Inagural meeting of Architect SIG on March 21, 2006

I am excited to announce that we have set a date for our first Architect SIG meeting! We're still working on the details of logistics and branding and so forth, but that's not the important part. What is important is when, where and what we'll be talking about:

When: Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 6pm to 8pm
Where: Microsoft Fort Lauderdale Office
Topic: Service Oriented Modeling of Connected Systems

Abstract: An essential part in planning a service-oriented architecture is about being able to conceptualize your business in the right way. By doing this you can arrive at solid, well-aligned services that map well onto the capabilities required by your business processes. Having identified the right services, you can go on and implement those services by using your choice of technologies such as those provided by the Microsoft Application Platform. This session examines how poor conceptualization of service orientation may result in failures and generally poor levels of return on investment, and proposes a three-part model to help you achieve connected, service oriented systems in a way that promotes close alignment between the IT solution and the needs of the business.

While I'd love to claim the credit for this very intellectual sounding subject, I can't. It's material that you will be able to read about soon on https://www.microsoft.com/architecture. Stay tuned!