Dan Hynes

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)

The Impact of SOA and Web Services on the IT Industry

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)