Matthew Aslett reports on the first steps businesses should take to make the most of SOA.
SOA is the three-letter acronym of the moment, with countless vendors promoting it as the future of enterprise software architecture, but what does it actually mean?
Anecdotal evidence from recent CBR Diner's Club events has shown that IT users are aware that SOA stands for service-oriented architecture and are interested in its potential to align IT and business strategies, but are confused about adopting it.