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Larry Fulton

Larry Fulton
Senior Analyst

Research Coverage

Enterprise Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture, Application Development, Transportation & Logistics, SOA & Web Services, Financial Services, Repositories & Registries, Enterprise Service Bus, SOA Governance, Healthcare & Life Sciences

Research Focus

Larry serves Enterprise Architecture professionals. He is a leading expert in service-oriented architecture (SOA), SOA governance, enterprise architecture, and enterprise middleware. Larry's primary research areas are SOA governance, SOA repositories, and enterprise service bus (ESB).

Previous Work Experience

Larry spent 14 years at United Parcel Service, most recently as a principal enterprise architect, where he was involved in a broad range of application design, architecture, and infrastructure efforts. He piloted and chaired the company's internal "Architecture Summit" forum and was instrumental in the development of its enterprise architecture program. Larry was a key evangelist and designer in the creation of much of the middleware and related infrastructure supporting the company's package handling, tracking, and delivery.
Earlier in his career, Larry developed custom laboratory robotic systems and factory-floor monitoring applications at Hudson Controls Group, and was a systems integrator at Identification and Security Systems.

Education

Larry has a B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in computer and systems engineering.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Mile Markers On Your SOA Journey April 2009
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Best Practices: SOA Service Portfolio Management July 2009
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Communicating your SOA Vision February 2009
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Assessing SOA Governance Effectiveness March 2009
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Mile Markers On Your SOA Journey… April 2009
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Larry Fulton serves Enterprise Architecture professionals.
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Recent Media Citations
CIO, "Are You Being Played In The SOA Game?," August 15, 2008
CIO, "Best Reuse Plays In SOA," August 6, 2008
SearchSOA.com, "Data Services For ESBs," June 30, 2008
SearchSOA.com, "SOA Lifecycle Needs Portfolio Management – Forrester," February 25, 2008