SOA still not bridging gap between IT and the business
The majority of business managers have little or no understanding of service oriented architecture (SOA) and the benefits it can bring, according to the latest survey from PMP Research. The study has been commissioned by the Evaluation Centre (www.evaluationcentre.com).
SOA is seen in some quarters as providing a common language for both business and IT practitioners. However, the research shows that we are still far from reaching this point. The majority of respondents think that the business has ‘little understanding’ (42%) or ‘none at all’ (16%). Only 10% think the business understands SOA ‘quite well’ and 22% think there is a ‘medium amount’ of knowledge.
The consolidation and integration of disparate information systems is still a major challenge for 88% of companies. But while meeting the need for inhouse integration and flexibility is demanding enough, there is now an increasing requirement to look outside the boundaries of the business and provide interactivity with the systems run by clients, suppliers and business partners. This is mentioned by 30% as ‘very important’ and 34% as ‘important’.
