Services Oriented Architecture Is the Future

Services Oriented Architecture is the Future The current buzz word in the Information Technology world is Service-Oriented Architecture, also known as SOA. Businesses are increasingly becoming interested in implementing SOA but are reluctant to adopt what might appear to be a silver bullet due to the complexities involved in this hot new business model. Granted, SOA is a new complex approach to building IT systems but it takes advantage of the companies existing assets making it an attractive option that will improve their current software architecture. SOA has many benefits for businesses and if the foundation is implemented properly it represents huge cost savings in the software life cycle. Software architects should understand the concepts of SOA along with the recommended best practices and standards for implementing a well structured architecture model to determine if SOA is the right solution for their business. “A thoughtful, organized approach to enterprise SOA enables companies to implement, adapt and reuse business processes with unprecedented speed and ease. To enjoy the opportunities that enterprise SOA delivers, companies need an open, flexible technology platform to integrate best practices and third-party solutions. In addition, they need business-focused, reusable enterprise services. When companies can design services that are reusable across the enterprise, as well as in different regional organizations and across departmental lines, they achieve an increased efficiency and productivity that in turn results in the ability to rapidly innovate with differentiating services to drive additional business success.”(SAP accelerates the path to SOA for customers, 2008) Many solutions are available to companies that handle complex network services which use well known standards and technologies that have been working in the business for a long time so business leaders may discount SOA as a new fad without understanding exactly what SOA

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