Author

Judith Hurwitz, CEO

Sponsored by EnterpriseDB

It is a complicated time for companies trying to keep up with important innovations intheir technology infrastructure without having to replace their existing investments in everything from legacy applications to complex databases.          

The reality in today’s market is that companies must continue to upgrade their technology or risk falling behind their competition. Companies are taking many paths to confront this issue. Some companies are moving to a Service Oriented Architecture in order to encapsulate their existing
valuable knowledge into a reusable form. Other companies are looking to sophisticated
open source software to either supplement or replace aging systems. In addition,
companies are looking for the right partners to support their needs for reliability. The
reality is that there is no one approach that will solve all customer problems. What works
for many customers is to select a hybrid solution – a combination of leveraging existing
investments, a reliable support infrastructure combined with investments in emerging
technologies. This hybrid approach can also strengthen the value of the technology a
company has already invested in.

By Judith Hurwitz, CEO

Sponsored by Jboss

SOA simplifies and speeds the automation of business processes by delivering the desired functionality as services.

In a highly competitive business environment, the ability to adapt the information technology infrastructure quickly is imperative. Many businesses are turning to a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to create a flexible infrastructure. SOA enables organizations to build and deploy IT systems that directly serve the goals of the business faster and more easily than traditional approaches. A business services approach helps businesses and IT to establish a common language of communication, align IT with business needs, and facilitate change. SOA, in short, allows businesses to adapt their IT to meet frequently changing business challenges.