"SOA resists easy answers. But a handful of guiding principles can keep the most important initiative you may ever launch on track"
Just had my "Five surefire ways"... article published in InfoWorld. Eric Knorr did a great job editing this piece, which was based on my talk at the SOA Executive Forum a few months back.
From the article:
"SOA isn't just trendy, it's here and it's working. Most large enterprises have already launched some sort of SOA initiative, the objective being an agile architecture that can respond to business needs in near-real time. Along the way, SOA provides a means for fixing systems that have languished in a dysfunctional state for years. No wonder IDC expects spending on SOA-related software to reach nearly $15 billion by 2009."
The purpose of the article was to focus on the practical aspects of SOA, in essence what business problem we're looking to solve, and how we can approach the problem. It was not about governance, ESB, or even, of the hype that's going on right now...albeit that the technology is important, the focus should be on issues that are much more rudimentary at this point.
"Organizations implement SOA for two major reasons. The first reason is to gain the ability to save development dollars through reuse of services. These services may have been built inside or outside of the company, and the more services that are reusable from system to system, the greater the ROI. The second reason is the ability to change IT infrastructure faster and adapt to shifting needs of the business. This provides a huge strategic advantage and can give the business a better chance of survival in the long-term."
I hope the article helps. Let me know what you think.
Posted by Dave Linthicum on January 19, 2007 08:50 AM
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