"We didn't start the fire ... it was always burning since the world's been turning ..." [Billy Joel 1989]. Is SOA the "Same Old Architecture?" or is it "Simply Over Ambitious?" Let's apply SOA's arsenal:: XML, BPM, Services, SOAP, Web Services - to the real world and find out. Let's put out some fires.

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August 10, 2008

Gaps in the IBM SOA Security Reference Architecture - Part III

Is it necessary to have an advanced and  mature SOA Stack in order to have centralized security policy creation and enforcement?  If a SOA Stack is not at a stage where Composite Applications are proliferating, is centralized security still required?

You need centralized security policy creation and enforcementet quite early in your SOA program. The first step in your SOA initiative will be to decide what level of granularity your services should be at. It is very easy to create webservices using built-in wizards found in many IDEs as well as wizards offered in products like databases and portals.

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July 30, 2008

Selecting SOA Management Tool

Posted by Animesh Ghosh, Technical Architect

SOA is a set of Policies, Practices and Architectural patterns; it is not Technology, Product or Standard. These set of Policies, Practices and Architectural patterns must be a part of Governance which is a decision and accountability framework. Governance does not prescribe how to manage an organization on a daily basis. However, it provides a collection of solutions and policies coupled with a method that encourages desirable strategic behavior.
 

It has never been too early or too late for an organization to start SOA Governance, as soon an organization starts its SOA journey, it must be accompanied by a proper Governance mechanism. This journey could be well supported if there is a proper SOA Management and Monitoring infrastructure in place.

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