Eric Olson, BMC Middleware Management principal consultant, is a recognized expert on WebSphere middleware and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementation. He has extensive experience in architecture, planning, topology design, configuration, implementation, performance tuning, and troubleshooting. He has also authored and delivered more than 30 distinct courses on SOA-related integration for IBM and MQSoftware prior to its acquisition by BMC Software. As principal consultant, Eric works closely with the IBM Hursley lab.