Yesterday I did make it to the Summit at about 11:00, and sat in a few sessions before having to get on e-mail and this blog. The conference is well attended with over 900 people here, and to think they just got things going 8 weeks ago. The agenda is here. The best session of the day was: SOA Meets M&A. The presenter was Neal Ruskin, Chief Enterprise Architect, Applications, TD Ameritrade. Just very candid abou Yesterday I did make it to the Summit at about 11:00, and sat in a few sessions before having to get on e-mail and this blog. The conference is well attended with over 900 people here, and to think they just got things going 8 weeks ago. The agenda is here. The best session of the day was: SOA Meets M&A. The presenter was Neal Ruskin, Chief Enterprise Architect, Applications, TD Ameritrade. Just very candid about his issues and that goes a long way to be creditable as well as helpful for the attendees. Last night I did attend the CTO dinner sponsored by InfoWorld (see photo). I typically don’t go to these things at conferences opting for the local bars and restaurants as a break from the conference, but I did attend this one and I was glad I did. Good discussion around the notion of SOA, and it’s relevance in future conferences, as well as the next generation of ideas about what will be cool next. I was taken back by somebody putting forth the fact that the hype curve of SOA was fading, and that in 2007 or 2008, SOA would not be as relevant. While I do a agree there is a hype curve with any notion, and the hype can’t last forever, the concept of SOA is more complex and far reaching and it’s going to take years to get it right within the enterprises. We may not hear as much about it in 3 years, but it will still be a core discipline needed within most enterprises…mark my word.Good dinner, good day, back to it today for the 2nd and final day. Software Development