Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a computing architectural style for creating and managing services that represent business function and processes. Due to its complexity, when it comes time to plan for a SOA initiative, the task can seem overwhelming. Info-Tech Research Group has identified a “baker's dozen” of common pitfalls. Realize the key opportunities of the deployment by anticipating, and meeting the challenges in the planning stage, before the team gets caught in the weeds.
This is the first research note in a two part series and covers the first seven pitfalls.