Sean Kline is director of product marketing for Systinet, a Mercury division. He has 15 years of product marketing and management experience in enterprise software. During this time, he has helped hundreds of companies improve software quality, security, and implement service-oriented architectures.
SOA offers significant advantages, but it puts additional demands on
visibility, control, and overall governance. Although enterprise SOA
initiatives are typically deployed incrementally, to gain long-term value and
ensure quality and consistency, you must address governance issues early in
the implementation process.
The goal of this article is to help you understand the role of, and the
requirements for, SOA governance. After reading this, you'll be better
prepared to ask the right questions and define and implement an SOA
governance strategy.
What Is SOA Governance?
In any discussion of SOA, the term "SOA governance" will invariably come up.
Ask what it means and you'll most likely get several different answers. The
definition of governance and the requirements it dictates, like SOA itself,
is an evolving concept.
In essence, SOA governance may be viewed as mana... (more)
Sean Kline is director of product marketing for Systinet, a Mercury division. He has 15 years of product marketing and management experience in enterprise software. During this time, he has helped hundreds of companies improve software quality, security, and implement service-oriented architectures.
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