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http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/n-gaa/message/1057 Gervas --- In [email protected], "Gervas Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <<I caught Beth Gold-Bernstein's wrap-up of Software AG's Innovation > 2008. I always enjoy speaking with Beth, but this portion of the post > needed to be addressed here: > > "Dave Linthicum, always the provocateur, put forth the vision that > angry masses were waiting at the gates with to torches, because it's > too difficult to implement." > > That's actually not the point I was attempting to make. My core > assertion was that the technology is not doing a good job in matching > up with the requirements of the typical SOA practitioner, generally > speaking. In essence, what I'm hearing, is that the enterprise SOA > requirements are much more rudimentary, and the existing SOA > technology -- while innovative in some instances -- just does not > match up to the needs. > > The fact of the matter is that when you sell technology you're looking > to be as innovative as possible, and thus love to drive ahead of the > market. I've done that many times in my career. While innovation is > indeed a desirable characteristics of technology, there are many areas > where the SOA technology has a tendency to drive to innovation, while > at the same time missing the needs of the rank-and-file SOA practitioners. > > While the SOA vendors are quick to point out their success stories > through customer case studies, that does not mean I'm wrong here -- > only that somebody found the technology of value. Again, I'm talking > about the larger general marketplace and the core requirement of the > typical enterprise attempting to make SOA work for the first time. The > technology is just not lining up well with the requirements, according > to the SOA architects I'm speaking with. > > The best example that I can find of this same mistake being made is > the release of Windows Vista, as related to the forthcoming release of > Windows 7. Windows Vista just had too much going on, and many of the > features and functions just were not needed by the typical business > and home user. Thus, they remained with Windows XP, and the pushback > on Vista is now legendary. > > Windows 7, if I understand what came out of the recent Microsoft PDC, > is going to be much more componentized and "lighter weight," even able > to run well on an underpowered $500 notebook with 1GB of memory. Also, > they will be removing some of the features that added to the overhead > of Vista and that users found bothersome, me included. > > Indeed, Apple is moving in similar directions with the release of its > next operating system code named Snow Leopard. In essence they are > adding no features, just making the operating system faster and more > efficient. Apple is listening to their customers, and now Microsoft is > as well. > > Before I get a bunch of comments here about operating systems being > very different than SOA technology, I clearly understand that. My > point is that sometimes you can put too much into technology, > attempting to differentiate and be innovative, but not meet the needs > of the intended users. I believe that's the case with some of the SOA > technology being sold out there, and it's time to learn to align to > needs. You'll sell more, believe me.>> > > You can read this at: > > http://weblog.infoworld.com/realworldsoa/archives/2008/11/what_soa_techno.html?source=rss > > Gervas >
