On a South Carolina campaign stop in January 2000, George Bush asked the immortal question: “Is our children learning?” Then again seven years later, Bush told a group of New York school children: “Childrens do learn.” YouTube video of both statements is available here. So I ask the question: Is our […]
For those of you out there championing the cause of service orientation, the title of this post may catch you off guard. Likewise, casual observers of the service orientation movement might assume that developing services for reuse is the norm. Believe it or not, my title is not ironic, sensationalized, or tongue-and-cheek. […]
A rose by any other name would still smell sweet, just as a strategic corporate initiative is no more or less successful due to its use of certain en-vogue terms such as Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Process Management (BPM), and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). I was struck by the realities of the semantic terminology game […]
One of the challenges in working with companies in their early explorations into new technologies and methodologies is the inevitable backlash that occurs regarding change. Many have argued that at best, SOA brings nothing new to the table, and at worst it will fail to achieve the desired results for the enterprise (i.e. agility, […]
Last month, Aberdeen Group released a report detailing the findings from analyzing the service orientation results over a period of eighteen months for approximately 400 companies. The analysis revealed a ‘deep division’ between enterprises that simply deploy ‘a bunch of Web services’ and those that take a more strategic and comprehensive approach to service orientation. […]
SOA ROI is a hotly debated topic, with some claiming that an ROI cannot be determined:
“Can You Assign an ROI to SOA? Not so much.” (Ann All)
“ROI doesn’t apply to SOA” (Joe McKendrick)
That last posted generated some discussion which led Joe to post a follow-up entry: “SOA is not above ROI scrutiny, but…” I […]
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Kyle Gabhart is the Director of Emerging Technologies for Web Age Solutions, a leading provider of Custom IT Education and Mentoring. He has extensive experiencing in designing, aligning, developing, and managing Enterprise Architectures for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Kyle frequently writes and speaks for international audiences and occasionally people listen. |