2009-10-27 01:33:01 - SOA Platforms - Global Trends to 2013 (Strategic Focus) - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com

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Introduction

SOA has been touted as the architecture pattern for the dynamic business environment. After half of decade of intense focus on SOA, Datamonitor considers an assessment of the progress made and discussion of the future trends to be warranted. In this report, Datamonitor evaluates the success of vendors´ past SOA initiatives, gauges the mood in the SOA market and suggests future strategies.

Scope

*Defines SOA, considers the factors driving its adoption and estimates the current market opportunity for SOA software technologies.

*Discusses the evolution of SOA standards and charts the emergence of web-oriented service architecture (WOA).

*Dissects the competitive landscape in the SOA market and outlines the principal challenges for each vendor group.

*Evaluates the

 

 

impact of economic turbulence on SOA and recommends both short and medium-term go-to-market strategies.

Highlights

The traditional industrial models of the 20th century are being abandoned in favour of dynamic, agile and networked business structures. Datamonitor believes SOA offers the architectural approach for the networked business that can help enterprises run better integrated, more flexible and transparent business processes.

SOA adoption lags that of other major enterprise technologies. However, larger enterprises are significantly more likely to have deployed SOA. The adoption of SOA technologies could be boosted by tactical use of the emerging lightweight approaches to SOA standards and implementation.

The SOA market is in flux due to consolidation, a sense of SOA fatigue and the economic turbulence. Datamonitor is convinced that the SOA market will offer great opportunities for vendors and service providers, even in times of economic uncertainly. Yet there is no place for complacency and a well-thought out go-to-market strategy will be crucial.

Reasons to Purchase

*Gain a clear understanding of SOA and its impact on business and IT alike.

*Identify dominant SOA trends and consider the implications of these shifts on your portfolio of services and technologies.

*Optimize go-to-market strategies and fine-tune market positioning in order to maximize sales during economic turbulence.