Links for 2009-02-13 [del.icio.us]

17Feb2009 Filed under: Web 2.0 Author: JW

Is the Relational Database Doomed? – ReadWriteWeb
An excellent introduction to the next generation of non-relational databases that are becoming more and more popular with large-scale Web applications. Includes a good theoretical overview and a great list of databases including CouchDB, Project Voldemort, and others.
SOA mistakes are being repeated in the clouds |Real World SOA | David Linthicum | InfoWorld
David asserts that cloud computing requires it's own design for requirements and recommends that those that didn't make SOA perform for you will probably not make cloud computing work either.
Does Enterprise 2.0 include SharePoint’s Social Computing features? – Information Zen
Excellent material that explores the use of Sharepoint for implementing Enterprise 2.0. Lots of anecdotal information in the comments especially.
adaptive path » blog » Leah Buley » Burndowns and Flareups in Agile Design
Can good agile practices co-exist with cutting-edge user experience? That's the question Leah Buley asks in a provocative post that challenges agile's ability to function well on a project when UX-centric products require unpredictable design space. If you're a software project manager, you need to have a good answer to this today.
Why HTTP? « Timothy Fitz
It's not the solution to 100% of all communication problems but if you're building software today and not connecting things together via HTTP, you should ask yourself the questions in this list. Consumption-orientation alone makes HTTP one of the very best ways you can wire things together. It's literally architectural super glue.
InfoQ: A Quick Look at Architectural Styles and Patterns
Too brief yet too rare sighting of architecture patterns on a blog these days. Good review and something to consider. Web-Oriented Architecture is missing is my first reaction.