Chapter 5. The SOA Imperative

"In the world of software, integration means taking a body of code that works fine by itself and connecting it to the other existing parts of a program that have in turn been working fine. The integration point is typically where a software project hits big trouble."

—Scott Rosenberg

Executive Summary

If you've heard of service-oriented architecture (SOA), you may think of it as another three-letter acronym for the latest IT fad. You may have heard that it is a way to make your IT department more productive. But it is much more than that; it is the key to turning your IT group, and indeed your whole enterprise, into a source of constant innovation. Your competitors are adopting SOA to great advantage. If you miss the SOA boat, you will not get a second chance.

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