To Software Reuse

Achieving Optimal Reuse Of A Broader Range Of Assets

by Mike Gualtieri, Mike Gilpin, June 18, 2008

Development leaders have looked for ways to increase reuse since the early days of software development in an effort to increase developer productivity. This drive for reuse has brought changes in languages, structure, programming models, processes, and . . .

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Case Study: Financial Services Firm Designs For Reuse

by Mike Gualtieri, Mike Gilpin, June 18, 2008

Moving from legacy architecture to a second-generation architecture based on Java gave this large financial services firm the opportunity to design for reuse from the ground up. Standardization and automation were essential to embedding reusability into . . .

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Enterprise Mashups: Lead, Don't Follow

Be Prepared, Because Mashups Will Enchant And Empower Business Users

by Mike Gualtieri, April 22, 2008

If your business users aren't demanding mashups now, they will in the near future. Why? Because mashup tools enable your business users to quickly create ad hoc Web applications that "mash" together data from multiple sources to create an entirely new . . .

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The Forrester Wave™: Business Rules Platforms, Q2 2008

ILOG, Fair Isaac, Pegasystems, Corticon, And Haley Lead, But Innovations Software Technology Is Also Very Strong

by John R. Rymer, Mike Gualtieri, April 8, 2008

Forrester evaluated 13 platforms from 11 vendors using 175 criteria and found ILOG JRules, Fair Isaac Blaze Advisor, and Pegasystems PegaRULES to be resounding Leaders as general-purpose business rules platforms. Haley Limited (Haley Expert Rules), Corticon . . .

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Business Rules And SOA Ease The Burden Of Regulatory Compliance

An Enterprise Rules Approach Provides One Set Of Rules For All Apps

by Mike Gualtieri, November 15, 2007

Leading financial services institutions have combined business rules platforms with service-oriented architecture (SOA), creating an effective strategy for enforcing enterprisewide compliance. Failure to comply with regulatory requirements such as anti-money-laundering . . .