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Wednesday, May 4 • 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Centralized vs. Decentralized Approaches to SOA: Hamilton vs. Jefferson

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Modern service-oriented architecture (SOA) systems force teams to reconcile a multitude of organizational and technology decisions. With each decision, the team reaffirms allegiance to its chosen message passing, platform governance, and quality assurance philosophy. Which side are you on: Centralized SOA or Decentralized SOA?

During this session, we will explore essential topics in modern SOA including governance, message passing strategies, orchestration, “smart” and “dumb” pipes, quality assurance strategies, deployment, and many other topics. For each topic, we’ll cover the most important information you need to know and debate the pros and cons of a centralized and decentralized approach.

And because it’s Michael and George hosting this session, we can’t just leave it at that. In the spirit of the American Federalists (strong central government) vs. Antifederalists (decentralized government) of the 1790s, George, playing the role of a modern Jefferson, will advocate for decentralized SOA while Michael, as a modern Hamilton, will attempt to convince you, the audience, that centralized SOA is the best path forward. This is a session you will not want to miss!

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Presenters
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George Fairbanks

Google
George Fairbanks has been teaching software architecture and design since 1998, is the author of the book Just Enough Software Architecture, has a PhD in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and is a software engineer at Google.
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Michael Keeling

Software Engineer, LendingHome
Michael Keeling is a software engineer at LendingHome and the author of Design It!: From Programmer to Software Architect. Prior to LendingHome, he worked at IBM on the Watson Discovery Service. Keeling has a Master of Science in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary... Read More →


Wednesday May 4, 2016 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Fairbanks C