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EMA Study Highlights Real-World Enterprise
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Projects
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New report provides first-hand perspective on what is required to roll out SOA services in 2006
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 21, 2006, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), the leading independent IT management research and consulting firm, today announced key findings from the final study in its three-part series on the service-oriented architecture (SOA) marketplace. The research report, “SOA: A View from the Trenches,” presents in-depth insight into how today’s enterprises are using SOA technology to solve real-world business problems. EMA is offering this report for purchase, as well as free access to a number of other SOA resources at www.emausa.com
To get a first-hand perspective on what is required to roll out SOA services in 2006, EMA senior analyst Julie Craig conducted exhaustive case studies with five end-user organizations that are early adopters of SOA—MedicAlert, Lockheed Martin, TrueCredit, Thomson Learning, and a leading financial services organization. In the 30+ page report, she profiles these real-world SOA projects in detail, covering issues ranging from the business drivers for SOA to project implementation specifics to issues and challenges encountered during the project.
“SOA is certainly a hot topic, but it is not without its share of controversy. We hear stories of SOA projects that are going beyond prototypes and conference room pilots to production deployments capable of scaling to huge transactional numbers. However, at the same time, articles appear in the trade press on a regular basis questioning whether SOA lives up to the hype” said Craig. “Our objective for this final study in our three-part SOA series was to definitively answer the question ‘Is SOA real?’”
In addition to the case studies, this 30+ page report offers a wealth of information and advice about successfully implementing SOA in the enterprise. Most notably, Craig summarizes the information shared by the early adopters into EMA’s six-step strategy for successful SOA implementation and more than two-dozen key takeaways for organizations embarking on a SOA project.
EMA is also providing a number of no-cost SOA resources to help enterprise IT professionals understand and plan for this promising technology.
EMA’s SOA Solutions Center is a comprehensive online resource that offers an introduction to SOA and its key concepts, as well as the ability to search and compare objective profiles of more than 15 SOA enterprise products side-by-side. Access to this valuable resource is free of charge and available now. To register for the Solutions Center, click here.
EMA’s Craig will be sharing highlights of the firm’s third SOA study in a free one-hour Webinar to be held on Tues., Oct. 10, 2006, at 1 p.m. EDT. To sign-up for the Webinar, click here.
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| About Enterprise Management Associates |
Founded in 1996, EMA is the only industry analyst and consulting firm dedicated to issues of IT Management. The firm conducts comprehensive, in-depth research and analysis on current and emerging concepts, issues, trends, strategies and resources. EMA consults with enterprise IT professionals to assess their organization’s current IT management infrastructure, skills, efficiency and effectiveness—making recommendations to improve productivity, maximize ROI, improve service quality and align IT operations with business strategy. In addition, the firm’s work with vendors and service providers gives it significant influence in the marketplace, reaching nearly 300,000 people each month. For more information, visit www.enterprisemanagement.com
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