Service-oriented architecture (SOA) will be
used in more than half of new mission-critical operational
applications and business processes designed this year and in more
than 80% by 2010, according to analyst firm Gartner.
SOA has dramatically grown in popularity, but the number of
failed projects has also grown as organisations have discovered
that SOA benefits have a cost and the
challenges associated with its adoption have consequently
become more apparent, said Gartner.
“New software products for SOA have hit the market but, given
their immaturity, have disappointed users in terms of reliability,
performance and productivity,” said Frank Kenney, research director
for Gartner.
“SOA principles have been applied too rigidly, and this has led to
unsatisfactory outcomes as projects became too costly and did not
meet deadlines.”
Gartner website
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