Prior to founding MuleSource, Ross Mason was Chief Executive Officer of SymphonySoft Limited, an EU-based company providing services and support for large-scale integration projects.
Previously, Mason was Lead Architect for RaboBank and played a key role in developing one of the first large-scale ESB implementations in 2002. Mason has also had architect roles with NatWest Bank and Suisse Re.
Mason founded the open source Mule® project in 2003. Frustrated by integration "donkey work," Ross set out to create a new platform that emphasized ease of development and re-use of components. He started the Mule project to bring a modern approach, one of assembly, rather than repetitive coding, to developers worldwide.
Mason holds a BS (Hons) in Computer Science from Bristol, UK.
Awards
InformationWeek Top 10 Innovators & Influencers, 2006-2007
InfoWorld Top 25 CTO, 2009-2010
About Me
Videos
First steps to SOA
"What does it really mean to introduce SOA into an organization? Ross Mason, CTO and co-founder of MuleSource, explains how an enterprise service bus allows different applications to communicate with each other."
Source: ZD Net featured videoMule 2 Tech Brief
A Brief discussion of the new Mule 2 platform and it features.
Source: TheServerSideMule 2 and Beyond - JavaPolis
"This tech talk provides an overview of the new architecture and features of Mule 2.0, covering subjects such as configuration, orchestration and error handling."
Source: ParleysThe role of ESBs
"Mule founder Ross Mason talks about the the role of the ESB, when to use and not to use ESBs, BPEL, and ESBs vs. integration brokers. Mule is an open source ESB and Ross discusses how people are using Mule and how it compares to commercial alternatives. Ross reveals that Mule got its name because it takes the donkey work out of integration projects."
Source: InfoQ
Articles
How to Build a Recession-Proof SOA Strategy
The current economic crisis and recession is affecting both IT spending today and budgets for 2009. Often viewed as a major cost center, IT becomes one of the first areas where senior management looks to make cuts when times are tight. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Ross Mason explains how to build a recession-proof, service-oriented architecture strategy.
Source: eWeek, January 2009
How Scripps Networks Manages Media Assets with Mule
Discusses how Mule is being used by Scrips Networks, leader in lifestyle media, to manage its media assets and serve as the infrastructure for rich internet applications (RIA).
Source: JDJ (print / online), August 2008
The Road to JBI: Paved with good intentions
This article discusses the limitations in the JSR-208 specification that prohibit the JBI approach from being a general purpose integration and discusses why JBI may be a misguided specification in the first place.
Source: The Server Side, July 2008
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Talks
Upcoming talks
None at the moment, my wife has baby on the way!
Past talks
QCon, SanFrancisco. November 19th-21st.
A panel discussion with Geir Magnusson, Bob Lee, Ross Mason and Rod Johnson
TODO
