While I agree with the last line, I disagree with the leading one: "SOA is integration". Many organizations mistakenly percieve SOA as an integration strategy. But it is not. SOA is about architecture. To achieve SOA, you must rearchitect your systems. You must remove the deadwood. Every organization has too much stuff -- too many redundant applications and data sources. SOA is about cleaning house. You will not simplify your environment, reduce costs, and gain agility until you reduce that redundancy.
Anne On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:18 AM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Two things here > > 1) The BSB/DSB model I've talked about for yonks is exactly about the > federated SOA model > 2) Its the MODELS that matter and the TECHNOLOGY that integrates. > > Its the last line however that is completely true (and not in-line > with the integration comment). > > "SOA is less a technology than a way to dependably extract business > value from technology. It is a journey, and it involves work." > > Hallelujah > > Now that is the reality. > > Steve > > 2008/12/16 Michael Poulin <[email protected]>: >> This is what I've received today by e-mail from the SearchSOA.com >> >> Gartner's Yefim Natis is sure that "SOA is integration". Are we getting >> anywhere with this opinion? >> >> "You can only do it in parts of a domain where you have control." - sounds >> to me like you can make some money "in parts" (hey, it is the financial >> crisis, dude) and do not even think about approaching your Business >> telling >> them that they might make much more money if they do it top-down for the >> real business parts (that cannot be small by nature). >> >> Thanks to such "experts", "This past summer was a cold one for SOA". >> Indeed, >> a keyboard (especially, wireless) is not the best tool for nut-cracking; >> why >> we need it at all? >> >> What can we do to slow down spreading such Integration SOA madness? >> >> - Michael >> >> >> FROM THE EDITOR >> >> >> Gartner AADI Summit: SOA going into 2009 >> [Jack Vaughan] >> >> Several years into the SOA era of application and integration development, >> SOA continues on without a full consensus opinion of what SOA is. >> >> Yet there were plenty of takes on what SOA is at this year's Gartner's >> Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit 2008 in Las >> Vegas, and while the definitions and prognostications on SOA remained >> diverse, a picture emerges. >> >> It does seem one great trait of SOA is that it is an ongoing process. Its >> goal is to favorably and repeatedly change development outcomes based >> around >> logically partitioned services. It shares this goal with predecessor >> components, objects and elements of CASE methodologies. But it is >> different. >> >> The idea that 'one SOA fits all' may be fading. "SOA is integration. It is >> a >> strategic initiative," said Gartner analyst Yefim Natis. "You can only do >> it >> in parts of a domain where you have control." >> >> One SOA at a time >> At last week's Gartner Summit, Natis discussed varieties of SOA, and >> pointed >> to the fact that many companies are instituting SOAs, but they are doing >> so >> without a singular architectural blueprint for all IT. Some people, >> according to Natis, are starting to try to federate their 'domain SOAs' >> based on agreed-to interoperability protocols and transports that span the >> full organization. >> >> Sometimes, things are best seen in comparison to what they are not. In >> this >> example, the 'anti-SOA' may be seen as the mainframe application of yore. >> Said Natis: "The monolithic application is the other side of SOA." In >> other >> words, a SOA is not part of just one app. >> >> This past summer was a cold one for SOA, with critics tossing barbs, and >> denigrating aspects of SOA. Some criticism may be well placed. The Gartner >> conference brought to mind a paraphrase of an old Elvis Costello song: >> 'What's so funny about shareable, swappable and modular?' SOA is less a >> technology than a way to dependably extract business value from >> technology. >> It is a journey, and it involves work. >> >> Read more about the Gartner Summit. >> >> >> >> Gartner AADI Summit: SOA going into 2009 >> [Jack Vaughan] >> >> Several years into the SOA era of application and integration development, >> SOA continues on without a full consensus opinion of what SOA is. >> >> Yet there were plenty of takes on what SOA is at this year's Gartner's >> Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit 2008 in Las >> Vegas, and while the definitions and prognostications on SOA remained >> diverse, a picture emerges. >> >> It does seem one great trait of SOA is that it is an ongoing process. Its >> goal is to favorably and repeatedly change development outcomes based >> around >> logically partitioned services. It shares this goal with predecessor >> components, objects and elements of CASE methodologies. But it is >> different. >> >> The idea that 'one SOA fits all' may be fading. "SOA is integration. It is >> a >> strategic initiative," said Gartner analyst Yefim Natis. "You can only do >> it >> in parts of a domain where you have control." >> >> One SOA at a time >> At last week's Gartner Summit, Natis discussed varieties of SOA, and >> pointed >> to the fact that many companies are instituting SOAs, but they are doing >> so >> without a singular architectural blueprint for all IT. Some people, >> according to Natis, are starting to try to federate their 'domain SOAs' >> based on agreed-to interoperability protocols and transports that span the >> full organization. >> >> Sometimes, things are best seen in comparison to what they are not. In >> this >> example, the 'anti-SOA' may be seen as the mainframe application of yore. >> Said Natis: "The monolithic application is the other side of SOA." In >> other >> words, a SOA is not part of just one app. >> >> This past summer was a cold one for SOA, with critics tossing barbs, and >> denigrating aspects of SOA. Some criticism may be well placed. The Gartner >> conference brought to mind a paraphrase of an old Elvis Costello song: >> 'What's so funny about shareable, swappable and modular?' SOA is less a >> technology than a way to dependably extract business value from >> technology. >> It is a journey, and it involves work. >> >> Read more about the Gartner Summit. >> >> > >
