If service-oriented architecture (SOA) is such a great thing wouldn't customers be flocking to the vendors for it, rather than the vendors generating hype with a massive marketing buzz?
That is one of the questions Morgan Chmara, research analyst with Info-Tech Research Group, is raising after studying the differences in what vendors are saying and what her CIO clients are telling her. She just completed a research note, "Hype vs. Reality: Trends in SOA," published this month, which includes the results of a survey of 349 organizations at various stages of SOA adoption. However, while some of the survey results appear impressive, such as 36 percent saying they have implemented SOA and 28% planning SOA projects, she remains skeptical about what such figures really mean.
"I think it's fair to say that an implementation rate of 36 percent is by no means small," she said. "And 28 percent planning that's a fair deal, but it's one thing to say you're planning, and another to actually do it."
