When working with portal, you have to work with a wide spectrum of people and technologies. It ranges from the end users, visual designers, and front end developers to integration and SOA specialist and DBA’s. Technologies include portal, search, content management, ESB’s and other service layers, etc. That’s part of the fun of my job. That also means I keep track of a variety of topics. Eric Roch on IT Toolbox had an interesting article about SOA Sponsorship and the Business. It’s worth thinking about as it’s so easy to dive into the details and lose the forest for the trees.