ThE TransITIOn TO sOa
Under pressure to respond swiftly to shifting market dynamics and comply with internal
and external mandates while minimizing costs, organizations are turning increasingly to
service-oriented architecture (SOA). But SOA can only be effective when enterprises are
focused on the right strategic business initiatives — and when the technologies being
implemented are aligned appropriately with those initiatives.
Moreover, the value of SOA implementations should not be judged using the same
metrics as other technology deployments. SOA initiatives are only truly successful if their
effects cascade throughout the enterprise, moving past technological transformation
to having a positive impact on an organization’s strategic focus, internal processes and
governance directives, as well as the roles and responsibilities of its people. Calculating
the return on investment (ROI) in SOA therefore involves measuring the impact on
the business.
We believe that a business-driven methodology for implementing SOA —
employing an SOA maturity model to establish a common language and approach across
the organization — can help organizations align their IT resources more effectively with
business objectives, guide SOA initiatives toward completion, and support ROI objectives
with existing and new IT capabilities.
mOrE Than a TEchnIcaL chaLLEnGE
SOA is an approach to application development, integration and management that
leverages existing technology to build, change or extend business applications quickly
and cost-effectively. Although SOA is an IT concept, the implications of implementing
it go well beyond technology. And, not incidentally, many of the business issues SOA is
particularly well positioned to address correspond to those on which CIOs are currently
most focused.
SOA is an approach to application
development, integration and management
that leverages existing technology to build,
change or extend business applications
quickly and cost-effectively.
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