<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from ajit.blog-city.com</title><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 ajit.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 23:23:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from ajit.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>peace</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/peace.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/peace.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:26:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=peace</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[teaching ruler for peace]]></description></item><item><title>On the Move Again</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/on_the_move_again.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/on_the_move_again.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=on%5Fthe%5Fmove%5Fagain</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Another client. Another state. Another city. Another Marriott Residence Inn.I wonder how many other consultants are in this phase. In the last 2 years, I and my family have spent more than 14 months at the Marriott Residence Inn in Milwaukee, Dallas,]]></description></item><item><title>Enterprise IT Outsourcing - Reversing the offshoring model</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/enterprise_it_outsourcing__reversing_the_offshoring_model.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/enterprise_it_outsourcing__reversing_the_offshoring_model.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2005 22:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=enterprise%5Fit%5Foutsourcing%5F%5Freversing%5Fthe%5Foffshoring%5Fmodel</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As a US-hired consultant at Infosys, I have seen the other side of the offshoring model. Read on at my JDJ blog.]]></description></item><item><title>The year according to eBay</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/the_year_according_to_ebay.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/the_year_according_to_ebay.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fyear%5Faccording%5Fto%5Febay</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-12-29-ebay_x.htm was an interesting article published in USA Today on Dec 29. For some reason, while doing some research on technology trends, my mind went back to its contents.Kevin Maney use]]></description></item><item><title>Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/beyond_software_architecture_creating_and_sustaining_winning_solutions.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/beyond_software_architecture_creating_and_sustaining_winning_solutions.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=beyond%5Fsoftware%5Farchitecture%5Fcreating%5Fand%5Fsustaining%5Fwinning%5Fsolutions</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I've really benefited from reading other books in the Martin Fowler series. Somehow I missed this one. - it was published last year. Recently I was looking for a book to refer to while working at a client site for developing an architecture blueprin]]></description></item><item><title>Enterprise SOA : Service-Oriented Architecture Best Practices (The Coad Series)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/enterprise_soa__serviceoriented_architecture_best_practices_the_coad_series.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/enterprise_soa__serviceoriented_architecture_best_practices_the_coad_series.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=enterprise%5Fsoa%5F%5Fserviceoriented%5Farchitecture%5Fbest%5Fpractices%5Fthe%5Fcoad%5Fseries</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overall CommentsThis is pretty good book that focuses on SOA from the point of view of business, not just technology. The authors provide a good insight into the history behind the evolution of SOA, guidance and methodology to develop and IT Strategy]]></description></item><item><title>Indian Home Cooking : A Fresh Introduction to Indian Food, with More Than 150 Recipes</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/indian_home_cooking__a_fresh_introduction_to_indian_food_with_more_than_150_recipes.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/indian_home_cooking__a_fresh_introduction_to_indian_food_with_more_than_150_recipes.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=indian%5Fhome%5Fcooking%5F%5Fa%5Ffresh%5Fintroduction%5Fto%5Findian%5Ffood%5Fwith%5Fmore%5Fthan%5F150%5Frecipes</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not Just Another Cookbook!! 

Indian Home Cooking is a very chic cookbook and is featured in USA Today as one of the top 5 cookbooks for this Fall. Check it out.

The cool thing about this book is that it is a very practical cookbook. It focuses]]></description></item><item><title>Enterprise Java Programming with IBM WebSphere, Second Edition</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/enterprise_java_programming_with_ibm_websphere_second_edition.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/enterprise_java_programming_with_ibm_websphere_second_edition.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=enterprise%5Fjava%5Fprogramming%5Fwith%5Fibm%5Fwebsphere%5Fsecond%5Fedition</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'd recommend this book not only for developers and architects working with IBM WebSphere, but also for those looking at J2EE best practices. Of course, the material is centered around IBM's products, but (refreshingly) this book tackles the is]]></description></item><item><title>When As-Is becomes As-Was &amp; To-Be becomes As-Is</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/when_asis_becomes_aswas__tobe_becomes_asis.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/when_asis_becomes_aswas__tobe_becomes_asis.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=when%5Fasis%5Fbecomes%5Faswas%5F%5Ftobe%5Fbecomes%5Fasis</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Typically when an architecture overhaul takes place, the first thing you do is capture the current state of the architecture (popularly termed as the &quot;As Is&quot; picture and the ideal future state of the architecture (porularly referred to as t]]></description></item><item><title>Bourne Supremacy</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/bourne_supremacy.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/bourne_supremacy.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=bourne%5Fsupremacy</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saw it this Friday. This has to be the best movie of 2004. It is very fast and keeps you at the edge of your seat. Yet, if you think back over the scenes after seeing the movie, there is very little action. But there is all of the suspense, intensity]]></description></item><item><title>And still more on app server migration</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/and_still_more_on_app_server_migration.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/and_still_more_on_app_server_migration.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=and%5Fstill%5Fmore%5Fon%5Fapp%5Fserver%5Fmigration</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today was a looooong day with all day phone calls between stakeholders in this WAS migration project. Addressing communication gaps, the objective of an initiative that takes a program level look at migrating several enterprise applications, question]]></description></item><item><title>Better,  Faster , Lighter Java</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/better__faster__lighter_java.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/better__faster__lighter_java.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=better%5F%5Ffaster%5F%5Flighter%5Fjava</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just started  reading the  book &quot;Better, Faster, Lighter Java&quot; by Bruce A. Tate and Justin Gehtland from O'Rielly and Associates. Looks promising. Very refreshing to see someone address the side effects of the effect of the breakneck spee]]></description></item><item><title>Sun One trying to come out of the shade ...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/sun_one_trying_to_come_out_of_the_shade_.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/sun_one_trying_to_come_out_of_the_shade_.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sun%5Fone%5Ftrying%5Fto%5Fcome%5Fout%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fshade%5F</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Continuing on my rant about app server migration (Migration Between Application Server Versions), to me one of the mysteries of the app server arena is Sun's own. I've never been able to figure out why Sun doesn't have a decent share of the app serve]]></description></item><item><title>J2SE 1.5 Tiger</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/j2se_15_tiger.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/j2se_15_tiger.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2004 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=j2se%5F15%5Ftiger</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I haven't taken a detailed look at J2SE 1.5 and was sniffing around for some sources. If you haven't yet,  check out the article J2SE 1.5 in a Nutshell by Calvin Austin. It is a great overview of J2SE 1.5, complete with code snippets in the appro]]></description></item><item><title>Spider Man 2 ...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/spider_man_2_.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/spider_man_2_.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=spider%5Fman%5F2%5F</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ ... was definitely a great flick. Saw it last weekend, and then repeated the 1st 30 minutes again when we had gone to see &quot;Anchorman&quot; this weekend. My son dragged me into the Spider Man hall after we had finished with Anchorman. The litt]]></description></item><item><title>Migration between App server versions</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/migration_between_app_server_versions.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/migration_between_app_server_versions.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=migration%5Fbetween%5Fapp%5Fserver%5Fversions</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Migration between versions of Application server versions is not trivial. There are several stakeholders involved in the migration, some of which are:Developers think of migration only in terms of migration of the application code.  Administrato]]></description></item><item><title>App Server Migration for Enterprise Applications</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/app_server_migration_for_enterprise_applications.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/app_server_migration_for_enterprise_applications.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=app%5Fserver%5Fmigration%5Ffor%5Fenterprise%5Fapplications</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At Infosys, this is the second assignment that I have been involved in regarding a migration of enterprise applications between app server versions (IBM WAS 3.5 to 5.x). The strategy and planning for such initiatives is very complex and requires pla]]></description></item><item><title>YAJDJ or YAJJ?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/yajdj_or_yajj.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/yajdj_or_yajj.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=yajdj%5For%5Fyajj</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alan Williamson, of noted Java fame had explored some ideas for a new Java print magazine in his blog entry http://alan.blog-city.com/read/651755.htm.I wonder if it is time for a new Java Journal print magazine, without the 'D'. A lot of the develope]]></description></item><item><title>Session Beans usage</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/session_beans_usage.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/session_beans_usage.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=session%5Fbeans%5Fusage</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am currently in the process of reviewing the design strategy and direction for EJB adoption for a very large, techno-savvy, risk-averse financial client. As part of the review, I looked across the implementations that my company, Infosys, has done]]></description></item><item><title>Getting back into the groove ...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/getting_back_into_the_groove_.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/getting_back_into_the_groove_.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=getting%5Fback%5Finto%5Fthe%5Fgroove%5F</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[... is not an easy thing. Its almost a year since my last blog entry, and this is my first attempt to getting back into sharing ideas with the rest of the world. Currently I am in a 100% consulting job and the last year has consisted of several busin]]></description></item><item><title>The JIT and Crew</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/the_jit_and_crew.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/the_jit_and_crew.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2004 05:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fjit%5Fand%5Fcrew</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator></item><item><title>Remember JGL?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/remember_jgl.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/remember_jgl.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=remember%5Fjgl</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[That smart little library developed by ObjectSpace (now JGL is owned by Recursion Software) when Java first came out with no real data structures except Hashtable and Vector? Smart move to take STL C++ Standard Template Library) and map it to Java. I]]></description></item><item><title>The Jit is back ...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/the_jit_is_back_.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/the_jit_is_back_.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fjit%5Fis%5Fback%5F</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[... again!!
&nbsp;
A lot of things have happened since I&nbsp;wrote my last blog a while ago.&nbsp;The family's gone through a major crisis - successfully, I've changed&nbsp;jobs to a 100% travel job - still getting used to it. Currently I hibernat]]></description></item><item><title>A killer review!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/a_killer_review.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/a_killer_review.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2003 02:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fkiller%5Freview</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now here is a book review worth looking at. Found it at Amazon, for the book Distributed Computing with IBM(r) MQSeries.
<FONT face=verdana,arial,helvetica size=-1><FONT color=#cc0000>9 of 42 people found the following review helpful: 
<FONT color=]]></description></item><item><title>J2EE 1.3 support in app servers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ajit.blog-city.com/j2ee_13_support_in_app_servers.htm</guid><link>http://ajit.blog-city.com/j2ee_13_support_in_app_servers.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2002 21:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ajit.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=j2ee%5F13%5Fsupport%5Fin%5Fapp%5Fservers</comments><dc:creator>Ajit Sagar</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[http://www.flashline.com/components/appservermatrix.jsp&nbsp;has a very recent comparison of J2EE application servers in the market. Intersting to note is that only about 50% of the servers support the2.0 version. 
IMHO, without the CMP and CMR supp]]></description></item></channel></rss>