SOA offers significant advantages, but it puts additional demands on
visibility, control, and overall governance. Although enterprise SOA
initiatives are typically deployed incrementally, to gain long-term value and
ensure quality and consistency, you must address governance issues early in
the implementation process.
The goal of this article is to help you understand the role of, and the
requirements for, SOA governance. After reading this, you'll be better
prepared to ask the right questions and define and implement an SOA
governance strategy.
What Is SOA Governance?
In any discussion of SOA, the term "SOA governance" will invariably come up.
Ask what it means and you'll most likely get several different answers. The
definition of governance and the requirements it di... (more)
Today's Internet-driven business environment is forcing companies to become
more agile, enabling them to react quickly to changes in global markets and
respond decisively to moves by competitors. At the same time, companies also
need to use disparate internal and external systems as never before.
Web Services, which are increasingly manifest in the corporate world through
Service Oriented... (more)