by Tony Jacowski
At the came time, SOA also takes care that both of these factors that are responsible for better productivity are available within the organization itself. However, one aspect that business must not miss out on is that by advocating SOA alone, nothing can be achieved. This means that simply a standalone technique is [...]

by Swati Bansal
SOA objective is to make the entire enterprise agile by using services as the building blocks for applications. Whereas Agile software development intends to make organization agile by bringing in new practices that can increase communication as well as feedback. Which is more suitable and better out of both statements? This blog post [...]

Data Analytics in the Cloud SOA World

Author: David DeWitt
In a past survey by AMR Research it was found that “Fifty three percent of companies had active SOA projects by the end of 2007.” The companies that adopted SOA spent an average of $1.4 million to implement SOA on software and services in 2007. These findings were confirmed in a [...]

By Loraine Lawson
There’s a lot of talk about the viability of the CIO role, but sometimes, a CIO can make all the difference.
And, as it turns out, this is particularly true with SOA implementations.
A new CIO coming on board during a business and IT reorganization often made the difference between SOA failure and SOA success, [...]

by Matt Smith
Most reports from throughout the real estate finance business paint service-oriented architecture (SOA) as a strategic investment that yields numerous long-term benefits.
A recent report from research firm Gartner indicates those fruit-bearing investments could come at a cost.
The insights came from Gartner analysts who hashed out technology, organizational and governance best practices [...]

Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Infrastructure Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2008 to 2014 – Upload a Document to Scribd

By Loraine Lawson
This past year has been huge for service-oriented architecture and, no doubt, there’ll be even more about SOA implementations in the coming year.
Let’s not forget the lessons of the past, though, as we move ahead. I’ve sifted through past posts to find the top 10 SOA success tips from 2007. It’s a bit [...]

Integrating Six Sigma With Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)By Tony Jacowski
Businesses need to realize the fact that SOA works well only when it is integrated with time-tested quality improvement initiatives such as Six Sigma.
For proof, they just need to look at the work records of businesses that are reaping the benefits of SOA after integrating it [...]

by Loraine Lawson
Gartner predicts that SaaS could become a $19.3 billion market by the end of 2011, according to a recent Computerworld article. Gartner also reports that SaaS reached $6.3 billion by the end of last year.
Big numbers. Big money.
Organizations that have embraced multiple SaaS solutions are experiencing integration problems. One of the options for [...]