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SOA Reality Check: Three Waves
of Adoption through 2012
Document:
SSR-305
Date of Publication: December
28, 2006
Number of Pages: 30
Lead Author(s):
M. West, B. Guptill, M. Koenig
Contributing Author(s): W. McNee, A. Perrin
Price: $1,295.00 USD
(Single User License)
Report Overview: Depending on who you talk to, service orientation is either the biggest disruptive innovation in software, or merely a rerun of object-oriented programming and development. Billions are being spent by vendors to promote Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) as the way forward for businesses struggling to create more flexible, agile business processes while reducing the cost of application development and management.
Given all the “noise” in the market about SOA, Saugatuck determined that it was time to find out what users are really doing with SOA – hence we set out to interview dozens of senior IT executives to find out what they are – and are not – doing with SOA. Hence the title of this report – a “SOA Reality Check.” The research provides a comprehensive look at the current state of SOA deployment including adoption forecasts and profiles concerning the types of applications where SOA is being applied, the degrees of "enterprise" compared to "point-solution" deployment, whether SOA adoption is being led by business or by IT leadership, and the depth of enterprise-wide SOA penetration. The research also lays out a framework and vision for how SOA will likely evolve in three main "waves" of deployment over the next five years. In addition, it details the key business drivers of, and inhibitors to, user adoption of SOA – and how each can be overcome – along with key lessons learned and best practices from those in the trenches working to make SOA a reality and a success.
This Strategic Research Report presents the results of this primary research program, which was conducted in two phases from July through December 2006. Phase I included 40 deep-dive interviews with senior user IT executives and application architects at large enterprise and mid-size customers (thirty-four of whom were based in North America, with the remainder from Europe and Asia Pacific). Phase II included briefings with leading SOA vendors such as BEA, BT, EDS, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Progress Software / Sonic, SAP, SOA Software, SUN Micro, Tibco and Unisys in which we discussed our research findings and the likely evolution of SOA through 2012.
Research Summary:
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While enterprises committing to SOA will evolve through three defined implementation Waves, most firms deploying SOA are focused either on early-stage planning, and/or trial deployment around legacy application integration. |
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Of the thirty-seven percent of executives interviewed who indicated they are currently in a limited or full production stage of SOA deployment, it should be noted that upon further discussion it became clear that many are merely managing a collection of web services, and have yet to make a strong commitment to SOA as a management discipline (as opposed to an integration technology). |
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Implementers are taking a technology-led approach to SOA deployment – whereas research that Saugatuck conducted in early 2005 suggested that many early adopters were viewing SOA as needing to be a business-led initiative (see Strategic Perspective “Managing the Speed Bumps on the Road to SOA”, MKT-161, 31Mar05, as well as Research Alert “SOA Adoption: Business Benefits Drive Strong Adoption” RA-206, 02Nov05). |
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The key long-term driver of SOA adoption – cost reduction – outdistances all others by a two-to-one margin. Unlike such technology revolutions of the past as client/server and minicomputers, users are also citing “code reusability” and “business agility” as strong secondary drivers of
SOA. |
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While short-term challenges associated with standards and technology maturation will need to be overcome, there is significant reason to believe that SOA may not reach its full potential to transform businesses over the long-term. To do so, users will have to find ways to overcome three key inhibitors to SOA adoption: 1) upfront funding requirements; 2) the sharing of computing resources will require a change in the way line-of-business managers view, and use, IT, as well as in the way IT itself is managed; and 3) SOA Governance. |
Press
Release / Media, BLOG and Podcast Coverage
Executive Summary
Read This Report To Learn:
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What are the key business drivers of, and inhibitors to, user adoption of SOA – and how each can be overcome |
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Why SOA is not like flipping a switch, but evolves through "Three Waves" of implementation: Departmental (Project-based), Cross-departmental (process-based), and Enterprise (program- based) |
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Which projects are realizing success, and short-term business value for SOA adopters |
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How the long-term value of SOA -- business agility -- requires a solid foundation of Governance |
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What the most important lessons learned and best practices are, from IT executives and their vendor partners in the know |
Table Of
Contents:
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Introduction |
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Research Summary |
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Three Waves of SOA Implementation
- Wave I: Departmentally-focused, Project-based
- Wave II: Cross Departmentally-focused, Project-based
- Wave III: Enterprise-focused, Program-based
- Saugatuck Planning Positions |
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The Promise of SOA
- The Vendor SOA Vision: Strategic Meets Tactical
- The SOA Reality is Long-Term and Strategic |
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SOA Adoption Trends
- Three Waves -- Adoption Timeline
- Starting Points -- Functional Areas and Application Categories |
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SOA Business Drivers |
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SOA Inhibitors
- Initial Investment Factors
- SOA Immaturity Factors
- SOA Management Factors |
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Lessons Learned
- Table Stakes Investments
- An Investment in Change
- An Investment in Governance
- SOA Best Practices |
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Implications and Recommendations
- Implications and Recommendations for Users
- Implications and Recommendations for Vendors |
List of Figures and Sidebars:
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Sidebar: SOA Defined |
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Figure 1: Three Waves of SOA Implementation |
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Figure 2: SOA Adoption Phases |
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Figure 3: SOA Adoption Timeline – Mid-to-Large Size Enterprises |
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Figure 4: Initial SOA Implementation Areas |
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Figure 5: Initial SOA Application Implementations |
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Figure 6: Top Six Drivers of Long-Term SOA Success |
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Figure 7: Drivers of Long-Term SOA Success |
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Figure 8: Top Inhibitors to Long-Term SOA Success |
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Sidebar: The Critical Importance of Governance |
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(Charlie Burns, 2 pages, RA-375) |
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07-31-07
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Burns, 4 pages, STR-372,
$$$)
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07-31-07
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Perrin, 4 pages, MKT-371,
$$$) |
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05-23-07
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Guptill, M. Koenig, 3 pages, RA-348) |
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05-18-07
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(C. Burns, B. Guptill, 4 pages, MKT-347, $$$) |
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05-16-07
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(B. McNee, 4 pages, RA-346) |
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02-22-07 IT Insights and Trends: On the Road to Utility Computing - How Far is Far Enough?
(C. Burns, 5 pages, STR-321 $$$) |
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02-07-07
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(M. West, 2 pages, RA-318) |
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01-31-07
Virtualization Considerations: Forewarned is Forearmed (C.
Burns, M. West, B. Guptill, 3 pages, STR-315, $$$) |
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01-10-07
IT Insights & Trends: Spending to focus on Integration, Efficiency and Effectiveness through 2007
(B. Guptill, 3 pages, RA-307) |
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01-03-2007
Saugatuck Research: SOA Reality Comes in Three Waves (B.
Guptill, M. West, 3 pages, RA-306) |
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12-28-06
SOA
Reality Check: Three Waves of Adoption through 2012
(West, Guptill, Koenig, McNee, Perrin, 30 pages,
SSR-305, $$$) |
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12-19-2006
SOA, SaaS, Open Source, and Utility Computing: Managing the New IT
Portfolio (C. Burns, M. West, 4 pages, STR-301
$$$) |
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10-20-06
SaaS and SOA on a Collision Course in the SOA Enterprise (West,
Guptill, McNee, 5 pages, MKT-282 $$$) |
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08-30-06 Evolving Security to Meet the Needs and Vulnerabilities of SOA
(West, 4 pages, MKT-267, $$$) |
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08-23-06
Recent
Deals Help Move Software Boundaries from Applications to Business
Processes
(West,
Burns, 2 pages, RA-265) |
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08-10-06
SOA Roadmaps, Maturity Models and Guides: All Works In Progress (O'Flaherty, McNee, Guptill, West, 7 pages, MKT-261, $$$) |
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08-02-06
Hewlett Packard Buys Mercury Interactive
(McNee, Koenig,
3 pages,
RA-259) |
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07-19-06
Saugatuck Research Indicates Modest SOA Adoption
(Koenig,
Perrin, 2 pages, RA-256) |
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06-07-06
SOA:
IT Means to a Business End
(Burns,
Guptill, 3 pages, RA-247) |
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05-10-06
Microsoft, SAP Duet: Off Tune, or In Synch? (Guptill,
3 pages,
RA-241) |
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04-28-06
Enterprise Upgrades: The Next IT Innovation Tsunami? (Keller, 4
pages,
MKT-238, $$$) |
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01-25-06
On the Horizon: High Impact Technologies for 2010 (Koenig,
2 pages,
RA-219) |
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11-02-05 SOA Adoption: Business Benefits Drive Strong Demand (McNee,
Guptill, 2 pages, RA-206) |
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06-23-05
U.S. Coder Decline to Impact SaS, SOA, Offshoring, Standardization
(Guptill, 1 page, RA-184) |
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06-13-05
Enterprise Application Futures: Uncertainty Rules (Keller, 6
pages, MKT-181, $$$) |
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03-31-05
Managing the Speed Bumps on the Road to SOA
(Isaac, McNee, 5
pages, MKT-161, $$$) |
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03-16-05
IBM Essentially Cuts SOA Competition (Guptill,
1 page, RA-155) |
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