Best of the web - 10 Nov 06

Today's highlights from the rest of the web look at how to utilise SOA, achieving Web 2.0 success and coping with large storage demands.

Business agility through SOA
It’s recognised that today’s businesses need to be agile enough to quickly adapt their computer systems in response to changing business conditions. Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs) are emerging as a strong approach to achieve this, allowing different systems to be loosely connected and re-configured as required. WebMethods details a new e-book which explains the concepts and benefits of SOA.
Integration & SOA: The Book
Achieving Web 2.0 success If you’re conducting business over the web you can’t afford to ignore Web 2.0, which has been discussed all week at the Web 2.0 Summit. On his blog Dion Hinchcliffe argues that successful depends on creating open web sites and platforms, detailing four strategies to achieve this.
Strategies for Creating Open Web Sites and Platforms
Storing the Internet Archive
With the volume of business data continuously growing, adapting storage systems to cope is more necessary than ever. One web site that has serious storage needs is the Internet Archive. eWeek interviews the founder and digital librarian of Internet Archive to discover the challenges and solutions.
Internet Archive Tames Data Costs