How a proper or not proper use of SOA can stop companies from sueing SOA
consultants for over-promissing and over-priced? Consulting is the service (I
hope we will not argue against this), and here is the service rule - do not
like it, do not take it.
If the companies paid too much, this is their problem. Now, they need some
money and instead of producing business they try to get back what they paid
before. It always' been in America and it is now again. What the problem?
I think the more interesting thing is to find out how and why the company
trusts to the SOA consultant in the court against other SOA consultants?
To Paul, I would say - the question is not "why" ("...why a properly
planned...") but in what conditions a properly planned and implemented Service
Oriented Architecture can create a flexible way of aligning business and IT? My
answer is in my BLOG: Service Oriented Enterprise
(http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/eai/soe), you are welcome to contribute.
- Michael
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Subject: [service-orientated-architecture] Understanding SOA
There have been a few debates in this forum in recent weeks that I've
been following, the latest being under the heading "WOA is Me â€"
Another Acronym? WOA and SOA".
I think it is fair to say that in the wider IT community, never mind
the business, people are often confused by all the different acronyms,
conference topics and marketing initiatives that are around.
Recently I read on IT Insider that, in the USA at least, it has
reached the stage where:
"...Companies hire SOA consultants, sue SOA consultants for being
over-priced and over-promised, and now both companies have to hire SOA
consultants to define SOA in court..."
I thought it might be worth going back to basics, so I've made an
attempt with my blog post "Understanding SOA�
http://www.keystone sandrivets. com/kar/2008/ 04/understanding -s.html
to explain simply how SOA works, how it can be used and, with the use
of a real-world example (not involving me or my company), describe why
a properly planned and implemented Service Oriented Architecture can
create a flexible way of aligning business and IT.
Feedback is very welcome.
Paul Wallis
CTO, Stroma Software (UK) Ltd
