I agree that the research could have been a bit more crisp. Survey research generally is a bit fuzzy for my tastes.
I definitely felt that the conclusion that "SOA has crossed the chasm" may or may not be true, but isnt actually determinable by surveying customers of Software AG. Bit of a selection bias there. For me, the take home was the large percentage of people who felt that Governance was important vs those who felt they were doing it well. I know I tend to focus on governance but really Adoption skills at large are lacking... People are beginning to understand that just having a blueprint does not an SOA make... Miko --- In [email protected], "Rob Eamon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Would the following be a fair summary of this interview? > > * IT is broken. > > * Noone is sure what to do, but it will involve registries and > governance (however governance is defined). Governance must be > done "properly" (however properly is defined). > > * "Recovery" can't be done alone. The implication, from a vendor, is > that it is necessary to buy some software and services. > > There was one tidbit of interesting info in this otherwise FUDy > interview and that was the key inhibitors. > > With a survey title of "Best Practices for SOA Governance" it seems > odd that the survey apparently didn't uncover any? > > If I'm being unfair in this assessment, please chime in! > > -Rob > > > --- In [email protected], "Gervas > Douglas" <gervas.douglas@> wrote: > > > > <<Service-oriented architecture (SOA) project leaders are taking the > > first step toward better governance as they recognize they have a > > problem. > > > > Borrowing a metaphor from addiction recovery programs, that is how > > Miko Matsumura, vice president and deputy CTO for Software AG, > > characterizes the current state of SOA governance. His conclusions > > are based on a survey of Software AG customers, "Best Practices for > > SOA Governance Survey," released today. > > > > "People are addicted to messed up IT," Matsumura said in discussing > > the survey results. But the good news is they have passed the first > > step to recovery, recognizing they have a problem. > > > > "The survey seems to pretty clearly indicate that the majority, in > > fact the overwhelming majority, of people have made the first step > > toward recovery," Matsumura said. "There is a very predominate theme > > in the survey that indicates that everybody seems to recognize that > > good governance is needed." > > > > The next step is to realize that the problem is something you cannot > > solve on your own. The chocolate addict, for example, may recognize > > that just throwing candy bars out the window is not enough. That and > > past attempts to curb the bad habit aren't working. > > > > Similarly, Matsumura said, "The majority in the survey recognize > > that their own efforts in SOA governance were either non-existent > > or immature." > > > > For those addicted to messed up Web services, Matsumura suggests > > that they have to recognize that trying to maintain a registry using > > Microsoft Excel is not enough. The need for more sophisticated tools > > is leading the vendors in the SOA space to rush to offer more > > governance products, he said. > > > > He said a lot of vendors in the SOA space are increasing their > > emphasis on governance because their customers are "crying uncle." > > > > "We've reached an inflection point in the market where enough people > > are not trying to fake their way through SOA governance," Matsumura > > said. "They're coming to the sobering realization that they've got > > to do it and they've got to do it properly." > > > > But based on the survey results, the next step, which covers what > > needs to be done with what tools, is not clear yet to many in the IT > > world, he pointed out. > > > > "What you're seeing is an interesting gap between recognition, and > > understanding of what they need to do, and what is actually being > > done," Matsumura said. > > > > That next step, which appears to be happening now, is about figuring > > out how to take the available registry/repository products and other > > governance tools, going beyond the theories of best practices and > > actually making SOA governance work. > > > > The survey of 178 Software AG customers conducted in April and May > > points out that as with any other recovery program, that next step > > has support but also faces obstacles, as it noted: > > > > * Key inhibitors included lack of skills, complexity and > > business support/ROI model > > * Core resources IT support, budget, tools, standards appear > > to be in place > > * Actual and anticipated budget outlays are relatively modest > > * Lack of direct CIO involvement in steering committees is a > > glaring oversight > > * Users have made little headway in accounting for SOA costs > > > > Neither Matsumura nor the survey offer answers as to how all these > > issues will be resolved into practical best practices for SOA > > governance. > > > > As the survey authors wrote: "Due to the early stage nature of the > > governance market, many unanswered questions exist as widely adopted > > and disseminated best practices are only beginning to emerge." > > > > As the old cliché goes: The next step is a doozy.>> > > > > You can read this at: > > > > > http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid26_gci1321150 > ,00.html?track=NL-130&ad=650282&asrc=EM_USC_4024663&uid=5532089 > > > > Gervas > > >
