You don't get business agility just from having an SOA—you've got to integrate it effectively with all the other assets of the business to create a comprehensive architecture for success. Learn more about why SOA integration matters and how you can make it happen.

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With all the buzz about SOA, connectivity—a critical aspect of any IT solution—has received little attention lately. This article by integration expert Quinton Wall presents a broader view of how organizations may approach connectivity through the definition of four dimensions: internal, external, industry, and hosted connectivity.

Click here to take the Enterprise Social Computing Readiness Assessment. This Web 2.0-style experience asks you a few questions and offers tutorials, best practices, and specific recommendations on how you can get started using social computing in your business.

SOA governance is essential to SOA success, and successful implementations require careful planning and execution. This paper explains why effective SOA governance throughout the SOA lifecycle can help your organization achieve measurable, sustainable business value from SOA.

Forrester evaluated leading SOA service lifecycle management vendors against 96 criteria and found that BEA Systems, Software AG, and LogicLibrary established leadership, thanks to their SOA service lifecycle management capabilities and breadth of process focus. The report found BEA provides the most comprehensive combination of features, breadth of capability, and out-of-the box process enhancements.

Forrester investigated the information services offerings of 10 vendors including BEA. Forrester identified four different use case scenarios for customer requirements: complete IaaS implementation; a single source of the truth; high-performance applications; and enterprise search and reporting. BEA was recognized as a Leader due to the “strength of its AquaLogic® Data Services Platform (ALDSP) and its strong strategy and market presence.”

Farmers Insurance reduced time-to-market by 80% with an enterprise-wide SOA initiative powered by BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Service Bus. Listen in for insights from the people who made it happen.

The Synapse Group adopted an Information-as-a-Service (IaaS) strategy that helped to ensure real business value from its SOA, reducing the costs and complexities of customer support and service and improving customer care. Find out more about how they did it and what they learned.