Gartner Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit

Overview

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Getting Down to Business with SOA

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There are many ways to succeed with SOA, and many ways to fail. You've heard a lot about what SOA is, why you should do it, what technologies and governance are needed...but lately your CFO has been asking some tougher and tougher questions...so now it's time to get down to business and make SOA work.

The Gartner Application Architecture, Development & Integration (AADI) Summit integrates the best of our former Application Integration & Web Services Summit and Application Development Summit to deliver the latest independent Gartner advice on all things SOA, Web Services, Application Development and Application Integration.

At the first June AADI Summit, 95% of the attendees said they would recommend the conference to their colleagues - now it's your turn. Join us in Las Vegas this December, and get down to business with your SOA.

Key Summit Benefits

At this event you'll get:
> the most comprehensive, independent advice on application development and
   integration, SOA and Web Services
> the opportunity to network with over a thousand SOA-minded leaders, architects and
   application managers
> the best facilitated peer exchange with 25 analyst/user roundtables, and our new
   "user-led roundtables"
> customized advice through Analyst One-on-Ones with 30 analysts on hand

What You Will Learn

In 6 tracks and 68 sessions, the summit will cover all your burning application infrastructure issues, including:

> The latest trends impacting your Application Development & Integration and
   architecture
> The roadmap for the evolution of SOA, Web services and Web 2.0
> How to manage and govern the Service-Oriented organization
> Measuring and improving the value of SOA and Service-oriented development
> Best practices in Software security, testing, quality, configuration and requirements
> How to balance project and application portfolio management to optimize value
> Evolving best practices for using and managing your Web Services
> How to address the challenges of legacy integration and modernization
> How BPM and process-centricity impact your applications and SOA strategy
> What to do about the emergence of Event-Driven, Web-Oriented, and Context-Oriented
   architectures
> How to choose and use ESBs, integration appliances and other integration technologies
> What organizational and cultural practices enable change and agility
...and much more.

Sessions include:
> 4 visionary and provocative keynotes including Patrick Lencioni, Jeff Schulman, special
   "SOA Horror Stories", and Looking Ahead: The Future of the Software Industry and its
   Leaders
> 45 analyst breakout sessions full of "Big picture" strategies as well as practical
   recommendations
> 4 Practitioner's Guide sessions
> 6 case studies and user panels
> 7 complimentary pre-conference tutorials
> 20 SOA virtual track sessions
> 20+ Analyst-User Roundtables - View the line-up

Who Should Attend

> Application Development Managers
> Application Integration Managers
> Application architects, Solution architects, Technical architects
> Enterprise Architects, Business Architects
> SOA and Web Services Project Managers
> Business Analysts and Consultants
> Web Development & Infrastructure Leaders
> CIOs and IT Directors
> Technology Watchers and Investors

Don't forget...this event is co-located back-to-back with the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit. Together these 2 summits will provide the one-stop advice you need to successfully take the next step in SOA and Enterprise Architecture.
Check out the special combo prices below.

Standard Conference Price

— US $1995

Fee includes conference attendance, documentation and planned functions.

Special Pricing

Special Combo Price:
Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit and Enterprise Architecture Summit - co-located at the Rio Hotel & Casino - attend both and get a special discounted price:
If you register before October 15, 2007 pay only US $2495.
After October 15, 2007, the combo rate is US $2795.