Anne Thomas Manes wrote: > Dennis, > > You and I probably travel in different circles. My clients are the > Fortune 500, so most of my recommendations are aimed at this type of > client. Absolutely true on the different circles point. The last Fortune 500 client I had (nameless, by contract terms) was such a pain that I regretted taking them on almost from the moment I signed the contract. That's why I've been prefacing most of my opinions with qualifiers that they apply to smaller enterprises (or at least enterprises with smaller numbers of services).
There are orders of magnitude more small and medium businesses than there are Fortune 500 companies, and I believe that much of the SOA style applies equally well to these smaller organizations. But based on my experience, I suspect that many of the governance issues in particular aren't as important to these organizations as they are to the Fortune 500 companies you target. My focus is on sorting out the SOA concepts that apply well to this mid-sized enterprise segment and understanding the tools that can best be used to meet their needs. - Dennis ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/NhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
