The original inspiration for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) was vendor
neutrality and interoperability among best-of-breed technology components,
comprising a cohesive system that is flexible and adaptable enough to meet
ever-changing enterprise demands. Yet, recent news from well-regarded SOA
technology vendors might lead one to believe SOA is heading in the opposite
direction, toward a multi-faceted yet proprietary solution from a single
source provider. What should enterprises consider as they plan SOAs, or do if
their SOA implementations are already underway? This article reviews the
best-of-breed versus proprietary approaches, and draws conclusions based on
the original intentions for SOA.
SOA is used to provide standardized interfaces between enterprise system... (more)
In today's difficult economic times, maximizing return on assets is a
strategic imperative. Information assets are no exception. Service-oriented
architecture (SOA), with its focus on agility and reuse, plays a critical
role by accelerating development of new high-business-value applications from
existing information assets.
However, before new SOA applications can unleash the business va... (more)