Fri 28 Apr 2006
Industry analysts offer mixed reactions to IBM’s SOA announcement
Posted by Dmitry under General, Speculation
Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a much-discussed concept in IT circles these days, and forms a key part of IBM’s software and services strategy. Earlier this month, IBM announced a whopping 31 new products and enhancements related to SOA, primarily in the company’s Websphere product line, as well as a massive SOA training effort for IBM’s consulting staff (see also more in-depth coverage here).
Despite the announcement’s intent as a show of IBM’s commitment to SOA, industry analyst reactions have been decidedly mixed. Forrester’s Randy Heffner calls the solution “rich, but complex“. Others have been less diplomatic.
Tags:ibm, service oriented architecture, soa, websphere, web servicesSOA may have jumped the shark the other week with IBM’s mind-numbing announcement of 21 different SOA products and services. (Joe McKendrick, ZDNet)
Clearly SOA is key, if not the core, to IBM’s software strategy. We will of course have to wait and see if this “shock and awe†approach to dominating a market will work - not to mention solve the customer problems. I do wonder how 31 separate products (so far!) can really deliver the simplicity and agility that is meant to be at the heart of SOA. (Ronan Bradley, Roads to SOA)