Reaping long-term value from SOA requires a certain level of governance

摘要

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) promises so much: easier access to new applications, greater alignment of IT with business objectives, cost savings. But these benefits will be short-term, at best, unless a certain level of discipline is applied to both the development and maintenance of an SOA. Consider one of the most widely touted benefits of SOA: the ability to reuse services for multiple business processes.