Business Intelligence Network - The Vision for BI and Beyond

Unlike previous types of architecture, SOA introduces changes that most IT organizations have not anticipated. Many of these organizations are unable to ensure that their IT infrastructure can support the dynamic nature of an SOA. Businesses that fail to consider the impact an SOA has on their infrastructure may find themselves dealing with significant performance and security issues.

This white paper discusses how an SOA can impact an IT infrastructure. Learn how business processes and transactions are handled differently in an SOA environment than in traditional application architectures. Explore the new elements that are necessary for an IT infrastructure to support an SOA, and examine recommendations for overcoming the new availability, performance, security and management challenges.