Service Oriented Architecture

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a style of IT architecture that delivers enterprise agility and Boundaryless Information Flow^TM.

Understanding SOA and shaping its development is now a must for everyone concerned with information technology in the enterprise. The majority of enterprises are investing in SOA, or plan to do so. Vendors and consultancies are rushing to develop SOA products and services. The topic of the moment for CIOs, Strategists, and Architects is, 'How can we make SOA a reality?'

The SOA Working Group

The mission of The Open Group SOA Working Group is to develop and foster common understanding of SOA in order to facilitate alignment between the business and information technology communities.

It does this by conducting a work program to produce definitions, analyses, recommendations, reference models, and standards to assist business and information technology professionals within and outside of the Open Group to understand and adopt SOA.

Participation

If you want to understand and shape the deployment of SOA in your organization, you should join this group! If your organization is not already a member of The Open Group, here's how to become a member.