SOA maturity as a litmus test of EA maturity
Leo: It seems that SOA maturity cannot be measured in isolation. It is connected to a variety of IT governance issues. SOA maturity is a good indicator of EA maturity.
Technology driven SOA
Leo: The reality is that a lot of SOA efforts seem to start bottom up. Technologists recognize that there need to more organized/manageable data integration patterns across the enterprise. The service bus concept is very compelling. So SOA initiatives can start as attemts to integrate enterprise data exchanges via a service bus.
Lack of adoption of standards
Leo: One suprprising result of the survey seems to be the lack of adoption of vertical standards (PESC, IMS). This probably warrants deeper investigation.
Small is beautiful
Leo: From the title of the Schumacher book Small is beautiful . Although the practice of SOA ranges from very high-level governance practices to complex technologies, the reality is that small, simple technologies that facilitate integration seem to prevail. Examples:
- JAX-WS and JAX-B are ubiquitous. But no one seems to use WS-Transaction (too complicated?)
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