Comments on: SOA is just a tool http://www.agilitysoftware.com/2007/05/16/soa-is-just-a-tool/ Business Led Computing Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:32:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: WorkForceInABox.com » Blog Archive » On business cases http://www.agilitysoftware.com/2007/05/16/soa-is-just-a-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-102 WorkForceInABox.com » Blog Archive » On business cases Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:18:13 +0000 http://www.workforceinabox.com/2007/05/16/soa-is-just-a-tool/#comment-102 [...] think this all rather misses the point.  SOA to me, is just a tool for delivering business value.  There are many tools in one’s kitbag.  Promoting SOA for [...] [...] think this all rather misses the point.  SOA to me, is just a tool for delivering business value.  There are many tools in one’s kitbag.  Promoting SOA for [...]

]]> By: Alastair Bathgate http://www.agilitysoftware.com/2007/05/16/soa-is-just-a-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Alastair Bathgate Thu, 17 May 2007 07:13:19 +0000 http://www.workforceinabox.com/2007/05/16/soa-is-just-a-tool/#comment-63 Hi Todd Thanks for your comments. I subscribe to your blog and enjoy it. I am not anti-SOA Consortium. If the role of the SOA Consortium is to agree standards, promote best practice and consider interoperability between the "gorilla" and other vendors then that is a powereful force. I stand by my original comment, though, that setting targets for adoption is missing the point. Have enjoyed the debate which is, as you suggest, good for everyone. Hi Todd

Thanks for your comments. I subscribe to your blog and enjoy it.

I am not anti-SOA Consortium. If the role of the SOA Consortium is to agree standards, promote best practice and consider interoperability between the “gorilla” and other vendors then that is a powereful force. I stand by my original comment, though, that setting targets for adoption is missing the point.

Have enjoyed the debate which is, as you suggest, good for everyone.

]]> By: Todd Biske http://www.agilitysoftware.com/2007/05/16/soa-is-just-a-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Todd Biske Wed, 16 May 2007 11:40:24 +0000 http://www.workforceinabox.com/2007/05/16/soa-is-just-a-tool/#comment-62 Thanks for the followup post, although I don't know that I even had any feathers ruffled! I respect your opinion. The one thing I would add is that it is possible for the business to take a view of themselves as a service provider, where appropriate, so SOA isn't necessarily relegated to the halls of IT as is sometimes the view when using it in the toolbox analogy. You're absolutely right that showing how a service oriented view of the business and a service oriented view of technology can help accomplish the business goals in a way that is faster, better, cheaper is the marker of success. Thanks for the conversation. Thanks for the followup post, although I don’t know that I even had any feathers ruffled! I respect your opinion. The one thing I would add is that it is possible for the business to take a view of themselves as a service provider, where appropriate, so SOA isn’t necessarily relegated to the halls of IT as is sometimes the view when using it in the toolbox analogy. You’re absolutely right that showing how a service oriented view of the business and a service oriented view of technology can help accomplish the business goals in a way that is faster, better, cheaper is the marker of success. Thanks for the conversation.

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