Taking SOA from the Whiteboard to the Data Centre and Beyond
Information technology executives are tackling increasingly complex challenges while at the same time hoping to capitalise on technological advances. Yet the accelerated pace of technological change further complicates the equation. What is the right technology? When is the right time? Will it pay off?
Nowhere is this more evident than in the public sector where CIOs find themselves squarely in the middle of initiatives to control costs, reduce spending, modernise aging legacy systems, enable health-care reform and provide better services to citizens who expect more targeted and meaningful services than ever before.
Service-oriented architecture (SOA) offers the first real opportunity to deliver the kinds of savings, reusability and flexibility that IT professionals have been searching for. At the same time, a dizzying array of choices exists as technology providers tout product after product as the “next big thing.” With these choices come the challenges of connecting best-of-breed products to make them work together in your environment to achieve your vision. Unfortunately, these SOA products do not fit neatly together even when purchased from a single vendor. And, they can take months to integrate and are often difficult to upgrade, enhance or extend. At Accenture, we understand these challenges firsthand and have developed software solutions that save you time and money while allowing you to develop the real-world solutions your organisation demands, today.