Hello there, I'm Robert Ross Peterson. I work for IBM Software Services for WebSphere a group of highly skilled consultants with a mastery-level understanding of IBM's WebSphere porfolio. My focus is on IT Appliances, Governance, Enterprise Service Bus, Web Service Security, Web Service Policy, and Web 2.0. I'm considered a subject-matter expert in two IBM products--WebSphere DataPower and WebSphere Service Registry & Repository. My travel utilization is about 50% during which I primarily work on proof of concept projects (POCs) for our customers.

If you abstract to a level above the specific technology, a common theme in my work is to marry emerging trends with the business needs of the enterprise. For instance, I believe that IT appliances have the potential for solving key performance and security problems for large businesses. Imagine a hardware database that you rack and plugin to your network. The stack is flattened the overhead of a general purpose server and operating system is eliminated.

Another interest of mine is object-relational mapping (ORM) frameworks for enterprise systems. I often present on EJB 3.0, Hibernate, and iBatis. I recently co-authored a book with some fellow consultants called Persistence In The Enterprise.

I happily live in Austin, Texas. IBM gave me the opportunity to live in any city with an airport and I chose to move from the Florida Cocoa Beach area to Austin. With lake Travis, outstanding local restaurants, great night life (6th street), the excellent job market (it's often considered the silicon valley of the south), and the low cost of living, I find it to be an amazing place.