SOA and SOBA: Becoming Mainstream and Growing Up
29 January 2007





Vendors are well into the transition to service-oriented architecture (SOA). User companies, however, are experiencing varying degrees of difficulty in ramping up their use of SOA because of the complexities inherent in distributed computing.

Topics Discussed

Gartner analysts discussed with participants the following topics:

  • What are the seven guidelines for good SOA application design?
  • How are companies with successful SOA programs overcoming the difficulties encountered in the early stages of SOA implementation?
  • How do emerging Web 2.0 processes and technologies influence the development and increase the capabilities of service-oriented business applications (SOBAs)?
  • What should organizations look for when partnering with a SOBA vendor?


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