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Chapter 1: Get ting to Know SOA
and structuring it to allow you not only to continue to use it, but to use it
securely knowing that future change will be simple, straightforward, safe, and
fast. SOA is indeed a journey; it can’t be built overnight. But organizations
can begin SOA now and can benefit now. Ultimately, SOA renders a business
more flexible — and IT more reliable, sustainable, extensible, manageable,
and accountable.
We think SOA is the most important mandate facing business and IT today.
And because SOA is a joint venture between business managers and IT, we
present the basics necessary for everyone to come to the table with a good
grounding from a conceptual level.
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