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2.3.2 Debunking the Myths of SOA
by Daniel Magid
Do you think Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is over-hyped? Do you think you will
just buy it and install it once the market matures? Or, do you think your organization will pass
on SOA altogether and find a better way to accomplish the same thing?
If you answered yes to any of the above then you have officially fallen victim to some of
the most prevalent myths about SOA. Don’t feel too bad, though, because you’re not alone. In
fact, leaders in both business and IT are subscribing to many of the same beliefs about SOA.
Unfortunately, many of these beliefs are misguided.
You’ll want to get your facts straight now because analysts and industry leaders all agree that
SOA is the single most important IT initiative in the last decade.
Read more how the following myth can be debunked:
• Myth #1: SOA is a technology.
• Myth #2: SOA will add complexities to my already complex IT environment.
• Myth #3: I’m using Web services already, so I must be doing SOA.
• Myth #4: I will have to throw out my legacy systems and start over.
• Myth #5: I should wait until SOA concepts mature before I start.
• Myth #6: IT departments develop SOA, and the business side approves it.
• Myth #7: SOA is easy.
• Myth #8: SOA is over-hyped.
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iSeries NetWork 07.06.2006
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