Widely discussed in IT circles are the limitations of traditional application management products in enabling organizations to achieve maximum return on their SOA investments – often thanks to the higher level of complexity for applications running in this environment. In this session, James Kao, principal solutions architect at ClearApp, will highlight the emerging array of application management challenges involved with SOA. In addition, he will define the concept of ‘application services’ and explain how managing an application at this layer provides necessary context and visibility to get the most from your SOA investment. Finally, the session will make a case for why service-layer application management will be relevant for virtualized computing environments.

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Speaker Bio:
James Kao is a principal solution architect at ClearApp, which provides comprehensive application service management (ASM) for the largest and most complex J2EE-based composite applications. He is responsible for providing consulting and performance-tuning services to companies ranging from Silicon Valley startups to large Fortune 500 companies. Prior to ClearApp, James worked for Veritas Software Corp. and The Middleware Company. He holds undergraduate and Master's degrees in computer science, as well as an MBA, from Cornell University.