Donald F. Ferguson
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Dr. Donald Ferguson (born 1960) is a Microsoft Technical fellow in Platforms and Strategy, in the Office of the CTO. Don focuses on both the evolutionary and revolutionary role of information technology in business. Understanding the trends, architecting and piloting the implications for existing and new products and evangelizing Microsoft’s vision are the key aspects of Don’s job.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Don was an IBM Fellow and Chief Architect for IBM's Software Group (SWG). Don provided overall technical leadership for Websphere Software, Tivoli Software, DB2, Rational Software and Lotus Software products. He also chaired the SWG Architecture Board (SWG AB). The SWG AB focused on product integration, cross-product initiatives and emerging technology. Some of the public focus areas were Web services, patterns, Web 2.0 and business-driven development. Don guided IBM’s strategy and architecture for SOA and Web services, and co-authored many of the initial Web service specifications.
Previously, he was the Chief Architect for WebSphere and the WebSphere products, which provide support for dynamic Web applications. Prior to transferring to IBM SWG, Ferguson was a Research Staff Member in the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center.
He graduated with a PhD in Computer Science from Columbia university in 1989. His thesis studied the application of economic models to the management of system resources in distributed systems.
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- Web Services Platform Architecture: SOAP, WSDL, WS-Policy, WS-Addressing, WS-BPEL, WS-Reliable Messaging, and More, Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN 0-131-48874-0 , March 22, 2005
