Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Analyst Reports

IT complexity is a growing concern, especially as outdated networks struggle to cope with developments in virtualisation, cloud computing and SOA. This paper explains how traditional network architecture can hinder business agility, and how a flatter network can reduce IT complexity. VIEW SUMMARY

This paper analyses the results of a survey of senior IT leaders conducted by Forrester into their attitudes towards application modernisation and migration. It revealed that they plan to increase their 2010 spend on migration from languages, DBMS and platforms to retiring obsolete applications. VIEW SUMMARY

Cloud computing, as a form of contracted sourcing, offers a way for both vendors and customers to leverage technology in an incremental way. This paper argues the case for building a cloud offering around the mainframe. VIEW SUMMARY

Forrester Wave Report that shows that TIBCO is a perennial top performer in the integration space. VIEW SUMMARY

In this free report Forrester evaluated leading integration-centric business process management suite (IC-BPMS) vendors across 85 criteria and found that webMethods, TIBCO Software, and IBM have established category leadership based on their combined strength across the three major areas of VIEW SUMMARY

SOA and the associated benefits are firmly on the agenda of most IT departments. This White paper demonstrates that a SOAs primary value must be more than solving a technical problem: it should achieve new business value by reducing the IT costs such as TCO and addressing business requirements VIEW SUMMARY

Business processes are the lifeblood of any organisation. It is the visibility, efficiency andeffectiveness of these processes that enable organisations to reach and exceed their goals and differentiate them within a fiercely competitive market. This Free White paper presents the business case for VIEW SUMMARY

Organizations seeking to deliver business process management (BPM) on a service-oriented architecture (SOA) have been faced with one of two solutions: a workflow approach with limited connectivity or an integration approach with limited BPM functionality. This paper describes a unified architecture VIEW SUMMARY

As IT departments increasingly focus on designing Service-oriented Architectures (SOAs) to lower development costs and increase business agility, enterprise service bus (ESBs) are a key first step in setting up an enterprise SOA. This paper discusses the requirements for an ESB that can address the VIEW SUMMARY