A Service-Oriented Architecture is for creating an Enterprise IT Architecture that exploits the principles of service-orientation.(IBM definition)
Service orientation is a way of integrating a business as a set of linked services. The service, at a very high level, is a repeatable task within a business process. The goal is to achieve a tighter relationship between the business and the information systems that support the business. SOA is a bridge that creates cooperative relationship and synergistic relationship between the two, business and IT, that is more powerful and valuable than anything that we've experienced in the past. consequently, I would like to change the title a bit to be "SOA is not just about technology." Ash Galal --- Michael Poulin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In his blog, Nick wrote talking about SOA "...the > entire focus is on architectural goals without the > slightest consideration of whether such goals are > realistically achievable given current technology > trends". I cannot agree with this. In the group, we > have a lot of quite deep technical discussions > related to SOA. > > However, my attention waas caught by "given current > technology trends". Where trends have come from? Are > they driven by vendors "making next money" (no > offence here, it is a native market reason)? > > I think, discussions about SOA set around "It's not > about the technology" = INATT are exactly an attempt > to influence "current technology trends" and shift > them toward now-frequently-changing business needs. > If there is no technology to realistically achieve > this goal - build it! This is the required > technology trend, which we try to articulate. > > - MIchael > > JP Morgenthal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My take is this: > > > I agree wit h Andrew in that incremental changes in > technology can and do make significant differences > and industry's stance that technology is irrelevant > and any Indian/Chinese (no offense intended here, > just need to express the view accurately) can build > any technology for pennies on the dollar is deluded. > Hence, they end up with technology that doesn't > meet their needs and it only acts to distance them > further from technology itself being a solution. > > > However, I cannot give you the SOA point. > > > SOA is not about the technology. It's a way to > structure thought about building a system and the > relationships between components in that system. > And, it is sometimes critical to have a way to > express concepts without being tied to > implementation, which is what SOA provides, much the > way certain UML diagrams can express business > processes and use cases without having to introduce > the systematic handling. > __________________________________ > JP Morgenthal > President & CEO > Avorcor, Inc. > 46440 Benedict Drive > Suite 103 > Sterling, VA 20164 > (703) 649-0829 x 101: Office > (703) 554-5301 : Cell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ > > Confidential: The information in this e-mail message > (including any attachments) is intended only for the > use of the recipient(s) named above and as such is > privileged and confidential. If you are not an > intended recipient of this message or an agent > responsible for delivering it to the intended > recipient(s), be hereby notified that you have > received this message in error. Any review, > dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of > this message is strictly prohibited. If you believe > you have received this message in error, please > notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and > delete this message from your system(s). > > > > > On Sep 2, 2007, at 1:30 AM, Nick Gall wrote: > > Great post by Andrew McAfee (It's Not Not About the > Technology) and my post commenting on it ( SOA: > Sometimes it IS about the technology). > > -- Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids.
