The study, entitled 'Business Guide to the Impact of SOA', reviewed and analysed 100 publicly documented examples and case studies of organisations that have implemented or are in the process of implementing SOA. The study revealed that organisations adopting SOA are doing so in response to a clear set of business and IT imperatives and are generating tangible business results. Specifically, the study found:
- Organisations adopting SOA are faced by one or more of three critical business forces ( market intensity, customer and service complexity and external integration intensity) and one or more of two critical IT forces (technology intensity and IT stress)...
