The Case for Developing a Service-Oriented Architecture

Since the late nineties, companies have seen the number of internal applications within their network grow significantly. In an effort to promote business growth and maintain a competitive advantage, many large organizations deployed a myriad of applications that didn’t necessarily integrate well with each other, leaving IT operations struggling with rising costs and increasing levels of software complexity. At the same time, the recent economic downturn left many IT departments with their budgets cut, forcing IT staff to spend their time managing these applications without having the resources to focus on new business initiatives needed to keep their organizations competitive.

In the last year, Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) have received a lot of attention because they offer a viable solution to the integration and consolidation problem that most IT departments are facing today. More importantly, this adaptable, flexible approach is setting a new foundation not only for cost savings, but also a greater ROI and new kind of competitive advantage.

This paper outlines the core concepts of a service-oriented architecture and how your organization should be structured to take full advantage of its benefits. It also presents a real-world example of how Molecular has helped one of its clients establish an SOA.

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