Abstract
Enterprises which embark changing trends vouch with service oriented architectures as they go well with the strategic changes. Service oriented architectures make better investment sense also. After the dotcom bubble burst, enterprises had to take cost-cutting measures. Web services were touted to be an easy option, as they were considered easy on integration.

Barring a few exceptions, Web services are still being seen as cost minimizers. However, this white paper takes a divergent view and tries to advise why the service oriented architecture, the architecture on which the Web services are built, makes strategic sense. The paper then takes the stock on the current state on this new approach of service oriented architecture. Also, it suggests some common pitfalls, the companies should avoid, going the SOA way. The paper concludes with the current challenges while managing service oriented architecture.

Author Shrikantha Prabhu

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