Jeff Sutherland's Object World '97 Tutorial Overview

Technology Strategies: Integrating Objects, Components, Databases, and the Web

Dr. Jeff Sutherland, SVP Engineering & Product Development, IDX Systems Corporation

COMDEX Enterprise/Object World '98 - New York, 8 December 1998

http://www.jeffsutherland.org/objwld98/index.html

This tutorial has 305 pages, 6196 links and 255 images.

Abstract

This overview is for Information Systems Executives, Managers, and Technologists who are building the Object Web. They need the latest information on how to migrate business applications to object technology, use object technology to build distributed object systems, and enable distributed object systems to run over the Internet. The speaker will cover architecture, implementation, and design strategies essential to capturing the benefits of object technology on the information highway. He will recommend strategies and tactics for building Intranet systems faster, better, and cheaper than possible with alternative technologies, positioning application architectures for rapid Internet evolution and low life cycle costs, and preserving current investment in legacy systems. Prerequisite: Responsible for implementation of client/server applications on the Web.

1. Business Objects and the Evolution of the Internet: 9:00-10:30

A revolution has got to leave the world with a totally different view of itself--its got to be a paridigm shift
Object oriented programming became viable when it went global
When you have a revolution like this, don't think about applets
We're talking about a situation where the whole content of your machine is going to have a different shape to it

2. Objects to the Web: Intranet Client/Server Design: 10:45-12:00

Basic concepts - object, messages, methods, classes, encapsulation, inheritance
Case driven design using object-oriented analysis and design
Infrastructure requirements for productivity, reusability, scalability
Four tier web architectures

3. SCRUM: Reengineering the Development Process: 1:00-2:00

Support for Business Process Reengineering
Reducing cycle time by increasing flexibility
Controlling risk in high performance development

4. Business Objects on the Web: Languages, Tools, Databases, Metrics: 2:00-4:00

Object-oriented languages and databases
Integrating object applications with relational databases
Development environment - process, tools, repositories
Benchmarking your development team

5. Business Benefits and the Impact of the Intranet: 4:00-5:00

Delivering business object systems on the Intranet
Expected return on investment
Why CFO's will be demanding Intranet solutions
Questions and discussion