Damn! I carelessly let that one through. Please remember to sign your messages.
Gervas Moderator --- In [email protected], Bill Barr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the people who advocate for option 2 are selling BPEL engines. > > > Stefan Tilkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was in a panel discussion at a conference this week, and was > surprised to notice there's still no consensus about whether or not a > process engine (or rather, support for automated BPM) is a "must" for > SOA. > > Well OK, not really surprised, but I still would be interested in the > group's opinion. > > There were two views: > > 1. BPM and SOA are orthogonal concepts - you can do one without the > other. It's perfectly OK to have a SOA where there is no BPM/Workflow/ > BPEL engine involved anywhere. (This is my view). > 2. SOA is all about automating business processes via orchestration > of services, so a process engine is a necessary part of an SOA effort. > > What do you think? > > Best regards, > Stefan > -- > Stefan Tilkov, http://www.innoq.com/blog/st/ > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. >
