April 2012
Intermediate to advanced
136 pages
3h 31m
English
By Peter Jarman
This article is intended to explain the value of an agile approach to IT architecture, how it aligns and facilitates an SOA direction and why together they will help facilitate a smarter and more responsive organization. Agile architectural approaches are not specific to SOA, but there are natural synergies, resulting from the service delivery paradigm being applied to IT application services delivered to support the business, and an operational service engagement model focused on delivering effective architectural services. Key aspects of agile architecture include the extensive use of patterns and reference architectures to develop reusable and flexible reference ...