July 10th, 2008
‘Agility’ 10 times over — and other ways to tell it’s not SOA
I got some interesting responses to my recent post, “Ten Ways to Tell It’s Not SOA.” Dave Linthicum added five more to the list, including:
“11) If this is a change in ‘paradigm’ and not a change in ‘architecture’ … it’s not SOA.”
“12) If your SOA vendor uses the term ‘agility’ over 10 times in any given presentation, chances are you’re not getting agility … and it’s also not SOA.”
“13) If the enterprise architect is going to enterprise architecture conferences, chances are … it’s not SOA. However, there will be a lot of governance.”
“14) If somebody calls something an ‘SOA application,’ chances are … it’s not SOA.”
“15) If somebody says ’services orient-en-ta-ted,’ it’s not only SOA, but you need to fire that person. (Unless they’re British.)”
Readers also kicked off some great talkbalk comments on what does and doesn’t constitute SOA.
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