Burton Group to Unveil Research Into Real-World SOA Initiatives at Catalyst Conference Europe

-- At Burton Group Catalyst Conference Europe , 20-23 October in Prague, Burton Group analysts and guest speakers from global enterprise organizations and technology vendors will delve into best practices encompassing the full spectrum of SOA including the impact SOA is having on application platforms, identity management, infrastructure services, data and the IT organization.

-- SOA Report Card: How do you measure SOA success? Why is SOA a risky proposition? Burton Group VP and Research Director Anne Thomas Manes will present recommendations from a recent investigation of organizations that have both succeeded and failed to make the business case to get SOA initiatives funded. New insights are based on recent case studies that involved demonstrating business value, gaining and maintaining support, and facilitating adoption.

-- SOA Success Metrics that Matter - Billions of dollars have been spent pursuing "business agility" by adopting and deploying solutions built around SOA, but few of these programs have delivered resounding business value. Part of the problem is that successful SOA depends on successful organizational change -- and that's hard to do. Andrew Townley , Managing Director for Archistry Limited , will propose potential SOA success metrics to spark discussion and debate how to really measure the business value of SOA.

-- SOA Case Study - Danish Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA). Serving as the liaison between Danish and EU governmental agencies, DCCA implemented a Service-Oriented Architecture that supports open source and provides high-performance XML document management capabilities. Nils-Bro Müller will present how the DCCA can manage service and application lifecycles, promote service reuse, maintain quality and improve communication.

-- SOA Fatigue? Burton Group VP and director Chris Howard will discuss the forces of inertia surrounding many SOA initiatives, and suggest ways to forge ahead. Topics include: the role of enterprise architecture, SOA as a disruptive force, organizational dynamics and resistance to change, and the real benefits of SOA that executives care about.

Quotes:

"I've talked to many companies that have implemented stunningly beautiful SOA infrastructures that support managed communications using virtualized proxies and dynamic bindings," says Manes. "They've deployed the best technology the industry has to offer -- including registries, repositories, SOA management, XML gateways, and even the occasional ESB. Many have set up knowledge bases, best practices, guidance frameworks, and governance processes. And yet these SOA initiatives invariably stall out.

"The techies have not been able to explain to the business units why they should adopt a better attitude about sharing and collaboration -- which is the fundamental cultural shift required for SOA to succeed. The pervasive attitude is 'What's in it for me?'"

Complimentary Research Report:

Service-Oriented Architecture: Developing the Enterprise Roadmap

Most large enterprises have launched an initiative to adopt service-oriented architecture (SOA), but SOA is not a solution that comes in a tidy little box. SOA is a new way to design systems, and it is more about culture than it is about technology. SOA will impact many aspects of an organization -- from software development and operations to accounting and incentive systems. Governance is critical. In this Application Platform Strategies overview, Research Director Anne Thomas Manes outlines a roadmap to successful SOA adoption.

http://www.burtongroup.com/Guest/Aps/SoaDevelop.aspx

Links:

Blog: Is your SOA meeting expectations?

http://apsblog.burtongroup.com/2008/02/is-your-soa-mee.html

Blog: The Endowment Effect -- is my CIO a chimp?

http://apsblog.burtongroup.com/2008/08/the-endowment-e.html

Blog: The 2 paradoxes of SOA funding

http://apsblog.burtongroup.com/2008/06/the-2-paradoxes.html

Podcast: What does it take to succeed with SOA?

http://inflectionpoint.burtongroup.com/ip/2008/03/what-does-it-ta.html

Catalyst Conference Europe

http://www.catalyst.burtongroup.com/EU08/index.html

Burton Group

http://www.burtongroup.com/

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SOA, IT architecture, Burton Group, Catalyst Conference, BurtonGroupCatalyst08

About Burton Group

Burton Group ( www.burtongroup.com ) helps technologists make smart enterprise architecture decisions in increasingly complex environments. Burton Group's research and advisory services focus on technical analysis of infrastructure technologies relating to security, identity management, web services, service-oriented architecture, collaboration, content management, data centers, and network and telecom.

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