Capgemini Presses Case for Service Oriented Architecture as a Business Rather Than a Technology Approach at OASIS Conference.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing services, continued their campaign for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ) to be recognized not as a series of new technologies but as a change in the way that businesses manage and deliver their IT systems at last week's OASIS symposium. In 2005 Capgemini contributed the first business-centered SOA methodology to OASIS and presented at this year's OASIS symposium on the topic of using SOA to help business and IT interoperate See interoperable. . "Capgemini's approach to SOA has always been about aligning IT to the business." said Andy Mulholland, Global Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini. "For SOA to actually succeed and deliver value to organizations it must aim to represent the business view, not the technology view." Capgemini's Steve Jones Steve or Steven Jones is the name of: In Music:
"The purpose of our presentation was to underline underline an animal's ventral profile; the shape of the belly when viewed from the side, e.g. pendulous, pot-belly, tucked up, gaunt. how IT organizations need to change to align to how their businesses operate." said Jones. "Too many IT organizations are current organized for their own benefit rather than truly understanding how they need to adapt to changing business needs. SOA can be an enabler of this change if it is used to properly understand how the business operates and the requirements on IT to deliver this business service architecture." The presentation outlined the interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. chasm that currently exists in many organizations between business and IT, with IT focused on individual projects and technologies, while the business looks at the value of whole functions and strategy. The business often fears that SOA is yet another three letter acronym A three letter acronym (commonly referred to as a TLA) is an abbreviation, an alphabetism, an initialism or an acronym consisting of three letters. Many of the abbreviations described as "three letter acronyms" are initialisms, which some definitions of , with new product procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. and large strategic projects from IT that rarely deliver the expected, or sometimes any, business benefit. The presentation detailed how business process and service architectures can be brought together to create a single approach, rather than having two distinct and competitive solutions to the same problem. "Capgemini's approach to this problem is to view SOA as being about the S and the A, Service and Architecture," said Mark Pettit, Head of Integration at Capgemini. "A properly established Business Service Architecture helps both sides work together to deliver a common view of both business and IT. The Services give context and control to the processes, while the processes explain how the services operate and are consumed. Using Capgemini's Integrated Architecture Framework (IAF (Internet Application Framework) A suite of software development technologies from Ross Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA (www.rossinc.com) that is the backbone of its iRenaissance Suite. Meta-data driven, IAF comprises a . ) we are able to help our clients use SOA not as a new technology solution but as a way to change both systems delivery and the IT organization that under takes it." The presentation further outlined how Enterprise Architecture enables organizations to better enable flexibility at the "edge" while retaining control in the centre. A critical factor in this is moving away from monolithic Single object. Self contained. One unit. projects towards more flexible Service based programs. The OASIS Symposium was held in San Francisco from 9-12 May to discuss the Meaning of Interoperability. The Symposium is where OASIS brought together leading experts to share their understanding and experience on how to make e-Government and e-Business work better. For more information on OASIS, go to http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/ About the Capgemini Group Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of Consulting, Technology, and Outsourcing services, has a unique way of working with its clients, which it calls the Collaborative Business Experience. Through commitment of mutual success and the achievement of tangible value, the company helps businesses implement growth strategies, leverage technology and thrive through the power of collaboration. Capgemini employs approximately 60,000 worldwide and reported 2005 global revenues of 6.951 billion euros. More information about individual service lines, offices and research is available at www.capgemini.com. |
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